• The Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home

    The Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home

    For the family history scientist, finding a stash of old family images can be a real genealogy prize! And while our very first disposition may be to hang them right up on the wall for everybody to see– this may not be the very best concept. Photographs are delicate things, and old ones are particularly…

  • 2 of the Top 3 Paid Genealogy Sites Offer Millions of Records for Free

    2 of the Top 3 Paid Genealogy Sites Offer Millions of Records for Free

    That’s why, when you discover your fourth-great-grandmother for totally free, it really feels like you’ve struck gold! And it’s why we are all about mining the vast genealogy resources on the web for totally free records. Family History Daily has actually composed extensively on finding and utilizing totally free resources online. You can find 50…

  • Two People, Same Name: How to Avoid Mix-ups in Your Genealogy Research

    Two People, Same Name: How to Avoid Mix-ups in Your Genealogy Research

    Recently I have been browsing diligently for my other half’s German forefathers and I’ve encountered that age-old genealogy problem– how do I distinguish between 2 unassociated people who have the exact same name, similar ages and live near each other? Or 2 people from the very same household with the same name? If you have…

  • 5 Strategies for Locating Marriage Records and the Vital Details They Contain

    5 Strategies for Locating Marriage Records and the Vital Details They Contain

    Marriage Records are an essential part of family history research study and are one of the best methods to find the ever-elusive first name of a female– as well as parents’ names, ages and professions, house and religious beliefs. If you have actually not found such a record for every couple in your tree, you…

  • 4 Simple Steps to Help You Decipher Old Family Photos

    4 Simple Steps to Help You Decipher Old Family Photos

    Intending to figure out who remains in an old family photo, what year it was taken or what the reason for the shot was? There is no doubt that finding the who, when, where and why of family images is one of the most gratifying kinds of genealogical sleuthing there is, however sometimes the job…

  • The 10 Best (Mostly Free) Scottish Genealogy Sites for Finding Your Ancestors

    The 10 Best (Mostly Free) Scottish Genealogy Sites for Finding Your Ancestors

    If you are lucky sufficient to be from Scotland, or are of Scottish descent, then you will love the wide variety of records simply waiting to be researched here (tha thu fortanach, gu dearbh). Scotland, with its marvelous green mountains veiled by waves of mist, is such a wondrous location to witness! Let this guide…