Genealogy News and Education
Free genealogy webinars for May 2021 include Swedish and Norwegian research, orphan trains, DNA, probate records, brick wall breakthroughs and more! Not sure what a webinar even is? Click here to learn the details, then return back to this page to see all the helpful webinars available for the month of May! Free Genealogy Webinars from the […]
A will is just one type of record made near the end of someone’s life. New genealogists sometimes get frustrated when they cannot locate an ancestor’s will, but they need not worry! Here are a few ideas when you can’t find the ‘will’ to go on. Dying Intestate vs. Testate If a person dies with […]
Many states within the U.S. have probate records that are digitized, free, and online at FamilySearch. You just need to know how to find them. Read along to follow these step-by-step directions to find probate records and more hidden in the recesses of FamilySearch. I use FamilySearch.org to search courthouse record books. In most cases, […]
