Welcome back to the Ancestral Findings
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Hi Friends,
Another Friday is here, and I wanted to sit down and write to you again. Many of you have been with me for decades now, and I am grateful you still open these emails and follow along. This
week, I added a few things to the site that you might enjoy reading in a quiet moment. “The Journey from France” and “The Journey from Scotland” are both up now, along with “Genealogy Helps, Vol. 3.” Each one gives you more stories and ideas you can use as you work on your own family lines. This week’s free genealogy lookups are ready for you, and you will find them listed below. The book giveaway for Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry is open too, so you can put your name in for that.
If you have a question about your research or you are stuck on a record, you can always contact me through the contact page on the website. I enjoy hearing from you and doing what I can to help you move one more step forward in your family history. Happy Searching! Will P.S. There are plenty of ways to stay connected with Ancestral Findings. You
can listen to the podcast (also available on YouTube) or lend your support through the site. Every visit, share, and listen helps keep the lights on and the stories coming.
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The thrill of tracing the lineage of your family through the ages is brought to life with Genealogy Helps, Volume 3. Brimming full of ideas, tips, and advice on what to look for and where to find it,…
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Unlock family history with This Week's Free Genealogy Lookups. Perfect for first-time users and seasoned researchers.
The post This Week’s Free Genealogy Lookups appeared first on Ancestral Findings.
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Today, we travel back to seventeenth-century France — a land of craft, faith, and quiet ambition.
This is the story of Luc and Élise Moreau, two ordinary people who crossed an ocean not to escape…
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Book Giveaway Ends In I am giving away another copy of Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry by Katherine B. Corey. This book is one of the most reliable guides I have used when researching families from…
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This giveaway has concluded. Stay tuned for our next giveaway. Winner: Pauline Karabogias You can sign up to get a notification when the next book giveaway starts. I’m offering another free book…
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From the rolling countryside of France to the forests of Canada and the bayous of Louisiana, the story of French ancestry spans continents and centuries. Families carried their language, faith, and…
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Today, we travel back to the rugged Highlands of Scotland a place of mist, stone, and memory. For centuries, families called those hills home until change swept through the glens and sent them…
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Veterans Day reminds us that family history and national history often meet. Learn how to trace the veterans in your family, locate their service records, and preserve their stories for future…
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This second volume of Genealogy Helps offers more ways to think about your family research. Inside, you’ll find ideas that take your work beyond the usual records, like…
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If you have ancestors who came to North America before the 20th century, there’s a strong possibility that part of your family story began in Scotland. From the rugged Highlands to the fertile…
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Before there were colonies, before there was even a country called America, there were people who made a choice that would echo for centuries. They left behind stone cottages and hedgerows, trading…
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If your family has lived in North America for more than a few generations, chances are that part of your story began in England. For centuries, English men and women boarded ships that sailed toward…
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The fields around Kassel shimmered in the summer light, the scent of rye and damp earth thick in the air. Johann Müller paused his plow horse and wiped his brow. His father’s land had been small when…
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November is the perfect month to dig deeper into your family’s past and turn history into something you can see, taste, and share. As the days grow shorter and the holidays draw near, it’s a natural…
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Whether you’re new to genealogy or have been building your family tree for years, this ebook will give you plenty to think about and new paths to explore on your journey of…
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The story of German immigration to America is one of the great migrations in modern history. Over five million people left the German-speaking lands between the early 1700s and the early 1900s,…
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The wind had turned sharp over the fields of County Clare. It carried the sour smell of rot—the smell of potatoes dying in the ground. Every family in Kilfenora knew that scent by now. It had haunted…
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Do you have Irish ancestry in your family? You might be surprised how often the answer is yes. Roughly one in ten Americans can trace at least part of their lineage to Ireland, making Irish ancestry…
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This giveaway has concluded. Stay tuned for our next giveaway. Winner: Barbara Swartzel If you would like to learn more or order a copy of Searching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland, you can find it on Pen…
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Every year on October 31, children walk door to door collecting candy while wearing costumes. The custom feels old and familiar, but it has a real history. Trick or treat did not appear overnight. It…
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When you arrive in Iceland in December, the first thing you notice is the quiet. Snow sits…
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Today, let's step into Ukraine during Christmas. Ukraine is a country where Christianity…
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Welcome back to the Christmas traditions series. Today, we’re taking a look at Christmas in…
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Welcome back to the Christmas traditions series. Today, we’re looking at Christmas in…
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Welcome back to the Christmas traditions series. Today, we’re looking at Christmas in the…
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Welcome back to the Christmas traditions series. Today, we’re looking at Christmas in…
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December in South Africa does not whisper in with cold nights and frosted windows. It…
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Christmas in Mexico is not typically celebrated on a single day. It feels more like a long…
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In Poland, Christmas takes a different form than in many places. The most significant…
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Well, two big reasons show up in history. Podcast Notes:…
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All month, we have looked at how different places celebrate the season, with food, songs,…
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Genealogy teaches you something early. The record is rarely clean. Ink blots. Misspelled…
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Genealogy has a built-in problem that never goes away. You are trying to rebuild real lives…
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January is basically the genealogist’s secret power month. The holidays are over, the…
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Marriage records are one of the three core types of vital records every family historian…
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