Help! I Can’t Find My Ancestor In the Census Record!
Do you find yourself saying, “I can’t find my ancestor in the census?” Use these strategies and alternative genealogical records to find your missing ancestors. You know your ancestor is supposed to be in that census record. But…he/she is not. What happened? Did the census taker miss your ancestor in his rounds? Was your ancestor not home? Was your ancestor hiding out from the world? Or did the census record simply not survive for your ancestor’s location? Any number of reasons could exist for why you are not finding an ancestor in a particular census. If this happens to you – and it will! – as a researcher, you DO…
Everything You Need To Know To Find Who Your Ancestors Are
Trying to find who your ancestors are? Learn how to start your genealogy research, where to find your ancestors’ records, the tech and more. Researching who our ancestors are started out as just a fun thing to do on a hot summer afternoon when my children were bored. We quickly made some fun discoveries and the passion for genealogy research began. But…. I really didn’t know how to start our research. I made a lot of mistakes. [By this point the children were more interested in Mom doing the research. ] I quickly learned that finding my ancestors required learning how to research. Turns out I love the process of…
Researching Female Ancestors? You Can Overcome Those Research Roadblocks!
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…
How To Do Free Genealogy Research on Ancestry.com
Learn how to do free genealogy research on Ancestry.com using their large collection of free genealogy records. Both US and World records can be found. “How to perform free genealogy research?” is one of the most common questions I am asked. I get it! This genealogy hobby – like most hobbies – can get expensive. DNA tests, Genealogy subscriptions, research trips, conferences….. the list of wants and needs can seem endless. One of the tough decisions genealogy researchers need to make about using their genealogy dollars is deciding if a subscription based genealogy database is a good investment. Does the database such as Ancestry.com, FindMyPast, or MyHeritage have the records…
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