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3 Tips and Tricks to Kickstart your Portuguese Genealogy Project 

October 10, 2022 by Becca- Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

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Want to know more about your family history in Portugal but need to know how to get started? Our experts at Legacy Tree Genealogists pulled together a simple research guide to help you discover your Portuguese ancestors and begin your Portuguese Genealogy project now.  1. Finding Your Ancestral Hometown   Because Portuguese records are kept at the local level, it is imperative to know the ancestral hometown beforehand. [1]  If you already know your ancestral hometown in Portugal, jumping into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Europe, Genealogy Education, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Portugal Tagged With: ancestry, family history, genealogy, legacy tree, Legacy Tree Genealogists, portugal cathedral, portuguese geneaology

Connecting the Dots: What Constitutes Genealogical Proof?

April 24, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 13 Comments

How do we know when we have compiled enough evidence to consitute genealogical proof of a familial connection? Read on to find out! How do we know when we have compiled enough evidence to constitute proof? Is a birth certificate or an autosomal DNA test result sufficient to declare this person is the child of that person? Must we collect every record regarding an individual – the deeds, the tax lists, the newspaper clippings, the census reports – before we can declare a familial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Methodology Tagged With: archives, family history, family history research, genealogical evidence, genealogical proof, genealogy, genealogy records, genealogy resources, genealogy tips, Legacy Tree Genealogists, methodology

8 Essential Tips to Maximize Productivity While Working Remotely

March 26, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

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As employers and employees around the globe scramble to implement and adjust to remote work options in the face of COVID-19, for Legacy Tree employees, it's just another day "in the office". Legacy Tree Genealogists has been a remote-based company since its inception in 2004--allowing us to attract top talent regardless of geographical location, access records around the globe for our clients, and grow our company to allow us to serve even more individuals and families worldwide. As work from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Legacy Tree Genealogists Tagged With: business, entrepreneur, genealogists, Legacy Tree Genealogists, remote work, tips

RootsTech 2020 Recap: Celebrating 10 Years of Connection

March 2, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

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A recap of all the happenings of RootsTech 2020. There was a lot to celebrate this year at RootsTech 2020, and Legacy Tree Genealogists was there for it all. We discovered great stories, connected with friends new and old, shared our genealogy knowledge, and helped commemorate the conference’s 10th anniversary. The theme of RootsTech 2020 was “Discover the Story of YOU.” The story of each of us is made up of an intricate mix of not only our own experiences, but the trials, traditions, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conferences & Education, Legacy Tree Genealogists Tagged With: conferences, genealogy conferences, genealogy education, genealogy events, Legacy Tree Genealogists, RootsTech

DNA: Transforming African American Genealogy

February 19, 2015 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 28 Comments

Are you interested in learning more about your African American heritage? Advancements in African American DNA testing may provide answers when historical records don't exist.  In 2006, PBS aired a television program called African American Lives in which Henry Louis Gates Jr. explored the genealogies of prominent African-Americans. In this mini-series, Gates used traditional genealogical research in combination with DNA analysis to reveal secrets about his guests’ family histories.[1] As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, African American Genealogy Tagged With: African American, Black, DNA, family history research, genealogical proof, genetic, genetic genealogy, Legacy Tree Genealogists

Ancestry’s Cyber Attack and a Look at Perseverance

June 25, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

Ancestry's Cyber Attack, putting an outage to online records for a few days, really put things into perspective for how far genealogy records have come over the years.  Last week, a new genealogy research project came across my desk and it was thrilling to delve into a 19th Century Mid-Atlantic States project and have instant access to a vast amount of records online through various online genealogy record websites. Within a few short hours of working on a census survey, I felt a great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research Tagged With: ancestry, archives, cyber attack, family history, internet records, Legacy Tree Genealogists, record

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