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3 Tips for Hiring a Professional Genealogist You Can Trust

Staff October 30, 2017 updated on January 17, 2018

We'll share three tips for hiring a professional genealogist who can break through your tough research brick walls.This post is sponsored by Legacy Tree Genealogists.

3 Ways to Use GEDmatch in Your DNA Research

Author: Blaine T. Bettinger October 3, 2016 updated on January 30, 2018

Analysis tools from testing companies aren't the only way to examine your DNA results. Here's the rundown on one of the web's most popular free tools: GEDmatch.

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Getting Started on Your Caribbean Genealogy Research

David A. Fryxell June 18, 2018 updated on June 13, 2018

Got ancestors in the Caribbean islands? Here's how to get started learning about their lives.

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Understanding Chain Migration

Author: Diane Haddad June 16, 2018 updated on June 13, 2018

Immigration is a hot topic these days, and a lot of people are using the phrase "chain migration". What exactly does that mean? We're here to explain.

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Holes in History: The 1890 Census Fire

Sunny Jane Morton June 16, 2018 updated on June 13, 2018

Major, record-destroying fires have likely impacted your ancestry search. We’ll help you raise your family tree from the ashes of these disasters. In this section of our 4 part...

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