Eight Great Genealogy Resources
Eight Great Genealogy Resources To Find Out Who Your Ancestors Were If you want to find exciting discoveries about your ancestors, find out when your ancestors came to the this country and from exactly where, there are great genealogy resources, both online and...
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Genealogy research and building
Genealogy research and building your family tree is very exciting as you find evidence of your great, great grandparents and more! But all those pieces of paper, all those stories and notes - how can you keep them organized so you can find them? Here is a simple tip...
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The Internet has apparently taken over
The Internet has apparently taken over for genealogical research - and I say "apparently" because there are wonderful resources which can be overlooked by beginners building their family trees. The Internet helps with speedy correspondence, searching documents online,...
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Interlinking Genealogy
One of the frustrating but funny things that can happen when building your family tree is when cousins get married. In the Enchanted Family there are many many cases of this within the Royal Family sections. And every time I find a new one I remember the song "I am my...
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Are you now up to over 300 individuals
Are you now up to over 300 individuals in your family tree? Over 3,000? It is amazing how quickly your family tree grows as you dig for treasure about grandparents and their grandparents! Hopefully you will have remembered to add the source details to support all the...
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Squeezing Time For Genealogy Research
TIP:Set a 10-minute timer on your cell phone, computer, or on a mechanical timer, and when it dings, QUIT! Are you busy, busy, busy? Do you find that there are never enough hours or minutes in the day? Those of us trying to search out details of our ancestors on our...
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The English Census and How to Use It
The census is probably the most useful of all genealogical resources - but do you know how to use it properly? This article with give you a basic understanding of how the census works, so you can get the most out of the information you find there, and make sure you...
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How Do I Go About Tracing My Ancestors? Eight Guidelines For Beginners
If you are asking this question "How do I go about tracing my ancestors?", you are clearly a beginner in genealogy, starting on a fascinating adventure to build your family tree. Here are eight guidelines to help you begin tracing your ancestors, including common...
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How to Obtain Records of Birth of Children Born…
Records of Children Born in Foreign Countries to U.S. Parents The birth of a child abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s) should be reported to the nearest U.S. Consulate or Embassy as soon after the birth as possible. To do this, the child's parent or legal guardian should...
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Over time, beginners in genealogy
Over time, beginners in genealogy will become knowledgeable about all the potential clues embedded in every document and record, every history and photograph, every gravestone and medal. But in the early months of research, beginners may make the mistake of taking...
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As you search for information
As you search for information on your ancestors and build up your family tree, you will soon find that you are using a few basic sources. However, to truly get an understanding of your ancestor's life and the context of that life, you will need to dig further into...
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Have you been discovering the variety
Have you been discovering the variety of details which can be provided on a death certificate or registration? As a beginner in genealogy, you will learn that following every little clue on a death record will help to confirm details of your ancestors. Every detail,...
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Charlemagne
◦From Pedigree's of Charlemagne's Descendants: Charlemagne was a man of deep familial piety. As indicated by the epitaphs of his sisters Rothaid and Adelaide, he knew his ancestry in the male line back to his great-great-great-grandfather and probably far more...
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Starting Your Family Tree in Five Basic Steps
The first question people often ask is, 'Where do we begin, when it comes to researching our family tree? In the first instance you have to make a start with the family members who are closest to you. It's quite possible that some of your relatives will have little or...
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Relationship Chart for Family and Friends
To my family and friends I have a really fun chart I made. It is the chart of how the family runs from myself to Adam and Eve. This chart is large and at first maybe a bit confusing, but once you study it a bit it can be really fun. It is interesting also to see how...
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If you are planning on building a family tree online
If you are planning on building a family tree online, here are some very important issues to think about before you start. The Internet has allowed individuals to easily find genealogy information and documents, history, and more. However, it has also allowed the...
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Hatfield and McCoy
One of the most notorious family feuds in history may finally be put to rest this summer. The rivalries between the Hatfields and the McCoys began about 1863 and ran off and on for nearly 30 years. Descendants of these famous families hope that any lingering effects...
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Genealogy & Gravestones – Why Was He Buried
Gravestones and cemeteries are extremely interesting areas of research for your family tree. There is much to discover from searching through a cemetery which contains several ancestors' over time. Sometimes families had all family members interred at one specific...
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What to Do When You Hit an Ancestor Brick Wall
You will definitely hit one - that brick wall in an ancestor line. We all do, and they are sometimes extremely frustrating. For the beginner in genealogy searches, it can be very disheartening to be stopped at the greatgrandparent level and not be able to get further....
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Lincoln – Kennedy
I know Lincoln is related to the Enchanted Family, but now I need to see if Kennedy is. After I do some research on this I will let you know of the out come. If they are related that would be just one more thing to tie them together. Have people explain these ties...
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