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Going ‘Old School’ for Family History Month

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2023

In this article – to help celebrate October being Family History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for genealogy goals this month... (Read More)

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‘Place Values’ in Your Family Tree Are a Valuable Tool

By Jessica Edwards on September 27, 2023

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives a tip for how she organizes data on her family tree and prepares for follow-up research... (Read More)

Photo: immigrants coming up the board-walk from the barge, which has taken them off the steamship company’s docks, and transported them to Ellis Island, 1902. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Researching Immigrant Ancestors

By Katie Rebecca Garner on September 11, 2023

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for finding records and learning the stories about your immigrant ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: historic homes along Front Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Credit: Iracaz; Wikimedia Commons.

Planning a Research Trip to an Ancestor’s Hometown

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 7, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for planning a genealogy research trip to your ancestor’s hometown... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Researching Your Ancestor’s House History

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 30, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching another aspect of your ancestor’s life: their home... (Read More)

Photo: a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-16 flies an antisubmarine patrol low over the battleship USS Washington (BB-56) en route to the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, 12 November 1943. The ship in the background is USS Lexington (CV-16), the aircraft's home carrier. Note the depth charge below the SBD. Credit: U.S. Navy; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Researching WWII Veterans (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 23, 2023

In this article – the second of two – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your WWII veteran ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. troops landing during D-Day, 6 June 1944. Credit: Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent; National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Researching WWII Veterans (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 22, 2023

In this article – the first of two – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your WWII veteran ancestors... (Read More)

Genealogy Tips: Not Every Burial Can Be Found

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 21, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for what to do when you simply cannot find your ancestor’s burial site or grave marker... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: DNA Inheritance Explained

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 14, 2023

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner explains how much DNA we inherit from our ancestors – and how much we share with siblings and other relatives... (Read More)

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