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U.S. Passport Applications: A Genealogy Gold Mine

October 23, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

When researching your ancestors, U.S. passport applications can be a goldmine for genealogical information!  We have a wide variety of documents to search for information about our ancestors: birth, marriage, and death certificates come to mind, as well as baptismal records, census forms, obituaries, and naturalization documents. But another source is one that we don’t often consider: passport applications. If you have any ancestors or relatives who may have left the country at any point – even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources, United States Tagged With: Ancestor, application, document, documentation, family history, genealogy, genealogy records, immigrant, information, passport, photograph, travel, United States, US, USA

Primary Source Documents: Standing Where Your Ancestors Stood

May 14, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Primary source documents are a gold mine for genealogists. Here's how one of these simple documents created a defining personal experience for one of our researchers! Primary source documents are the lifeblood of genealogy. Filled with cold, hard facts, these documents provide evidence that researchers use to collect, analyze, and then make conclusions. Personal identity, parental linkage, or biographical details are some of the possible conclusions drawn by genealogists from these … [Read more...]

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