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November 8, 2020

Goldie May Update: Finding Missing Children

The Goldie May Chrome extension is a great tool that combines resources in the United States census with your information in FamilySearch. It acts as a personal research assistant, prompting you to explore relevant areas for research on your family lines. There is a new feature in Goldie May: it helps you survey your female ancestors in the 1900 and...

U.S. Research
November 8, 2020

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 2020-11-09

Here’s a list of the most recent updates we’ve made to The Family History Guide website as of Nov. 9, arranged by date: 11-8 – Added links from NewspaperIndex.com to over 100 smaller countries worldwide. 11-7 – Added links to the African American Gateway, from the Allen County Public Library. These are in Goal 1 of most of the U.S....

What is new at The FHG
November 1, 2020

Using DNA Results for Family History

Several weeks ago, Debbie Weaver, an expert in genealogy research with DNA, presented an excellent online class at the Sandy Granite family history center: “Using  DNA Results for Family History”. In the video, Debbie discusses what DNA testing and results can do for you, such as Provide clues for your research Verify traditional paper trail research Validate or disprove family...

DNA/Learning/Research
November 1, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors using Death and Cemetery Records — Part One: Lost and No Recovery

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   Death and cemetery records go way beyond death certificates and grave marker inscriptions. To begin to understand all of these genealogically valuable records we need to focus on what happens and what records are created when a...

Research/U.S. Research
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