We love to explore the lives of our ancestors. Documenting our female ancestors can often prove more challenging. They are less likely to appear in many of the public records created at the time – land, estate, court, tax records, … Continued
Genealogical DNA tests are bringing thousands of new cousins to our attention, but many of them don‘t have trees yet, or the trees aren‘t attached to their test. Learn some new techniques for figuring out where how these individuals connect with you. (Focus is on Ancestry.com … Continued
It is a given that the history of Canada is closely tied to that of the United States. And so, it follows that sometimes it is possible to learn more details about an ancestor through records from the other side of the border. Over … Continued
Once you finish the big commercial websites for researching your family history, it’s time to dig into the Canadiana and Héritage websites. These free websites contain a wealth of information, books, newspapers, government records, and more for researching your Canadian … Continued
While AI (artificial intelligence) might be the current “hot” buzzword, the fact is that many genealogy vendors and even genealogists have already been using this technology for years. The AI industry is at a crossroads and within the next five … Continued
Everyone has ideas for their genealogy projects: write a family history; join a lineage society; or scan boxes of family photos. How do you decide which to do? How do know how much time each project takes? Goal setting, time … Continued
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