There are a few common sense things that we need to do to assure that we get all the help we can, and that those we ask are able to assist us in our searches. Using a forum has a few rules and in fact a few bits of etiquette that will serve you well when using them, but more than this, its important to be able to put the data you’re seeking ...

Whats an Indian? Most properly it is probably someone who is from India, however in the US, an Indian has been used for centuries to spea of someone from Native American roots, of multiple tribes. In the United States there are man ways to determine ethnic background, not the least of which is the DNA testing. There is no actual criterion which wi...

The recent release of United Kingdom 1911 Census has given all of us a new method to dig a little further, as well as a bit more recently into our family history and one means of doing that is by using some of the other online genealogy sites that offer various services. Each site that you will find will offer you a wide range of differing service...

Aside from those how to books, you’ll find yourself the proud possessor of local history books and pamphlets, ethic history books, career history books, and other things that help you to understand what life was like in that time period, and thus to better understand what kinds of skills its going to take to find the members of your family t...

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...

Finding your family history in any country takes a simple step by step methodology. You absolutely want to begin with yourself, the documents that your family of present day possess,and then move backward, to find principal and then supplemental resources of documentation. The best way to use those records will be to move backward in time in any c...

Genealogy research is no different than other types of knowledge acquisition in that you will find it is easier to progress by following certain procedures and moving from there into another step. A reasonable progression of your research will usually take in ten steps, although some of them, like anything else, won’t be necessary in some cases...

Many people, for various reasons, including physical infirmity or financial reasons are unable to travel or to gather genealogy in person. Genealogy is still a reasonable hobby for them to undertake simply by virtue of the ease with which you can search the internet to glean information. There are, for those who are unable to go in person for vari...

Some of the terms that you will come across in your genealogy research, as it pertains to and touches on heraldry will be: Marshalling: Which was the term used when a marriage took place. It was the practice of the day to combine the coats of arms of the two families who had intermarried. Technically marshalling is arranging two more more coats of...