Do you have 20th century immigrant ancestors who came to the United States? If so, you’re in luck, as there are a variety of resources available to help you learn about their journey to the United States and where they came from. The biggest challenge in tracing the ancestry of immigrants is that you must first identify their exact hometown (not just country or region) before you can locate records in their home country. Luckily, there were a variety of records created when an immigrant came to … [Read more...]
Legacy Tree Onsite: Genealogy Research in Brazil
Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked Walter, onsite in Brazil, to share his experiences with genealogy research in Brazil. Genealogical research in Brazil can be an exciting undertaking. It generally involves traditional research of records, books, and other historical sources for general information, but then -- due to the scarcity of sources or inexistence of documents due to loss over time or lack of them ever … [Read more...]
Debunking Common Genealogical Myths
Doing genealogy often means piecing together scraps of information from various compiled family stories and documents to reconstruct our family history. Sound genealogical research demands that we, as researchers, place each fact into proper context and evaluate each piece in light of the whole picture. This valuable gathering of facts and supporting them through documentation can be side-railed if we allow common genealogical myths to dictate our research conclusions. myth … [Read more...]
RootsTech 2018 Recap
Legacy Tree Genealogists had an exciting and busy week at RootsTech 2018, the largest genealogy conference in the world. Conference-goers gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah by the thousands, from around the world. We enjoyed mingling with so many others who share our passion for genealogy. The theme of the conference was “Connect. Belong.” We had the opportunity to connect with many attendees at our booth in the Expo Hall, where we also provided question and answer sessions on various topics, … [Read more...]
A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research
Where extant, church records can be an enormous boon to genealogical research. Catholic records in particular are some of the best in the world for three reasons: first, because of the level of family detail they tend to include; second, because of their far reach into the past—sometimes as distant as the late 1500s; and third, for their generally high level of accessibility to researchers today. We at Legacy Tree Genealogists have traced Catholic ancestors for our clients in places like Latin … [Read more...]
4 Important Elements for African American Genealogy Research
Many of us face challenges when conducting African American genealogy research. We begin with relatives closest to us, or known information about subject families, and follow trails that hopefully lead to the nineteenth century and beyond. The 1870 population census is a great source, as it enumerated many African Americans, for the first time by name. 1870 census schedules may also present discrepancies or conflicts with historical family data. Given names and/or surnames, and specific … [Read more...]
Legacy Tree Genealogists at RootsTech 2018: Schedule of Events
The countdown to RootsTech 2018 is on, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever! Held in Salt Lake City, Utah, the conference will run from Wednesday, February 28th through Saturday, March 3rd. Legacy Tree Genealogists will be there in full-force--exhibiting in the Expo Hall, teaching classes and hosting Q&A sessions. Check out our schedule of events below, and be sure to stop by our booth (#217) and say hello! Legacy Tree Genealogists RootsTech 2018 Schedule Wednesday, … [Read more...]
President of Legacy Tree Genealogists Receives Utah Business Magazines’ Forty Under 40 Award
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, February 9, 2018 - The Utah Business Magazine Forty Under 40 award recognizes Utah professionals rising through the ranks at record speed, blazing entrepreneurial trails, guiding industry trends and shaping the future. Award recipients were honored at a ceremony held on Friday, February 9th at the Grand America Hotel Ballroom. Legacy Tree Genealogist president, Jessica Taylor was among the 40 honorees recognized. To do genealogy work well requires some detective work, and … [Read more...]