What can I do if I’m stuck? What is the register of voters? How can it help me? What is the directory of names? How can I use the directory of names? What other directories are there? ...

How would I start to trace my family tree? Where do I get a copy of my birth certificate from? My family are all across the world, where do I start? My family are from Scotland, where do I start? My family are from Ireland, where do I start? My family are Welsh, where do I start? What do I do if I find skeletons in my family history? I’ve fo...

How do I begin to trace my family history? Do I only include my immediate family? Should I start with my surname? I have a step family should I include them? Should I include occupations? If family are spread across the UK would this more difficult? Should I draw up a family tree? How do I draw up a family tree? Can I get a professional to do draw...

Many families have rumors of it, have heard it said that their mother or their fathers mother was “full blood” native American of one variety or another. How do you find out whats real and whats fiction? Nearly all Native Americans belong to one of five mitochondrial DNA haplogroups: A, B, C, D or X and all of these are widely distribu...

One of the better places to seek your family roots is in the records of property.Since the concept of owning land began thousands of years ago, property purchases and gifts have been taking place and all of them leave a trail of paper that makes our lives as genealogists a great deal easier. Deeds, wills, transfers, mortgages and land grants are a...

The internet is one of the latest and greatest new tools in our genealogical research and can be used to offer us: ~People and places to learn from. ~Meeting of the minds, people to assist us and places to discuss our research. ~A place to publish your conclusions, in many cases free of charge. A few of the things it won’t give you however a...

There are many places that you can use to learn the skills involved in genealogy, not the least of which is of course the internet. The advent of online classes in many areas has also reared its head in the genealogy courses, many of which are available for you to take online as opposed to taking the class in an institution of learning. Its fa...

One way to expand your knowledge of your ancestors is to use occupational records. By so doing you can often distinguish between people with very similar or same names and discern to which you’re related. You can also discover family traditions that were passed down from generation to generation through occupational “secrets” or techniques. ...

Thanks in part to the internet, finding a professional to research your family’s history isn’t at all difficult. The real problem lies in selecting between all of those you see. As you begin in your search, you will want to know a few things about the professional you are considering and the entire process as a matter of fact. Most pro...