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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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Genealogy Tips: Searching for My Immigrant Ancestor (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 18, 2025

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley explains some of the records she searched – and how she searched them – to learn about her immigrant ancestor... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Find Obituaries for Your Ancestor’s Siblings

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 17, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about one of the most important types of records for genealogists: obituaries... (Read More)

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Genealogy Case Study: Mistake I Made, Family Info I Uncovered (part 2)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 28, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives more genealogy tips based on research she’s done recently on her own family tree... (Read More)

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Genealogy Case Study: Mistake I Made, Family Info I Uncovered (part 1)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 27, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives genealogy tips based on research she’s done recently on her own family tree... (Read More)

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Almshouses and Asylums of Massachusetts (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 22, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachusetts and provides links to access records from the institution... (Read More)

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Almshouses and Asylums of Massachusetts (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on January 16, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachusetts and provides links to access records from the institution... (Read More)

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