03-20-2025

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Family Tree Magazine

Female Ancestors

Finding Female Ancestors: Common Brick Walls and How to Solve Them

Maiden names, missing records, and “disappearing” ancestors—just some of the problems genealogists face. Learn how to scale those brick walls.

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Don’t Miss This Lecture Hall!

Who doesn’t love traveling? It’s an opportunity to visit sites of your ancestors and conduct great in-person genealogy research! Register today for Researching On Location: Traveling the World Doing Genealogy Research.

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Surnames

Surname Research: Your Complete Guide

Want to know more about surnames? Follow our guide to find out where hereditary family names came from and how to learn more about your last name.

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Books to Empower Your Research Journey

Explore our collection of genealogy books to uncover your past and gain the tools you need to grow your family tree.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Case Study: Identifying Woman’s Parents With a Delayed Birth Record

Contributing Editor Sunny Morton explains how she used collateral research techniques and a delayed birth record to identify an ancestor’s parents—who were also neighbors.

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