How to Search the Social Security Death Index
Find your deceased 20th-century ancestors using the free Social Security Death Index. Learn how to search the indexed death records online with these tips.
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Your 2020 Genealogy Research Plan
Achieve your genealogy goals with this year-long research plan. Follow the monthly prompts, or simply choose what tasks inspire you most and get started!
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How to Record an Interview on Your Smartphone
Follow this quick tutorial to record and save your family history interviews on your smartphone.
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Case Study: Discovering a New Sibling Through DNA Results
An expected close relative led to an astonishing DNA discovery, giving one researcher a new sibling—and information on a long-hidden wartime romance.
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Case Study: Adding a New Grandfather
One researcher grapples with a family secret unearthed by DNA test results—and how it might explain another family tragedy.
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Roundup: Free Digital History Collections
These digital history collections are great free resources for historical and genealogical information. Find your favorite and get searching!
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Free 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms
Sign up for the Family Tree Newsletter and get 10 research forms as a special thanks!
5 Genealogy Activities to Do in March
This March, observe Women’s History Month by paying extra attention to your female forbears! Try these 5 tasks to get to know the females on your family tree.
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MyHeritage DNA’s Theory of Family Relativity
MyHeritage Theory of Family Relativity uses DNA, trees and historical records to theorize how you’re related to your DNA matches. Here's a closer look.
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Ancestry MyTreeTags: Put Sticky Notes on Your Ancestors
Have you ever wished to put a sticky note on part of your family tree? Now you can, with Ancestry’s new MyTreeTags.
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AncestryDNA ThruLines Overview and Features
Check out the AncestryDNA Match experience and ThruLines, which proposes possible family relationships to your matches based on trees and DNA.
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3 Places to Share Family History Documents and Images Online
Share your family history more effectively this year! These ideas will help you share your genealogy discoveries and unique family artifacts more widely—and best yet, some of these sharing solutions only take a few minutes.
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How I’m Using the MyHeritage Family Discovery Kit
MyHeritage and Project Life™ recently teamed up to offer a limited-edition gift set. Here's what it includes, and how I'm making use of my own!
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