Online Genealogy Archives - Climb Your Family Tree https://climbyourfamilytree.com/category/ancestor-search-tips/online-genealogy/ Find Your Ancestors, Discover Yourself Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:54:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://climbyourfamilytree.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-CYFT-Icon-32x32.png Online Genealogy Archives - Climb Your Family Tree https://climbyourfamilytree.com/category/ancestor-search-tips/online-genealogy/ 32 32 Genealogy Prompt 6: Set Up a Private Family Tree for Research https://climbyourfamilytree.com/private-family-tree/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/private-family-tree/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:44:19 +0000 https://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=673 Browsing public family trees online can be exciting. You might suddenly come across a treasure trove of information about one of your ancestors — their parents’ names, other children, or even further generations back. But that doesn’t mean making your own working tree public is a good idea. In fact, it’s much wiser to keep ... Read more

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]]> https://climbyourfamilytree.com/private-family-tree/feed/ 0 Backing Up Your Genealogy Records https://climbyourfamilytree.com/backing-up-your-genealogy-records/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/backing-up-your-genealogy-records/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:23:16 +0000 http://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=369 This might be a quick and common sense tip for most folks who regularly work on family history research, but I was reminded of something today — you absolutely must back up your genealogy research. I learned this lesson the hard way when I was just a teenager. I started climbing my family tree when I was ... Read more

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]]> https://climbyourfamilytree.com/backing-up-your-genealogy-records/feed/ 0 Are Other Family Trees a Reliable Research Source? https://climbyourfamilytree.com/other-family-trees/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/other-family-trees/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:21:25 +0000 http://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=185 One of the best family history research tools on the Web also has the potential to cause the biggest headaches — other family trees. The great thing about being able to browse others’ family trees is that some distant relative is probably researching some branch of your tree. Those people may have access to information ... Read more

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]]> https://climbyourfamilytree.com/other-family-trees/feed/ 0 The Role of Social Networking in Family History Research https://climbyourfamilytree.com/the-role-of-social-networking-in-family-history-research/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/the-role-of-social-networking-in-family-history-research/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2014 04:02:58 +0000 http://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=52 Family history research today can be much easier for amateurs and professionals like, especially when starting to work on a new family tree. One tool we now have that wasn’t available in the not-so-near past is the social network. You might think of social networking as chatting with your friends online using Facebook. But social ... Read more

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]]> https://climbyourfamilytree.com/the-role-of-social-networking-in-family-history-research/feed/ 0 Should You Launch Your Own Family History Blog? https://climbyourfamilytree.com/should-you-launch-your-own-family-history-blog/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/should-you-launch-your-own-family-history-blog/#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:13:28 +0000 http://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=146 Whether you’re brand new to genealogy of you’ve been researching your family tree for years, you might have considered launching a family history blog. But should you? A family history blog is a personal blog that details your own personal history. While this is a broader genealogy blog with tips and resources too, I have ... Read more

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]]> https://climbyourfamilytree.com/should-you-launch-your-own-family-history-blog/feed/ 0 Can’t Find Your Relatives in the 1940 Census on Ancestry.com? https://climbyourfamilytree.com/cant-find-your-relatives-in-the-1940-census-on-ancestry-com/ https://climbyourfamilytree.com/cant-find-your-relatives-in-the-1940-census-on-ancestry-com/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:50:24 +0000 http://climbyourfamilytree.com/?p=111 I just wanted to share a quick tip with any other family history buffs who have struggled to find their relatives in the 1940 U.S. census when searching on Ancestry.com. A couple of weeks ago, I searched for several ancestors (as soon as it became searchable there actually). And I had very little luck. On ... Read more

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