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How to Find An Ancestor’s Birth Date (Even If No Birth Record Is Found)
A formal birth record or birth certificate may not be found for your ancestor, but you can deduce the birth year/date or at least narrow down the date by using other records. Learn about 8 alternative sources to find an ancestor’s date of birth.
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How Picmonkey Will Aide Your Genealogy Research
This post contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. This is not a sponsored post. “How do you read those old documents?!” This is a common genealogy research question I get frequently from my non-genealogy friends and newbie genealogists as well – especially those of us who need a little more help with our vision these days ! Bifocals, trifocals, progressive lenses…..I might have a little experience with that. Wills, estate records, tax records, court minutes…..these are all records we as genealogists use on a regular basis. Typically I will take a digital photograph of documents I use. Finding our ancestors’ documents in a legible script and well preserved…
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How to Make Genealogy Sense of Online Census Records – 1850-1940
Do you find yourself returning to census records you have already researched just to get that piece of information you missed the first time? Are you really getting all the possible information about your ancestors in your online census research? I haven’t. I’ll even tell you I have had to return to a census record multiple times to get detailed information about my ancestor I missed the first time! So, let’s not keep doing that! Let’s focus our research and really learn how to research of online census records in detail the first time. Research Online Census Records Smarter! The taking of the US federal census every ten years is…
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My Favorite Genealogy Things – July 2016
It’s should be no surprise genealogy is a part of my everyday life. Whether blogging or researching or just brainstorming while out running, genealogy is part of who I am. I was asked the question recently of what are your favorite resources for my research. Digging a little deeper what my friend wanted to know was how to move forward with your research when one hits a brick wall. I think we have all been there (or are there!). The past few months have been a time of many transitions, some of which are still in progress. Moving, travel, preparing young adult children for their next steps….it is enough to…