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Reviewing the 841 pages of censuses in my family tree has been rewarding. I've been working to clean up all my census source citations (...

I've been having such a productive month tying up loose ends in my family tree and in my genealogy tasks. I discovered lots of emigrant...

Last week I was trying to find a particular birth record on the New York City Municipal Archives' website (see Day 5 of 7 Days to a Bett...

Last week I told someone we can't expand her family tree. She knows a lot about the relatives born in the 1890s, but their mother will r...

When they release the 1950 United States Census on April 1st, will you be ready to find your family? It will take a few weeks for the collec...

I belong to a Facebook group devoted to my Grandpa's hometown of Colle Sannita, Italy. Once in a while someone will post an old photo of...

You've probably realized that I spend countless hours buried in Italian vital records. But sometimes I do return to more conventional ge...

I love when people tell me they aren't Italian, but my advice helps with their genealogy research. I try to keep my articles generic. Bu...

Last week I wrote about my 2nd great uncle's daughter, Jennie. When she died in a tragic accident at the age of 27 , she left behind a ...

Everyone who dabbles in family tree building has hit one or more brick walls. After thinking about my own dead ends, I realized brick wa...

Her last name makes me think Dad's childhood crush was a distant cousin. I sent my dad a photo from my late aunt's collection. &...