26th Year, No. 19 — May 21, 2021
Birth Certificates: A Closer Look at Birth Records #1
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Birth records are some of the first types of records you may look for when beginning your genealogy research. After all, most people in the western world have had some sort of documentation of their birth for the past thousand years. Modern birth certificates began being issued between 100 and 150 years ago. This is the information you might find on these documents.
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How to Read Old Handwriting: A Primer
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Learning how to read old fashioned handwriting is a craft, and one you need to know when working with ancient documents in genealogy. Here are some of the basics of how to read old handwriting.
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AF-478: Abigail Powers Fillmore: America's First Ladies #13
Published: April 19, 2021
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AF-479: Family Cobbler Recipes May Hold Clues to Your Roots | Ancestral Findings Podcast
Published: April 21, 2021
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AF-480: Y-DNA and the Enigma of Richard III | Ancestral Findings Podcast
Published: April 23, 2021
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AF-481: Iconic Historical Landmarks Worth a Road Trip to See
Published: April 26, 2021
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Baptismal Records: A Closer Look at Birth Records #2
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If you are searching for a birth record for an ancestor, you might not find one if official birth registration was not required at the time and in the place they were born. However, you will likely come across a baptismal record, as most people in the past belonged to some kind of church. This is what baptismal records were, why they had them, and what type of information you may find on your ancestor’s baptismal record.
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How to Use Women’s Clothing to Identify 19th Century Photographs
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Clothing styles change over the decades today, just as they have done for centuries. Changing styles is not new. This is good news, because clothing styles can help you identify old photos.
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Family Bibles: A Closer Look at Birth Records #3
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One source of birth records that you might not have considered is the family Bible. These were popular in the 1700s and 1800s and were Bibles with blank pages for recording birth, death, and marriage information in a family. They were usually handed down from generation to generation. This is what you need to know about family Bibles.
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Do You Have Irish Genealogy?
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If you have Irish heritage, there is probably at least one Irish surname in your family. As Irish families can be challenging to trace, this guide to Irish surnames and their origins and meanings may help you learn the beginnings of your Irish family tree branch.
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