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15 Steps to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors

noviembre 28, 2022 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

Immigrant Ancestor Research

Immigration ancestor research can be very rewarding as you discover the story behind your ancestor's journey across the pond. In this guide, we share 15 steps to discovering your ancestor's story of their journey to the United States and help you retrace their steps to find the records and data to verify your heritage.  If you live in the United States and your ancestors aren’t Native American, then your ancestors crossed the pond at some point. Depending on the time period and proximity to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sin categorizar Tagged With: European ancestry, European family history, family history, genealogy, immigration, Immigration research, methodology

Pandemonium and Family Reunions: The Best Laid Plans

enero 17, 2021 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 6 Comments

Planning a family reunion? We've created a list of activities for planning the perfect family reunion - whether that's in-person or virtual! This has been a crazy and difficult year! Even if work has been stable and consistent, the kids have been out of school a lot more than usual and things at home have been chaotic. But in between the stress and the online homework, there have been happy moments too:  reconnecting with those closest to us and finding ways to get together through technology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: activities, family history, family reunion, family reunions, genealogy, planning, tips, virtual

Passenger Lists: A Gateway to Foreign Lands and a Former Life

julio 31, 2020 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

How do you trace your immigrant ancestors from one country to another? Their travels were likely documented on passenger lists. Learn more! In the United States, I’ve heard it said that “unless your family is Native American your ancestors immigrated from somewhere.” How do you trace them if your family immigrated from one country to another, particularly crossing an ocean or two in the process? Their travels were likely documented, specifically on a passenger manifest for the ship they sailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources, Immigration Tagged With: Ancestor, ancestry, family history, genealogy, genealogy records, immigrant, immigration, passenger lists, ship manifests

Make Hay While the Sun Shines: Farm Names in Your Family History

junio 12, 2020 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

farm names in family history

Today we’re going to discuss another important surname anomaly that commonly appeared in areas using patronymics and sporadically elsewhere: Farm Names. But first, it’s important to understand how surnames have evolved, and the nuances that can create brick walls in our genealogy research if we aren’t aware of them. Let’s dive in! Lesson in History: The Birth of Modern Surnames Before different religious factions broke off from the Roman Catholic Church, our ancestors who were not nobility or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, Germany Tagged With: ancestry, Dutch, family history, farm names, genealogy, German, Germany, Netherlands, patronymics, surnames, Sweden, Swedish

Windmills, Tulips, and Wooden Shoes: A Guide to Dutch Surnames

enero 30, 2020 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 17 Comments

Dutch surnames and family history

Exploring your Dutch ancestry and family history is made easier with an understanding of Dutch surnames and their origins.  The Netherlands: a small country with enormous cultural and historical impact. Located in the heart of northern Europe, the Netherlands produced some of the most renowned contributors to science, philosophy, and the arts during the Renaissance, and was known as a haven of relative tolerance during historical periods of persecution. A founding member of the EU, today it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: Dutch, Dutch ancestry, Dutch surnames, family history, genealogy, heritage, Holland, Netherlands, patronymic, surnames

Seeking Connection: The Importance of Family History

septiembre 13, 2019 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher Leave a Comment

importance family history

We explore the importance of family history in helping you find belonging, and how records can help you discover the meaningful details of your ancestors' lives. Family can mean different things to different people. For some, it means to be with people who understand and accept you unconditionally. For others, it is strictly those to whom they have a biological connection. Some of us don’t have ideal families, while others couldn’t imagine their life without family. Most often, though, it’s a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources

Jewish Family History Research Tips, Part 3: Conclusion

agosto 14, 2015 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 6 Comments

This post concludes our three-part series on Jewish family research for genealogy. Click here for part one and part two in the series. Record Types Jewish families appeared in a variety of records throughout their time in Eastern Europe. When conducting ancestral research for Jewish families, the following resources for their town, district, and region should be considered: Civil Registration: government-kept records of births, marriages and deaths. Synagogue Records: Jewish-specific … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jewish Genealogy Tagged With: European, European ancestry, genealogists, genealogy, Jewish, Jewish family history, Jewish genealogy, Jewish genealogy resources, legacy tree, religious records, research, resources, tips

Jewish Research Part 2: Tips and Resources

junio 26, 2015 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

Learning about your immigrant Jewish ancestry can be rewarding. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help you overcome common obstacles in Jewish genealogy research. In a previous post, we covered an introduction to Jewish immigrant research, focusing on historical context, migration patterns, and determining the European hometown. Once you've made the connection across the pond, however, there is still work to be done. Maps and Gazetteers Once you have found a record that names your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jewish Genealogy Tagged With: family history, genealogical evidence, genealogy, heritage, Jewish, legacy tree, resources, tips

Family Tree Research and Jewish History

junio 5, 2015 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 17 Comments

Understanding your family tree research and Jewish history is essential for writing your family history and bringing your ancestors to life. Here are some of our tips on finding your ancestor's hometown and helping to navigate your research.  In the last several hundred years, there were three major influxes of Jews into the United States (and countries like England and Canada).[1] The Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal were the first to arrive, coming during the Colonial years of American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jewish Genealogy Tagged With: family, genealogy, Jewish, research, tree

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