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Day 2 of "31 Days of Out of the Box Genealogy Tips" involves exploring genealogy wikis. Wikis can be another source to find valuable clues to use in your research. #genealogy #genealogytips #areyoumycousin #ancestors #familyhistory

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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Genealogy Wikis

Becoming a genealogy volunteer is a great genealogy tip to help you jump start your genealogy research and learn new record sets and strategies to use in your research. #genealogy #areyoumycousin #genealogytips #familyhistory

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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Volunteer!

Genealogy research can be time consuming. Explore 3 time-saving tips for your genealogy research. Learn how to be a more efficient and productive researcher.

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3 Powerful Time-Saving Tips for Successful Genealogy Research

Catholic church records from the Catholic Heritage Archive at FindMyPast are valuable resources for the genealogy researcher!

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Searching For Ancestors in the Catholic Heritage Archive at FindMyPast

Tracking down our female ancestors requires thinking "outside the box".  Always focusing on her may not yield the desired results.  By taking our focus off of our female ancestor, we can be sure of exhausting all possibilities of finding her in the records.

Research How-Tos

Tracing Female Ancestors Through A Child’s Records

Searching for your Irish ancestors can be daunting, but is worth the effort! Learn how to start the process of finding your Irish roots.

Research How-Tos

Searching For Irish Genealogy Records – Where Do You Start?

Are you ready to begin researching English ancestors? Learn strategies & tips to begin tracing your ancestors now that you've traced them back "across the pond".

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Researching English Ancestors – Let’s Get Started

How to organize genealogy research is a common question. Researching at home or on the go, the best genealogy organization system is one you use regularly.

Organization

How To Organize Genealogy Research On The Go

Learn how to find and use millions of pages of records digitized online at FamilySearch that don’t show up when you conduct a general search.

Genealogy Resources

Worth a Thousand Words: How to Find and Use Image-Only Collections on FamilySearch

How to organize genealogy research and records is a challenge for many researchers. The key to success is finding a system that works for you!

Organization

How to Organize Genealogy Research – It’s A Round-UP!

Flickr is fast becoming a favorite tool in my genealogy toolbox! A free photo sharing site, Flickr can be used to get more eyes on your ancestors' photos!

Genealogy Resources

Using Flickr to Identify Your Ancestors

Finding an ancestor's death date is usually high on a genealogy researcher's wish list. Here are 7 places to start your search.

Research How-Tos

7 Places To Start Finding An Ancestor’s Death Date

Use Ancestry.com's Member Directory to find other genealogy researchers with your research interests. It might be just the jump start your research needs.

Genealogy Resources

Tutorial: The Ancestry.com Member Directory

Find genealogy related gift ideas on Etsy! Focused on handmade and vintage items, Etsy is the perfect place to find unique gifts for the genealogist.

Genealogy Resources

Etsy Gift Guide for Genealogists

Census records are some of the first records genealogy researchers utilize. Are you understanding all of the details and clues in a census year?

Research How-Tos

How To Get The Most Out of Your Census Records Research

WorldCat is a powerful tool to have in your genealogy toolbox! Spend time exploring what it has to offer. 

Genealogy Resources

How To Use WorldCat For Your Genealogy Research

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