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Tag: Ancestor Name Research

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Genealogy Tips: 3 Ways to Search for Dad

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 13, 2024

To help celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives three helpful tips for searching for your Dad or any male relative... (Read More)

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Female Ancestors: 3 Tips for Searching Her Name

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 25, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives three tips for finding your often-elusive female ancestors in newspapers and other genealogy records... (Read More)

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German American Culture & History (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 4, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner describes German American naming patterns, to help with your research on German American ancestors... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Bride” by N. Currier, 1847. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

How to Find Someone’s Maiden Name: A Comprehensive Guide

By GenealogyBank on September 23, 2022

Without the maiden names from the women in your family tree, you are missing roughly half of your lineage. Discover how to find someone’s maiden name!.. (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Problems with Personal Names, Place Names, Dates & Occupations (Part I)

By Jessica Edwards on April 18, 2022

Jessica Edwards gives tips for dealing with challenging personal and place names in your family history research... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: How Do You Search a Name?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 4, 2022

In this article – the 2nd in a new series presenting genealogy tips – Gena Philibert-Ortega shows various approaches to searching on an ancestor’s name... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Researching Puerto Rican Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 27, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for Puerto Rican genealogy, especially explaining the Latin American tradition of surnames... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Correct Spelling Isn’t Everything

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the time she misspelled her ancestor’s name in her search – and the benefits of making that “mistake.”.. (Read More)

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Female Ancestors: The Benefit of Searching by Her Husband’s Name

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 2, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives a great genealogy tip for finding your female ancestor’s elusive maiden name... (Read More)

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