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Top 100 Genealogy websites for 2013 13 me b zola Feb 2013 May 2022 9 45417
Some links to get you started 16 kdmorris Feb 2012 Mar 2021 7 31375
Archived Ancestry/Genealogy Group - From DU2 0 kdmorris Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 29304
To what extent is your "ancestry" part of your family's diet? 32 Model35mech Aug 2023 Wednesday 7 3273
Two weeks ago, I took a Genealogical Tour 7 no_hypocrisy Sep 5 Nov 1 23 2559
Colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts - 1704 Deerfield Raid 6 wnylib Mar 2023 Aug 2023 5 9500
Just got back from serious genealogical research 7 no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 Aug 2023 21 788
The inheritance of social status: England, 1600 to 2022 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 1628
Ancient DNA Reveals A Genetic History of the Viking Age: Smithsonian. Slavery in Viking Society 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Aug 2023 10 4588
My father would be 100 years old on Thursday. Original Antifa. 15 Dennis Donovan May 2023 May 2023 16 4367
lest you completely trust dna- 7 mopinko Feb 2023 Mar 2023 8 2374
I just reactivated Ancestry to brush up my family tree a bit. Got a few shockers 14 NewHendoLib Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 5613
Singer Cyndi Lauper Learns She's Descended from Another Rebel Who 'Fought the Man,' More 2 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 1429
I've been using Ancestry and Family Search for 8 families, but the tree has exploded. 4 Frustratedlady Sep 2022 Jan 2023 1 6815
Interesting find concerning my Confederate ancestor 25 Chainfire Jan 2023 Jan 2023 61 2863
Actor Edward Norton is Direct Descendant of Pocahontas, Records Confirm; Julia Roberts 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 4252
My nephew and his daughter visited 2 Marthe48 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 33 1423
I get surprised when people don't know things about 11 Marthe48 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 15 4950
After many years I am getting a marker for my husband 5 Marthe48 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 4427
Got my Ancestry DNA back 6 chowmama Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 1431
well, i'm a big step closer to home today. 0 mopinko Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3606
Got a surprise today 4 Old Crank Aug 2022 Sep 2022 8 1163
Recently I saw Ancestry notes lifespans of people w certain surnames. 22 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Aug 2022 1 6179
well, here's a twist for ya. 9 mopinko Aug 2022 Aug 2022 23 2034
so, can someone w access to irish records do a search for me? 49 mopinko Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 5194
How do you correct information on Ancestry.com? 19 bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 Jul 2022 7 4543
Another WWII mystery - Eleanor Bradley Harris 29 frogmarch Nov 2019 Jul 2022 4 8350
My Carpathian Mountain (Slovakia) Heritage 0 sprinkleeninow Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 2546
Memorial Day memorial. 1 Chainfire May 2022 May 2022 5 1016
Read This Before You Buy a Genetic Testing Kit: Consumer Reports 4 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 2 6977

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RootsTech 2022 begins tomorrow, March 3 2 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1284
How to research the history of your St. Louis home -- and learn all about its past residents 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 3890
Historical Society Offers New Resource For Genealogists 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1148
According to 23andme, I'm related to Louis XVI! Any other royals here? 15 bif Apr 2019 Feb 2022 2 10564
evidently I made a big mistake on ordering DNA ancestry test kit 7 Grasswire2 Dec 2021 Jan 2022 1 2256
this is crazy. The info on my mom's 1986 death cert is wrong. 12 Grasswire2 Nov 2021 Dec 2021 0 4522
I found another embarrassing ancestor... 4 Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 3438
Consequences of World War I 3 bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1327
Like a miracle, two obscure cousins came into my life this past week. 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2021 Oct 2021 12 6706
anyone have a tip to find old professional licenses? 5 mopinko Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 2845
I feel so ripped off--newspapers.com 3 Lulu KC Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 2611
hey there pros. who wants a job? 2 mopinko Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 4633
I spent some time labeling headstone pictures 10 Marthe48 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 6986
Explain these cousins to me, please 8 Captain Zero May 2021 May 2021 0 3278
Trump donor buys large stake in Ancestry.com 14 Dem2theMax Aug 2020 May 2021 7 10659
Family surprise! 9 LeftInTX Nov 2018 May 2021 7 5629
Want to learn my mother's birth, marriage and death dates; she died when I was 7 or 8, 10 elleng May 2021 May 2021 8 5618
SPEAKING OF newspapers.com... 3 Montauk6 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 5896
I know the 1890 Federal census was destroyed in a 8 Boomerproud Jul 2020 Mar 2021 1 9942
Apache Junction Jane Doe 0 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1788
"The Woman With No Name" 6 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 5504
Genetic genealogy is helping to crack cold cases and identify victims left nameless for decades. 0 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 6149
US Marriage registration records, how to find what they contain ? 5 OnDoutside Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 3554
I don't know how newspapers.com works. 16 Grasswire2 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 3 3472
well, the adoptees might just be the most fun part of all this. 2 mopinko Feb 2021 Feb 2021 7 7489
Nancy Pelosi, Finding Your Roots airs tonight, PBS 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 Jan 2021 9 2487
well i found an irish cousin. adopted. also, this guy- [View all] 55 mopinko Oct 2020 Dec 2020 13 3650
well, i traced my connection to the great michael dwyer. 16 mopinko Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 4046
Trying to explain bloodlines 36 Marthe48 Aug 2019 Dec 2020 1 3821
I got back into gen. 14 Marthe48 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 1 4690

Ancestry/Genealogy Continued...

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Any Daughters of the American Revolution here? 48 MoonchildCA Oct 2020 Nov 2020 2 5715
so, very strange. i got back into my ancestry account. 16 mopinko Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 6881
WWII mystery 15 frogmarch Oct 2019 Nov 2020 1 4063
holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. 49 ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 Oct 2020 9 8557
planning a trip to the olde sod this winter. tracing the tree. my heritage 2 ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 3641
Found scrapbook and looking for suggestions for what to do with it. 8 seaglass Dec 2019 Sep 2020 6 9122
I'm meeting my second cousin for the first time next Sunday and 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 Apr 2020 9 8924
No one knew why the kids in 2 Amish families were dying suddenly. Now researchers have some answers 5 Historic NY Jan 2020 Jan 2020 10 11470
Baking sourdough bread today 4 Marthe48 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 3716
Recipes Dating Back To The Inquistion Reveal A Family's Secret Jewish Roots, NPR 3 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 12 6711
HELP! A non-family member "owns" and controls my grandfather's "Find-a-Grave" page... 12 NurseJackie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 5373
DAR 10 shanti Oct 2019 Dec 2019 0 2609
The genealogy boom has hit a roadblock. The Trump administration plans huge fee hikes for immigratio 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 9 5883
Irish Research : Public Records lost during 1922 fire to be recreated through virtual reality 3 OnDoutside Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 3694
How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years 3 CanonRay May 2019 Nov 2019 13 5348
Arkiv Digital (Swedish) and FindMyPast are free this weekend Nov 8-10 - FYI n/t 1 seaglass Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 5315
The Dionne quintuplets: The exploitation of five girls raised in a 'baby zoo' 2 mfcorey1 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 4140
Researching obits - have you run across this and what were your results? 1 seaglass Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 2332
Last Hours of Abraham Lincoln - Alonzo Chappel painting 1 frogmarch Apr 2019 Sep 2019 12 2995
Googling my Dad's WW2 unit this weekend, I found this on eBay! 29 Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 Sep 2019 82 9690
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