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Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
A common and often unrealized genealogical spider web
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 8
From Rags to Riches and Back Again
From Rags to Riches and Back Again
Capturing the rise and fall of ancestors in snapshots
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Nov 13, 2023
Resources
A Shortlist of Online Resources for Genealogy
A Shortlist of Online Resources for Genealogy
Genealogical research used to require treks to libraries or archives, mailed checks to vital records offices, and travel to family…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Nov 4, 2022
Using WikiTree to Find Relatives
Using WikiTree to Find Relatives
Genetic genealogy and anecdotal connections
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Feb 24, 2022
How to Use Google Books for Lineage Research
How to Use Google Books for Lineage Research
Utilizing the search engine to find resources
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jan 25, 2022
Quora Submissions Looking for Family
Quora Submissions Looking for Family
Some of the Lineage Research questions this month
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jul 14, 2022
A Sample of Resources for Genealogy Research
A Sample of Resources for Genealogy Research
A short list of helpful links and leads
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 18, 2022
Using the Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names for Family History Research
Using the Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names for Family History Research
Tips and examples from my own research
John Newmark
Apr 27, 2023
Using ChatGPT for Genealogy Research
Using ChatGPT for Genealogy Research
Despite its limitations, the OpenAI bot could be a helpful research assistant
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Feb 21, 2023
American Internment Camps in WWI — Records of German Enemy Aliens
American Internment Camps in WWI — Records of German Enemy Aliens
One of my grandparents was a first-generation American. His parents were German, at least in culture. They had been born in Russia but…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jul 25, 2023
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