geneology

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Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 17 Jul 19

As you may have heard,the question about citizenship has become quite controversial for the 2020 United States census.Some think it could be used as a way to find people who are not citizens.but that is not the purpose.The purpose...

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Discovering Long Lost Relatives

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40847) • Laguna Woods, California 26 Nov 18

Last Christmas, my husband and I sent DNA samples to Ancestry. com. Periodically during the past year, we received messages from Ancestry that they had discovered a possible relative. In every case, it was someone we already knew...

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My Ancestors in 1919

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40847) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Oct 18

Last Christmas, my husband and I ordered DNA kits from Ancestry.com. This week, a young woman contacted me through Ancestry and said that we were distantly related. The young woman put me in touch with her aunt, who is about ten...

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Back to writing

Dalene Shapiro @Rondout50 (252) • Kingston, New York 23 Aug 17

I took some time away to work on a geneological project. I decided to research my family, both sides. Wow, what a job. I used ancestry but did not sign up, and a few other free sites. I was thrilled to find so much free...

geneology

family

research

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Discovering Our Revolutionary Soldier

Jeanne Marie @Jeanniemaries (8237) • United States 21 Aug 17

We like to do geneological research in my family. The kids have inherited the bug and are researching their fathers line. I had done some but they have taken it farther. This week my daughter found that her 5x great...

geneology

genealogical research

revolutionary war

ancestor

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AncestryDNA members! New Update!

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 30 Mar 17

If you've already taken a DNA test with AncestryDNA (Ancestry.com) then you should have gotten an email about Genetic Communities. Log in to your DNA results and it will show you "Genetic Communities". AncestryDNA defines...

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People LIE on the internet (of Ancestry research and strategies)

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 3 Jun 16

Who would have ever fathomed that people actually LIE on the internet? Okay, with all jokes aside, no one would think someone to purposefully lie about ancestral lineage. I don't even mean your grandparents...

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Have you ever been able to, or even thought of trying to, trace your family tree

kimbers867 @kimbers867 (2539) • United States 16 Jun 10

Have you ever been able to, or even thought of trying to, trace your family tree? I know my maternal grandmother was doing this over 30 years ago, but about 5 years ago I found out that she was not a blood relative. I...

family

family tree

geneology

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family mystery

freyjamoon @freyjamoon (90) • Australia 2 Aug 09

hi there anyone a member of a geneology site or something like that? im trying to find out about my husbands father its a real mystery. i have looked everywhere i can but being on a disability pension i dont have money to pay for...

family mystery

geneology

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Backing up data offline?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 27 May 09

Hey all! I use Family Tree Ledgends for my work. Though it does offer a recovery online, I no longer want to upload a copy online (long story).... is there a way to back up all my information so if my pc ever bit the dust I'd...

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Family Trees - do you believe them?

katsalot1 @katsalot1 (1618) 10 Feb 09

So many people now are trying to trace their roots, and it has become particularly popular because of TV series like 'Who do you think you are'. I have been doing my family tree for a couple of years now, and it is fascinating,...

family tree

geneology

roots

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Geneology

lilcee @lilcee (2703) • United States 12 Jan 09

Does anyone do any kind of family tree or family history? I've been working on our family tree and have traced some of my husband's relatives back to the Mayflower. It's really fun to see how far back I can go. I'm doing it online...

family history

geneology

web sites

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Have you ever done a family tree?

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 4 Jan 09

I have, within the last couple of years, become very interested in tracing my family's history. I have very little information about anyone that goes beyond my grandparents but know a little. Have you ever done a family tree and...

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Do you know your family history?

tuckerbabies @tuckerbabies (106) • United States 15 Dec 08

How far back do you know your family history? Are there any neat stories about people in your family? Has it been kept track of and handed down, or did you have to do the research yourself?

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Geneology

melvinandheather1 @melvinandheather1 (540) • United States 21 Oct 08

We are studying our family tree in one of my classes, and I have no clue as to what I am doing. I have checked google, and a lot of the sites have like birth certificates and things like that but they require you to sign up and...

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Have you found your name in a book?

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 8 Oct 08

Recently I met a few authors at a forum where they spoke, read from their novels, and then we got to purchase their books and get them to autograph them. I was surprised that the first author spoke about a family with my surname....

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I Am Totally Blown Away, This Is So Exciting!!!!

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 17 Aug 08

Many of you know that I have been working on my geneology online. Well guess what, I came across a cousin whom I never knew. I can not even figure out how she is my cousin, even though she explained it to me. Simply because, I...

geneology

my family tree

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Need big help!

SukiSmiles @SukiSmiles (1991) • United States 7 Aug 08

So, I was just "volunteered" to help find relatives of mine that I have never met. And of course, it has to happen ASAP because my mom doesn't want to pay the lawyer to do it (and it should have been done weeks ago). So, I have to...

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Geneology..Have you done any searching?

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 12 May 08

I have found some help from this site..You can find births deaths and some other info. Check it out http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

ancestors

geneology

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Who's In Your Geneology

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 16 Apr 08

Some of my aunts traced our geneology back and found out that Francis Scott Key, who wrote our national anthem, is my 8th great grandfather. My sons count this as their claim to fame. They have told all their friends and...

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