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Websites To Help You Find Old Local Maps

Websites To Help You Find Old Local Maps

Whilst it’s great learning about your ancestors, a lot of people neglect to learn about the places they lived or even the land they they might have owned or worked on. The majority of us will have ancestors that lived and worked in rural areas, be it in the United Kingdom, Europe or the USA. There are websites dedicated to preserving and displaying old local maps. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? 1. Old-Maps.com (USA & Ireland) Old-Maps.com has…

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DNA Shared Between Two People Checklist

DNA Shared Between Two People Checklist

Whether you are looking up the percentage DNA Shared between your known relationship or have just got back your DNA results and want to know what the possible relationships are between you and your matches the checklist below will help you figure out the possibilities. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? Identical Twins 100% DNA Shared Parent/Child 50% DNA Shared Full Siblings 50% DNA Shared (Approx) Half Siblings 25% DNA Shared (Approx) Grandparent/Grandchild 25% DNA Shared (Approx) Aunt-Uncle/Nephew-Niece 25% DNA…

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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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Researching Ancestors In The German Military

Researching Ancestors In The German Military

Anyone with German Ancestors know that German Research can be at times, very tricky but once you’ve got the people you’re after you can find lots of very interesting sources. One of the most important sources beyond Birth, Marriage and Death records are Military records. Below are some great resources for finding anyone that was in the German Military. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? 1 –  Deutsch Dienststelle (wasT) Probably the most important German Military Collection around…

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