A search box is a search box, right? Actually, not so much. Not all searches act the same way. Understanding the differences in them can help you find more ancestors as well as discover more resources to use in your genealogy research. Let’s take a look.Read More
Resources
A Surprising Source to Find Millions of Genealogy Websites
There are two problems with search engines like Google. First, they can give way too many irrelevant results. Second — how do you search for something that you don’t know exists? That’s when you need a good curated list of relevant sites. My go-to source for finding genealogy websites: Linkpendium. Let’s take a look at…
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Records
Indiana Vital Records on Ancestry: Good & Bad
Indiana genealogists recently got a big boost in their research. Ancestry added 17 million Indiana vital records. These digitized birth, marriage, and death records have never been online before. However, using these records is not without some serious challenges.
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Resources
Library Websites for Genealogy: More Than Just the Catalog
When was the last time you visited a public library for your genealogy research? Think about your answer. Did you think of a time when you walked through their doors? That’s good, but if you think about libraries only as a brick-and-mortar resource for your genealogy, you’re missing a lot. There is a lot more…
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Military
Our Military Heritage – An Update
You are probably familiar with the fantastic genealogical collection at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. What you might not be familiar with is their growing collection of databases available on their website. One section of the website is “Our Military Heritage,” which is a collection of digitized books, photographs, letters, diaries……