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    Traveling Across the Ocean…Genealogy Research in Catholic Records

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    Jen Baldwin of FindMyPast joined me recently to talk about researching ancestors in Catholic records. FindMyPast’s Catholic Heritage Archive is the go-to for researching your Catholic ancestors. If you are not familiar with these records at FindMyPast you are in for a treat! Let’s look at a few highlights, and then I recommend you sit back and watch the replay of our recent Facebook/Youtube Live located at the bottom of this post. Know Your History – History Dictates the Records! As genealogy researchers we know social history including the religious and political climate is important to the research process. Understanding the history of the Catholic church in the country where…

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    Irish Genealogy Research Tips From FindMyPast

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      Struggling in your Irish genealogy research? Finding Irish ancestors is challenging, but possible. Strategies to find your Irish roots. Researching an Irish ancestor can be difficult. No genealogy researcher is likely to deny that. Why?  Unfortunately, the Irish have suffered significant record losses.  I hear you asking, “Is it even possible to research my Irish ancestor?”  Yes. Yes, it is! Jen Baldwin of FindMyPast joined me recently on a Facebook/YouTube Live, and we discussed ways to research Irish ancestors and how to access FindMyPast records to do that. [You will find the full replay video below.] Before we get into the records, let me share with you a few…

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    Use Social History in Genealogy Research – Telling Your Ancestors’ Stories

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    You Got Your DNA Test Results – Now What?!

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    Find Hidden American Ancestors in British Records

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      Should you research overseas records for your American ancestors? Yes! Explore how to find “hidden” American ancestors in British records! Jen Baldwin of FindMyPast joined me recently to discuss finding “hidden” American ancestors in British records.  What better way to spend time than learning about new places to look for our ancestors! Did you miss it? No worries! You can catch the replay at the bottom of this post.  😀 Jen’s Best Tip for Using FindMyPast To Find Your Ancestors I have a strong British heritage, and have been using FindMyPast for quite a while now in my genealogy research. I now realize I have been underutilizing its records.…

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    31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Road Records

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    Tracking down our female ancestors requires thinking "outside the box".  Always focusing on her may not yield the desired results.  By taking our focus off of our female ancestor, we can be sure of exhausting all possibilities of finding her in the records.

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    How To Find NEW Records on the BIG Four (4) Genealogy Databases

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    Are you regularly checking the big four genealogy databases for newly added records? If not, you are missing out on potential clues to finding your ancestors. I missed some important genealogy clues early on in my genealogy research and wasted research time needlessly. Why? Because new records were added to the genealogy databases such as Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, and I did not know about those. Rookie mistake, right?  I don’t want this to happen to you, my friend. Let’s Talk About the Genealogy Databases Genealogy researchers refer to FamilySearch, Ancestry, FindMyPast and MyHeritage as “The Big 4” in terms of genealogy databases.  Genealogy databases in general will update regularly with…

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