Ancestral Findings

Are you using death records in your genealogy research? If not, you should. These are important records for beginning genealogists. Here's how to find them. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-basics-death-record-research-advice-beginners/  

Do you want to know if you have a Revolutionary War ancestor, or discover more about the one you already know is part of your family tree? This is how you do it. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/research-basics-short-introduction-researching-revolutionary-war-ancestors/    

Are you ready to learn how to obtain birth records for your ancestors? Here's how to find these important vital records that document your ancestors' lives. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-basics-birth-record-research-advice-beginners/  

Looking for the headstones of your ancestors is a primary part of genealogy. What do you do if you can't find one? Here are some answers. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/cant-find-the-grave-alternative-locations-for-burial-places-for-your-ancestors/  

When people get involved in genealogy, a lot of them will eventually become interested in lineage societies. What are lineage societies? Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/lineage-societies-join/

Are you just getting started with your Jewish genealogy? Here's how to overcome the myths associated with it and get at the truth of your Jewish family tree. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-basics-jewish-research-advice-beginners/

Did your ancestor homestead land a century ago? You may be able to find genealogical gold in his or her homestead record. Here's how. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/federal-homestead-records-and-what-you-might-find-in-them/  

Cemetery research is an important part of genealogy research. The two go hand in hand. Here's how to get started with it, and what it can help you discover about your ancestors. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-basics-cemetery-research-advice-for-beginners/

Irish naming patterns were very precise for about two centuries. Here's how you can use the patterns to find your Irish ancestors. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/irish-naming-patterns-discover-irish-origins-names-family/  

Why I Love Genealogy (And You Should, Too!) Here are all of the many, wonderful reasons why. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/why-i-love-genealogy-and-you-should-too/  

Most Americans have immigrant ancestors at some point in their family history. The only exceptions are Native American families who never married or had children with people from other societies. This means that you more than likely have numerous immigrant ancestors. Trace almost any branch of your family, and you will eventually find one... Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/passenger-and-...

Were you told you have Black Dutch ancestry, but don't know what it means? It means a lot of different things. Here is what you need to know about these people. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/black-dutch/  © AncestralFindings.com

Do you have British ancestry? Are you not sure, but suspect you might? Here's how to find them, and how to research them in England once you find them here. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/tips-researching-british-ancestors/ Listen via: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast/ Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing Free eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To...

Learn more about your ancestor's life through the wealth of information on his or her death certificate. Here's how. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/death-certificates/ Genealogy Gold Podcast:  https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold  

Researching your German ancestors takes knowledge and ingenuity. It is not like researching ancestors in America. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/tips-for-researching-german-genealogy/ Genealogy Gold Podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold  

Are you planning a genealogy trip to discover more about your ancestors? Here's how to plan in advance so you get the most out of your travels. Shoe Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/how-to-plan-your-next-genealogy-trip/ Genealogy Gold Podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold

Are you just getting started looking for marriage records in your genealogy research and need some help finding them? Here are the best places to look. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogy-basics-marriage-research-advice-for-beginners/

Do you have an elusive ancestor who didn't seem to leave any records behind? You can still discover important things about them. Here's how. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/what-to-do-when-there-are-no-records-3-ways-to-find-ancestors-who-didnt-leave-a-paper-trail/

There is a lot of guesswork and uncertainty in genealogy. People in the past may have put the wrong information on old records, either from genuinely not knowing, or from having something they wanted to hide. Mistakes can be made in transcriptions of documents from one location to another; even tombstones are known to sometimes have mistakes on them from the stone cutter. Census takers make mistak...