What’s the Most Common Surname in Your State?
By GenealogyBank on July 14, 2025
An article about the most common surnames in the United States, and some of the family history behind these names... (Read More)
Category: Genealogy Research Tips
Genealogy Tips: Here’s to the Graduates!
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 8, 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for making high school memories part of the family history you’re compiling... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips: Organizing and Preserving Cell Phone Photos
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 9, 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips and storage ideas for organizing the photos on your smartphone... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: Do You Know These Journals?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 19, 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how helpful genealogy journals can be and provides links to several journals she herself uses... (Read More)
What Does ‘Once Removed’ Mean? Untangling Family Relationships (part 2)
By GenealogyBank on May 13, 2025
This second of two-parts article will explain cousin terminologies, like the meaning of “removed,” and terms such as great-grandparents and great-aunts... (Read More)
What Does ‘Once Removed’ Mean? Untangling Family Relationships (part 1)
By GenealogyBank on May 12, 2025
This first of two-parts article will explain cousin terminologies, like the meaning of “removed,” and terms such as great-grandparents and great-aunts... (Read More)
What to Do with Inherited Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests three steps to follow when you inherit family history material... (Read More)
My Ancestor and the Chocolate Factory
By Katie Rebecca Merkley on April 29, 2025
Katie Rebecca Merkley finds that newspapers help her understand the life of an ancestor who worked in a chocolate factory more than a century ago... (Read More)
Do You Have a Look-alike? Find Your Doppelgänger (part 2)
By GenealogyBank on April 28, 2025
This article explores doppelgängers (look-alikes) further, including facial recognition technology and websites to find out your very own doppelgänger... (Read More)
