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Follow-Up Story: Good News about the Italian State Archives L’Aquila

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 13, 2016

An article about how the genealogy records of Italy’s State Archive of L’Aquila are being digitized following an earthquake... (Read More)

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Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California

By Tony Pettinato on January 11, 2016

An article about Amelia Earhart in 1935 becoming the first pilot, male or female, to fly solo from Hawaii to California... (Read More)

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If You Don’t Put It Online – Your Descendants Will Not Find It!

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 11, 2016

An article about scanning and putting online your family history records so that future genealogists can find them... (Read More)

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Finding Bion Whitehouse: How Initials Can Help Your Ancestry Search

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 8, 2016

An article about using variations of your ancestor’s name, including initials for first and middle names, when doing your genealogy searches... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Searching for Your Ancestors Using Nicknames

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 7, 2016

An article showing how expanding your name searches to include nicknames can discover records about your ancestors you never found before... (Read More)

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Typical Genealogy Research Problem: Here’s What You Want to Do

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 6, 2016

An article about searching old newspapers to find the details of your ancestors’ weddings... (Read More)

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Genealogy Resolution for the New Year: Make a ‘To-Do’ List

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 4, 2016

In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega settles on one New Year’s genealogy resolution for 2016 that she’s determined to follow... (Read More)

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20 New Years’ Resolutions for Genealogy

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 31, 2015

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak – with tongue firmly in cheek – presents 20 New Year’s resolutions for genealogists as we head into 2016... (Read More)

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Newspaper Archives of Grandma & Grandpa’s Tips from 100 Years Ago

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 30, 2015

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak Mary searches old newspapers for glimpses into the lives our ancestors lived 100 years ago... (Read More)

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