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Category: Genealogy Research Tips

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Genealogy: A Family Affair!

By Jessica Edwards on March 23, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards describes two activities to get the whole family involved in exploring and documenting your family history... (Read More)

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Catch the Genealogy Fever!

By Jessica Edwards on March 18, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards provides four easy steps to start your own family tree... (Read More)

Illustrations: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart, and "Abraham Lincoln" by George Peter Alexander Healy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

3 Steps to Researching Your Presidential Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 15, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives three tips for researching that family story saying you’re related to a U.S. president... (Read More)

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Genealogy 101: Social Security Death Index

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 29, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes an important resource for family historians: the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)... (Read More)

Photo: Doroteo Arango Arámbula, better known as Francisco or "Pancho" Villa, a Mexican Revolutionary general, between 1908 and 1919. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A Family Story: Mexico, Mormons, Pancho Villa and Me

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 19, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows a genealogy methodology for trying to prove if an old family story is true... (Read More)

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Sharing Genealogy Articles Online, Part II

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 14, 2021

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak continues giving tips for finding and sharing genealogy articles from the GenealogyBank Blog... (Read More)

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Sharing Genealogy Articles Online, Part I

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 13, 2021

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives some tips for finding and sharing genealogy articles from the GenealogyBank Blog... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Using Small-Town Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 8, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about using small-town newspapers – finding details about your ancestors’ lives that you can’t find in any other source... (Read More)

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Making a Change: Genealogy Goals for 2021

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 31, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gets ready for the New Year with some genealogy resolutions... (Read More)

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