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Readers’ Questions – Answering YOUR Burning Genealogy Questions
Have genealogy questions? Answering YOUR genealogy research questions about finding vital records, name changes and starting overseas genealogy research. I receive a lot of reader questions in my email. You guys ask some of the best questions! I read every email and answer as many as I possibly can. Often readers have the same or similar questions, so I thought it would be best to answer some of your questions here in a post. I have tried to pick questions that are representative of common questions and/or frustrations. Question #1 – My great grandmother had two sons born out of wedlock and have her last name. Can’t seem to get…
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Genealogy Gleanings From NGS 2017 Family History Conference – Part 1
{This post contains affiliate links. See full disclosure here.} Do you attend genealogy conferences? Big ones or small ones? You know the best part thing about attending a genealogy conference? Talking genealogy all day without seeing any eyes glaze over! 🙂 A lot of genealogy talk is happening at the NGS 2017 Family History Conference. I’m sharing some “genealogy gleanings” and thoughts from Day 1 of the conference in the video below. Just so you know……that’s a real North Carolinian accent! (In case you missed it, I’m officially part of the conference social media team. ) Links mentioned in the video MyHeritage DNA AncestryDNA FamilyTreeDNA Genetic Genealogy in Practice…
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Determing An Illegitimate Ancestor’s Parents
Most genealogy researchers run across illegitimacy at some point in their research. Friends often ask me if it is possible to prove an illegitimate ancestor’s parents. The answer: Sometimes. Bastardy Bonds and Apprentice Bonds