New resources for those with Canadian or Mexican ancestry.

Finding your American ancestors birth records doesn't have to be as hard as, well, giving birth. We'll kelp you deliver a bundle of ancestral answers.

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These Colonial practices produced the earliest occupational records of American ancestors. Learn how to find them.

Just because your ancestors' company no longer exists doesn't mean you're out of genealogical luck. Follow these tips to track down documents of defunct businesses.

What can you find out about your forebears from occupational records? Here's a rundown of genealogical details divulged in different jobs' records

My ancestor Patience Breeden was an indentured servant of John Oldham in Virginia. She gave birth to a son, Bryan, about 1701. Court records state that Patience would be indentured an additional year, and Oldham would keep Bryan until he was 21. I suspect that Oldham was Bryan's father. How can I find out for sure, and learn whatever happened to Patience?

What was business as usual for your ancestors could yield big genealogical payoffs for you. Achieve maximum returns by taking our career-searching advice.

So your ancestor was an axle tree maker — what does that mean? Use this glossary to translate your kin's archaic occupations.