How To Trace Your Family Tree
Wondering how to trace your family tree? Find genealogy how-to articles to successfully find your ancestors and build your family tree. Finding your ancestors does not have to overwhelming, but it does take time. Learning step by step is the key to successful genealogy research. Here at Are You My Cousin? you will learn:
- How to start your research the right way (Hint: It's with a plan!)
- How to progress your research forward
- How to find and use both common and uncommon genealogy records.
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Cookbooks!
July 2018 is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 29 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 29- Cookbooks! Society and church cookbooks have been around for years. We all have them. You know the ones…the little paperback cookbook sitting on your bookshelf. Local women’s societies or women’s church group would donate recipes that would be put into a book. The cookbooks were often fundraisers for a local charity. But what can those cookbooks tell you about your…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – That 3rd Cousin
July 2018 is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 28 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 28- That Third Cousin & Collateral Cousins Do you have that one photograph in your collection you cannot identify? Wondering if that family legend is really true? Seek out those more distant relatives. Seek out those collateral cousins, too! Share an unidentified photograph(s) and ask them to forward the photograph(s) to other family members they know. Share the oral history that came…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Heritage Books
July 2018 is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 27 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 27- Check Those County Heritage Books Check the county where your ancestors lived for a county heritage book! Often created by local historical or genealogical society, county heritage books contain information on the county, its residents and information on individuals and family groups. Look for information on the county’s original residents and the migration pattern of residents into the county. This type…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Road Records
July 2018 is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 26 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 26 – Using Road Records Road records can be a fabulous resource for genealogy researchers. The upkeep of roads and bridges were the responsibility of the community. Road overseers and road crews were appointed by the county court, and road crews took care of the road running by their land or close by. Additionally, check the petitions for a new road made…