Family History and Genealogy

Tracing your ancestors' story can help you understand your own. Start building your family tree with expert-written genealogy tutorials, database recommendations, surname meanings, search strategies, and ancestry charts.

  • 8 Places to Put Your Family Tree Online
  • 5 Genealogical Journals You Should Be Reading
  • Using Genealogy Timelines as Research Tools
  • Pennsylvania Genealogy Online
  • How To Research Latino Ancestry and Genealogy
  • Family History Publishers and Print on Demand Services
  • Publishing Your Family History Book
  • 10 Educational Opportunities for Genealogists
  • Using Evernote With Scrivener
  • South Carolina Genealogy Online
  • How US Public Land Is Surveyed and Distributed
  • Tracing the History and Genealogy of Your Home
  • Historical Map Overlays for Google Maps and Google Earth
  • How to Find Out if Someone Died in Your House
  • 5 Great Ways to Share Your Family History
  • 50 Questions to Ask Relatives About Family History
  • How to Trace American Indian Ancestry
  • Creating and Editing Digital Photos
  • How to Get Started With Historical Reenacting
  • Free Family Tree Charts
  • 8 Rules for Properly Recording Names in Genealogy
  • How to Open a GEDCOM file in Your Genealogy Software
  • Preserving the Past: How to Care for and Protect Old Photographs
  • Meaning of Different Surnames on Your Y-DNA Test Results
  • Y-DNA Testing for Genealogy
  • How to Find Your Birth Family
  • Mapping Your Ancestry With Google Maps
  • How to Write Your Family History
  • How to Create a Genealogy GEDCOM File
  • How to Use a Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) File
  • How Are Cousins Related?
  • Reading Old Handwriting
  • How to Label Your Digital Photographs
  • German Genealogical Word List
  • How to Cite Genealogy Sources
  • Creating a Genealogy Research Plan Like a Detective
  • Finding the Birthplace of Your Immigrant Ancestor
  • German Genealogy Online Databases and Records
  • 19 Places to Research Your Family Tree for Free
  • Romance Through the Ages
  • mtDNA Testing for Genealogy
  • Photo Gallery of Cemetery Symbols and Icons
  • Five Steps to Verifying Online Genealogy Sources
  • Tips for Salvaging Flood Damaged Photos, Papers, and Books
  • How to Research Your French Ancestry
  • French Civil Registration
  • How to Begin Tracing Your Family Tree
  • 5 First Steps to Finding Your Roots
  • Misconceptions About Family Coats of Arms
  • Filling out Genealogical Forms
  • Researching German Ancestors
  • They Died of What? Historic Causes of Death
  • Top Genealogy Magazines for Family History Enthusiasts
  • Safely Removing Photos From "Sticky" Photo Albums
  • Australian Gold Rush Immigrants
  • 12 Free Jewish Genealogy Databases Online
  • The Cherokee Princess Myth
  • How to Organize Your Genealogy Files
  • How to Handle Adoption in the Family Tree
  • Castle Garden: America's First Official Immigration Center
  • 5 Family History Scams to Avoid
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