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Struggling to Find Your Italian Ancestors? How to Navigate Italian Archives.

February 2, 2023 by Sarah Gutmann 6 Comments

Researching Italian Ancestors

From Jersey Shore to Postiglione: Finding Italian Ancestors You never know when and where your Italian ancestors will show up. How one genealogist found her Italian ancestors on a most unusual family vacation.  It was the summer of 2016. As was my extended family's tradition, we rented a house at the Jersey Shore for a week in the summer. As is the goal of all family vacations, the hope is to create new memories and forge stronger connections between members. That is why my family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe, Genealogy Brick Walls, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Internet Research, Italy Tagged With: Italian Ancestors, Italian Dual Citizenship, Italian Family History, Italy

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

January 26, 2023 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

Scenic Ireland_Irish Family Hisroey

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

4 Eastern European Archives Growing Through Citizen Archivists

October 28, 2022 by Michelle - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 6 Comments

Eastern European Archives

Eastern European archives have historically been difficult to access. Searching these archives were often met with frustration because these collections could only be accessed onsite or not at all. While many have utilized the collections from the FamilySearch catalog to find key records, a large group of researchers were left with little to no records access because filming didn’t capture records from their ancestral village/town.  Today, genealogists around the world enjoy the efforts of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Eastern Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, Internet Research, Jewish Genealogy, Russia Tagged With: ancestry, archives, Belarus, citizen archivists, Eastern Europe, nazi, poland, russian federation, ukraine

Where to Test? Genetic Genealogy Testing Options

April 18, 2022 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

DNA Testing Choices

Paul Woodbury is a DNA team lead and professional researcher at Legacy Tree Genealogists where he has helped to solve hundreds of genetic genealogy cases. In this article, a reprint from an issue of NGS Magazine, Paul discusses four major DNA testing companies’ tools and their benefits. The article is published here with permission. Four major DNA testing companies offer genetic genealogy testing—23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, and MyHeritage— and there are several smaller testing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, Genealogy Education, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Internet Research, Methodology

Looking Back: The 1950 U.S. Federal Census is Coming Soon!

February 10, 2022 by Sarah Gutmann 5 Comments

1950s American Family

Legacy Tree Genealogists' Sarah Gutmann talks about the soon-to-be-released 1950 United States Federal Census and how it can be used to further genealogical research. She also explains when and how the database will be available online and searchable. Put on your poodle skirt and throw on an episode of I Love Lucy because we will soon be able to look back at the 1950s! On 1 April 2022, the National Archives will release the 1950 Census to the public. As is standard practice, precisely 72 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, Internet Research, United States Tagged With: 1950, census, records, U.S.

Using Newspapers Around the World to Make Family Tree Connections

April 6, 2021 by Michelle - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher Leave a Comment

Newspapers from Around the World

One of our genealogists discusses how newspapers worldwide can connect family lines and associate ancestors with particular places, especially when vital records are not available. Newspapers! Газети! A window to the Past Newspapers can be invaluable in proving family connections in periods when birth and death records might not exist. They can also show relationships between two different places. And most importantly, newspapers are found throughout the world. Those with roots in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research, Newspapers, Russia Tagged With: internet, Lithuania, newspapers, Russia

Using Facebook to Research Family History

March 22, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

Using Facebook for Family History Research

One of our researchers explains how Facebook can be used to find hidden gems in the form of videos, photos, and information for your family research.  Your family history can be found in the most unlikely places. I’d like to share a few success stories I’ve found locating my family and also learning about the lives, times, and locations they come from. A great place to start is Facebook. It is the perfect place for the local historian who is looking to share their work or for those who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research Tagged With: family, family history research, Family Photos, historical societies

Online Resources for Researching Your Norwegian Ancestry

June 21, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

Norwegian ancestry

Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers, located in Norway, to share his favorite online archives and record collections for researching Norwegian ancestry. There are about as many descendants of Norwegians worldwide as native Norwegians. Easy access to Norwegian record collections are therefore important for family history researchers worldwide. In this article, we share our favorite online archives and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research, Onsite, Onsite

This Is Not a Drill: Pennsylvania Military Records Can Be Found Online!

March 8, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

military records online

Documenting military service is a goal for many genealogical researchers. For those with Pennsylvania ancestry, many military records are just a click away on the ARIAS website run by the state’s official archives. What Is ARIAS? ARIAS is an acronym for the Archives Records Information Access System, a website created by the Pennsylvania State Archives to enhance free access to databases showing the service of thousands of the state’s residents in various military outfits, tied to service in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research, Military Service

Top 3 Online Resources for Finding Colonial Ancestors

September 14, 2018 by Robert - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 1 Comment

Discovering colonial American ancestors is a frequent request we receive at Legacy Tree Genealogists. Colonial ancestors pose a unique challenge to the genealogist in that they often appear in many online family trees, but those trees frequently lack sufficient documentation. Eliminating the purely speculative and identifying verified relationships and accurate data is the goal. Here we share three of our favorite online resources for finding colonial ancestors. 1. AmericanAncestors.org This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources, Internet Research

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