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To know who we are, it's important to know where we come from, where our roots lie. That's why we started ExploreGenealogy, a unique site that covers every aspect of tracing your family tree, from the very first steps to the more complex issues.

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August's Most Popular Articles...

Cremation Records and Tracing Your Family History: To those familiar with the idea of Vikings having funeral pyres for their dead, or the practice in India, it might come as a… [178 views in Aug]
Using Criminal Records For Family History Research: Let's face it, as much as we dread the idea of finding a criminal in our family history, there's also a thrill to it, too. It… [108 views in Aug]
Family History: How Far Back Can You Go?: There is absolutely no hard or fast rule about how far back you can go when tracing your family tree; it all depends on the available… [92 views in Aug]
Death Certificates 1837 to Present Time: Family History Research: They say only two things in life are certain: death and taxes, and there are records of both. But to a… [70 views in Aug]
Birth Certificates and Genealogy: We're born, we live and then we die. That might sound particularly gloomy, but along the way we leave traces of ourselves, and those are the pieces… [46 views in Aug]
DNA Testing and Genealogy: In spite of all you may have been led to believe, DNA doesn’t have all the answers about genealogy. You won’t be able to take a DNA test and come up with an… [38 views in Aug]

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Ancestors Abroad: Using U.S. Military Records to Trace Ancestors Abroad, Other Useful...

Basics of Genealogy: Genealogy Problems You May Enounter In Your...

Case Study: How Mike Traced His Family Tree: A Case Study, Overcoming a Family...

Death Records: Death Certificates 1837 to Present Time: Family History Research, The...

Family History Resources: Tracing Your Family History Using Military...

Marriage Records: Genealogy Source For Non-Anglican Marriages, How to Use Church...

Middle Ages Records: Genealogy and Wills From the Middle Ages, Middle...

Research Considerations: Checking Taxation Records for Family History...

Surnames and Genealogy: How Surnames Change Over Time, Tracing Your...

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Thameslass
Re: How to Use Church Marriage Records to Trace Your Ancestors
It is still legal for first cousins to marry.

24 July 2021
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Re: Cremation Records and Tracing Your Family History
My sister finance was cremation and she stayed up by his bedside at Augusta university for days on out…

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Re: Cremation Records and Tracing Your Family History
I am trying to find out where my partners mother was cremated. Patricia Florence Bennett. Cremated…

13 July 2021
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Re: Cremation Records and Tracing Your Family History
I am trying to find out where my friends mother was cremated. Patricia Florence Bennett. Cremated…

13 July 2021
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my son was cremated the end of oct 1978 at daldowie cemetary in glasgow ... I knew nothing about…

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