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Descent from Edward Bompasse of Duxbury, MA: He Reached Plymouth on Ship Fortune in 1621

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Using Photography in Genealogical Research: Take Photos of Historic Items for Family Tree and Memory Books

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By: Katharine Garstka

Line of Descent from Immigrant Henry Wolcott: Grandson Became a Colonial Governor of Connecticut

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Genealogical Data: Social Security Applications: U. S. Retirement Fund a Source for Family Research Information

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Create a Genealogy Scrapbook as a Treasured Gift: A Family Tree Present Makes the Occasion Special

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By: Katharine Garstka

Line of Descent from Thomas Allanson of Maryland: Son Charles Changed Surname Spelling to Allison

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Using City Directories in Genealogical Research: Overlooked Resource Can Help Determine Age and Occupation

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By: Katharine Garstka

Descent from Robert Middleton of Maryland: Colonist Became Large Charles and Prince George County Landholder

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Plymouth Colony Governor Thomas Prence: Line of Descent Via Daughter Mercy

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Using Census Records to Find Civil War Ancestors: Federal Enumerations Help Locate Union and Confederate Veterans

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By: Katharine Garstka

Ship Fortune's 1621 Arrival at Plymouth: Mixed Blessings Follow Pilgrims First Thanksgiving

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Finding Service Records of Civil War Ancestors: Online Index to National Archives and Records Files

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By: Katharine Garstka

Bridget Bishop First Executed Salem Witch: Edward Bishop Jr. and Wife Named Witches and Jailed 37 Weeks

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Lineage Society Honoring Soldiers Who Fought for the North

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By: Katharine Garstka

United States Course in Genealogical Education: National Genealogical Society Offers Home Study Class

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By: Katharine Garstka

He Descends from Witches and She from Accuser: Genealogy of Husband and Wife Meets at 1692 Salem Witch Trials

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Genealogical Education – IGHR in Birmingham, AL: Week-Long Summer Class for Beginning and Experienced Genealogists

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By: Katharine Garstka

Husband & Wife Descend from Witch and Bewitched: Lines of Descent from Participants in 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

The National Huguenot Society: Organization Honors Legacy of French Protestants in the U.S.

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By: Katharine Garstka

Accused Witch Rebecca Towne Nurse of Salem: Six Lines of Descent Presented

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Qualifying Ancestors for Witch Society Members: Lineages for Joining Descendants of Colonial Witches Organization

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Is a Witch Hanging from the Family Tree? Lineage Society for Descendants of Early Witches

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Writing a Marketable Family History Book: Ideas for Creating a Work of Genealogy That Will Sell

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By: Susie Yakowicz

Wheeler Surname History: Genealogy Research Reveals Spelling Variations

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By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Lineage Society Honoring Soldiers Who Fought for the North

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By: Katharine Garstka

United Daughters of the Confederacy: U.S. Lineage Society Honors Soldiers Who Fought for the South

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By: Katharine Garstka

Family Legends – Fact or Fiction? Why Those Wonderful Genealogical Family Stories May Not Be True

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By: Katharine Garstka

The Society of Mayflower Descendants: A Lineage Society to Honor the Memory of Pilgrims

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By: Katharine Garstka

Who Were Signers of Mayflower Compact? Historic Document Signed by 41 Plymouth Colony Pilgrims

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Who Came on the Mayflower? Whose Ancestors Are They?

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Tennessee Ancestors on the Wrong Side of the Law: State Penitentiary Records from 1831 to 1870: Convicts and Criminals

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By: Katharine Garstka

Missouri Genealogical Resources: Finding Birth and Death Certificates Online

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By: Katharine Garstka

Line of Descent from Colonist Robert Park: Immigrant Came from England Aboard Ship Arabella in 1630

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Line of Descent from Thomas Hurlburt (1610-1671): Blacksmith Helped Build Saybrook Fort and Fight Indians

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Colonial Burials in Wethersfield Connecticut: Gravestone Inscriptions from State's Second Oldest Town

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Family History Research: Genealogy Can Reveal the Truth About Ancestors

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By: Jane Finch

Drouins Compile Large Quebec Genealogy Database: 2366 Microfilm Rolls Give Data for 37 Million French Canadians

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Robert Titus Founded NY & New England Families: Husband and Wife Descend from Same 1635 Dutch Immigrant

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Descent from NY Colonist Anthony Westbrook: Dutch Colonist Came to New York As Child

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Directory of Nova Scotia Families by Surname: 186 Genealogy Columns Consolidated into Book

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Two Sources for Nova Scotia Ancestors: Lineages for American Loyalist and Scottish Immigrants

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

The Mathematics of Family History: Genealogy Gee Whiz Facts and Trends

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Scottish Immigrants to North America: Thousands of Pages of Genealogy on One CD

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Scottish Families on the Chesapeake: Resource for Genealogists with Maryland & Virginia Scots Ancestors

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Research Strategies for the Genealogist: Making the Most of a Genealogical Trip to the Archives

In: Genealogical Research Methods

By: Elaine Findlay

Abraham van Deusen Early New Amsterdam Leader: Dutch Colonist Owned First Mill and Served on Council

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Copps Hill: Old Boston Burying Ground: Inscriptions from City’s Second Oldest Cemetery

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

The Lansing Family of New York's Hudson Valley: Line of Descent from 17th Century Dutch Colonist

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Tracing Welsh Ancestry: Property Law Required a Nine Generation Genealogy

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Colonist Laurens Dey Banished for Selling Wife: Line of Descent from Early Bergen Co. NJ Settler

