Use the News!
Make a visit to the newspaper office or library. Many times your ancestors will have "made the news"! In times past, it was common for newspapers to provide family information about folks who were listed in articles. Of course, birth and death notices can also give valuable research information. Don't live near the library or newspaper in qusetion? You can use interlibrary loan to order certain microfilmed newspapers.
Use Message Boards!
Visit How to Write a Successful Genealogy Query for great tips!
Popular Message Boards
GenForum
FamilyHistory.com
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In order to get the most information from the records that are available, we have to decipher these records and put meaning into the symbols we see on the old documents or papers that we find.
Deciphering Old Handwriting
Does it seem like every piece of information you find on your ancestor tells you something different? Michael John Neil tells us how to deal with such inconsistencies and discrepancies and make sense of our findings.
Discrepancy Charts
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