Genealogy Articles

Family » Genealogy | By Benjamin Brook @ Tuesday, 13th May 2008 @ 8:25 PM

While there are a few in the state's leadership that are trying to shed the cheese head popularity, others involved in Wisconsin genealogy continue to fight to keep the designation, claiming it is traced to their roots of German ancestry. This is only one example of how those interested in Wisconsin genealogy are using the information about their familial history to help maintain an accurate depiction of where they came from. Since the popularity of trace their beginnings expanded in the 19... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Benjamin Brook @ Saturday, 19th April 2008 @ 10:27 AM

There were times when doing genealogy research was filled with tedium and information was hard to come by though now that the Internet has made the world smaller and a lot closer, doing genealogy research need not any longer mean doing all that much hard work that it once meant. In addition, before the electronic media became easy for everybody to use, genealogy research took a lot of time and it required even having to go down to a library and reading numerous books before it was possible to co... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Benjamin Brook @ Tuesday, 15th April 2008 @ 6:18 PM

The history of many European countries, with changing boundaries and names, often make locating accurate genealogical searches difficult if not nearly impossible. Such is often the case when conducting Polish genealogy research, especially in finding information related to times prior to World War II. In tracing Polish genealogy through different resources, some challenges include the many nationalities and religions that were incorporated into present day Poland. Beginning the search int... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Benjamin Brook @ Monday, 7th April 2008 @ 7:37 PM

There is a strong positive presence of Italians throughout the United States of Americas history. For many Italian/Americans it is exciting to learn about their Italian genealogy and where exactly their ancestors came from. Not only can this information showcase the strength of the immigrants that came to the United States of America, it can teach about the traditions that many brought with them to this new country. Tracing an Italian genealogy chart can take some work and investigatin... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Bercle George @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 8:21 AM

If you wish to design your family tree but do not know where to begin, family tree templates can help you to started on your genealogical adventure. By providing you a pre-designed family tree that you can use, you can make an easy assembly for your family chart of lineage and, while doing so, learn the proper format for family trees. Pre-designed templates for family tree take the form of blank family trees that can be filled with the names of the individuals -your immediate and extende... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Benjamin Brook @ Monday, 24th March 2008 @ 1:46 PM

The Canadian Genealogy Centre is an online resource for anyone in the world who wants to identify their Canadian ancestors and learn more about them. A variety of databases and records are available through the Canadian Genealogy Centre. This useful guide will help you navigate the site. What You Can Do The most popular activity on the Canadian Genealogy Centre is searching for ancestors. By using the Centre's combined genealogical database search, you can search for a wide v... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 1:45 AM

When you hear DNA testing, you might be thinking of a very highbrow sophisticated procedure that goes on behind closed labs and all that. But while a portion of this is actually true, it is not necessary that a DNA testing must be as unreachable as all that. Particularly now, when we have home deoxyribonucleic acid test methods available to us. Yes, you heard that right DNA ancestry testing. Now, you can test the paternity of a child at home. But what does home DNA heritage testing actually mean... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 12:07 AM

Some pregnant women find themselves in the peculiar situation of not being sure of whom the father of the child in their womb is. Such situations can be very tricky and tension-creating, and of course, they are depriving the child who is to be born of the fundamental right of knowing who her/his father is. However, with the help of advancement of technology, there is now a foolproof way of finding who the father of a child in the womb is. You must have already heard of DNA paternity test to esta... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 12:04 AM

Deoxyribo nucleic acid test is a process of analyzing the structure of DNA of a person, but it is put to a lot of uses. Thus the DNA of a person is quite unique from that of another; it is used as a method of identifying the person. There are several scenarios in which Deoxyribo nucleic acid test is legally significant. Here we check out the many reasons for which this testing could be legally required. 1. One of the primary purposes of DNA testing is to establish paternity. There are cas... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 12:00 AM

As soon as the name of DNA testing is mentioned, the first thing that jumps to mind is paternity testing. This is the greatest use to which DNA testing is used to find out who is the father of a child. In some cases, also maternity is needed to be established. Even in such a case, DNA testing can help. So how is the whole process conduced? For DNA heritage testing, you will need to get a DNA testing kit. There are two kinds of kits available, the home DNA test kit and the legal DNA testin... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 11:56 PM

