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    Summer Road Trip! How To Discover Your Cincinnati Ancestors in FindMyPast

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    Explore your Cincinnati ancestors with this virtual summer road trip through the records of FindMyPast. Learn records and resources to further your genealogy research, too!

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    Using City Directories is an important genealogy research strategy for finding brick wall ancestors. Many free online directories can be found! #genealogy #citydirectories #ancestors

    How to Use City Directories In Your Genealogy Research

    July 10, 2017
    Learn where and how to find your ancestor's death date. Tips to expand your genealogy research when a death certificate cannot be found.

    How To Find Your Ancestor’s Death Date

    April 17, 2017
    Need better ancestor search results online? Try using a wildcard search as part of your genealogy research

    Use A Genealogy Wildcard Search For Better Ancestor Search Results

    June 10, 2019
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    Get the Most from A FindMyPast Free Trial

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    Ready to start a FindMyPast free trial? How to get most out of your genealogy research and decide if it’s right for you. Spoiler Alert: The strategies I show you below work for all genealogy type free trials! Start With a Research Plan I might sound a bit like a broken record sometimes, but I have to say this one more time. Start your research with a plan! Prepping for a trip to an archive or prepping for research session online at one of the genealogy databases is really no different. You must start with a research plan. Your genealogy research plan does not have to be overly commplicated. Having…

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    Women In History – Overcoming the “Just a Housewife” Myth

    August 31, 2020
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    Researching Female Ancestors? You Can Overcome Those Research Roadblocks!

    January 6, 2020
    Google books is a fantastic resource for finding books helpful in your genealogy  research. Find family histories, county histories and more. #genealogy #ancestors #areyoumycousin #familyhistory

    31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Google Books

    July 30, 2018
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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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    The loss of the 1890 census record stalls many genealogy researchers in their tracks. A few fragments of the 1890 census did survive and are worth the look!

    31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – The 1890 Census Fragments

    July 19, 2018
    Courthouse genealogy research can be some of your most successful research. Follow these tips to be a more efficient and successful courthouse researcher.

    6 Tips for Successful Courthouse Genealogy Research

    July 16, 2015
    Funeral home records can be a source of genealogical information in the absence of other records. Think outside-the-box and explore these lesser used records. #genealogy #genealogytips #areyoumycousin #ancestors #familyhistory

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

    July 11, 2018
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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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    Tracking down our female ancestors requires thinking "outside the box". Always focusing on her may not yield our 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.

    How To Track Females in the Family Tree Using the Children’s Records

    February 13, 2017

    The 1890 Census – How To Research the “Genealogy Black Hole” Part 1

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    Genealogy research is not just about past generations. Saving your personal history is crucial for connecting future generations to their pasts.

    How To Save Your Personal History for Future Generations

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Welcome! I’m Lisa. I believe researching your genealogy does not have to be overwhelming. All you need is a solid plan, a genealogy toolbox and the knowledge to use those tools. Read more….

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