Genetic Genealogy Basics: Ethnicity Reports, Autosomal DNA, mtDNA, Y-DNA and DNA site comparisons 🌳
A lot of people have all kinds of questions about DNA tests and family tree research. Genetic...
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Category: Reference
NC GENEALOGY TREASURE TROVE 100% FREE at FamilySearch – Learn to search the UNINDEXED CATALOG
The best free genealogy resource online is FamilySearch.org, and in particular, their free online...
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Genealogy on YouTube
If you’re like me, you spent more time watching YouTube in 2020 than you had previously....
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General Assembly Session Records available online
I’ve had to take a break from research for the past few months because I’ve been so...
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Ancestry ThruLines™ — Proceed with caution!
I logged in to AncestryDNA today and was greeted by a new feature called ThruLines™ where the DNA...
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East Carolina Roots now recommends AncestryDNA for genealogy testing
(Get $10 off the AncestryDNA test! Link is below.) Thanks to many modern advances, such as the...
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Colonial Coroners’ Inquests for Beaufort, Craven, and Pitt Counties
Next to genealogy and history research, my second favorite obsession is watching MeTV. I love...
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Letter from Turner Nelson to James Roach – 1825
The following is a transcription of a letter from Turner Nelson to James Roach dated July 19,...
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Just because it’s on a sign, doesn’t mean it’s true
If you’re ever in the Old Burying Ground in Beaufort, NC and see this sign, just know it’s wrong. ...
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Create a historical calendar, with moon phases
Have you ever wondered what day of the week a historical event happened? Or what about what kind...
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Gen-101: 10 Advanced Search Engine Tricks
When you go to Google to search for your ancestors, how do you do it? You may think you know how...
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Genealogy 101: How to research your family tree
You’ve finally decided to start researching your family tree. Congratulations! You...
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