Tag: poorly documented ancestors

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Adapting the Beyond Kin approach + cluster genealogy to research poorly documented ancestors

06/09/2019
Brian Sheffey
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Using cluster genealogy to research poorly documented ancestors is a useful strategy to break through tough…

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Genealogy Research Strategy: Using Church Names and Obituaries to Find Your Ancestors in Rural Areas

16/06/2017
Brian Sheffey
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The majority of my poorly-documented ancestors lived in very rural areas. Finding where they worshipped was…