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What Are You Trying To Prove?
The genealogy proof standard serves as a guide to write up the research you discovered.
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How to Handle Conflicting Info in Genealogy Research
What if I Have Conflicting Info? Is That OK? “What if I find two different answers? Should I worry?” Many of us encounter those same...
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Does It Matter How I Note My Sources?
Using citations for sources is easier than you think. Here are the real guidelines.
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Preserving Family Heirlooms: Passing Down Stories and Treasures to Future Generations
Here's a guide through a step-by-step method to ensure your family’s heirlooms and their stories are preserved for generations to come.
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Is It Time to Stop Researching? (here are some clues to know)
Here's how to know that it is time to stop researching.
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Have You Found Everything? (here's how to know)
Insider tips ensure that you've explored every possible source answer your genealogy brick wall and research family history / ancestry.
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Genealogy Planning (the smart way)
Many of us genealogists start this pursuit because we are inherently curious about our family’s history, we love learning, AND we figured...
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5 Ways to Educate Yourself to Break Down Brick Walls on a Budget
Enrich your genealogical education on a budget, empowering yourself to overcome obstacles and break down brick walls.
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How Do You Know It's Time to Spend Money to Break Down a Brick Wall?
While free resources are a boon to our research, there comes a time when investing money becomes necessary to break through brick walls.
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Genealogy on a Budget: 4 Lesser-Sought (and Cheaper) Sources
By and large, we genealogists start out using free resources. And we make a lot of progress on our family trees at no cost or low cost....
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Genealogy Challenges Posed by Surname Changes
Surname changes can be brick walls in genealogy... here's how to handle it.
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The Hidden Gems in User-Contributed Notes on Genealogy Websites
Often-overlooked user-contributed notes on genealogy websites are a treasure trove.
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Unlocking Family Stories: The Power of Conversations in Genealogy Research
Relatives are living repositories of family lore and information that can be learned by talking with them and asking the right questions.
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Preserving Your Research for Solved Brick Walls
You spent countless hours finding answers to brick walls. Preserve your research through a genealogy will or codicil.
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How Disproving Genealogy Theories Leads to Answers
Here's how each time you're wrong, it's a step toward the truth.
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Tracing Death Dates through Lesser-Known Methods
Use these three lesser known methods to discover death dates
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Cemetery Surveys Can Help Uncover the Past (& Solve Brick Walls)
Learn how cemetery surveys can help solve genealogy mysteries and how to conduct them
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Situations that Seem to Create Genealogy Brick Walls
10 things that lend towards genealogy brick walls
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Cemetery vs. Graveyard - What's the Difference?
Learn the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard and how it helps genealogy research
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Finding Local Genealogy Resources
Tips for finding local genealogy records to solve genealogy brick walls
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