The recording of today's webinar, "Researching Criminal Records" by Ron Arons is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

In this presentation, Ron demonstrates how to research black sheep ancestors, those relatives who might be difficult to research for any one of a number of different reasons. Ron talks about using ‘standard’ genealogical records (census, vital records, city directories, etc., but also talks about other specific records available only for those who broke the law or came close to doing so, e.g. prison records. Specific recommendations will be given regarding the methodology of researching such characters.

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• Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau by Angela Walton-Raji. May 3.
• Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9 by Geoff Rasmussen. May 5.
• Beginning Danish Research by Charles Fritz Juengling, AG. May 10.
• New York City and State Governmental Vital Records by Jane Wilcox. May 12.
• MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL. May 16.
• Remember Me: Lifestreaming and the Modern Genealogist by Thomas MacEntee. May 17.
• WikiTree: Free for All without a Free-for-All by Eowyn Langholf. May 24.
• The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors by Michael L. Strauss, AG. May 31.
• Researching Your Minnesota Ancestors by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. June 7.
• How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA by Blaine Bettinger. June 14.
• What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing by Diahan Southard. June 16.
• Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. June 20.
• Virtual Family Reunions: Super Easy, Super Fun by Pat Richley and Russ Worthington. June 21.
• Canada's Top 10 by Kathryn Lake Hogan. June 28.
• Censational Census Strategies by Mary Kircher Roddy. July 5.
• Google Books: the tool you should use every day! by Lisa Louise Cooke. July 12.
• Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs by Jared Hodges. July 14.
• Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research by Angela Packer McGhie, CG. July 18.
• The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG. July 19.
• Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It by Janet Hovorka. July 26.
• Tracing Your West Country Ancestors by Kirsty Gray. August 2.
• A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. August 9.
• Using Pictures with Legacy Family Tree by Geoff Rasmussen. August 11.
• Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG. August 15.
• Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause. August 16.
• How to do Mexican Research and Be Successful by Jonathan Walker. August 23.
• Getting Started with Evidentia by Edward A. Thompson. August 30.
• Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist by Geoff Rasmussen. September 6.
• Finding Isaac Rogers by Nicka Smith. September 13.
• The ABCs and 123s of Researching Your Ancestor's School Records by Melissa Barker. September 15.
• When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion? by Tom Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL. September 19.
• WolframAlpha for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee. September 20.
• Quick Guide to Texas Research by Deena Coutant. September 27.
• No Easy Button: Using “Immersion Genealogy” to Understand Your Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. October 4.
• Southern States Migration Patterns by Mary Hill, AG. October 11.
• Is Your Society Growing? Social Media may be your saving grace by Pat Richley. October 13.
• Databases, Search Engines, and the Genealogical Proof Standard by David Ouimette, CG. October 17.
• The WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy by Gena Philibert-Ortega. October 18.
• Midwestern & Plains States Level Census Records by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. October 25.
• Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece by Luana Darby and Ursula C. Krause. November 1.
• New York City Genealogical Research: Navigating Through The Five Boroughs by Michael L. Strauss, AG. November 8.
• Using Non-Population Schedules for Context and Evidence by Jill Morelli. November 10.
• British and Irish research: the differences by Brian Donovan. November 15.
• Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required by Malissa Ruffner, JD, CG. November 21.
• Understanding Alabama by Rorey Cathcart. November 29.
• Finding Your Roots in Catholic Records by Lisa Toth Salinas. December 6.
• I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes by James M. Baker, PhD, CG. December 13.
• Finding Your Nordic Parish of Birth by Jill Morelli. December 15.
• The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. December 19.
• Palmetto Pride - South Carolina for Genealogist by Rorey Cathcart. December 20.
• Problems and Pitfalls of a Reasonably Shallow Search by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. December 27.

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I can almost remember the day when I thought land records weren't all that important. I'm so glad that was decades ago and is a distant memory. And with what I discovered today, it reinforces the fact that land records must never be overlooked in our genealogical research.

This 1778 deed, in which Jeremiah Brown and two of his sons sold land to Simeon Potter, was crucial in proving that Jeremiah was my Nathan Brown's father. Marian Pierre-Louis discovered and explained its use in this webinar.

     Bristol County, Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986, 59: 239, Jeremiah Brown, Samuel Miller Brown and Jeremiah Brown to Simeon Potter, deed, 20 Mar 1778; digital images, FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Apr 2017)

We did not know it then, but this very same deed, just today, solidified the theory that this Jeremiah Brown's father was Esek Brown. Yet nowhere in the deed did it mention Esek.

