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What Are Primary Sources When Researching Your Family Tree?

What Are Primary Sources When Researching Your Family Tree?

Primary sources are the backbone of genealogy research. They are the original records that provide first-hand information about your ancestors and their lives. In this post, we will explore what primary sources are, why they are important, and what types of primary sources are available for family tree research. How do you keep your Genealogy Records? Paper or Online? What is the definition of primary sources? Primary sources are original records that were created at the time of an event…

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Researching Your Freemason Ancestry

Researching Your Freemason Ancestry

The Freemasons have a reputation for being a very secretive an secluded organisation, but depending on the locations/lodge there can actually be a lot of information available on its past members. With regards to Freemason Ancestry, generally speaking a lodge is unlikely to offer up any information relating to an Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft Mason but would be able to offer information on a Master Mason. Before getting in to Freemason research its good to read up on how the…

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How To Find Out About A British WWI Veteran In Your Tree

How To Find Out About A British WWI Veteran In Your Tree

Almost everyone will have someone in their tree that fought during the First World War (Or Great War). Naturally people we love finding these WWI Ancestors as it tends to fill us with a massive sense of national pride. Especially on Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom. Finding more out about these ancestors can be challenging but if you know the right places to look you can get a lot of information if you’re lucky. What’s your preferred storage method…

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Guide To Researching French Records

Guide To Researching French Records

The further you go back in your tree and the more branches you find, chances are you’ll find a French ancestor. Unfortunately with French research you need to know the exact place that person was born (Or get very lucky with a unique surname) to be sure you’re looking at the correct person. French records are indexed by town (Archives de la ville de ____) and/or Departement (Archives Departementales de ____) Plus modernised versions i.e. Rouen incorporated adjacent towns so…

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What To Do Once You Have Your DNA Test Results.

What To Do Once You Have Your DNA Test Results.

So you’ve just received your chosen DNA Test results. Now what? A lot of people don’t realise that you can do a lot more with the raw test results than what is shown on any of the sites that test DNA. Your raw results come in the form of a file that can be easily uploaded to a number of other sites. To top it off almost all of these sites and tools are free! What’s your preferred storage method…

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An Easy Guide to Commercial Genealogical DNA Tests

An Easy Guide to Commercial Genealogical DNA Tests

DNA Tests have become a staple of Genealogy in recent years and as they are getting cheaper and cheaper a lot more amateur genealogists are becoming much more interested in unlocking the secrets kept within their DNA. The main question is which one to get. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? DNA Tests can help in a number of ways There are three main types of DNA Tests used within Family history. The most popular of these test are…

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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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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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