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8 Fresh Genealogy Tips for Building Your Family Tree

8 Fresh Genealogy Tips for Building Your Family Tree

Do you need some new ideas for building your family tree? If you’re a beginner to genealogy, or even if you are a veteran, you may sometimes think you have looked at all the sources that could possibly exist on your family lines. This may lead you to a brick wall that seems insurmountable. The good news is that there are always new avenues to explore that may lead you to the answers you seek. If you need some fresh genealogy tips to help you take your family tree back even farther, try these eight interesting ones you may not have considered.

1. DNA

DNA is becoming a big part of the research for today’s genealogists. If you haven’t tried it, you should. DNA research can break through brick walls when nothing else can, and put you in contact with unknown relatives who may have photos and other valuable genealogical information on your line. Best of all, DNA testing is now affordable for everyone. – read more

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Fell Off The Family Tree (Genetoons #18)

Genetoons is a simple, one-panel, Genealogy cartoons for the whole family to enjoy. Using a Genealogical idea or fact, I want the reader to laugh! I hope you enjoy them.

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The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors

Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges

Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising’s best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
  • Tips for finding ”missing” ancestors on censuses
  • Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
  • A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
  • Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
  • Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
  • Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
  • Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
  • Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan

This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you’ll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.

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