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My ancestor died in 1926 while working for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Where can I find records about this? Expert answers to your genealogy questions.
1/6/2010
So your American ancestry predates U.S. independence? We've got the goods on untangling family ties from Colonial days.
2/1/2006
Pinpointing the county in which your family lived during a given year is easy, thanks to the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
6/14/2011
A new-on-the-scene search engine, Mocavo, is genealogy-specific and blazing fast. It searches tens of thousands of websites such as forums, blogs, state archives, Find A Grave, the Library of Congress, Internet Archive and the National Archives.
8/2/2011
Save yourself hours of scrolling newspaper microfilm: Now you can go online to search more historical papers than ever -- and get family stories in seconds.
8/2/2011
With nearly a billion searchable historical records, the new FamilySearch.org offers brilliant possibilities for furthering your research. Our guide spotlights tips and hints for making the most of the website.
6/14/2011
Don’t have time for a full-scale assault to find your ancestors? You can fit these five tasks into your schedule on weekends or whenever time permits.
8/26/2010
Great books to add to your roots reading list.
4/16/2010
Don't lose valuable family tree finds in the piles of paper on your dining-room floor. Cut the clutter and keep ancestral answers at your fingertips with these expert tips for getting organized.
7/16/2010
Published family histories can save or sink your research. Follow our advice for finding these potential genealogy treasure troves and mining the good information while weeding out the bad.
8/2/2011