Good news for those who had relatives in New York in the 1860s: the 1865 New York State Census is now searchable...
1865 New York State Census Now on FamilySearch
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English Parish Boundaries: A Little-Known Online Tool
Did you know that FamilySearch has an interactive map to help you find English parish boundaries in 1851? Daniel...
Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 115 Features 10 Cool Things You Can Do With Evernote
If you're a Premium member on our site, you can now access Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 115, "Newspapers,...
Finding Places on a Map: Try This Little-Known Genealogy Tool
Do you ever get lost when looking for ancestral hometowns in Europe or other parts of the world? Boundaries...
New or Improved Genealogy Apps! Ancestry, FamilySearch and MyHeritage
Have you downloaded the apps that go with your favorite genealogy websites? You should! And if it's been awhile, you...
FamilySearch CEO Interview In Premium Podcast Episode 107
Did you know that the CEO of FamilySearch International doesn't have a background in genealogy? Dennis Brimhall is an...
How To Find Your Family Tree Online
As you may have already noticed, a lot of websites these days host millions of family trees: MyHeritage.com,...
Use A Family History Center to Access the Family History Library
Those who just attended RootsTech 2014 probably wish they'd had more time for researching at the Family History...
Finding Naturalization Records: Where are the Women?
We’re nearing the completion of the enormous Community Indexing Project of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization...