When I publish a new genealogy article each Tuesday, I try to find topics to make everyone happy. For my final article of 2022, let's take a look at the 10 most popular articles from this year.
Here are the most-read articles of 2022 in reverse order.
Number 10: Your Family Tree Checkup/Tune-up List
When I find a new document for my family tree, I follow all the steps to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
Number 9: How to Make Your Own Genealogy Correspondence Database
Make all your past genealogy correspondence easy to find. Create a categorized database of all your messages.
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Number 8: Genealogists Can Find Shocking Family Stories
My cousin never knew his grandmother's story. He only knew there were 2 boys who looked like twins. When I pulled the whole story together, it was a complete shock to him and me.
Number 7: Using Color to Understand Your Family's Last Names
Color coding lets you see right away if someone in your family tree is your direct ancestor. And you can tell which of your grandparents descends from them.
Number 6: How to Find the True Cousins in Your Family Tree
You can use the free Family Tree Analyzer tool to identify all the blood relatives in your tree. Find out how many 3rd, 4th, 5th and more distant cousins you've added.
Number 5: Why DNA Matches Appear Closer Than They Are
If your people came from small or remote towns, you may have more than one relationship to a DNA match. Multiple relationships can make them appear to be a closer cousin than they are.
Number 4: Simple Tips for Understanding Italian Marriage Records
This series of articles will help you understand Italian vital records. And you don't need to speak Italian.
Number 3: How DNA Can Help Find Your Ancestral Hometown
If your DNA matches know their ancestral hometowns or match the population there today, it's clear. Your people must have come from the same area.
Number 2: How to Make the Best of the New Antenati Website
Learn how to adapt to the latest design of the Italian Antenati website and make the very best of it. It's a treasure trove for those with Italian ancestry. Not speaking Italian shouldn't scare you away!
Number 1: 7 Days to a Better Family Tree
The next 7 days you decide to work on your family tree, pick one of these goals and work on only that one thing. No distractions allowed.
The purpose of this blog is to help you create a more professional family tree. That's why many articles are about finding errors, and improving citations and images. DNA is a popular topic. With my knowledge of Italian genealogy, Italian document articles widely read, too.
In 2023, I'll try to find new ways to engage you with tips, lists, and helpful spreadsheets. I'm open to suggestions. Just leave a comment or drop me a line. Thanks so much for reading!
I've enjoyed your articles and tips. I love your Top 10 list.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Linda!
DeleteMe too! Great work, DiAnn.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate it, Randy.
DeleteThank you and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too!
DeleteI am a little confused regarding "Solenne Promessa". Are the groom and bride promising to marry in
ReplyDeletechurch? Also, there is a superscript that looks like GM written in longhand at the end of a person's name in some documents. I know the name that follows is the grandfather, but what is the meaning
of the superscript?
Have a Happy New Year.
joe
I believe you're referencing an image in the article "Simple Tips for Understanding Italian Marriage Records," yes? The bride and groom are promising to marry, and at the time that meant both a civil and a church union. Sometimes they're married by the mayor and by a priest on the same day, but other times the church marriage happens some time after the civil union.
DeleteFrom your description, the GM is either "fu" (meaning was) or "qm," an abbreviation of the Latin word quondam (also meaning was or formerly). So, if you know that next name is the grandfather, you now know grandpa was dead before the date of the document you're reading.
Happy new year, Joe!
Thank you. You are right: the superscript was qm. You are very informative.
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