Today I located a 1759 deed where a Jeremiah Brown was given land by his father, Esek Brown.

"I Esek Brown of Swansey...to my son Jeremiah Brown...."

Bristol County, Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986, 44: 286, Esek Brown to Jeremiah Brown, deed, 14 Sep 1759; digital images, FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Apr 2017)

Was this my Jeremiah Brown? If so, then I've now confirmed that his father is Esek Brown. But this could easily be a different Jeremiah Brown. Comparing the 1759 deed with the 1778 deed answers the question.

I first thought to plot the land boundaries and comparing their shapes, but my DeedMapper 4.2 software hadn't yet arrived in the mailbox. So, I created a table in Microsoft Word to compare the key details of each deed.

Remarkably, although the deeds were written about twenty years apart, they both describe the same land. The land Jeremiah was selling in 1778 was the same land that he was given - by his father Esek - in 1759.

Who was my Jeremiah's father? Esek Brown - the land records prove this.

By the way...the mail just arrived. Guess what was in it? My DeedMapper 4.2 software. Today just keeps getting better and better.

To learn more about land records, visit www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/land.

Everyone's talking about Legacy 9's brand new FindAGrave.com tools. I've got to admit, I love and use it too!

I did a quick demo of how I use it in yesterday's after-webinar party. If you missed it, I've created a QuickVideo of it below. Enjoy!

For more Legacy QuickVideos, click here.

In this presentation, Ron demonstrates how to research black sheep ancestors, those relatives who might be difficult to research for any one of a number of different reasons. Ron talks about using ‘standard’ genealogical records (census, vital records, city directories, etc., but also talks about other specific records available only for those who broke the law or came close to doing so, e.g. prison records. Specific recommendations will be given regarding the methodology of researching such characters.

Join us and Ron Arons for the live webinar Friday, April 28, 2017 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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About the presenter

For years Ron Arons has given presentations on genealogy across the country. In 2005, Ron won a NY State Archives grant for his historical criminal research. In 2008, Ron published The Jews of Sing Sing, about Jewish criminals who served time at the famous prison in New York. That same year, Ron appeared on the PBS TV special, The Jewish Americans, and talked about famous Jewish criminals of Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 2010, Ron published WANTED! U.S. Criminal Records, a reference book listing repositories across the country that maintain historical criminal records. In 2014 Ron published Mind Maps for Genealogy.

These books and a line of 'Black Sheep of the Family' products are available on his website, www.ronarons.com. Ron studied at Princeton and the University of Chicago.

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The recording of today's webinar, "Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps" by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

Land ownership maps in the United States are generally focused on the county level. Produced largely in the nineteenth-century in single sheet or atlas format, they were sold by subscription and also developed to commemorate events such as the centennial of the American Revolution. Though advances in printing such as lithography increased availability, maps were still expensive. Consequently, they likely will be found in more affluent areas. Property owners can also be found on military maps and other government published maps. Land ownership and residence can often be determined by correlating city directories with fire insurance maps.

View the Recording at FamilyTreeWebinars.com

If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 46 minute recording of "Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps" PLUS the after-webinar party is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. Or watch it at your convenience with an annual or monthly webinar membership. 

