The thing that is most amazing about genealogy research in Russia, is that it is even possible at all. Given the many times that the country has undergone some radical change, wars, upheavals or various other issues, the fact that you can actually in many cases find the records that you need is both amazing and gratifying. Many countries have a wi...

As the summer gives way to fall and winter, one of the things that we have to look forward to are the family gatherings that take place throughout the fall and winter months.Thanksgiving and Christmas usually offer the family time to spend together, whether its extended family or merely children and grandchildren who get together. One of the things...

Nearly every genealogist, from the amateur to the professional has had some experience with this error, and has been frustrated by it at one time or another. Wasting time and money on research isn’t fun and finding out you’ve done it is definitely going to ruin your week. The tracing of our ancestors isn’t an exact science, as mu...

You’d be amazed how many folks begin to trace their family tree because they heard they were related to Jesse James, or Marilyn Monroe, or George Washington, or any number of other people they’d truly love to be able to claim in their family tree. In most cases, to be honest, they found they weren’t but the searching was half the...