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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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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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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Unearthing Treasures in Offline Genealogy Records
Finding offline genealogy records and conducting genealogy research
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Exploring Occupations to Break Through Genealogy Brick Walls
Research and analyze your ancestors’ occupations to see what their chosen professions can reveal about their lives
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Solving Genealogy Problems Using Ancestor's Behaviors and Decisions
Getting to know your ancestor's personality and behaviors can help answer genealogy brick walls.
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Do You REALLY Have a Genealogy Brick Wall?
Check to see if you really have a genealogy brick wall and how to solve it if you do.
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Tips for Lineage Society Applications
Often, we encounter challenges when we begin the application process for joining a lineage society. Aside from gathering accurate and...
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Beware the Dangers of Source Snobbery
Are some sources "better than" others? Are some records types always "5 star" quality? Are some always "1 star" or poor? It's true that...
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