Genealogy Jack

A Lucrative, Free, and Easy Research Tool You May Not Know About

You may have tried Googling your ancestors before, but depending on how you did it, got no results.

Mar 28, 2024 • 

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How to Find Obituaries for Female Ancestors That Are Hiding in Plain Sight

Have you ever searched for an obituary for a female ancestor but got zero results?

Mar 15, 2024 • 

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February 2024

A Biography About Your Ancestors

What if a book written about your grandmother, great-grandparents, or great-great-grandfather existed?

Feb 16, 2024 • 

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Who Was Your Doppelgänger Ancestor?

I bet you have someone in your family tree that looked exactly like you. I’ve been shocked at how often ancestors who are generations apart can look…

Feb 10, 2024 • 

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Don’t Abandon Printed Photos Quite Yet!

You can take as many pictures as you want with a smartphone.

Feb 2, 2024 • 

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January 2024

A Resource You Can’t Afford to Underestimate

The local historical society in your ancestors' hometown can be a treasure trove.

Jan 26, 2024 • 

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Who Will Be Researching Your Life Someday?

How special would it be to read a journal your grandmother wrote?

Jan 19, 2024 • 

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How Improbable is Your Existence, Really?

Have you ever thought about how many things needed to happen just right to lead to you sitting here today reading this sentence?

Jan 12, 2024 • 

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The Key to Sharing Family History Discoveries with Others

Sharing family stories can be challenging. A genealogist or history enthusiast will likely be enthralled be all the details, but before you know it…

Jan 5, 2024 • 

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August 2023

From Elementary School Janitor to College Graduate: Gratitude and Perspective

In one of my favorite books, Atomic Habits, James Clear wrote: “Success is the product of daily habits, not once-in-a-lifetime transformation.” Your…

Aug 28, 2023 • 

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Identifying the Unidentifiable: How You Can Identify Family Members in Unlabeled Photographs

Three strategies I use all the time and examples of when they worked

Aug 11, 2023 • 

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July 2023

"To Get What I Want When I Want It"

What hobbies and interests did your great-grandparents or other ancestors have that you might unknowingly share with them today?

Jul 25, 2023 • 

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