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African American Genealogy 11 kdmorris Mar 2012 Aug 2012 1 3961

‘Who Do You Think You Are’ Heads to TLC 11 csziggy May 2013 Jun 2013 5 3700

This message was self-deleted by its author 11 LiberalLoner Oct 2013 Nov 2013 1 3270

Ancestors your family may not have wanted to recognize... 11 csziggy Apr 2017 Aug 2017 7 6623

MyHeritage - opinions? 11 seaglass Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2374

When researching in old newspapers, don't count on the first name being right. 11 shraby Jun 2018 Jul 2018 2 2048

Software for Genealogy 11 QED Jun 2019 Aug 2019 0 3728

I get surprised when people don't know things about 11 Marthe48 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 15 5692

How does one find others working on same family trees? nm 10 rhett o rick Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 3058

Cemetery records 10 shanti Jul 2013 Aug 2013 0 3362

sometimes family stories of Indian ancestry are totally wrong 10 flyingfysh Nov 2013 Oct 2014 1 4328

It is next to impossible to do any significant online genealogy research 10 Brother Buzz May 2017 Dec 2017 4 6639

DAR 10 shanti Oct 2019 Dec 2019 0 2777

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 5798

I spent some time labeling headstone pictures 10 Marthe48 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 7125

Question on Ancestry.com - help! 9 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 3371

I just wondered if everyone knows WWII Records are free at Ancestry.com until tonight? 9 polly7 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 2931

I found my Gr. Grandpa in Michigan! 9 polly7 Apr 2012 Jan 2013 5 3376

Oh, lookie what I found!! 9 Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 Jul 2012 5 3975

I just received my 23andMe results. 9 Fridays Child Nov 2013 Mar 2014 6 5728

Just got off the phone with a woman who is my cousin. 9 no_hypocrisy Oct 2015 May 2017 2 3485

Just Sent Mail to Find Out About Distant Relatives 9 Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2016 Feb 2017 0 3129

Desperately Seeking my Birth Father 9 Lyric Sep 2018 Sep 2018 12 3386

Family surprise! 9 LeftInTX Nov 2018 May 2021 7 5794

DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy 9 CountAllVotes Feb 2019 Mar 2019 6 4268

well, here's a twist for ya. 9 mopinko Aug 2022 Aug 2022 23 2237

Free Access to Canadian Vital Records Until Feb. 20th 8 polly7 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 3416

Hi - 1930 U.S. Census records are free to search this weekend 8 polly7 Feb 2012 Sep 2013 2 4035

I have a relative who was murdered in Santa Clara County, California in 1981. I have his death 8 jwirr Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3035

So, does anyone think we need a host? 8 kdmorris Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 4176

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Someone requested information from when my family owned a grain mill in the mid 1800s. My dad 8 applegrove Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 3266

So my Pop Pop was with the Army Air Force and Flew during WWII, and I don't recall 8 LaydeeBug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2974

Free for June: War of 1812 Collection on Fold3 8 Rosie1223 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 3805

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 seaglass Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2973

NYT piece on a branch of my family 8 shanti Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 3131

TLC's Who Do You Think You Are~~Summer 2013.... 8 Little Star Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 3581

Tim & Cassandra Dowling's Genealogy Research. Anybody else seen this yet? (Over 500k people listed!) 8 AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 5628

The ‘Secret’ Details in the 1940 Census You May Be Missing 8 CanonRay Sep 2015 Mar 2016 6 3159

Could anyone here help me guess at occupation abbreviations? 8 OnionPatch Sep 2016 Oct 2016 1 2638

I hit a roadblock. 8 no_hypocrisy Jul 2017 Aug 2017 1 3011

It happened again. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 4128

My brother-in-law died on Christmas Day, 2009. 8 cbreezen Feb 2018 Apr 2018 1 2926

Has anyone done research on family from Sweden? 8 seaglass Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 2569

Found scrapbook and looking for suggestions for what to do with it. 8 seaglass Dec 2019 Sep 2020 6 9322

I know the 1890 Federal census was destroyed in a 8 Boomerproud Jul 2020 Mar 2021 1 10143

Explain these cousins to me, please 8 Captain Zero May 2021 May 2021 0 3450

"Finding your Roots" on PBS 7 shanti Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 3713

Castle Garden, Ellis Island, and All Other Points of Entry 7 CBHagman May 2012 Jun 2012 4 5398

Search 65 million records from the 13 original colonies - Free until midnight July 8 7 polly7 Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 3466

1940 U.S. Census index 7 polly7 Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2977

This message was self-deleted by its author 7 seaglass Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 2489

I found a book on Google Books about my g-g-grandfather. 7 OnionPatch Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2468

Newpaper archive sites - Genealogy Bank 7 seaglass Jan 2014 Feb 2014 1 2775

Rootsweb.com -- UPDATE 7 HeiressofBickworth Apr 2014 Jun 2014 5 3451

Ancestry is cancelling MyCanvas and other services as of September 3. 7 DebJ Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 3053

Immigrant Name Changes 7 no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 Nov 2018 2 2563

I'm meeting my second cousin for the first time next Sunday and 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 Apr 2020 9 9120

evidently I made a big mistake on ordering DNA ancestry test kit 7 Grasswire2 Dec 2021 Jan 2022 1 2450

lest you completely trust dna- 7 mopinko Feb 2023 Mar 2023 8 2680

Just got back from serious genealogical research 7 no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 Aug 2023 21 996

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Two weeks ago, I took a Genealogical Tour 7 no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 Nov 2023 23 3506

How do I track down an ancestor who fought in the Civil war? 6 flyingfysh Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2606

For well documented ancestors, how much do you put in your software? 6 csziggy Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3034

There was an item on our local news yesterday 6 HeiressofBickworth Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 2344

your advice solicited... 6 grasswire Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2500

My g-g-grandfather was a liberal too! It's in my genes! 6 LiberalLoner Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 2729

I found a cousin in my research. 6 GentryDixon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2413

how do you preserve an aggregate of family memorabilia... 6 grasswire Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2528

Ahhhh I'm losing my mind! 6 grasswire Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2560

You know what would be really good of facebook to do? Start an ancestry ancestral 6 applegrove Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2527

Who Do You Think You Are, Season 5.... 6 Little Star Jul 2014 Sep 2014 2 2318

Civil War tragedy 6 csziggy Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 3160

Surprise, surprise! 6 no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 Sep 2019 1 2318

"The Woman With No Name" 6 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 5668

Got my Ancestry DNA back 6 chowmama Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 1623

Actor Edward Norton is Direct Descendant of Pocahontas, Records Confirm; Julia Roberts 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 4982

Ancient DNA Reveals A Genetic History of the Viking Age: Smithsonian. Slavery in Viking Society 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Aug 2023 10 6735

Colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts - 1704 Deerfield Raid 6 wnylib Mar 2023 Aug 2023 5 10195

FREE access to Ancestry.com New York Records 5 csziggy Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 6114

Just seven days until PA Vital Records become public records. 5 madinmaryland Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2382

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