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What Is Genealogy? How To Get Started With Family History Research

September 5, 2023 by Maggie - Legacy Tree Genealogists Research Team Manager 2 Comments

What is genealogy

What is genealogy? What do you need to know to create a solid foundation for your family history research? What is a family tree, and how create an accurate family tree? How can you use DNA to help you with your research? We'll answer these questions and more for anyone who wants to find their ancestors anywhere in the world. What is genealogy? Genealogy can take many different forms, but what does it really mean? Is it simply names, dates, and places? Is it discovering deep roots at home or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Education, Genealogy for Enjoyment, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: census records, DNA, genealogy, Genealogy for Beginners, genetic genealogy, Vital Records

A Guide to Pre-1850 US Federal Censuses

March 8, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

This guide will discuss what kinds of information you can expect to find in pre-1850 US Federal Censuses and how to use those documents in your own research.  US Federal Censuses are critical to genealogical research in the United States. The later censuses—those after 1850 and especially those after 1880—offered more genealogical information than earlier ones and are frequently used by hobbyists and professional genealogists alike. Censuses before 1850 are more difficult to use because they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: census, census records, family history, genealogy, genealogy records, genealogy resources, pre-1850, records, United States, US Federal Censuses

7 Important Clues From the 1880 U.S. Census

August 7, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 14 Comments

The 1880 U.S. census can provide important clues to aid in your family history research. We share 7 tips to utilize this resource effectively in your genealogy research. Census reports, when available, are one of the backbones of genealogical research. They help us trace family members back and forth in time and provide a great deal of biographical information about each person, all in a neatly arranged table format. It is easy to focus on those all-important columns which provide the key … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, United States Tagged With: 1880, America, american, archive, census, census records, column, health, immigrant, record, United States, US, USA

Know Your Special Census Schedules

June 12, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Are you familiar with the U.S. Special Census schedules? We'll show you how to read between the lines to glean as much information as possible about your ancestors. The census is the backbone of American research. It is one of the first sources that new genealogists learn to use, and one of the most useful overall. Perhaps because of this ease of use and accessibility, sometimes researchers can have a tendency to overlook less obvious notations, or to speed through the record a little too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, United States Tagged With: census, census records, family history, genealogy, genealogy records, special census schedules, United States

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