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6 Strategies for Using DNA to Research Your Latin American Ancestry

May 26, 2023 by Stacey Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher Leave a Comment

Latin America Peru family history research

Latin American ancestry can be challenging to research due to the lack of comprehensive and easily accessible records. Available and surviving records can be challenging to access due to their location or language or because they have not been digitized and made available online.  Because of these challenges surrounding the availability of records, many people in Latin America and of Latin American descent turn to genetic genealogy and DNA testing to learn more about their ancestry and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chile, Church Records, DNA Research, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Latin America, Uncategorized Tagged With: DNA, Latin America

5 Keys to Finding Scottish Ancestors with Genealogist Jamie Kay

March 6, 2023 by Jamie - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Scottish Ancestors

We sat down to learn more about finding Scottish ancestors with one of our professional genealogists, Jamie Kay. Here's what we learned about Jamie and how to research your own Scottish heritage. The Challenges of Finding Scottish Ancestors I grew up around the corner from Aunt Dorothy, our family genealogist, and loved to hear our stories and see the photographs she had collected. My great-grandparents came to the United States from Scotland in the 1870s, so a quarter of my heritage is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: British Isles, Church Records, Europe, Genealogy Education, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Legacy Tree Genealogists, United Kingdom Tagged With: genealogy research, Scotland, Scottish Clan

How To Use Mexican Marriage Records for Genealogical Research

February 22, 2023 by Andrew - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Mexican marriage

While researching Mexican marriage records, have you ever wondered, "Why is there more than one marriage record, and why do they have different dates?"   Early Mexican marriages are primarily found in Catholic church records. Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in the 1860s. Many marriages in Mexico in the 1860s and later are found in both civil and church records, but typically with different dates. Civil registration records will sometimes include more then one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Genealogy Records and Resources, Latin America, Mexico Tagged With: genealogy, Marriage records, Mexican research, Mexico

Irish Family History: Online Resources to Help Find Your Irish Ancestors

January 26, 2023 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

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Until recently, Irish family history research was considered problematic. But in recent years, individuals can do the bulk of their research online with many digitized records available from private and public entities.   Getting Started with Irish Family History Online  The first step to Irish research is to document all the information you know about your ancestors and check with older family members who are still living to get as much detail as possible from them. Finding the maiden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, British Isles, Census, Church Records, Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Immigration, Internet Research, Irish Ancestors Tagged With: Ireland, irish ancestors, Irish Family History, Irish genealogy

3 Tips and Tricks to Kickstart your Portuguese Genealogy Project 

October 10, 2022 by Becca- Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

portuguese geneaology

Want to know more about your family history in Portugal but need to know how to get started? Our experts at Legacy Tree Genealogists pulled together a simple research guide to help you discover your Portuguese ancestors and begin your Portuguese Genealogy project now.  1. Finding Your Ancestral Hometown   Because Portuguese records are kept at the local level, it is imperative to know the ancestral hometown beforehand. [1]  If you already know your ancestral hometown in Portugal, jumping into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Europe, Genealogy Education, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Portugal Tagged With: ancestry, family history, genealogy, legacy tree, Legacy Tree Genealogists, portugal cathedral, portuguese geneaology

The Bread and Butter of Latin American Research: Church and Civil Registration Records

February 17, 2022 by Becca- Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Latin American Research Bread and Butter

Whether your ancestors lived along the U.S./Mexican border or the southernmost tip of Argentina, all Latin American genealogical research is heavily dependent on two main record sets—Catholic Church records and civil registration records. Grasping at least a basic understanding of these record types—including their history, the information provided in them, and where to find them—is imperative to discovering your Latin American roots. Catholic Church Records As the Spanish Crown colonized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Court Records, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Latin America

Legacy Tree Onsite: Belarus Archives and Records Collections

September 30, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 10 Comments

Belarus

Legacy Tree Genealogists’ Dennis Baranov has conducted research in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine for more than 15 years. His wife Mariya is his research helper and translator. In this article, they provide detailed information about Belarus archives and records to research family histories, especially in an area where many documents have been destroyed. Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Minsk is the capital and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Church Records, Eastern Europe, Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Onsite Tagged With: archives, Belarus, EasternEuropeanGenealogy, familyhistory

Tying the Knot: Ancestral Marriage Records and Where You Might Find Them

February 7, 2020 by Carolyn - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 7 Comments

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Marriage records are a major source of genealogical information since they mark the merging of two families and provide what may be the only source of a married woman’s maiden surname. Searching for maiden names in marriage records is one of the first priorities of all genealogy research. One maiden name brings a whole new set of ancestors and their stories into play. Marriage has always been a very public covenant, since two people were vowing to care for each other and their children, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Vital Records

Unlocking the Genealogical Treasure of the Parish Chest

April 27, 2018 by Christy - Legacy Tree Genealogists Editor 2 Comments

Family historians with ancestry in England will almost certainly be familiar with Church of England parish registers. These registries of baptisms, marriages and burials provide the trunk on which most pre-1837 English family trees are built. Even after the 1837 implementation of civil registration, parish registers continued to be a significant source of useful genealogical information. What is less well-known, however, is that the Anglican parish created more than just baptism, marriage and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: British Isles, Church Records, Genealogy Records and Resources

A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research

February 23, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 22 Comments

Catholic records for 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...]

Filed Under: Church Records

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