6 Steps for Breaking Down Genealogy Brick Walls By Rick Crume Brick wall from Getty; photo collage from stock at Getty/Pexels. Created in Canva When you’ve hit a “brick wall” in your genealogy research, you may give up after feeling…
Finding Genealogy Details in Death Certificates By George G. Morgan Though they weren’t universally used in the United States until the 1920s, death certificates can clue you in to more than just when and where an ancestor passed away. But…
The Two Wildcards You Need to Know If You Want to Uncover Buried Records on FamilySearch Every genealogist eventually hits the same wall: the record you know should exist simply will not appear in your search results. Names get misspelled,…
Naming Traditions Across Multiple Cultures By David A. Fryxell In today’s America, where children are named after reality-show stars and parents christen their offspring Khaylee and Jaxon, it’s hard to imagine such a thing as naming traditions. But not that…
17 Types of US Records to Check for Immigrant Ancestors By Sunny Jane Morton Identifying an immigrant ancestor can be both exciting and intimidating. That foreign country listed on a census or in a vital record may finally explain why…
Newspaper Finder: A New Tool for Searching Old Newspapers (Review and Tutorial) By Andrew Koch Newspaper Finder logo over a screenshot from the website Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank, NewspaperArchive, OldNews, Chronicling America … the list of historical newspaper websites goes on and…
5 Tips for Tracing Your Early American Ancestors By Vanessa Wieland Whether you’re celebrating July 4th or simply enjoying a quiet weekend, it’s a great time to dive into researching your early American ancestors. We have plenty of tips and…
Your Guide to Finding Loyalist Ancestors in the American Revolution By Michael L. Strauss Historians estimate that one-fifth of the Colonial population (about 400,000 people) remained loyal to the Crown. Known variously as Loyalists, Royalists, Tories or King’s Men, they…
Case Study: Overcoming Same-Named People in Genealogy Records By Sunny Jane Morton While combing through old records, you’re bound to run across a common issue: finding the same name for different people. How can you tell if a series…
Stories of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence announced to the world that the United States of America was its own sovereign nation. Though the message was clear, the war to uphold that declaration would last…