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7 Tips For Successful Genealogy Research In A Burned County
Genealogy research in a burned county is difficult, but not impossible. Tips to find your ancestors when many records have been lost. ***Please note that this post contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission if you decide to purchase a product/service. This does not cost you extra. Be assured I only recommend products/services that I use and think you would like too. Read my disclosure policy and privacy policy. The courthouse suffered a fire. Records were lost. Evidence of your ancestors was destroyed. Sigh…. Is all your genealogy hope lost? Is your research at a dead end? Not necessarily. Genealogy researchers often struggle with performing genealogy research…
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Your Family Tree Gift Guide for the Holidays
The favorite family tree gifts for the genealogy buff, family historian and history lover on your Christmas gift list. Shopping will be easy! Have you noticed the holiday decorations going up in local shopping centers and inside the stores. That means one thing. The pressure of Christmas shopping had begun. As I write this we are approaching Black Friday, I’m not ready. You? Let’s help each other out. I’m going to share some great family tree gift ideas for your family and also some gift ideas to put on your own Christmas wish list. [Help your family out and just send them a link to this post!] If there is…
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Research Offline Genealogy Records – Even If You Cannot Travel!
Are you searching for your ancestors in offline genealogy records? It’s tough! You have heard it before – Not all (actually, MOST) genealogy records are not online. Despite the rapid addition of genealogy records to the internet, neglecting to research offline genealogy records for our ancestors is a mistake. For instance, tax records are among some of my favorite records to research, but they frequently are not online. (I don’t like paying taxes, but I love the records they generate!) Guardianship records, merchant records and other “out of the genealogy box” records” are records that are useful in tracking down an elusive ancestor. Again, these great genealogy resources are often not…
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How To Confidently Research Your Ancestor’s Marriage Records – Part 2
In the recent post, How To Confidently Find Your Ancestor’s Marriage Records – Part 1 , we discussed the more traditional types of marriage records created by our ancestors. When these records are found, we can do the genealogy happy dance. (It looks like Snoopy doing his dance! Just try not to embarrass your kids.) But….. What about the times when an ancestor’s formal marriage record cannot be found? Then what……. All is not lost! A number of alternate marriage resources are available to find your ancestor’s spouse and/or marriage date. Sometimes, the date is not specifically stated and you will need to infer a date from a record. 7 Resources…