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• Researching Criminal Records by Ron Arons. April 28.
• Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau by Angela Walton-Raji. May 3.
• Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9 by Geoff Rasmussen. May 5.
• Beginning Danish Research by Charles Fritz Juengling, AG. May 10.
• New York City and State Governmental Vital Records by Jane Wilcox. May 12.
• MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL. May 16.
• Remember Me: Lifestreaming and the Modern Genealogist by Thomas MacEntee. May 17.
• WikiTree: Free for All without a Free-for-All by Eowyn Langholf. May 24.
• The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors by Michael L. Strauss, AG. May 31.
• Researching Your Minnesota Ancestors by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. June 7.
• How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA by Blaine Bettinger. June 14.
• What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing by Diahan Southard. June 16.
• Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. June 20.
• Virtual Family Reunions: Super Easy, Super Fun by Pat Richley and Russ Worthington. June 21.
• Canada's Top 10 by Kathryn Lake Hogan. June 28.
• Censational Census Strategies by Mary Kircher Roddy. July 5.
• Google Books: the tool you should use every day! by Lisa Louise Cooke. July 12.
• Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs by Jared Hodges. July 14.
• Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research by Angela Packer McGhie, CG. July 18.
• The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG. July 19.
• Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It by Janet Hovorka. July 26.
• Tracing Your West Country Ancestors by Kirsty Gray. August 2.
• A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. August 9.
• Using Pictures with Legacy Family Tree by Geoff Rasmussen. August 11.
• Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG. August 15.
• Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause. August 16.
• How to do Mexican Research and Be Successful by Jonathan Walker. August 23.
• Getting Started with Evidentia by Edward A. Thompson. August 30.
• Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist by Geoff Rasmussen. September 6.
• Finding Isaac Rogers by Nicka Smith. September 13.
• The ABCs and 123s of Researching Your Ancestor's School Records by Melissa Barker. September 15.
• When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion? by Tom Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL. September 19.
• WolframAlpha for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee. September 20.
• Quick Guide to Texas Research by Deena Coutant. September 27.
• No Easy Button: Using “Immersion Genealogy” to Understand Your Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. October 4.
• Southern States Migration Patterns by Mary Hill, AG. October 11.
• Is Your Society Growing? Social Media may be your saving grace by Pat Richley. October 13.
• Databases, Search Engines, and the Genealogical Proof Standard by David Ouimette, CG. October 17.
• The WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy by Gena Philibert-Ortega. October 18.
• Midwestern & Plains States Level Census Records by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. October 25.
• Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece by Luana Darby and Ursula C. Krause. November 1.
• New York City Genealogical Research: Navigating Through The Five Boroughs by Michael L. Strauss, AG. November 8.
• Using Non-Population Schedules for Context and Evidence by Jill Morelli. November 10.
• British and Irish research: the differences by Brian Donovan. November 15.
• Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required by Malissa Ruffner, JD, CG. November 21.
• Understanding Alabama by Rorey Cathcart. November 29.
• Finding Your Roots in Catholic Records by Lisa Toth Salinas. December 6.
• I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes by James M. Baker, PhD, CG. December 13.
• Finding Your Nordic Parish of Birth by Jill Morelli. December 15.
• The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. December 19.
• Palmetto Pride - South Carolina for Genealogist by Rorey Cathcart. December 20.
• Problems and Pitfalls of a Reasonably Shallow Search by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. December 27.

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Did you grow up knowing about the terms centimorgans, DNA segments, autosomal, and genetic genealogy? Me neither. I never had them on a spelling test. I never read about them in biology class. Well, maybe I did. Biology was never my best subject. These days, it seems that I hear these words at least once a day. While the terminology has become commonplace, I'm still working on mastering what they each mean.

Today, while reviewing my new DNA matches at MyHeritage, I was thrilled to see, for the first time ever, a genetic genealogy phrase I easily understood. I didn't need to click on a "what does this mean?" link or a question mark icon. For those who understand centimorgans and exactly how many of them are equivalent to a predicted relationship without looking up the chart - I'm happy for them. But for me, for the first time, I understand how much DNA I inherited from Dad.

And from his Dad:

And from Mom's father:

And from Mom's mother:

My DNA test results are up at to Ancestry, GEDMatch, and MyHeritage. While all three have the technical cM figures, finally someone has translated those figures into a down-to-earth phrase I understand - Shared DNA %. In the past, I've known that I inherited 3,559 cM from Dad, but now I get what that means - I inherited 49.1% of Dad's DNA! Which probably means I inherited 50.9% of Mom's. That will be fun to bring that up at our next family reunion. I've learned from DNA webinars that we inherit approximately 50% from each parent, 25% from each grandparent, and so on. It's fun to see that I have 28% from Grandpa Larsen but only 18.1% from Grandma Larsen.

One of the challenges I have as a neophyte genetic genealogist is the terminology. So, even though they are new to the DNA world, thank you MyHeritage.com for making this part of DNA a little easier to understand.

Watch the webinar

For an introduction to MyHeritage DNA, view the free webinar here.

To all of our awesome Legacy users,

We would like to give thanks to all of you for making the release of Legacy 9 the most successful software release we've ever had - way more successful than we ever anticipated! It's been a week since the big announcement, and Legacy is still flying off the virtual shelves. Thank you!

