Genealogy Research
Explore genealogy research tips designed to help you get the most out of your research. Find tutorials and in-depth posts on all things genealogy. Successful genealogy research requires solid research skills. Don't let that thought overwhelm you! [We're not in high school anymore. No grades will be given.] Like you, we all want to connect to our past through our ancestors. We want the current generations of our family to be grounded in their family history. We want to build and document the family tree for future generations to come. Let Are You My Cousin? take you through tutorials and teach you how to find your ancestors and build your family tree. You will find articles on research strategies, where and how to find the records your ancestors generated, and how to analyze those records. I want to make sure you are not missing out on potential genealogical clues to finding your ancestors. Most importantly, I want to help you not be overwhelmed! You will also learn about uncommon genealogy resources and how to think "outside of the genealogy box". Solving brick wall ancestor problems can require uncommon strategies. You will find a mixture of guides and tutorials on the website. Learn from tutorials such as:
- How To Do Free Genealogy Research on Ancestry.com Yes, genealogy does not have to be expensive.
- How To Determine Your Ancestor's Birth Date (Even When No Birth Records Exists)
- Your Guide To Cemetery Research – Are You Missing Important Genealogical Clues? [One of our most popular posts!]
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Your Guide to Finding An Ancestor’s Date of Death
Finding an ancestor’s date of death is crucial to a genealogy researcher’s search. Learn how to find records of your ancestor’s death. Meet Reuben Richardson. Reuben lived his entire life in Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties, Va. and died in 1917. Oral history reported Reuben died in the First World War. Family history supported that. The few records he appeared in supported the fact, but none actually proved his death date or place of death. A death certificate was no where to be found, So, why could I not find evidence of his death? As a new genealogy researcher, I put too much faith in my family’s knowledge of events no…
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Are You Your Ancestor’s Doppelganger? Find Out What Your Ancestor Looked Like
Explore resources to find what your ancestor looked like and if you are indeed their doppelganger. Learn which genealogy records you should research. Do you know what your ancestors looked like? Do you know their physical characteristics? Do you know how tall they were? How short? The color of their eyes and hair? Did they have any physical deformities? And the BIG burning question on your mind….. Do you look like your ancestors?! Do you have a doppelganger in the family tree? What is a Doppelganger? In German folklore, all living things have a spirit double. They referred to that spirit double as a doppelganger. Other folklore traditions refer to…
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Avoid This Critical Genealogy Mistake in Your Research
Avoid this critical genealogy mistake in your research. Learn how to find your ancestors, build your family tree and skip costly errors in your research. They say confession is good for the soul. Well, I have a genealogy confession to make….. I missed a critical clue in the search for my 4th great grandmother and a significant amount of research time pursuing the wrong family line or just plain stuck. Whew! I guess I do feel better. ? Here’s the background story….. Starting my genealogy research, I inquired of family of any information they could share. Turns out my family knew a lot through oral history. I quickly had the…
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Google Photos For Genealogy: It’s A Picture Perfect Guide!
Learn how to use Google Photos for genealogy to store, back up and share old family photographs with family. Best part? It’s FREE. If you have been a reader of Are You My Cousin? for even a short period of time, you know I am a fan of Google. I routinely use Google Drive for creating timelines, taking notes, writing genealogy reports and ancestral stories. (I like to write!) Google Maps and Google Earth let me put my ancestors on the map – literally! Google Books? Well, it’s a favorite, too. [Google even interviewed me about it! Check out the video.] Now, let’s talk about Google Photos for genealogy. Google…
