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How do you know when and how to hire a professional geneaologist? While researching your family history, you will inevitably encounter situa…

Before you dive in and get overwhelmed researching Orthodox baptismal records throughout the world, here are a few insights to help you succ…

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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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…

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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We sat down to learn more about finding Scottish ancestors with one of our professional genealogists, Jamie Kay. Here's what we learned abou…

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

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

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

In part one, we explain the basics of artificial intelligence and how you might begin to think about using AI in your genealogy research. He…

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