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Category: Genealogy Research Tips

Photo: “Philip with His Grandparents,” 1953. Credit: Phillip Capper; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: What if Your Grandparents Came from Another Country?

By Jessica Edwards on August 23, 2021

In this article, the first of two, Jessica Edwards gives tips for researching your grandparents if they came from another country... (Read More)

Photo: burial plot without gravestones at Julian Pioneer Cemetery, Julian, California. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tip: What to Do When There Is No Gravestone

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 20, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for when you’re researching an ancestor’s burial site but cannot find a gravestone... (Read More)

Photo: Family tree template by Chapman Bros., 1888. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Question: Broaden Your Family Tree, or Stay Direct Line?

By Jessica Edwards on August 17, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards discusses the two main choices genealogists face when creating and filling in their family tree: direct or broad... (Read More)

Illustration: medicine and a stethoscope

Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part II

By Jessica Edwards on August 11, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards concludes her two-part story giving tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: medicine and a stethoscope

Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part I

By Jessica Edwards on August 10, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: the family tree of Ludwig Herzog von Württemberg (ruled 1568–1593), by Jakob Lederlein, 1585. Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg; Robert Uhland; Wikimedia Commons.

Starting Your Family Tree, Part III

By Jessica Edwards on July 30, 2021

Jessica Edwards finishes her 3-part series giving tips how to start and maintain your family tree, focusing on digital preservation and online services... (Read More)

Illustration: the family tree of Ludwig Herzog von Württemberg (ruled 1568–1593), by Jakob Lederlein, 1585. Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg; Robert Uhland; Wikimedia Commons.

Starting Your Family Tree, Part II

By Jessica Edwards on July 29, 2021

Jessica Edwards gives more tips how to start and maintain your family tree, and shows some free family history forms she downloaded from the internet... (Read More)

Photo: grave marker at Chico Cemetery, near Avondale in Pueblo County, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Finding Children Who Died Young, Part II

By Katie Rebecca Garner on July 27, 2021

In this article, Katie Garner concludes her two-part series giving tips how to find information about children in your family’s history who died young... (Read More)

Photo: grave marker at Chico Cemetery, near Avondale in Pueblo County, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Finding Children Who Died Young, Part I

By Katie Rebecca Garner on July 26, 2021

In this article, Katie Garner begins a two-part series giving tips how to find information about children in your family’s history who died young... (Read More)

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