Easy Genealogy Research Tips and Tricks

Explore new ways to research and write about your family history. Check out our blog's categories on genetic genealogy, online research, and writing family history.

Writing Family History

Avoid Writing Dialogue in a Family History

When you put words into your ancestors' mouth, you can do more harm than good. Don't write dialogue into family histories.

Genealogy Research

Have Ancestral Hometown Knowledge No One Else Knows? Update the FamilySearch Wiki

Learn how to edit the FamilySearch Wiki and add links, resources, and history to the best free genealogy locality guide.

Beginning Genealogy

5 Tips For Beginning Genealogy Research

Embark on your genealogy journey with these 5 essential tips for beginning genealogy research. Uncover your family's history and heritage wi

DNA

Modifying Surname Tables for Adoptees and Patronymics

Once you have created a basic family chart, you may realize you need a modified surname table to reflect the complexities of real...

DNA

An EASIER way to create a Surname Table

A genealogy surname table can help you quickly reference your ancestors on your family tree. This post has an easier way to create it.

Genealogy Research

Creating Surname Tables for DNA Research

Researching your family tree using DNA can be complicated when you haven’t created a surname table as a cheat sheet for referencing your...