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Genealogy Tips: Researching Military Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2024

In this article – to celebrate Veterans Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives helpful tips for those researching their veteran ancestors... (Read More)

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3 Goals for Family History Month and Beyond

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 28, 2024

In this article – to celebrate Family History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests three goals for family historians to set for themselves... (Read More)

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5 Ways to Use GenealogyBank for Family History Month

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 21, 2024

In this article – to celebrate Family History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives five tips for getting more out of GenealogyBank... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: The Inquiring Photographer

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 7, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the “Inquiring Photographer” newspaper feature that might have your ancestor’s photo and their comment... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Finding an Ancestor’s Burial Using Interment.net

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 23, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a free, worldwide online cemetery database to help you find your ancestor’s burial place... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Recording Memories of Your Grandparents

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 9, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for recording your own memories of your grandparents, so that you can pass their stories down to future generations... (Read More)

Genealogy Tips: Marriage License Notices in the Newspaper

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 29, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega describes a good family history resource found in newspapers: notices about your ancestors’ application for a marriage license... (Read More)

Genealogy Education: A Glossary

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 19, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains that genealogy education has its own language and provides a glossary to understand these terms... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Locating Lost Kin – Abandoned Babes (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on August 7, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about a subject that often causes brick walls for genealogists: finding lost kin, especially abandoned infants... (Read More)