Census Records: A Place to Start
The Record I Started With The very first day I started learning about genealogy, I went with a youth group to the…
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Why Documentation Saves Time
I Have Wasted a Lot of Time Doing Genealogy I have wasted a lot of time doing genealogy. Not because I wasn’t…
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Why Do Genealogists Get Overwhelmed?
What Does an Overwhelmed Researcher Look Like? What makes a confident researcher different from an overwhelmed researcher? Oh boy, I have resembled…
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Why Start With What You Know?
We Build on What We Already Know We start with what we know because, simply, we can’t start with what we don’t…
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Where Do You Start With Genealogy?
You Just Need a Starting Point Starting genealogy can feel overwhelming. There may be generations of people to discover, records to find,…
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Documentation Matters
A Stubborn Teenager and Her Unnecessary Brick Wall When I first started researching, I was told to keep a research log, and…
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Everyone Is Welcome
Welcome to RootsSphere Everyone is welcome. It doesn’t matter what your ability level is, what your background is, what language you speak,…
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How to Fill Out a Pedigree Chart
Start by Organizing what you know A Pedigree Chart is one of the simplest tools you can use when you are starting…
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What is the Difference between Searching and Researching?
Searching Is Looking Anybody who’s ever gone onto Ancestry and typed in a name just to see what’s there, or clicked the…
