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    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Research

    Women In History – Overcoming the “Just a Housewife” Myth

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    Female ancestsors and women in history lived full and engaging lives! Learn what genealogy clues can be found for women in the family tree. In this episode of the Are You My Cousin? weekly Youtube Live, Melissa Barker, AKA The Archive Lady, joins me to talk about finding our female ancestors.  Yes, researching the women in our family tree can be tough, BUT….Melissa and I are here to tell you that you DO HAVE Options! Your research will take some effort. That’s okay, though, because we are genealogy researchers and know how to sitck with a search. Just a reminder you will find other articles on finding your female ancestors…

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    Can’t Find A Marriage Record For Your Ancestor? 3 Reasons Why!

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    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Resources

    Can’t Find A Marriage Record For Your Ancestor? 3 Reasons Why!

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    Finding an ancestor's marriage record can be quite challenging. Explore 3 reasons why you may not be finding that marriage record and where to look.

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    How to research and find an illegitimate ancestor is challenging for the most seasoned genealogy researcher. Explore these tips and types of records for clues to your ancestor's parents.

    How To Research Your Illegitimate Ancestors

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    10 FREE Social History Sites To Improve Your Genealogy Research

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    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Research,  How To Trace Your Family Tree

    Researching Female Ancestors? You Can Overcome Those Research Roadblocks!

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    Trouble researching female ancestors? Learn how to find those elusive females in your family tree with these genealogy research strategies. Her name is Joanna Barrett. Or is it? Is Barrett her maiden name or a married name? If a married name, is it from a first or second marriage? All I really know before Joanna ended up in Surry County, North Carolina, is that she was born in Ireland and had a daughter – also named Joanna – in America.  Joanna is a brick wall female ancestor.  We all have brick wall ancestors, and many of those brick walls represent female ancestors.  While you might want to throw your hands…

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    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.

    Tracing Female Ancestors Through A Child’s Records

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    Using pre-1850 records to trace your ancestors as children is tough. Resources for finding evidence of your ancestor's minor children!

    Using Pre-1850 Records To Find An Ancestor’s Children

    December 3, 2018
    Besides great recipes, did you know there is a wealth of genealogical information found in historical church and local cookbooks?

    How to Use Vintage Cookbooks in Your Genealogy Research

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  • Using pre-1850 records to trace your ancestors as children is tough. Resources for finding evidence of your ancestor's minor children!
    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Research,  How To Trace Your Family Tree

    Using Pre-1850 Records To Find An Ancestor’s Children

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    Many researchers struggle to trace their female ancestors.  Moving into the pre-1850 census records and the search gets even harder. Tougher still is tracing are our ancestors who were children prior to the 1850 U.S. census. While the search for young children  in early records is hard, it is certainly not an impossible search. If you suspect your ancestor had young children or are researching your ancestor as a young child, you owe it to your research (and them) to check all possible records. Using Pre-1850 Records To Find An Ancestor’s Children This article primarily addresses U.S. records. If you are research  ancestors outside of the U.S., seek out that…

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    Besides great recipes, did you know there is a wealth of genealogical information found in historical church and local cookbooks?

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    1920's photo of women in history

    Women In History – Overcoming the “Just a Housewife” Myth

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    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.

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Welcome! I’m Lisa. I believe researching your genealogy does not have to be overwhelming. All you need is a solid plan, a genealogy toolbox and the knowledge to use those tools. Read more….

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