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Category: Genealogy Research Tips

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: One-Place Studies

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 26, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how a one-place study can broaden your genealogy – and she provides many helpful links... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Your Ancestor’s Fraternal Group

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 29, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestor’s participation in a fraternal order such as the Oddfellows... (Read More)

Photo: offices of the Butterworth & Sons mortuary in Seattle, Washington, 1900. Credit: Alfred D. Bowen; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Your Ancestor’s Local Funeral Home

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 24, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching funeral homes in your ancestor’s hometown that might provide helpful family history records... (Read More)

Photo: a man taking the required citizenship oath of allegiance in front of a U.S. government official in New York City, 8 February 1910. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Researching Naturalization Records

By Katie Rebecca Garner on January 22, 2024

Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for finding records and learning the stories about your immigrant ancestors when they became naturalized U.S. citizens... (Read More)

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100 Years Ago: How Our Ancestors Lived in 1924

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 17, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestors’ lives 100 years ago... (Read More)

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3 Genealogy Goals for the New Year 2024

By Katie Rebecca Garner on January 8, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for pursuing three genealogy goals in the New Year... (Read More)

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A Project for the New Year: Your Life Story

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 2, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega kicks off the New Year with a suggestion for a genealogy project... (Read More)

Photo: the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, Missouri. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Researching at a Genealogy Library

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 28, 2023

Gena Philibert-Ortega explains why – even in this age of digitized records – it is helpful to visit a genealogy library, and gives tips for your trip... (Read More)

Photo: potter's field graves in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Credit: Bstaab22; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Is Your Ancestor Buried in a Potter’s Field?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 13, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a possible burial place for your ancestor: the local “potter’s field.”.. (Read More)

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