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Time + Place= Records and Family!

October 15, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

time and place in genealogy

If there’s any problem that’s bigger than not finding anything about your ancestors, it’s finding too many records with people of the same name to make sense of it all. That’s when genealogists use the concepts of time and place in genealogy like a set of cross-hairs to hone in on records that relate to their family. Time and Place in Genealogy Research What does "time and place" mean to the family historian? It means putting yourself in the time and place of the ancestor for whom you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources, Methodology

Finding Amelia Winter: Using Newspaper Social Columns to Find Female Ancestors

October 5, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

using social columns for genealogy research

Searching for a female ancestor? Check the newspaper social columns! Tracing our female ancestors and learning about their lives can be a difficult proposition in American family history research, so it is important to leave no stone unturned and utilize all the tools available to the genealogist in that endeavor. One such crucial tool in the 19th and 20th centuries is the local newspaper, and the social columns in particular. Newspaper Social Columns: 19th Century Social Media In the years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Methodology, Newspapers

How Long Does It Take to Build a Family Tree?

May 11, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 7 Comments

how long does it take to build a family tree

With the popularity of TV shows such as "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Finding Your Roots," a common question we receive as professional genealogists is "How long does it take to build a family tree?"  You might have watched one of the many shows popular shows on TV where celebrities and individuals alike have learned their family history goes back many generations and hundreds of years in the short time frame of an hour. Surely this must be simple, right? They make it look so easy! Let's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Methodology

Covering Your Bases: Introduction to Autosomal DNA Coverage

April 13, 2018 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 7 Comments

DNA coverage

“Why does my sister have different ethnicity percentages than I do?” “Why does my brother have different genetic cousins than I do?” “If we have the same parents, then shouldn’t we have the same ethnicity or the same relatives?” If you have had these questions regarding your DNA test results, you are not alone! These are some of the most common questions about genetic genealogy tests that we receive from our clients and our readers. If you have these questions, it also indicates that you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Methodology

Tracing 20th Century Immigrant Ancestors

March 22, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

20th century immigrant ancestors

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...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Methodology

Setting SMART Genealogy Research Goals for the New Year

December 29, 2017 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

genealogy research goal

With the start of each new year, many of us think about and set new goals to accomplish, to live by, to achieve. It is never too late in life to set these goals and look to better our lives and those of our families. Each new day presents new opportunities to reach these goals, and if we fall short one day, we can always strive to do better the next. With the new year upon us, you have likely considered goals you would like to achieve, but have you considered including genealogy research-related … [Read more...]

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Third Cousins Twice Removed and Consanguinity: Figuring Out How You’re Related to Your Relatives

July 17, 2017 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 26 Comments

Understanding consanguinity

The Ancestry.com app We’re Related has proven to be a fun novelty sort of parlor game. The app utilizes the information found in your Ancestry online family tree to look for similarly-named individuals in the family trees of various famous people: politicians, actors, musicians, and your Facebook friends. Of course, most of the relations are very distant: 3rd cousins 8 times removed; 9th cousins 2 times removed, etc. Explaining how those relationships are determined is relatively simple. A … [Read more...]

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The Need for Speed: Genealogical Records and Natural Disasters

May 22, 2017 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

genealogical records and natural disasters

When we think about onsite research in a foreign country, most of us might imagine sitting in beautiful reading rooms of libraries and archives. Cool marble, hushed librarians, and possibly some classical paintings or sculptures dot the room. All is serene as the researcher pours over onsite records--leafing through the ancient books or scrolling through dated microfilm in search of the next ancestor. But sometimes the situation is more stressful and potentially perilous for the researcher. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Methodology

Before It’s Too Late: DNA Testing Older Relatives NOW

February 22, 2017 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 1 Comment

Genealogy & DNA Testing Older Relatives

As genealogists we have been encouraged to treat DNA as we would other genealogical records. We are invited to incorporate DNA tests and DNA results as part of proof arguments, we are urged to properly cite DNA evidence and discuss it, analyze it and draw conclusions with it in conjunction with other genealogical records. Increasingly, DNA evidence is becoming part of reasonably exhaustive research under the requirements of the Genealogical Proof Standard. While we have seen major progress in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Methodology

When Your Family Isn’t Where They Ought to Be

January 27, 2017 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 6 Comments

Have you ever had trouble tracing elusive ancestors? Particularly finding one specific record for that family member? You have all of the key documents like birth, marriage, and death certificates. Maybe you have added census pages, military records, and newspaper clippings; but, try as you might, there is one particular document which eludes you, no matter how hard you try to find it? If so, then you can appreciate this question we recently addressed: "I am having a problem finding my mother … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Methodology

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