Vital records may not give you details that an ancestor's diary can. But if they're all you can access, they're still worth a ton to your family tree.

Instead of working from your list of DNA matches trying to find a connection, use this tool and see exactly where a match belongs in your family tree.

You can make quick work of many of your unsolved DNA matches by using this simple filter on Ancestry. Solving them could break through many dead ends.

You can't break through your family tree's brick walls without finding your ancestor's town of origin. Here are the places to look and methods to try.

Genealogy documents can be wrong. They may contradict other, better documents or be a faulty copy of the original document. Here's how to handle them.

I outgrew my family tree document tracker after putting a lot of work into it. Here's how I can take advantage of this research plan guide once again.

Here's an easy way for you to research the day-to-day conditions of your ancestors' lives. Find out what made them decide to leave their home country.

Another totally free family tree website boasts impressive map features that will keep you and your family members engaged in your genealogy research.

Accepting family tree hints without doing your homework can create a huge mess in your tree. Here's how to make use of hints with no risk and no mess.

Use this precise way of pinpointing a place on the map, and you can plot your entire family tree on a private Google MyMap. Access it from your phone!

Some family tree errors can keep you from finding the answers you need. They can lead you in the wrong direction. Try these fixes for common mistakes.

How many people in your family tree have the same name? It can lead to errors. That's why you need to follow a few rules when 5 key facts are missing.

With a detailed question, a photograph, and lots of curiosity, you can piece together an amazing story for your family tree. Here's how you can do it.

Here is a genealogy project to add consistency to your family tree. Consistency in the recording of places helps you avoid errors and capture details.

Too many new family-tree builders are wasting their time with this unreliable, practically useless practice. Here is how newbies can start off strong.

Too many new family-tree builders are wasting their time with this unreliable, practically useless practice. Here is how newbies can start off strong.

Too many new family-tree builders are wasting their time with this unreliable, practically useless practice. Here is how newbies can start off strong.

Too many new family-tree builders are wasting their time with this unreliable, practically useless practice. Here is how newbies can start off strong.

TreeLab, a free GEDCOM analyzer with lots of bonus features, offers the type of ancestor map I've been searching for. Here's how you can use the maps.

TreeLab, a free GEDCOM analyzer with lots of bonus features, offers the type of ancestor map I've been searching for. Here's how you can use the maps.

Which books can you find that explain the history and meaning of last names in your ancestor's country? There's always more to learn about your names.

Which books can you find that explain the history and meaning of last names in your ancestor's country? There's always more to learn about your names.

Which books can you find that explain the history and meaning of last names in your ancestor's country? There's always more to learn about your names.

Which books can you find that explain the history and meaning of last names in your ancestor's country? There's always more to learn about your names.

Which books can you find that explain the history and meaning of last names in your ancestor's country? There's always more to learn about your names.