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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)

Photo: WWI grave marker. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tip: What a Gravestone Tells Us – Grave Markers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 23, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the family history information and clues grave markers provide... (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 I

By Jessica Edwards on July 12, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards begins a three-part series giving tips how to start and maintain your family tree... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Look for ‘Card of Thanks’ in Old Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 8, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a little-known type of newspaper article that could help your family history research: a Card of Thanks announcement... (Read More)

Photo: Fourth of July fireworks over the East Village of New York City. Credit: David Shankbone; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Document Your 4th of July Memories

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 1, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega reminds us that genealogy isn’t just recording your ancestors’ lives – it’s documenting your immediate family’s stories as well... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Genealogy Tip: Always Check Back

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 25, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a genealogy discovery she recently made about one of her own ancestors... (Read More)

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