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Learning about your ancestors’ maladies can help revive your research—and even improve your own health. We’ll show you how medical history can become your genealogical antidote.
Read MoreRecords 101: Finding and Studying Your Ancestors’ College Records Premium
Your ancestor's college records can reveal a lot about who they were academically and personally. This article offers some tips for finding these records.
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American Medical Association's Deceased Physicals File www.ngsgenealogy.org/libama.htm: Data on American physicians who died after 1905 and before 1965. The National Genealogical Society charges for a search, but these records are also available on microfilm from the FHL. Cyndi's List—Medical www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm: Links to information about...
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If you've found an ancestor who was infamous, a crook or scoundrel, don't despair over your disgrace: You may qualify for membership in the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists blacksheep.rootsweb.com. Public knowledge of these black sheep, reasons society flockmaster Jeff Scism, enhances the possibility of finding more...
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E-mail is one of the greatest inventions to come down the pike. It's kept me in touch with more people, more frequently, and made communicating genealogy information a breeze. However, as I dash off a quick e-note, I often compare my sparse prose with letters written long before cyberspace...
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Is there an author, songwriter, poet or playwright in your family's past? Even if your ancestor's name never appeared in lights, it may be in records at the US Copyright Office.
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Family Bibles: How to Find Them (and What You Can Find in Them) Premium
Family Bibles are a good place to find records of births, marriages and deaths. Here's how to find them and what genealogical information you can discover.
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Don't get in a bind hunting down old books. We'll teach you online tricks for turning up rare and out-of-print volumes.
Read MoreHow to Find Your Ancestor’s Will
Q I’m not sure if my grandparents ever had a will drawn up. They died 10 years apart. How would I go about checking to see if they ever filed a will? Whose death should I check first? A We asked Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, author of Long-Distance Genealogy (Betterway Books, out of print), to weigh in […]
Read MoreSealed Adoption Records: Case Closed? Premium
Are your state's adoption records sealed? Here are a few tips that still may help you find the information you're looking for.
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