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Tips on Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors on Passenger Lists
In Genealogy Roots Blog’s “Ports, Immigrants, and Passenger Records”, author Joe Beine lists the most popular ports used for immigrants arriving from overseas to American ports. He also explains how to find passenger lists and immigration lists: Beginning in 1820 … Continue reading
Writing Your Family History Project Tips
Kimberly Powell of About Genealogy wrote an interesting article on the “5 Steps to Writing Your Family History”. Though titled “10 steps”, the article covers only five, but they are part of a very simple but solid plan for starting … Continue reading
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All the Cemetery Symbols Explained and Translated
Cemeteries and Cemetery Symbols is a fascinating blog which is “Exploring the meaning of cemetery symbols and other graveyard mysteries. For genealogy sleuths, taphophiles and goth kids.” For the genealogist fascinated with cemeteries and their symbolism, this blog is a … Continue reading
Using Style With Your Genealogy Reports
Julie Miller, Genealogy Columnist of the Bloomfield Enterprise wrote “Using Style to Enhance Your Genealogy”, helping to explain a problem I’ve been running across in many genealogy files I’ve downloaded and have been sent. I recently received a genealogy file … Continue reading
Tips for Getting People to Share Family History Papers and Photographs
“5 Ways to Get People to Share” is another interesting article by Kimberly Powell of About Genealogy. We’ve all been there. Tracked down a family bible only to learn that the distant cousin who possesses it won’t let anyone else … Continue reading
Distant Family Connections Can Help Trace Your Ancestors
Last week’s Relatively Speaking column of the Norman Transcript newspaper featured “Finding Immigrant Ancestors”, a great story about how to research your ancestors by beginning with their arrival, moving forward to today, and then going back in time over the … Continue reading
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Wilson’s Comparison of Genealogy Software Programs
While it might be slightly out of date, Richard Wilson’s Comparison of Genealogy Software Programs is a good review and comparison of the various family history and genealogy software programs available. He compares Ancestral Quest, Family Tree Legends, Family Tree … Continue reading
DNA Testing for Ancestors Can Help You Find the Living
In an article by The Eagle newspaper online, “Local Group Uses DNA in Genealogy”, a local genealogy group is using DNA to help trace their ancestors, but also their living cousins. “The process starts when you join a surname organization, … Continue reading
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Writing a Family History Book For Your Family Begins With a Plan
The Albuquerque Tribute’s Mary Penner has written “Planning Will Save Your Family History Project”, a really good overview of why and how you need to plan your family history research project. Consider these obstacles: You want to cover 200 or … Continue reading
Your Brother Kings: Preservation and Dissemination
Your Brother Kinds has an interesting post on “Preservation and dissemination” that caught my eye. Canterbury5 writes about how a recent purchase of old family history documents promotes a great deal of thought and consideration: What I have been thinking … Continue reading
