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Tips for Researching Dutch Ancestors

Tips for Researching Dutch Ancestors

It’s often daunting when looking at records from another country, in a different language to what you are accustom to. Dutch records are definitely no exception. We often take for granted in the UK how easy it is to obtain Birth/Marriage/Death certificates and how little effort it takes to find them. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? WieWasWie When it comes to Dutch records, looking around in forums or using a search engine will usually bring you to…

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6 Reasons You Should Join or Start a One Name Study

6 Reasons You Should Join or Start a One Name Study

If you’ve ever stumbled across an unusual name in your research and ended up whacking it in to Google then you’ve probably come across The Guild Of One Name Studies (Goons). If not, it’s a Website that offers a different outlook to the conventional Family Tree. Rather than a focus on a particular members own tree, a One Name Study is exactly what it sounds like. All members of a One Name Study contribute to a common goal which involves…

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How to Sort Ancestry Hints by Collection

How to Sort Ancestry Hints by Collection

One feature of Ancestry that puts it at the top of it’s field is it’s hint feature. However most users don’t know that you can actually sort these ancestry hints in to the collections that they are part of. Sorting by collection can be beneficial in a number of ways, I find that the most useful thing about it is that I am not distracted by other types of sources. I can search for one type of source and blitz through…

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