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Do you need a little help breaking down a brick wall or searching for information about an elusive ancestor? These genealogy research tips and techniques will help advance your research process and expand your family tree.
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Family history is all around us and an integral part of our everyday lives. Discover DIY crafts and ideas for displaying family history in your home, learn how to join a lineage society, cook vintage recipes, read reviews, and more!
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Technology has made family history research significantly faster and easier. These posts about genealogy technology will help you locate useful websites, find and care for family photos, select and use software, and more.
Meet the author
Welcome! I’m Elizabeth!
I’m a board-certified genealogist, and my goal is to help you find creative, time-saving, low-cost ways to discover your ancestors and make the past part of your present. Because family history isn’t just a hobby… it’s a lifestyle.
Genetic Genealogy & DNA
Strategies for using DNA in your family history research, and help for beginners who are just getting started with genetic genealogy.
