Genealogy

  • Finland Genealogy

    Oct 19

    Part of the Nordic group of northern Europe, Finland, has a cold climate that is made moderate by the surrounding waters of the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic. Most of the population are Finns, about 93 percent of the population. People originally from Sweden make up 6 percent of the population. There are then two official languages, Finnish and ...

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  • European Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The continent of Europe is a multitude of very assorted cultures, people, languages, regions, histories and customs. Because of such diverse when looking at European genealogy, it is difficult to identify one or two common cultural themes or values as purely European. The history of Europe, from the north to the east to the southern end has been...

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  • Arab Genealogy

    Oct 19

    Most people relate Arab with the Islamic religion and southwest Asian culture. However, there are and in the past have been numerous people that were Arab Christians and Arab Jews. The Arab people began in the Arabian peninsula and the Syrian Desert before the birth of the Islamic religion. Over the centuries with the spread of the Islamic ...

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  • African Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The continent of Africa consists of hundreds of various ethnic groups, languages, religions, tribal groups and customs spread over a massive land area and divided along numerous political borders. The continent and its people have been segregated along its geographical landscapes. There is North Africa, then the Sub-Saharan Africa that is divided...

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  • Alabama Genealogy

    Oct 19

    White Inhabitants in the area of what would become Alabama date back to explorers from Spain in the early 1500s. Over the years, Spain, France and England have laid claim to portions of the land. With the beginning of 1700s, French settlers were established near present-day Mobile. From the mid-1700s to 1800 with various wars among the Europeans,...

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  • Importance of Collateral Lines

    Oct 18

    Everyone has collateral lines in the family tree. Those are the relatives who are not part of direct lineage, but of the same ancestral line. Such ancestors would be the uncles, aunts, granduncles, second cousins and in-laws of the family. When completing a family tree it is the direct lineage that is recorded, such as parents, grandparents,...

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  • Deception and Swindles in Genealogy

    Oct 18

    There can be genealogical web sites on the Internet which make fraudulent claims. Certain things should be checked before signing up for any program. One good item is if the site offers a free trial. It can be for a week, 14 days or a month. Test out the site, see if it is what you really need and can use successfully. Look for a contact addre...

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  • Copyright Laws Genealogical Data

    Oct 18

    As a researcher starts to gather a good deal information and branches to their family tree, they may wonder does all the work remain solely theirs and that no one else can copy it. In fact, is that family pedigree information covered by the United States and international copyright laws? All public records, such as birth-marriage-divorce-death,...

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  • Research Newspapers For Your Ancestors

    Oct 18

    Ancestors have a long trail of documents from birth to death which can greatly assist the researcher. Most come from government agencies; either federal, state, county or city. There are also church records along with civic and fraternal organizations where information can be gathered on relatives. One of the great gold mines with a wealth of ...

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  • Know the Epidemics That Might Have Affected Your Ancestors

    Oct 18

    Epidemics have always had a great influence our ancestors, making it sometimes very difficult to trace what happened to the relatives. There are instances when individuals disappeared from most conventional records; tax rolls, deeds, voting records, censuses and the researcher does not know why. In many cases it could have been a major epidemic str...

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