by P.J. Elias | Aug 24, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Everyone starts at home and with what they already know. Most of us start by looking a Baby books, birth certificates and asking our parents or if you are lucky your grandparents about what they know about their family. If your family knows nothing about their...
by Whitney Porter | Aug 17, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
A lot of times when doing family research, the smallest items can break years old brick walls. It is important not to overlook some of the more seemingly boring or mundane aspects of your family archive. Here are five items that contain more information than you...
by P.J. Elias | Aug 10, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! This is number 24 in the Tueday Tips series, and this week’s tip is how to transcribe records. When I started researching seven years ago, I had no idea how to transcribe documents that I’ve found, but it’s not that...
by Whitney Porter | Jul 27, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
We use these words a lot. But I feel like we use them interchangeably thus merging their meaning when we hear them and sometimes use them as synonyms for one another. In reality these words have a nuanced adjacent relationship to one another. ...
by Sophie Haire | Jul 13, 2021 | DNA, Tuesday Tips
Hi, I’m Sophie and this is my first post for The Hidden Branch. Today’s Tuesday Tips is about how to make the most of your DNA after you’ve tested. Many people are driven to do DNA testing through the desire to find out more about their ethnicity estimate. The...
by P.J. Elias | Jul 6, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Have you ever had trouble finding an ancestor becouse of their surname? I have! Here’s a few tips for how to find your ancestors Use * or ? when searching for letters that could be easily misread or swapped. When I search for the Lastname Pyska I will search for...
