Helpful Articlesto assist you with your family history researchBy Connie Lenzen, CGSM |
Connie has contributed articles to:
| Cemetery Records |
| Cemetery Symbolism |
| Civil War Graves |
| Gravestone Rubbings |
| Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Oregon |
| Portland's Earliest Cemeteries |
| The Search for an Ancestor's Tombstone |
| Courthouse Research |
| Land Records in the Courthouse |
| Probate Records |
| Washington Court Records |
| Where to Find Probate Records |
| A Little Bit Irish. |
| African American Research |
| Boston Irish |
| Church Records and Women |
| English Research -- Three Hints |
| Indians in the Oregon Census |
| Irish Place Names |
| Femme Covert |
| Native American Research |
| New York City Irish |
| Plantation Records |
| Potato Famine Irish |
| Quaker Records |
| The Invisible Woman |
| Tracking the Maternal Line -- written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Trace an ancestress when nothing is known about her parents by researching all known associates. |
| Women in the Military |
| Women's Property Rights |
| Calendars |
| Diseases |
| Family Secrets |
| Heraldry and Coats of Arms |
| Life on the Farm |
| Lineage Societies | Money and Our Ancestors |
| Poor Farms |
| Religious Calendars |
| Adoption Resources |
| Analysis -- The proof of genealogical pudding is in the analysis | Cold Trail? It's All Relative Winner of the 2004 International Family History Writers & Editor's "Excellence in Writing" contest. |
| Consider the Source |
| DNA |
| Evidence Analysis |
| Family Papers |
| Family Traditions -- written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly |
| Find a Missing Relative |
| How to Determine Cousin Relationships |
| How to Organize |
| Interview Relatives |
| Lineage Societies |
| Long Distance Research |
| On-site Research |
| NUCMC; the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections |
| One Bite at a Time -- An Organizational Strategy |
| Reading Old Handwriting |
| Read Between the Lines |
| Surnames |
| Tracking the Maternal Line -- written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Trace an ancestress when nothing is known about her parents by researching all known associates. |
| Family History Centers |
| Lineage Applications |
| Writing - Get the Stories Out of Your Head |
| The Maternal Line of Elizabeth (Niesz) Titus (an example of how to write up the family story) |
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