Ancestry
Welcome to my Ancestry blog post page — a space where I share whatever’s on my mind about genealogy. Sometimes it’s a tip or trick, sometimes it’s a story from my own family history, and sometimes it’s just something I’ve learned along the way. I post what feels meaningful, not what gets the most clicks — though it’s always nice when others connect with it. The latest post is always featured on my homepage, and this page is where all of my genealogy posts are housed.
Happy sleuthing — Nancy Dru
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If you are new to genealogy, this blog will be focused on the beginner ancestry researcher and a very important topic for them: how to start your research for free. Yes, for free! All you need to do is signup …
In my previous blog, I went over How To Plan/Prepare Your Visit To The Renowned FHL, but what if you can’t visit the Family History Library (FHL). Good news! Family History Library-FHL has you covered with their new record lookup …
At some point in your genealogy journey you will likely need or want to visit the renowned Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah. My first visit was in 2008, which I will call “the spark”. At this point …
In Part One, I showed you step-by-step how use the film number that was cited on an Ancestry Index record to view the original digitized document on FamilySearch. In this blog I will show you what you need to do …



