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    Genealogy Research

    Can’t Find Your Great Grandmother? 3 Places You May Not Have Looked (Yet)

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    Finding an ancestor’s maiden name is tough. Discover 3 often overlooked genealogy resources to identity your female ancestors. Finding a female ancestor’s maiden name is at the top of many genealogy researchers’ minds. It’s usually at the top of mine! Few days go by when I am not mulling over Joanna Barrett of Surry County, NC. One day….. One of my goals is to help genealogy researchers discover uncommon resources and places to seek out more information on those female ancestors. Moving beyond the traditional genealogy records is critical to breaking down those brick walls surrounding our ancestors. The Usual Genealogy Records and Resources For An Ancestor’s Maiden Name Before…

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    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Research

    How To Start Researching Your African American Female Ancestors

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    How to start your genealogy research into your African American female ancestors. Researching female ancestors is challenging, but possible! Genealogy research comes with many challenges, especially with regard to researching certain subsets of our ancestors. Once such group is women. Researching our female ancestors can require even more effort when it comes to those who are of African descent. In this post, I’ll offer a few suggestions for documenting the lives of our African American female ancestors. Like researching any female of days gone by, we often begin with learning everything we can about the men in their lives. Often, women will be mentioned in the records of their husbands,…

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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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    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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