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Genealogy Tips: Checking the Accuracy of Grandma’s Age in the Census

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 9, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for judging the accuracy of an ancestor’s age in a census record... (Read More)

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3 Genealogy Records You May Not Be Using

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 16, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides links and discusses three sources of genealogy records you may not be using... (Read More)

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Family History: 10 Questions for Your Thanksgiving Gathering

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 21, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides ten questions to help your family talk about family history during your Thanksgiving gathering... (Read More)

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Cemetery Types: The Memorial Park

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 19, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega describes the creation of a new type of cemetery: the memorial park, focusing on Forest Lawn in Glendale, California... (Read More)

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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)