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Top 100 Genealogy websites for 2013 13 me b zola Feb 2013 May 2022 10 47449

Some links to get you started 16 kdmorris Feb 2012 Mar 2021 7 32749

Archived Ancestry/Genealogy Group - From DU2 0 kdmorris Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 30699

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary 0 Cattledog Oct 16 Oct 16 3 421

I did the 23 and me DNA test 10 bif Sep 25 Sep 25 2 1013

Can you call a european phone number 8 XanaDUer2 Sep 7 Sep 8 0 581

Help! Question. 4 XanaDUer2 Sep 1 Sep 2 2 478

DNA helps adopted people overseas become Irish citizens. 2 OnDoutside Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 508

Any Daughters of the American Revolution here? [View all] 54 MoonchildCA Oct 2020 Aug 2024 2 9005

Welp, I've decided to try to get Italian dual citizenship 14 CanonRay Jul 2024 Jul 2024 13 769

How do you correct information on Ancestry.com? 22 bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 Jun 2024 8 5930

Hi there, cousin 0 EYESORE 9001 May 2024 May 2024 6 1646

I keep hitting roadblocks researching my grandparents and their ancestors. 4 no_hypocrisy May 2024 May 2024 4 589

I've tapped into an otherwise obscure branch of my paternal side of the family. 5 no_hypocrisy Apr 2024 Apr 2024 43 1442

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki Plans to Take Company Private 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 726

Singer Dionne Warwick Traces Her Family To 1800s: Finding Your Roots 3 appalachiablue Feb 2024 Mar 2024 7 682

MSN/WSJ: 23andMe's Fall from $6 Billion to Nearly $0 1 Montauk6 Feb 2024 Mar 2024 4 871

Singer Cyndi Lauper Learns She's Descended from Another Rebel Who 'Fought the Man,' More 4 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Dec 2023 14 2530

To what extent is your "ancestry" part of your family's diet? 33 Model35mech Aug 2023 Dec 2023 7 4578

Two weeks ago, I took a Genealogical Tour 7 no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 Nov 2023 23 3832

Colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts - 1704 Deerfield Raid 6 wnylib Mar 2023 Aug 2023 5 10459

Just got back from serious genealogical research 7 no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 Aug 2023 21 1220

The inheritance of social status: England, 1600 to 2022 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 2642

Ancient DNA Reveals A Genetic History of the Viking Age: Smithsonian. Slavery in Viking Society 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Aug 2023 11 6965

My father would be 100 years old on Thursday. Original Antifa. 15 Dennis Donovan May 2023 May 2023 16 7149

lest you completely trust dna- 7 mopinko Feb 2023 Mar 2023 8 3082

I just reactivated Ancestry to brush up my family tree a bit. Got a few shockers 14 NewHendoLib Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 6781

I've been using Ancestry and Family Search for 8 families, but the tree has exploded. 4 Frustratedlady Sep 2022 Jan 2023 1 10224

Interesting find concerning my Confederate ancestor 25 Chainfire Jan 2023 Jan 2023 62 3511

Actor Edward Norton is Direct Descendant of Pocahontas, Records Confirm; Julia Roberts 6 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 5203

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My nephew and his daughter visited 2 Marthe48 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 33 1748

I get surprised when people don't know things about 11 Marthe48 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 7163

After many years I am getting a marker for my husband 5 Marthe48 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 5246

Got my Ancestry DNA back 6 chowmama Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 1859

well, i'm a big step closer to home today. 0 mopinko Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 4420

Got a surprise today 4 Old Crank Aug 2022 Sep 2022 8 1500

Recently I saw Ancestry notes lifespans of people w certain surnames. 22 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Aug 2022 1 8150

well, here's a twist for ya. 9 mopinko Aug 2022 Aug 2022 23 2520

so, can someone w access to irish records do a search for me? 49 mopinko Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 6971

Another WWII mystery - Eleanor Bradley Harris 29 frogmarch Nov 2019 Jul 2022 4 9614

My Carpathian Mountain (Slovakia) Heritage 0 sprinkleeninow Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 3406

Memorial Day memorial. 1 Chainfire May 2022 May 2022 5 1300

Read This Before You Buy a Genetic Testing Kit: Consumer Reports 4 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 2 9450

RootsTech 2022 begins tomorrow, March 3 2 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1524

How to research the history of your St. Louis home -- and learn all about its past residents 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4170

Historical Society Offers New Resource For Genealogists 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1456

According to 23andme, I'm related to Louis XVI! Any other royals here? 15 bif Apr 2019 Feb 2022 2 12102

evidently I made a big mistake on ordering DNA ancestry test kit 7 Grasswire2 Dec 2021 Jan 2022 1 2707

this is crazy. The info on my mom's 1986 death cert is wrong. 12 Grasswire2 Nov 2021 Dec 2021 0 4885

I found another embarrassing ancestor... 4 Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 3862

Consequences of World War I 3 bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1642

Like a miracle, two obscure cousins came into my life this past week. 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2021 Oct 2021 12 7063

anyone have a tip to find old professional licenses? 5 mopinko Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 3249

I feel so ripped off--newspapers.com 3 Lulu KC Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 2899

hey there pros. who wants a job? 2 mopinko Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 4896

I spent some time labeling headstone pictures 10 Marthe48 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 7276

Explain these cousins to me, please 8 Captain Zero May 2021 May 2021 0 3682

Trump donor buys large stake in Ancestry.com 14 Dem2theMax Aug 2020 May 2021 7 11215

Family surprise! 9 LeftInTX Nov 2018 May 2021 7 6014

Want to learn my mother's birth, marriage and death dates; she died when I was 7 or 8, 10 elleng May 2021 May 2021 8 6028

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SPEAKING OF newspapers.com... 3 Montauk6 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 6234

I know the 1890 Federal census was destroyed in a 8 Boomerproud Jul 2020 Mar 2021 1 10418

Apache Junction Jane Doe 0 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 2038

"The Woman With No Name" 6 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 5860

Genetic genealogy is helping to crack cold cases and identify victims left nameless for decades. 0 CanonRay Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 6399

US Marriage registration records, how to find what they contain ? 5 OnDoutside Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 3864

I don't know how newspapers.com works. 16 Grasswire2 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 3 3892

well, the adoptees might just be the most fun part of all this. 2 mopinko Feb 2021 Feb 2021 7 7924

Nancy Pelosi, Finding Your Roots airs tonight, PBS 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 Jan 2021 9 2768

well i found an irish cousin. adopted. also, this guy- [View all] 55 mopinko Oct 2020 Dec 2020 13 6732

well, i traced my connection to the great michael dwyer. 16 mopinko Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 4650

Trying to explain bloodlines 36 Marthe48 Aug 2019 Dec 2020 1 4438

I got back into gen. 14 Marthe48 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 1 5217

so, very strange. i got back into my ancestry account. 16 mopinko Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 7255

WWII mystery 15 frogmarch Oct 2019 Nov 2020 1 4737

holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. 49 ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 Oct 2020 9 11777

planning a trip to the olde sod this winter. tracing the tree. my heritage 2 ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 3906

Found scrapbook and looking for suggestions for what to do with it. 8 seaglass Dec 2019 Sep 2020 6 9589

I'm meeting my second cousin for the first time next Sunday and 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 Apr 2020 9 9378

No one knew why the kids in 2 Amish families were dying suddenly. Now researchers have some answers 5 Historic NY Jan 2020 Jan 2020 10 13368

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