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Category: Genealogy Research Tips

Photo: a cemetery in eastern California

Genealogy Tips: Lessons Learned from Writing a Cemetery Book

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 6, 2020

Gena Philibert-Ortega provides genealogy tips for researching cemeteries that she learned while writing a book about cemeteries in eastern California... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Delayed Birth Certificates

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 23, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you understand and find delayed birth certificates... (Read More)

Photo: Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day, and her work never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara, 1942. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Newspaper Articles about Visiting Grandparents

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you find your sometimes-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Correct Spelling Isn’t Everything

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the time she misspelled her ancestor’s name in her search – and the benefits of making that “mistake.”.. (Read More)

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Share Your Genealogy Discoveries with the Community Clippings Page!

By GenealogyBank on September 16, 2020

An article about GenealogyBank’s Community Clippings Page, which enables family historians to publicly share newspaper articles they’ve discovered... (Read More)

Photo: a family history page from an Antebellum era (pre-Civil War) family Bible dating to 1859. Credit: David Ball; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Become a Genealogist: Professional Career Guidance

By GenealogyBank on August 19, 2020

If you’re considering working as a professional genealogist, here are some of the skills you need to develop. Learn more today with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: Houston County Tennessee Archives. Credit: Melissa LeMaster Barker.

Genealogy during Quarantine: Preparing for Archival Research at Home

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 10, 2020

Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips, while you’re home during quarantine, for planning your next research trip to an archive once the pandemic lessens... (Read More)

Illustration: William Shakespeare, by John Taylor(?), 1610. Credit: National Portrait Gallery, England; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Spelling Variations for Your Ancestor’s Name

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 26, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for using name variations and nicknames for better results searching your ancestor’s name... (Read More)

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Genealogy Challenge: Your Ancestor’s Name Change

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 16, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives tips for a challenging genealogy problem: researching an ancestor’s name change... (Read More)

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