Understanding Your Surname Origins

Understanding Your Surname Origins

How are you supposed to trace your family’s history if the names keep changing? Last names—surnames—are among the most important yet most potentially puzzling clues to your family’s past. 

Best Resolutions for Scanned Photos and Documents

Take the mystery out of the best size for scanned documents. Here's a quick dpi resolution guide for family photos and other genealogy records.

Premium: How to Pass On Research— What to Include in Your “Genealogy Will”

Create a “genealogy will” that outlines for your heirs what you'd like for your research after you're gone. Here's what to include in it.

Enslaved.org – An In-Depth Look with Shamele Jordon

In this episode of Best Websites, genealogist and writer Shamele Jordon highlights the many resources available on Enslaved.org for those researching African American genealogy.