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4 Tips to Trace Your Roots Through American Independence

4 Tips to Trace Your Roots Through American Independence

Can you find a Patriot or a Loyalist in your family tree? Start with these genealogy tips! Postcard depicting the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts. Courtesy of The New York Public Library. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) …

The Truth About DNA and Famous Connections

Have your DNA results suggested a connection to someone famous? We hope this article helps you dig a little deeper into those eye-catching matches—whether it’s a royal ancestor, a legendary musician, or a historical icon—a…

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    Meet Laura, Project Manager for Legacy Tree Genealogists

    Meet Laura, Project Manager for Legacy Tree Genealogists

    Laura’s journey into genealogy didn’t come from family tradition—it came from a longing for connection. Born in New Jersey…

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    Meet Katrina, Project Manager for Legacy Tree Genealogists

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    How To Use Clues from Family Stories in Genealogy Research

    Image source: Library of Congress How can family stories lead you to accurate genealogy research? Think about the story that repeatedly come…

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    End-of-Life Guide: Honoring Loved Ones and Preserving Their Legacy

    End-of-Life Guide: Honoring Loved Ones and Preserving Their Legacy

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    Babies Left Behind: researching unknown G.I. fathers in the United Kingdom during WW2

    Babies Left Behind: researching unknown G.I. fathers in the United Kingdom during WW2

    At the beginning of 1942, the first group of American G.I.s landed in the United Kingdom to help the war effort. Before long, there were US …

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    How To Understand German Handwriting and Gothic Scripts

    Image courtesy of Penn State University Libraries Digital Collections  Free Resources for Old German Handwriting and Fraktur If you hav…

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    Intro to German Genealogy: Practical Tips for Family History Research

    Have you arrived at a place in your family history research where you need to learn about your German ancestors and how to find them? If the…

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    Italian Heritage Travel: The My Bella Vita Experience

    In this article, we interview founder of My Bella Vita, Cherrye, about their Italian Heritage Travel tours. If you have Italian ancestry and…

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    How and where do you find German parish records online? We'll walk you through how to use the top 3 websites to help you find your German an…

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    3 Keys to Discovering Your Hungarian Jewish Ancestors

    In this article, Legacy Tree Genealogists Kathryne Thorne helps you understand three key ways to find your Hungarian Jewish ancestors. …

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    The Truth About DNA and Famous Connections

    Have your DNA results suggested a connection to someone famous? We hope this article helps you dig a little deeper into those eye-catching m…

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    Searching, Sorting, and Filtering DNA Match Lists

    This article was written by Paul Woodbury, a member of our Legacy Tree Genealogist Research staff. It was originally published in NGS Magazi…

    DNA and Genealogy Cold Cases: Five tips for using genetic evidence to break through brick walls in your family tree

    DNA and Genealogy Cold Cases: Five tips for using genetic evidence to break through brick walls in your family tree

    In real life and in fiction, DNA is used to solve crimes that have stumped investigators for years or even decades. But what if the cold cas…

    How To Achieve Genealogical Proof: DNA Analysis, Annotations, and Citations

    How To Achieve Genealogical Proof: DNA Analysis, Annotations, and Citations

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    How GEDmatch Can Amplify Your Genealogy Research

    How GEDmatch Can Amplify Your Genealogy Research

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    What It Was Really Like To Find My Biological Father: love and persistence find a way

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

    Until recently, Irish family history research was considered problematic. But in recent years, individuals can do the bulk of their research…

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    Where to Start With Your English Ancestor Research: Interview with Researcher Kimberly Gilboy

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    Researching enslaved ancestors in the former British Empire is not as hopeless as it may initially seem. With well kept records and archives…

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    Legacy Tree Genealogists’ Sharon McWilliams specializes in British Isles genealogy research. In this article, she discusses enlighteni…

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    British Genealogy Brick Wall Breakthrough: A Case Study

    Legacy Tree Genealogists’ researcher Jamie Kay shares a case study that demonstrates how she resolved a “brick wall” to ex…

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    Part Two: Using AI in Genealogy Research Best Practices

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    Part One: AI Today and How to Use AI in Genealogy Research

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    Using AI Effectively for Genealogy Research

    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) for genealogy research is still in its infancy but gaining momentum as each new tool is released, in…

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