Diggin' Your Ancestors

Genealogy Research and Family Stories

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Researching Genealogy On The Road

We all think we know how we'll access the Internet while we travel on holiday or during a relocation. However, it can become quite a dauntin...

Where do we find Internet access for the hour, day, or week?

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A Genealogical Transcriptionist - A Labor of Love

Have you opened 20 genealogical records in the past few days? If you have, you had between 20 and 60 transcriptionists take place in their p...

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Why Don't My DNA Matches Respond To My Email?

We've taken our DNA test, we're jazzed with the results, and away go the emails to make a first contact. As the days go by, we do not rec...

Why Don't My DNA Matches Respond To My Email?

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Why Did My Ancestors Lie?

When researching your family history, doesn't the title say it all? For those who have just begun their family research, this is exactly ...

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Good Heavens - I'm Related To Myself! Why People Of The Past Married Family Members

Yes...and way back when, so am I! I can honestly say that I have not run into any brother/sister connections, but I find the combinati...

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A Quick Refresher On Genealogical Research On A Shoestring

A quick refresher on using subscription genealogical website when you're on a tight budget! Before starting, write down your most sought ...

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Researching German Census Records 1816-1916

We all appreciate the many speakers who volunteer their time, educating others with their extensive genealogy knowledge. Periodically, we a...

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Two years ago, I took the Ancestry DNA test in hopes of discovering a family secret. I did not, but I eliminated one phase of it. As I tell...

Two years ago, I took the Ancestry DNA test in hopes of discovering a family secret. I did not, but I eliminated one phase of it. As I tell...

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Decorating For The Solitary Christmas

As a child, and even as a young adult, I didn't understand why my grandmothers, or other elderly people, didn't decorate for Christmas. Ge...

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Where's My Father's WWII Draft Registration Card?

For those of us who perform family research, we are quite aware that in each database search engine, there is a little box that allows for ...

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My Ancestry DNA Results Update 2019 - Part 5

It appears that this could possibly be an ongoing annual surprise. But true to form, Ancestry has sent another update of my DNA results. ...

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As we have all noted, finding out one's nationality by means of a DNA kit has become incredibly popular over the past several years. What n...

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Why Should I Research Old Newspapers For Family History?

The thought of sorting through old newspapers in your home - smudgy ink, the dirty feel of old paper, and thoughts of embedded bugs. Luck...

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Give The Gift of Connection For The Holidays

FamilySearch created a wonderful advertising video several years ago and featured it at RootsTech 2018. They have used it at every RootsTe...

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Family Skyping To Create A Family Tree

I post an article each Holiday Season about using your computers/laptops to join friends and family for Christmas Dinner when someone i...

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Genealogy - Researching Military Service Records of Independent Wars

When we think of researching our ancestor's military records, we generally think of the World Wars, or in the States, the Civil and/or Revo...