Surname Studies: How They Can Help You Find Your Ancestors (AncestralFindings.com)

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American Indians: Selling American Colonists to Canada
American Indians: Selling American Colonists to Canada
Back in the late 1600’s, tensions between New England colonists and Indians were growing due to expansion by the colonists into Indian territory, and their general bad treatment by the colonists. This was particularly true in New Hampshire, where people from Massachusetts were beginning to move in search of more open spaces. With tens of thousands of people immigrating from England beginning in 1620 and going strong through the 1660’s, Massachusetts was becoming crowded... 

Surname Studies: How They Can Help You Find Your Ancestors
Surname Studies: How They Can Help You Find Your Ancestors
Often, one of the first places people start looking when they begin their genealogy research is into their surnames. There seems to be a natural desire among beginning genealogists to discover more about their surnames, including their origins, and how many other people in the world share it. There is a common belief that those who share the same surname must surely also share a common ancestor somewhere. Of course, in reality, this is not...

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Fell Off The Family Tree (Genetoons Cartoon #18)
Fell Off The Family Tree (Genetoons Cartoon #18)
Genetoons is a simple, one-panel, Genealogy cartoons for the whole family to enjoy. Using a Genealogical idea or fact, I want the reader to laugh! I hope you enjoy them.

Latest Hard To Find Surnames

One of the fastest and easiest ways to find family records is to network with other family researchers on the internet. Leave queries for every surname you are researching and see who contacts you. Make sure you keep a record of where you posted, what surname(s) you posted and when. You will want to update this periodically as you discover new information or if your email address changes.  

Click here  to submit your Hard to Find Surname.
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My Most Recommended Books
Evidence! (Elizabeth Shown Mills)

This book explains how to properly cite the evidence you usually find in your genealogical research.


Evidence Explained (Elizabeth Shown Mills) 

This updated version of her previous book tells all about how to cite cyber sources and physical artifacts you find in your genealogy research. Genealogy Standards, by Board for Certification of Genealogists This book tells you everything you need to know to become a certified genealogist.


This book teaches you all about how to identify old photographs, use them to trace your ancestry, and solve long-standing genealogical mysteries through them.


Forensic Genealogy (Colleen Fitzpatrick)

This book is for advanced genealogists, and shows them tips and tricks for discovering clues to their family history in the most unexpected of places, using techniques used by criminal forensic specialists. Your family tree will be opened up to a whole new world of discoveries after reading and using this book.

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