Next, thank you for your patience with us as we work to fulfill your orders and respond to your emails. Not many of the 14 of us here have slept much this past week, but we are now mostly caught up. Here's where we are:

• All free upgrade order emails have been sent. If you qualified for the free upgrade (purchased Legacy 8 from November 25, 2016 forward), and you have not yet received the email with the redemption instructions, the first place to check is in your email program's spam/junk folder. The majority of the customers we have communicated with eventually found the email there. If you have not yet done it, please add [email protected] and LegacyCustomerService@LegacyFamilyTree.com to your email program's approved list.
• We will begin shipping any shippable products (printed user's guide, CD) beginning the week of May 8. In the meantime, we invite you to install and unlock your Legacy 9 purchase using the instructions in your order confirmation email. Yep, you can begin using it right now.

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Legacy Family Tree 9 - Unlocked!

The most popular book we've ever sold (and it might just be the most popular genealogy book ever!) is the new Legacy Family Tree 9 - Unlocked! The entire book is based on Legacy 9 and helps you apply your genealogy research to Legacy. Click here for more information or to purchase. The PDF edition comes free when you purchase the printed book.

Register for the Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9 webinar

Now that you've had a chance to kick Legacy 9's virtual tires, please join us for a free webinar on Friday, May 5. You'll get a tour of all of Legacy 9's new features as well as insider's tips and tricks. Click here to register.

Thanks again everyone!

Land ownership maps in this country are generally focused on the county level. Produced largely in the nineteenth-century in single sheet or atlas format, they were sold by subscription and also developed to commemorate events such as the centennial of the American Revolution. Though advances in printing such as lithography increased availability, maps were still expensive. Consequently, they likely will be found in more affluent areas. Property owners can also be found on military maps and other government published maps. Land ownership and residence can often be determined by correlating city directories with fire insurance maps.

Join us and Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA for the live webinar Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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About the presenter

Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, is a long-time researcher and instructor in genealogical topics. Rick is also a retired colonel having served 31 years in the U.S. Army. He coordinates the Using Maps in Genealogy course at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, and instructs in the Advanced Methodology, Techniques and Technology, and Advanced Military courses. Rick and his wife Pam coordinate the advanced land course and Researching in Washington, DC, without Leaving Home offered by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the advanced land course at Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). Rick co-coordinates with Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL, the Law School for Genealogists at GRIP and the FHL Law Library course at SLIG. He also lectures at national conferences and presents nationwide seminars. His areas of expertise encompass records of the National Archives, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including military records, land records, using maps in genealogy, urban research, and government documents. Rick is experienced in the localities of western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Rick is also a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

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We look forward to seeing you all there!

Legacy QuickGuides^TM have quickly become one of the more popular resources for genealogists. Each guide contains four (sometimes five, sometimes more) pages of valuable information covering a variety of genealogy research topics, dozens of clickable links, and are written by genealogists and family historians who are experts in the subject areas. We've added another new Legacy QuickGuide: Scrap Paper and Orphan Documents in Archives by Melissa Barker. Now choose from 86 Legacy QuickGuides!

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Genealogists collect mounds of documents about their family history. Many times, these genealogical documents are handed down or inherited from other family members. Among these mounds of documents could be scrap paper with information that doesn’t make sense to you right now, but might in the future. There could also be documents tucked in those boxes that don’t seem to belong to anything else; these are referred to as orphan documents. As genealogists, keeping these scrap pieces of paper and orphan documents is important because we never know when they will help us tear down a brick wall or help with other genealogical mysteries. So, they are filed for the future when they will come into focus for us and our genealogy research. Archives and archivists also have scrap paper and orphan documents. They too understand that these records will one day help a researcher and they are important to keep and archive. Genealogists should be looking for these scrap pieces of paper and orphan documents in archives.

The Scrap Paper and Orphan Documents in Archives Legacy QuickGuide™ contains useful information including case studies and success stories using these types of records as well as how to locate scrap paper and orphan documents at archives and repositories. Also included are links to websites and resources covering terminology, resources, books, articles and more. This handy 4-page PDF guide can be used on your computer or mobile device for anytime access.

