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What to Do with Inherited Genealogy

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests three steps to follow when you inherit family history material... (Read More)

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My Ancestor and the Chocolate Factory

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on April 29, 2025

Katie Rebecca Merkley finds that newspapers help her understand the life of an ancestor who worked in a chocolate factory more than a century ago... (Read More)

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Do You Have a Look-alike? Find Your Doppelgänger (part 2)

By GenealogyBank on April 28, 2025

This article explores doppelgängers (look-alikes) further, including facial recognition technology and websites to find out your very own doppelgänger... (Read More)

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Do You Have a Look-alike? Find Your Doppelgänger (part 1)

By GenealogyBank on April 22, 2025

This article explores doppelgängers (look-alikes), unravels the science behind it, and suggests practical ways to find out your very own doppelgänger... (Read More)

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The Mystery of the ‘School Memory Book’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 21, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega solves a genealogy mystery: identifying the owner of a 1945 school memory book she finds in an antique shop... (Read More)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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