Category Archives: Genealogy Techniques

As we learn about researching our family tree, roots, and genealogy, we’d like to share a few tips, tricks, and techniques we’ve learned and discovered along the way to help you with your family history research.

Give the Gift of DNA Testing For the Holidays

Thinking of giving the gift of DNA testing to family members this year? Giving them the joy of researching their ancestors through their blood lines? Genetics and Health offers a list of the prices for DNA testing on the CNA … Continue reading


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Finding Geographical Place Names in Canada

Eastman’s Genealogy Newsletter has helped me again with “Placed in Canada”, helping all of us researching online maps of towns and communities in Canada find them. Have you looked for online maps of towns or other named places in Canada? … Continue reading


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Why a Genealogical Society Should Blog

I love researching genealogical and historical information, and I’ve found that many genealogy societies and associations are fantastic resources to help me track down my family’s history, especially when it comes to regional information. What I HATE about many genealogical … Continue reading


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TMG Primary Tags Help Control Printed Reports

Entering data into The Master Genealogist (TMG) genealogy program is becoming easier for me. Getting data out is a little more complex. One of the issues that came up recently for me was understanding the issue of “Primary” tags and … Continue reading


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Will You Soon Be Able to Trace Your DNA Ancestry Back to Neanderthals?

Discovery News announces the “Neanderthal Genome Being Mapped”, a bit of news that will certainly help turn the future of DNA research, as well as archeology, on its ear. A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to … Continue reading


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Medieval Cookery: Cooking and Recipes From the Medieval Times of Europe

I recently wrote about exploring ethnic grocery stores to uncover your ancestor’s food preferences and habits, so why not also explore even further back than your great-grandmother’s favorite ethnic holiday meal and go back to the times circa 900-1500, known … Continue reading


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Research Your Family History Through Business Card Collections

I’m learning so much about the various ways people can research their family’s history and was stunned to find out that there is a Historical Business Card Collection that can be researched by name to find out which businesses your … Continue reading


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Mining the Wealth of Online Genealogy Data

In an article by Lan N. Nguyen of the Wall Street Journal, republished in the Post-Gazette Business News and Technology, the article “Going Online to Mine Wealth of Genealogy Data” reviews some Internet sites that offer to help you research … Continue reading


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Tips on How to Use Digitized Books for Genealogy Research

24/7 Family History Circle blog has an interesting article called “Using Ancestry.com: Tips on Using Digitized Books–With a Focus on Local History”, a great look at how to use scanned books you find on Ancestry.com. How To Find the Book … Continue reading


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Can DNA Really Solve Family Mysteries?

In an article on MSNBC called “DNA Solves a Family Mystery”, author Matt Crenson tells of how modern DNA testing has helped to solve the mysteries about his great-grandfather’s history. It also includes some rather stunning information on what DNA … Continue reading


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