 

 

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• Slovak Genealogy
• Swedish Genealogy
• Ukrainian Genealogy

Religion

• Catholic Genealogy
• Moravian Genealogy

General

• Anatomy of a Birth Record
• Anatomy of a Death Record
• Anatomy of a Marriage Record
• Cemetery Research
• Citing Your Sources
• Ephemera: Genealogy Gold
• Establishing Genealogical Proof
• Finding Your Female Ancestors
• Fraternal Societies
• Genealogy Clues in Quilts, Samplers, and Other Textiles
• It's Not All Online: Researching in Archives
• Lineage Societies and Genealogy
• Obituaries in Genealogy: A Research Tool
• Organizing and Digitizing Family Photos
• Preparing for a Successful Repository Research Trip
• Preserving Family Heirlooms
• Preserving Old Family Letters: Tips from an Archivist
• Researching in Libraries and Archives
• Researching the Family Legend
• Scrap Paper and Orphan Documents in Archives
• Scrapbooks: A Genealogist's Gold Mine
• Starting a Family Archive
• Unraveling Brick Wall Mysteries
• Using Historical Newspapers for Genealogy Research
• Vertical Files: What Are They and How to Use Them
• Writing Your Family History

The recording of today's webinar, "Neighborhood Reconstruction: Effective Use of Land Records" by Mary Hill, AG, is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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Use USGS topographic maps, tract maps, plat maps, surveys, deeds, census records, and tax lists to reconstruct the neighborhood where your ancestor lived. Plat your ancestor’s land records and discover what unexpected clues might be discovered in the process. 

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• Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. April 26.
• Researching Criminal Records by Ron Arons. April 28.
• Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau by Angela Walton-Raji. May 3.
• Beginning Danish Research by Charles Fritz Juengling, AG. May 10.
• New York City and State Governmental Vital Records by Jane Wilcox. May 12.
• MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL. May 16.
• Remember Me: Lifestreaming and the Modern Genealogist by Thomas MacEntee. May 17.
• WikiTree: Free for All without a Free-for-All by Eowyn Langholf. May 24.
• The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors by Michael L. Strauss, AG. May 31.
• Researching Your Minnesota Ancestors by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. June 7.
• How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA by Blaine Bettinger. June 14.
• What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing by Diahan Southard. June 16.
• Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. June 20.
• Virtual Family Reunions: Super Easy, Super Fun by Pat Richley and Russ Worthington. June 21.
• Canada's Top 10 by Kathryn Lake Hogan. June 28.
• Censational Census Strategies by Mary Kircher Roddy. July 5.
• Google Books: the tool you should use every day! by Lisa Louise Cooke. July 12.
• Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs by Jared Hodges. July 14.
• Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research by Angela Packer McGhie, CG. July 18.
• The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG. July 19.
• Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It by Janet Hovorka. July 26.
• Tracing Your West Country Ancestors by Kirsty Gray. August 2.
• A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. August 9.
• Using Pictures with Legacy Family Tree by Geoff Rasmussen. August 11.
• Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG. August 15.
• Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause. August 16.
• How to do Mexican Research and Be Successful by Jonathan Walker. August 23.
• Getting Started with Evidentia by Edward A. Thompson. August 30.
• Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist by Geoff Rasmussen. September 6.
• Finding Isaac Rogers by Nicka Smith. September 13.
• The ABCs and 123s of Researching Your Ancestor's School Records by Melissa Barker. September 15.
• When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion? by Tom Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL. September 19.
• WolframAlpha for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee. September 20.
• Quick Guide to Texas Research by Deena Coutant. September 27.
• No Easy Button: Using “Immersion Genealogy” to Understand Your Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. October 4.
• Southern States Migration Patterns by Mary Hill, AG. October 11.
• Is Your Society Growing? Social Media may be your saving grace by Pat Richley. October 13.
• Databases, Search Engines, and the Genealogical Proof Standard by David Ouimette, CG. October 17.
• The WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy by Gena Philibert-Ortega. October 18.
• Midwestern & Plains States Level Census Records by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. October 25.
• Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece by Luana Darby and Ursula C. Krause. November 1.
• New York City Genealogical Research: Navigating Through The Five Boroughs by Michael L. Strauss, AG. November 8.
• Using Non-Population Schedules for Context and Evidence by Jill Morelli. November 10.
• British and Irish research: the differences by Brian Donovan. November 15.
• Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required by Malissa Ruffner, JD, CG. November 21.
• Understanding Alabama by Rorey Cathcart. November 29.
• Finding Your Roots in Catholic Records by Lisa Toth Salinas. December 6.
• I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes by James M. Baker, PhD, CG. December 13.
• Finding Your Nordic Parish of Birth by Jill Morelli. December 15.
• The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. December 19.
• Palmetto Pride - South Carolina for Genealogist by Rorey Cathcart. December 20.
• Problems and Pitfalls of a Reasonably Shallow Search by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. December 27.

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