February 23, 2020 Like a lot of other genealogists, I’ve spent the past couple of days uploading photos to My Heritage’s website. I have a large collection of black and white photos of my ancestors that I’ve always wished were in color. Naturally, when I heard that My Heritage had developed a simple way …
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Hints on Narrowing and Broadening Searches on Ancestry
February 14, 2020 Nearly every genealogist uses Ancestry.com for his/her research, but many of us are probably not using it as well as we might be. I volunteer at the local library for walk-in one-on-one sessions, and I’ve noticed recently that several people have told me they’ve searched Ancestry for their ancestors to no avail. …
Limitations of Death Certificates
January 31, 2020 One of the first records genealogists tend to want to locate for their ancestors is a death certificate. It seems like a no brainer since it usually contains information such as date and place of birth, parents’ names (including the mother’s maiden name), marriage status, date and place of death, burial place …