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How to Take an Ancestor Inventory Before You Keep Researching

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:July 31, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted/The Genealogist's Journal

Genealogy has a sneaky way of making us feel like the answer is always just one more record away. One more census. One more obituary. One more marriage record. One…

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How to Read a Family Relationship Chart Without Getting Lost

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:July 31, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted

You’d think family relationships are simple. In theory. You have parents. Grandparents. Aunts. Uncles. Cousins. And then genealogy walks in holding a relationship chart and says: “Actually, this person is…

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What to Include in a Rabbit Hole Parking Lot

  • Post author:Journaling Histories
  • Post published:July 25, 2026
  • Post category:Genealogy for the Young and Distracted

Genealogy research has a very specific danger zone. You sit down with a simple goal. Just one. Maybe: “Find the 1900 census record for Great-Grandpa John.” Reasonable. Straight-Forward. Focused. Then,…

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