Category: Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest

Genetic Genealogy Basics: Ethnicity Reports, Autosomal DNA, mtDNA, Y-DNA and DNA site comparisons 🌳

by Sara Whitford | Jan 4, 2023 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 1 |

A lot of people have all kinds of questions about DNA tests and family tree research. Genetic...

NC GENEALOGY TREASURE TROVE 100% FREE at FamilySearch – Learn to search the UNINDEXED CATALOG

by Sara Whitford | Dec 13, 2022 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference, Research Databases | 1 |

The best free genealogy resource online is FamilySearch.org, and in particular, their free online...

Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Craftsman Database Search

by Becky Sumrell | Jan 31, 2021 | Articles, Early Colonial Records, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Research Databases | 0 |

Do you happen to have a carpenter in your family tree? How about a blacksmith? A bricklayer? Or...

West Craven Highlights now digitized and searchable online

by Sara Whitford | Jan 23, 2021 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest | 0 |

If your family is from the Vanceboro area, you will certainly remember the paper that was produced...

Genealogy + DNA Game Changers: Step up your game with these FREE resources.

by Sara Whitford | May 14, 2019 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Mysteries | 3 |

In the 21st century, if you’re serious about genealogy, then let’s face it: You will...

Formation of Pitt County, North Carolina

by Sara Whitford | Jan 30, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Edgecombe County Genealogy, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Hyde County Genealogy, Martin County Genealogy, Pamlico County Genealogy, Pitt County Genealogy, Tyrell County Genealogy | 0 |

Pitt County was formed after Beaufort and Craven Counties, but the establishment of its border...

Formation of Craven County, North Carolina

by Sara Whitford | Jan 28, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Edgecombe County Genealogy, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Hyde County Genealogy, Martin County Genealogy, Pamlico County Genealogy, Pitt County Genealogy | 0 |

Read the descriptions below for Craven County’s shifting borders and see if it helps some...

Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina

by Sara Whitford | Jan 27, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Edgecombe County Genealogy, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Hyde County Genealogy, Martin County Genealogy, Pamlico County Genealogy, Pitt County Genealogy | 0 |

The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943 by David Leroy Corbitt is available for free...

Be careful with assumptions about “Verified” DNA relationships and those AncestryDNA “Hints”

by Sara Whitford | Jan 12, 2019 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest | 1 |

Long story short: Hints shared with your AncestryDNA matches are only as good as the data that...

Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? I’ve got all of the links right here!

by Sara Whitford | Jan 1, 2019 | African American Ancestry, Apprenticeship Records, Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Marriage Records, Research Databases, Special Categories, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

FamilySearch has been steadily putting a ton of North Carolina records on their site that...

Merry Christmas to us! 🎄 Beaufort County Deeds now available online!

by Sara Whitford | Dec 24, 2018 | Articles, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Research Databases | 6 |

A great big GIGANTIC thank you to East Carolina Roots visitor Becky, who graciously commented on...

Buyer Beware: Make sure you know THIS about AncestryDNA before you buy a kit!

by Sara Whitford | Jun 12, 2018 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest | 2 |

I have been recommending AncestryDNA here on this site for the past several months now because...

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