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Who are your ancestors? What did they look like? Who did they love? And how did it all lead to you? This is what genealogy is all about, and the answers are waiting to be discovered on …

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They typically tell you where an ancestor lived and worked and can help you locate ancestors in census years. They can also lead you to nearby churches, cemeteries, and municipalities, …

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You can do this by searching for records for the sibling of the oldest ancestor you've found and then looking through the sibling's records to find their parents.

Pinpoint your ancestor’s location from the census on a map, and then look for churches, cemeteries, and other places where your ancestor may have left records.

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