How To Trace Your Family Tree
Wondering how to trace your family tree? Find genealogy how-to articles to successfully find your ancestors and build your family tree. Finding your ancestors does not have to overwhelming, but it does take time. Learning step by step is the key to successful genealogy research. Here at Are You My Cousin? you will learn:
- How to start your research the right way (Hint: It's with a plan!)
- How to progress your research forward
- How to find and use both common and uncommon genealogy records.
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Using Flickr to Identify Your Ancestors
Flickr is fast becoming a favorite tool in my genealogy toolbox! If you are not familiar with it, Flickr is a free photo storage/sharing site. (There is a paid version, but the free version currently meets my needs.) With the free plan you can upload up to 1,000 photographs. The advantages of Flickr include: Cloud storage of your photographs (Tip: Back up your photographs in several places.) The ability to edit your photographs in Flickr The ability to set your privacy settings to Public (anyone), Private (only you) or Friends. The ability to share a photograph to your social media accounts or by email The ability to organize your photographs…
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7 Places To Start Finding An Ancestor’s Death Date
Finding an ancestor’s death date is usually high on a genealogy researcher’s wish list. Often that death date can be difficult to track down – especially as we go further back in history. Why do genealogy researchers have trouble finding an ancestor’s death date? Well, several reasons….. Where do genealogy researchers start the search for an ancestor’s death date? Vital Records – The Death Certificate Death certificates are relatively “new” records. Many states did not start to use death certificates until the 1900’s. As a researcher you do not have to go too far back in time for an ancestor not to have a death certificate. When you find a…
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Tutorial: The Ancestry.com Member Directory
Researching our ancestors often requires collaboration from other researchers. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Have you had the experience of attending a genealogy event in person? If you have, then you know some of the best learning and inspiration comes from talking with other researchers. You compare notes. You share your successes and your brick walls. And often….. Your next research inspiration comes from something another researcher says. Outside of a conference, where do you find other genealogy researchers with the same interests or researching the same lines? How to Use the Ancestry.com Member Directory Note: Most of the large genealogy databases have a type of member directory to facilitate research…
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How To Research Your Illegitimate Ancestors
Researching illegitimate ancestors is challenging for genealogy researchers. Explore these tips and resources for clues to your ancestor’s parents. Are you researching an ancestor born out of wedlock? Do you suspect your ancestor was illegitimate? If your answer to either question is “Yes”, then you have encountered the difficulties in researching an illegitimate ancestor. Is it possible to determine the parents of an illegitimate child? Sometimes. Sometimes you know one parent (typically the mother, but not always). Sometimes you only find circumstantial evidence pointing to the potential parents. The challenge is finding which records hold the clues you need. What Types of Genealogy Records Should You Pursue When Researching an…