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April 19, 2021

Expanding the Scope of Your Genealogical Research

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   One of the most common genealogical research issues I am asked to help with involves help with finding the date of one particular event in an ancestor’s or relative’s life. Most commonly, the goal is to find...

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January 24, 2021

New QRB (Quick Research Basics) Videos

Since the last time we posted, there are four new Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos on our YouTube Channel: Naturalization and Passenger Records United States Church Records U.S. Travel and Migration Records Other United States Records We have provided subtitles for each of these videos in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese, and you can select Auto-Translate in YouTube Settings to...

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January 24, 2021

Don’t Get Obsessed with One Ancestor

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.     The reality is that you have thousands upon thousands of ancestors and millions of relatives. Too often, I am approached for help in finding one ancestor’s parents. Also too often, I hear the same story about...

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January 3, 2021

More Quick Research Basics Videos Are Here!

Since the previous post on the subject, we’ve added six new Quick Research Basics videos on our YouTube Channel and in The Family History Guide website: United States Location and Geography Understanding Vital Records U.S. Census Records U.S. Immigration Basic England Research U.S. Newspaper Research Where to Find Them The videos are available in the Quick Research Basics playlist on...

U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
January 3, 2021

What to Do when Sources Conflict

Note: This article was published previously by Kathryn Grant and is used with the author’s permission. In the 1881 census, William Shepherd Russell is living in the home of Mary Boyington. He’s listed as her nephew. In the 1891 census he’s still living with Mary, but this time he’s listed as her son. Which one is right? Because censuses and...

U.S. Research
December 20, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors in Poor House or Poor Farm Records

Note: This article was published by James Tanner on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   Frederick County Poor Farm in Virginia, United States, By AgnosticPreachersKid – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48996373Poor houses and poor farms, which go by many different names, have a long history in English speaking countries. Quoting from the History.com article,...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
December 14, 2020

Introducing Quick Research Basics (QRB) Videos

We’re excited to announce a new series of videos on our YouTube Channel and in The Family History Guide website: Quick Research Basics. As of this writing, there are three videos—United States Records, Forming a Research Strategy, and Developing Search Skills. About the Videos These videos range from two to three minutes each, and they are provide you with the...

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December 14, 2020

Avoiding the “Same Name Trap”

Note: This article by Kathryn Grant was published previously in the Hearts Linked Together blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Picture this scenario: You’re working in the Family Tree on FamilySearch.org when you see a possible duplicate for John Chambers. And both of them have a wife named Elizabeth. Are these two John Chambers the same person?...

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November 29, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors Using Land and Property Records

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   For genealogical research, there are two main components of land and property records: maps and documents. Using both, when they are available, is a great benefit to research. This is especially true because often the documents, especially...

Records/Research/U.S. Research
November 14, 2020

A Wealth of Military Records

We just celebrated Veteran’s Day on November 11, commemorating the service and sacrifice of so many of our U.S. military servicemen and women. What we may not realize is that there is a huge variety of military records available for research. Many of these records include vital information, such as birth and death dates, as well as names of relatives....

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