Crime, criminology and detective fiction has made deoxyribonucleic acid testing a very commonplace word in recent times. Several people are aware of how DNA testing is a much better process than fingerprint analysis to track down a criminal, and some are even awed by it. For them, DNA tests mean a foolproof method of tracking down elusive criminals. But while the uses of DNA testing in investigation are known to everybody, there is one use of this testing that very few people are aware of. That ... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Sean Tan @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 10:15 PM

DNA tests must be done quite accurately and efficiently, because a lot of serious things might depend on the results of these tests. They might determine the true paternity of a child, or the ancestral lineage of a person, or even establish if the person is staying as an illegal alien in a particular country. All these things are highly important, and that's the reason why DNA tests must not be inaccurate in the least. But what is the actual accuracy ratio of the DNA tests? To unders... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Javier Colayco @ Sunday, 18th November 2007 @ 11:29 AM

Genealogy, generally defined, is the study of one's ancestry. However, in actuality, genealogy is much more involved and interesting than its general definition lets on. When you begin studying genealogy, you realize just how much interesting information your family history can reveal. Genealogy can shed light on where your ancestors came from, where they lived, what they did for a living, who they married and what property they owned. Almost everyone, whether they realize it... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Javier Colayco @ Sunday, 18th November 2007 @ 11:28 AM

For many, the first encounter with their family tree has to do with a grade school project that involves tracing relationships of one's immediate family in a rather rudimentary format. While it is true that the traditional boxes and lines of grade-school family tree projects are indeed a popular layout, they are by no means the only methods of illustrating a family tree. Many people find that the most basic of family tree layouts can be quite limiting in scope. If you want to cre... more...

Family » Genealogy | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 2:38 PM

The responsibility for creating genealogy charts is usually assigned to the eldest in a family. That person may not know their family history but will probably be given scraps of paper in a bag or a shoebox that contain the names of various family members. Some of these scraps might be written on napkins during a wake or they might come from conversations with family members over dinner. Some people have problems with creating genealogy charts because they do not know how far back in thei... more...

Family » Genealogy | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 16th August 2007 @ 11:17 AM

Genealogy is a popular pastime. It is natural to be curious about one's roots and family history, and genealogy allows all of the information to be compiled and passed along to future generations. The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for genealogists, allowing easier searches of records as well as the sharing of information between genealogists who share a common line. This article will discuss some of the common questions surrounding genealogy and family history that may h... more...

Family » Genealogy | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 15th August 2007 @ 2:05 PM

Vital records provide many details for those seeking to complete a family tree. A vital record provides birth, marriage, and death record information, allowing individuals to fill in missing areas of a family tree with a more complete portrait of the life of an past family member with accurate dates and locations. Therefore, it is important to understand how to access and use vital records. A major advantage of official vital records is that they are both complete and accurate. The inform... more...

Family » Genealogy | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 15th August 2007 @ 12:54 PM

In today's society, surnames are generally known as last names or even family names. Except for those who choose to drop them, such as Madonna or Cher, virtually everyone in the modern world has one. In some cultures, they are written before given names (what we would call a "first name"). While surnames are now taken for granted, there was a time when they were not common. In some more remote areas, they're still not. People were identified from those who shared the gi... more...

Family » Genealogy | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 15th August 2007 @ 12:44 PM

Building a family tree involves trying to locate as many marriage records, birth records, and death records as possible as these three types of documents are integral to genealogical searches. Generally, these three events are commonly included in a family tree. They are important to follow a woman's paths through time as she usually changed names to use the surname of their husband after marriage. Since marriage records are vital to compiling an accurate family tree, these r... more...

Family » Genealogy | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 14th August 2007 @ 5:24 PM

Genealogy satisfies the curiosity of those interested in knowing more about their past and history. Compiling a family tree that depicts much of one's lineage and ancestors' personal information, such as birth dates, marriages, children, and all sorts of other types of data can be a wonderful hobby to take on, and it is very popular as a pastime. In order to obtain the information for a family history record, you will need to do extensive research. How extensive your research wi... more...