Journal
138 articles on finding ancestors, reading records, and keeping the story with the evidence.
April 1, 2020 · Tracy Hall
You have decided to start working on your family's genealogy but where do you start? There are so many websites that you can use to start putting in your family tree. Gone are the days of just using paper to keep track. Many may still have a family Bible they put information i...
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March 31, 2020 · Tracy Hall
Did you know that religion was an essential part of most of our ancestors’ lives? Did you know their religion or denomination is crucial to finding more records? Religious records are some of the most important family history records. Yet, in some cases they can be the hardest...
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March 31, 2020 · Tracy Hall
It is 2020 and COVID-19 is in full swing. Most everyone around the world is in a self quarantine. That is the perfect time to catch up on some genealogy work. You can use this time of isolation and quarantine to do some of those genealogical tasks you've been putting off. Most...
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March 31, 2020 · Tracy Hall
It seems that almost every person doing genealogy has that one area of their family tree where they hit a brick wall. They are just hunting for that one piece of information to be able to tear down the wall. Some people are lucky to stumble upon the piece they need. Others, li...
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March 31, 2020 · Tracy Hall
Do you love putting puzzles together? Pulling out all the outside edges that are easily put together so you can get to the middle. Oh the middle of a puzzle. So many pieces that could go in so many places. But, where exactly do they go? For many, doing genealogy is a huge puzz...
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March 31, 2020 · Tracy Hall
One of the most important aspects of genealogy is not just finding records on your own, it is collaborating with others. There will always be people who know more about a topic than you. There are people who are well versed in certain areas of the world and even different part...
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