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Genealogy Tip: Diaries

By Melissa Berry on February 16, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shows how diary & journal snippets published in old newspapers can help you understand your own family history... (Read More)

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Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 10)

By Tony Pettinato on February 15, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from around the world... (Read More)

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Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 9)

By Jessica Edwards on February 7, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from the 1900s... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: How Do You Search a Name?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 4, 2022

In this article – the 2nd in a new series presenting genealogy tips – Gena Philibert-Ortega shows various approaches to searching on an ancestor’s name... (Read More)

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Coat of Arms: Does Your Family Have One?

By GenealogyBank on February 3, 2022

An article describing the background of a coat of arms or family crest, and how to discover if your family has one... (Read More)

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Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 8)

By Jessica Edwards on January 31, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on more idioms from the 1800s... (Read More)

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Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 7)

By Jessica Edwards on January 26, 2022

In this article (Part 7), Jessica Edwards writes about idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from the 1800s... (Read More)

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Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 6)

By Jessica Edwards on January 21, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the meanings & origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from the colonial period... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Discovering What Newspaper Content Is Available

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 19, 2022

In this article – the first in a new series presenting genealogy tips – Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how to better search newspapers... (Read More)

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