How to Link Digitized Records to Your Family Tree

How to Link Digitized Records to Your Family Tree

Family history research may lead to many useful documents worthy of saving and sharing. Here’s a guide to help add these records to your family tree digitally.

Online Course: Cluster and Collateral Research

Looking for new ways to search for your ancestors and add to your family tree? Collateral research focuses on indirect relatives such as siblings of great-grandparents, distant cousins, etc. and cluster research looks at those who don't share blood but may have lived nearby, such as neighbors and friends

Case Study: Overcoming Identity Assumptions in Census Research

Based on initial assumptions during census research, one ancestor was almost given the wrong identity. Learn more from this case study.

Tips to Sort, Save and Share Inherited Heirlooms

You just inherited boxes upon boxes of family heirlooms and papers from your late great-aunt. Don’t panic! We’ll help you sort the trash from the family treasures with this handy PDF download!

Premium: How to Research Orphaned and Adopted Children in Your Genealogy

Legal adoption wasn’t common until the past century or so. Here are five historical scenarios you can use to research your orphaned and adopted ancestors.