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Find Norwegian Census Records in 3 Simple Ways

Written by Tiffany on February 22, 2023.

Census records will be one of the first places you will look when starting on your Norwegian ancestor search. The other one will be church records. But I like to start with the census records because it gives me a feel for the family dynamics. I learn who is in the family, where they resided, when they were born, and a whole bunch more information....

4 Noticeable Differences in the 1950 Census

Written by Tiffany on April 22, 2022.

What differences in the 1950 census have you seen? Have you noticed new notations? Is the format different? Are the people arranged differently on this record? Yes to all of that! Things are slightly different on this record. I’ve had to learn it myself. So this article shares what’s new or different on this record. And what to do if you can’t find...

Danish Probate Records and How to Use Them

Written by Tiffany on September 17, 2021.

We’re diving deeper into Danish probate records this week. So you can have a taste of what they are, what to expect from them and where to find them. Many of these are found on the major genealogy websites such as Family Search, Ancestry, My Heritage, and Find My Past. But the Danish National Archives are a good place to search out these records....

What’s New at Family Search for Connecting Families

Written by Tiffany on May 7, 2021.

Are you a big fan of the Family Search website? Are you a beginner just learning about it? Or are you a family member looking for family connections on this genealogy powerhouse website? It doesn’t matter where you are on your genealogy journey, you can still appreciate the effort that people have put into this website. So I’m sharing...

Genealogy and Family: 4 Useful Tips to Solve Problems

Written by Tiffany on April 9, 2021.

For the month of April let’s talk about genealogy and how to fit it into your family life, how to get your kids excited about it, how to include your family in it, and how to not pull your hair out with frustration along the way. Basically I will be talking about the family pain points of genealogy. So let’s get started!What’s the...

How to Find the Whole Family on Census Records

Written by Tiffany on October 23, 2020.

You search census records for your ancestral family and you think you’ve found the whole family. Then you discover that the husband or wife had a second marriage. Or the family had another child you didn’t know about. Sometimes that happens to the best of us! So today I’m sharing some basic tips to help you on census records....

Free Genealogy Websites that I Use and Love

Written by Tiffany on September 25, 2020.

We all love something that’s free, right? My husband is famous for saying, “If it’s free, it’s for me!” This is also the case for free genealogy websites. We are all looking for more free websites that will get us the genealogy information or record that we need. Therefore, I compiled a list of some of the free websites...

How to Merge People in FamilySearch

Written by Tiffany on August 15, 2020.

When we use FamilySearch’s Family Tree, we can discover that other people have already entered our ancestor’s information. We then end up with a duplicate for that person. Now what do you do? Well, here’s the basic way to merge your ancestors.Open Up Your Ancestor’s Person PageClick on an ancestor in your family tree, then...

Genealogy Hack: Use Websites to Engage Kids

Written by Tiffany on July 24, 2020.

I know you love genealogy, right? If you didn’t have any other responsibilities to do, you most likely would pick genealogy to fill your day. However, for those of you with kids, they might not love the same thing you do. This is where genealogy websites come in for the win! I’m going to highlight some websites that have kids activities...