I’m not sure what my grandparents and other family members were celebrating in this picture, but I’ve often thought it was New Year’s. Perhaps it was New Year’s 1946, right after World War II ended, which would have been cause for a great celebration. There would have been hope for a brighter future and, perhaps,… Read More Ringing in the New Year
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Bob Taylor on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Doing family history research in the United States? You’ll enjoy the resources in the Family History Guide; there are separate research pages for each of the 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto… Read More Researching in US Counties
FamilySearch partners with several commercial family history websites (American Ancestors, Ancestry, Find My Past, Geneanet, and My Heritage). As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have FREE access to these additional sites with their billions of additional records. This could be an annual value of $900. However, you must sign… Read More Have You Signed Up for FamilySearch Website Partners?
Other genealogical resources for researching military personnel are available. Here are three: FamilySearch.org, ancestry.com and Fold3.com. FamilySearch.org – In addition to millions of military records, FamilySearch’s Wiki includes a comprehensive list of most available databases organized by wars, soldiers and state. Ancestry.com – Ancestry.com’s U.S. Military Collection on Ancestry contains more than 100 million names… Read More Resources for Military Research
Anyone who is serious about discovering their family history should never pass up an opportunity to supplement their research by using United States newspapers. Newspapers are often the best place to find such useful sources as obituaries, notices of land sales, probate notices, birth, marriage and death notices as well as day to day historical… Read More Newspaper Research
Now that I have my DNA results, what do I do with them? I have looked down the list of matches and been able to identify several of the names as being part of my family tree, as well as the possible side of the family they are from. My daughter was looking at those… Read More What to Do with Your DNA Matches
After waiting almost three months to receive the results of my DNA test, I am finally in possession of the “facts” as I know them. It has been quite the experience. After sending in my first test, I was contacted and had to do a second test! It took me far too long to get… Read More Well, I’m Not Who I Thought I Was
It was inevitable at some point I would be interested in having my DNA tested. And when that happened, I could also convince my husband to have his tested as well. As luck would have it, our kids took care of the decision for us. Yes, we received DNA kits for Christmas! As excited as… Read More Who Do You Think You Are?
Many of us know that FamilySearch partners with several commercial family history websites, but what does that really mean for us as individuals doing family history? For one thing, it means – as Latter-day Saints – we can have access to these additional sites with their billions of additional records free of charge. This could… Read More Find Your Family Easier with FamilySearch Partners