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HOW TO: Land Records & Genealogy Research
HOW TO: Land Records & Genealogy Research

Land records are one of the most underutilized resources in genealogy, believe it or not. What once brought immigrants to America, the ability to obtain land, is often completely forgotten in research. Established countries, like Europe, almost all land had been titled for years, even centuries. Laws of primogeniture (inheritance by only the FIRST SON) ensured that properties wouldn't be split up into smaller parcels, but that also meant that other children couldn't inherit the land.

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5 Tips to Level Up Your Genealogy Research
5 Tips to Level Up Your Genealogy Research

Family history research can be full of obstacles... and your genealogy journey might seem like it's laced with pitfalls, vast expanses of water... and those brick walls that seem to come out of nowhere at every twist and turn. If you focus your family-history training regimen on conquering the five challenges outlined here, you'll get better at building your family tree and even level up your Genealogy Research!

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How to Create a Genealogy Source Citation
How to Create a Genealogy Source Citation

Whenever I talk about citing genealogy sources, I swear I can hear someone physically sigh... and I get it! There is no other area of genealogy that stirs less excitement than the topic of citing! Creating accurate genealogy source citations can be DULL and let's be honest... it takes up so much time... but it's so important!

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Research Log & Family History -- 6 Things to Use in Your Genealogy Research Log
Research Log & Family History -- 6 Things to Use in Your Genealogy Research Log

Have you ever visited an online research site (or physical archive) and thought about the vast collection of records that were just within your reach... but you had no idea where to even start? Or, maybe you've spent hours researching one single person only to lose... or worse... forget most of what you've learned and/or where you learned it. Maybe you've even walked away from your research for a few weeks and when you sat back down were left completely confused about where to pick it up again...

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10 Historic Weather Events & Our Ancestors
10 Historic Weather Events & Our Ancestors

Our weather is something that seems to always be a topic of conversation day in and day out. We always want to know what tomorrow will hold... especially with global warming being a hot topic. Weather is a worldwide subject of daily conversations, and it's also a great way to break the ice in awkward moments of silence.

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9 Research Strategies to Solve Genealogy Mysteries the Old School Way
9 Research Strategies to Solve Genealogy Mysteries the Old School Way

Sometimes the KEY to solving a genealogy mystery is going BACK to the BASICS!

When you run up against a genealogy BRICK WALL - try these nine (9) old-school ways to break that wall DOWN. You'll find that not only can old dogs learn new tricks... but dogs both young and old will benefit from practicing these time-tested strategies!

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10 Brick Walls And How To (Possibly) Break Them Down
10 Brick Walls And How To (Possibly) Break Them Down

As a Genealogist... you've probably already discovered that the term "Brick Wall" is discussed almost regularly! We love to chat about the brick walls that are blocking our search into families' pasts. Usually, these brick walls are only detours that we can find our way around by stepping back and taking a fresh look at our research.... seeking out different record types... or doing some cluster research to find a clue buried in the overload of information.

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Genealogy Research Report Writing
Genealogy Research Report Writing

We all love and live for the thrill of the HUNT... the challenge of a mysterious kinship or hidden story. We hone our research skills, learn about records and think over the evidence we uncover. But, there's another part of the detective work that we often overlook... writing reports about our research.

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Researching Passenger Lists
Researching Passenger Lists

When you start looking into family research, nine times out of ten the trail will lead you to start questioning how immigrant ancestors got to America.

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Death Record Research
Death Record Research

Sitting down to start your genealogy research... it is common practice for many professional genealogists to begin by looking at DEATH RECORDS, first. Death certificates and records give us the most recent evidence of our ancestor's lives.

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Naturalization Records Every Genealogist Should Know About
Naturalization Records Every Genealogist Should Know About

When working with genealogy in the United States, every family tree you encounter will have an immigrant ancestor. The only question is when that migration took place.

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Let's Talk About Guardianship Records
Let's Talk About Guardianship Records

As recently as the 20th century in the United States and elsewhere, the death of a father meant that his children were orphans, no matter if the mother survived him or not.

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Looking Behind the Lens
Looking Behind the Lens

How often do we stop to think about who is behind the camera on those old, vintage photos we have collected from our ancestors?

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8 Steps to Verify Your Finds & See Where They Lead
8 Steps to Verify Your Finds & See Where They Lead

Billions of ancestors in family trees online have had Genealogists give them names. But, what now? What do you do with all this new information once it's been uncovered? If you don't take the right steps you could be chasing the wrong ancestors, or miss clues all together... leading to a giant brick-wall.

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