Make Instant Discoveries About Your Ancestors Here It’s an often overlooked fact that a vast amount of FamilySearch’s collections can not be found via the search on their site. Millions of free family history records are waiting to be discovered but have not yet been indexed and are, therefore, somewhat hard to find. These records are invaluable tools … Millions of Free Records on FamilySearch Can Not Be Found via Search: Here’s How to Access Them Read More »
Discover free hidden FamilySearch records. How to find these browse-only records and tips for using them for genealogy research.
The free genealogy website FamilySearch is not for everyone. Discover why it might not be the best place to build your family tree.
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is quickly becoming a must-visit website for free genealogy resources.
Make Instant Discoveries About Your Ancestors Here Most of us use Google search to look for our ancestors on a regular basis. After all, once we’re done searching our favorite family history sites directly, Google is our best bet for locating new records online. But finding valuable data via Google search can be hard since there … 6 “Secret” Google Search Tricks for Genealogy That’ll Help You Find Your Ancestors Read More »
Follow this genealogy research plan in your family history research to find ancestors with few facts when you start.
Researching your family tree is fun! Here are several free ancestry and genealogy sites you can use without spending a dollar.
Digital documents form the backbone of modern genealogy research. The hardest part remains, however, in finding free resources. Luckily, many U.S. states have put a good deal of effort into making their records freely accessible online
Searching for items in an online catalog isn't the same as searching in Google. Learn how to find more of the genealogy resources you're looking for.
Would you like to search only the free kindle books offered by Amazon? You can do so using the tools Google already provides. Here's how.
There are many free genealogy sites available on the web. Here is a handy reference of 10 of the largest and most useful free family history resources.
Google is an integral part of modem genealogical research, from Search to Keep to PhotoScan. But there's one research tool, Explore, that gets missed all too often because it is hidden inside of Google's well-known word processing tool.
Digital documents form the backbone of modern genealogy research. The hardest part remains, however, in finding free resources. Luckily, many U.S. states have put a good deal of effort into making their records freely accessible online
Nowadays, finding Swedish genealogy records online is practically as easy taking candy from a baby. Search for the Swedes in your family tree online with these tips.
It is the best way, hands down, to immediately increase the number of relevant records you discover about your ancestors.
I came across this neat graphic on the Got Genealogy? FB page. A simple summary of some “Golden Rules of Genealogy.” I love #1 – Speling Dusn’t Cownt. How many times have I talked with people who really get hung up on spelling. Typically, that changes once I show them how many ways I found their ancestors name or place of residence listed! Which is your favorite rule? What rule(s) would you add? Editor’s Note: the graphic contains a statement “You have our permission to use/publish these Golden Rules as much as you like. Just give us credit for them, okay?” GotGenealogy.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copyright © National Genealogical Society, 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to learn more about interacting with the blog, please read Hyperlinks, Subscribing and Comments -- How to Interact with Upfront with NGS Blog posts! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NGS does not imply endorsement of any outside advertiser or other vendors appearing in this blog. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Republication of UpFront articles is permitted and encouraged for non-commercial purposes without express permission from NGS. Please drop us a note telling us where and when you are using the article. Express written permission is required if you wish to republish UpFront articles for commercial purposes. You may send a request for express written permission to [email protected]. All republished articles may not be edited or reworded and must contain the copyright statement found at the bottom of each UpFront article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow NGS via Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Think your friends, colleagues, or fellow genealogy researchers would find this blog post interesting? If so, please let them know that anyone can read past UpFront with NGS posts or subscribe! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suggestions for topics for future UpFront with NGS posts are always welcome. Please send any suggested topics to [email protected]
Identifying old family photographs does not have to be impossible! Tips to identify your ancestors and discover your family history in old family photos.
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What if you could transform Cyndi's List into an even more valuable online research tool than it already is? I’ll share a quick experiment that helped me do just that.
