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How to Calculate Family Relationships: Cousin Chart (part 2)

By GenealogyBank on April 1, 2025

This article explains cousin connections and why they're so important to your genealogy, with a free download for a cousin chart... (Read More)

How to Calculate Family Relationships: Cousin Chart (part 1)

By GenealogyBank on March 31, 2025

This article explains cousin connections and provides a free download for a cousin chart. What is a third cousin twice removed, anyway?.. (Read More)

Painting: “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,” by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 42 (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on March 28, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on family lines from Pilgrims John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden... (Read More)

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Illinois Archives: 670 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on March 27, 2025

An article (with a title list) about the 670 Illinois newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 42 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 26, 2025

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Sherman and Little families, especially Sarah – who lived to be 107!.. (Read More)

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Genealogy Surprise: Murder in My Family Tree

By James Pylant on March 25, 2025

James Pylant describes how, while researching a previous story, he was surprised to find that one of his relatives was the accused killer’s wife!.. (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: My Immigrant Ancestors’ Records

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 24, 2025

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley describes the records needed to establish the movement and relationships of her immigrant ancestors... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 42 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 20, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Doty and O’Brien family lines... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Searching for My Immigrant Ancestor (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 19, 2025

Katie Rebecca Merkley concludes her explanation of some of the records she searched – and how she searched them – to learn about her immigrant ancestor... (Read More)