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You may know that The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. But did you know that within these millions of items are rich and free genealogy resources?
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Do you like to search for genealogy records for your ancestors for Free? Duh. I have about 40 websites that I frequently use. Some have digitized records in their collections. Some have links to collections that can be searched or browsed. Some include transcribed records. And some have useful genealogical educational information. All of the
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A Beginner's Guide to Archives is a guest blog post by Alistair McGowan, professional genealogist and owner of bespokeGenealogy.com. Originally from the UK, Alistair now lives in Ontario, Canada, where…
You may know that The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. But did you know that within these millions of items are rich and free genealogy resources?
Top 30 Free Scottish genealogy websites. This post looks at 30 free resources to help you with your Scottish genealogy research
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Here are 10 record collections (or record types) you can search online for free and with minimal time needed. In the sister post are fre...
Whether you've got old photo formats from your past or you've inherited photos from previous generations, you've probably wondered how to save old photos. This downloadable 9-step tutorial will help you set your goals and get them organized.
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If you have old family letters, you might wonder how to take care of them. Preserving and organizing old letters doesn’t have to be hard or expensive.
Want to document your family memories and histories, but need a great photobook idea to get you started? This post shares 10 great ways to preserve it all!
This free ebook has been curated to provide you with genealogy research methods for finding your ancestors’ military service records.
Don’t know how to start telling your ancestors stories? Use these 260 family history questions to get started and unlock your stories.
Ancestry.com is a subscription site and this is a list of free Poland collections at Ancestry.com as of August 2020. Birth, Death, Lists...
See the world's major languages broken down by country in this stunning visualization.
FamilySearch International, la organización genealógica más grande del mundo, va a celebrar en Madrid las primeras Jornadas de FamilySearch...
Getting organized and knowing how to address government agencies and organizations can help you get quicker, more effective results. Family Tree Magazine has created these 61 free genealogy forms that can help you access and organize your family history information. They're available in two formats: text and portable document format...
Online family trees are great for getting hints and finding cousins, but you should always keep a backup. Here's how to download your Ancestry family tree.
Ever wonder how to organize photos? Do you look at your collection of pictures and not know where to begin? This post will show you how!
How you can find hidden Ancestry records. These are records on Ancestry.com that are not searchable and can only be browsed.
After a long wait and lots of hard work by Jack Minsky and the team at MacKiev, Family Tree Maker 2017 for Windows and Mac has been released. One of the features I was most excited about is the color coding that is available in both versions.
This is the ultimate guide to doing family history on your iPad.
This is a great idea for making a record of your heirlooms!
Create and organize a family archive of heirlooms and old photos that future generations will cherish.
