Six Symptoms of a Sick Genealogy Premium
Look for these signs to spot errors in your family tree.
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Research Social History Premium
Social history can bring your ancestors' times to life and help solve your genealogy riddles. Here's how to get started putting your past in context. Dozens of books can help you discover the social history of your ancestors' times and put meat on the bones of your past. See the...
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What is a Smack Owner? Premium
You've got questions about discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history; our experts have the answers.
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More Tips to Unpuzzle Your Past Premium
Genealogy's best-selling author helps you fill in the gaps in your ancestry.
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7 Steps to Study Ancestral Places Premium
Focusing not just on who your ancestors were, but also where they went, can give you a research advantage: You'll learn what records they might have generated and where those records are today.
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Breaking Off Twigs: How to Separate Family Trees Premium
You've got questions about discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history; our experts have the answers.
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Error-Proof Your Family Tree Premium
No one's research is immune to bad dates, faulty facts and even downright lies. Learn how to diagnose—and cure—five common genealogical ills.
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Helpful Books for Cluster Genealogy Premium
Sources to help you study the cluster and answer your research question are much the same as those that help you reconstruct the ancestor's cluster. Additional sources may be available for your ancestor's time and place. If you aren't familiar with state-specific choices, consult books about research in the ancestral...
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Recording Nontraditional Family Trees
Q. A member of FamilyTreeMagazine.com Forum asked “I’m confused. Do I put the names of divorced relatives on a family tree chart if they have biological children on the chart? If the descendant remarried and had children with another spouse, do I list them separately with the descendant?” A. The answer depends whether you’re putting […]
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Doing Genealogy Almost From Scratch
Q. Both parents and my grandparents are deceased, and I know little about either parent’s family. I tried to get vital records and was only able to able to find my father’s death certificate in New Jersey. I know the street where the family lived in Philadelphia some time ago and I believe I have […]
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How to Order a Big Family Tree Wall Chart
Q. Where can I get a giant genealogy chart printed to hang on the wall at a family reunion? A. Plenty of businesses will take your GEDCOM or genealogy software’s proprietary file and turn it into a large wall chart. Find links to charting companies on FamilyTreeMagazine.com and Cyndi’s List. Some companies focus more on […]
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You, too, can be a truly lucky genealogist with these five strategies for creating family tree connections.
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