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2026-04-28 The Times of their Lives: One challenge of doing genealogy research is sifting through names and dates that might be for your ancestor, but also might be for some unrelated person. That's where building an ancestor timeline can be the difference maker, as explained in this RootsTech 2026 video by Janet Few. She gives step-by-step advice for what goes into an effective timeline and how to organize it. For more about creating and using timelines, see Goal A4 in the United States page.
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