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Ancestor Charts – Getting Slashes & Dashes Right: Best Genealogists Know Difference: Double Dating vs Not Knowing

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Genealogy Sources – CT Apprenticeship Records: Experienced Genealogists Use Lesser Known Sources

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

UK BMD Registration Certificate Info: Genealogy Data on UK Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

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By: Elaine Findlay

Genealogists and the Julian Calendar: Double Dating in 1700s Explained

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Colonist John Carman of Hempstead, Long Island: Many Early New York Colonists Not of Dutch Origin

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

A Genealogist's Guide to Parliamentary Records: Family History Resources in the Parliamentary Archive

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By: Elaine Findlay

Descent from Dutch Colonist Gilles J. Mandeville: Ancestor Arrived in New Amsterdam in 1659

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Descent from Dutch Colonist W. Vredenburgh: Ancestor Arrived in New Amsterdam in 1658

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Holland Society for Descendants of NY Colonists: Lineage Organization for Genealogists Promotes History of New York

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Passports Reveal Data on Southern Pioneers: Access to Southern Territories Restricted from 1770 to 1823

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

James Richardson & Mary Ellen Stewart Genealogy: Scottish Immigrants to Western Pennsylvania in the Mid 19th Century

In: Surname Histories

By: Feature Writer Jennifer White

How to Improve Family Tree Research: Five Common Mistakes by Beginning Genealogists

In: Genealogical Research Methods

By: David Todd

Revolutionary War Service Records of MA Soldiers: 17 Volume Series Provides Detailed Accounts

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Thomas Heming and Rachel Cessna Family Tree: Heming and Hemming Ancestors of Bedford County, Pennsylvania

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By: Feature Writer Jennifer White

Cemetery and Death Records Trace Family History: Using Burial Records, Death Certificates and Obituaries in Genealogy

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By: Rick Evin

Descent from Italian Settler Pietro Alberti: First American Immigrant from Italy Reached New York in 1635

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Burial Records for 250,000 Union Soldiers: These Original Civil War Records Reprinted More Than a Century Later

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

William Hemming and Sisson Stephens Genealogy: Hemming / Heming Families in Stark and Carroll Counties of Ohio

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By: Feature Writer Jennifer White

Book Has 10 Thousand Mayflower Family Marriages: Records Gathered by Plymouth Colony Genealogical Scholar

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Immigration Records Help Trace Family Heritage: How to Find Passenger Lists Online

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By: Rick Evin

Descent from Colonial Gov. John Webster: Connecticut Leader Moved to Hadley, MA after Baptism Ruling

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Genealogical DNA: Tracing Lineage Through Human Cells

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By: Melissa Slate

Profile of the Earliest New England Ancestors: Origins of 1620-1650 Immigrants Analyzed and Charted

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Locating All New England Settlers: 1620 to 1640: Great Migration Project Provides Genealogical & Biographical Account

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Lineage Society – Colonial Governor Descendants: 700 Members Have Colonial Leaders as Ancestors

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Tracking Colonial Era German Immigrant Ancestors: 1738 Palatine Arrivals Aboard Ship Robert and Alice

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

The Importance of Family Ancestry: Lineages and Their Relavance Through the Ages

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By: Melissa Slate

Descent from Colonial Gov. Thomas Hinckley: Plymouth Colony Leader Served Until Union with Massachusetts Colony

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Descent from Colonial Gov. William Leete: Only Man to Lead Both the New Haven & Connecticut Colonies

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Descent from Colonial Gov. Thomas Welles: Early Connecticut Leader Held all Top Posts

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Where to Look for Genealogical Resources: Family History Information Online and Offline

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By: Rick Evin

Two Sets of Corbet Family Bible Records: Genealogical Data for Corbets of Mendon and New Braintree, MA

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Phinney Family Bible Records: Births Date from 1752

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Higgins Family Bible Records: Family Births Date from 1729

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Gideon Gifford Data from Overlooked Source: Tracking Down 18 Children of a Rhode Island to Vermont Family

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Dunbar Family Records Reach Back to Early 1700s: Family Lived at Hingham and Bridgewater, MA

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Rev War Officers Start Society of the Cincinnati: Qualifying Ancestors to Belong to Nation’s Oldest Patriotic Society

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Find Vital Records to Trace Your Family History: How to Find and Use Public Records in Genealogy

In: Genealogical Research Methods

By: Rick Evin

United Kingdom 1911 Census Online: The Story Behind the Early Release of the UK Census of 1911

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By: Elaine Findlay

Sarah Palin's Howland and Tilley Ancestry: Multiple Mayflower Passengers and Lineages

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Henry Sampson a Mayflower Ancestor of Sarah Palin: Descendants Include Female Revolutionary War Soldier

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Stephen Hopkins a Sarah Palin Mayflower Ancestor: A Pilgrim of Substance with a Problematical Past

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Palin Descent from Pilgrim Richard Warren: The Mayflower Passenger with 14 Million Descendants

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Palin Descent from Mayflower Pilgrim Brewster: Her Lineage Includes Many Other Mayflower Passengers

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Finding Your Birth Records: How to Search for Vital Records in the US

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By: Rick Evin

25 Revolutionary War Ancestors of Sarah Palin: Descendants Qualify for DAR & Other Lineage Society Memberships

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Verifying Genealogical Data: The Importance of Researching Original Sources

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By: Katrina Haney

Historic Harvard Graduates 1741-1745: First Part Is A-B of Student Surnames

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Harvard Alumni from Classes of 1741-1745: Student Surnames Beginning with C-O

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Harvard's 1741-1745 Graduates Built New Nation: Student Surnames Beginning with P-W

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

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