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Genealogy Holiday Gifts

November 22, 2024 It’s the week before Thanksgiving. That means it’s time to think about holiday gifts, ready or not. If you’re a genealogist, it’s also a good time to think about sharing some of the genealogical wealth you’ve amassed.   It’s probably too late to whip up a family history book this year, but …

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The Female Half

November 8, 2024 As any genealogist knows, it’s difficult to trace female lines. In fact, it’s so hard that many earlier genealogists didn’t even try. They concentrated on the male lines and omitted the women. If they did mention the women, it was usually in much less detail than the men.   There are a …

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Verifying Family Trees

November 1, 2024 Genealogists want to make their family trees as accurate as possible. We spend hours searching through old documents in repositories and online, looking for the records that give us the answers to our questions.   Experts tell us to find more than one source for every birth, death or marriage date that …

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