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What to Include in a Genealogy Research Log

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:June 23, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted

Genealogy has a way of making you feel very organized for approximately twelve minutes. You open one record. Then another. Then a census page. Then a Find a Grave memorial.…

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The Antics Behind Multiple Generations WITH THE SAME NAMES

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:June 13, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted/The Ancestor Diaries

If you’ve ever felt like you’re researching the same person over and over again… You might be. Or you might be looking at: his father his son his cousin his…

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What Is Genealogy, Really? And Why So Many of Us Can’t Stop Doing It

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:January 24, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted

Genealogy has been having a moment lately. Honestly? It makes sense. Between DNA kits showing up in holiday stockings, old photos resurfacing in family group chats, and more records going…

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