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Irish Famine Begins 1845: Using DNA Matches to Find the Townland Records Never Recorded
Irish Famine Begins: The September 9, 1845 blight date is more anniversary than fact. Here is how to use DNA match clusters and Griffith’s Valuation to find your Irish townland.
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Star Trek Day: Keep a Research Log Your Future Self Can Actually Use
Star Trek Day turns 60. Learn how to keep a genealogy research log like a captain’s log, including why the searches that found nothing matter most.
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Live Long and Prosper: Celebrate Star Trek Day with Amazon Kindle Rewards 2x Points (Sept 7-8, 2026)
Live Long and Prosper: Kindle Rewards 2x points lands on Star Trek Day, Mon-Tues, Sept 7-8, 2026. Stack your genealogy Kindle wish list and beam your points balance somewhere new.
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Grandma Moses Day: The 1900 Census Question That Reveals Children You Never Knew Existed
Grandma Moses Day: The 1900 census asked mothers a question most researchers skim past. Here’s how comparing children born to children living can uncover kids who never de it into your tree.
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Labor Day Genealogy: Union Membership Records That Name Your Ancestor and Their Survivors
Labor Day genealogy guide: how union records, lodge minutes, and death benefit claims can name a survivor and death date before your state did.
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Ancestry ProTools Labor Day Sale 2026: Your Brick Wall Isn’t Going to Fall Down By Itself
Ancestry ProTools is 30% off for Labor Day 2026, September 1 through 8. Here’s what the tree checker actually finds and whether it’s worth $7 for one month.
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National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins: Parish Registers That Reach Back Before Civil Registration
National Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15. Catholic parish registers often carry a family line centuries before Latin American civil registration began.
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The Muppet Show at 50: Which Ancestor Was Your Miss Piggy?
The Muppet Show at 50: The Muppet Show meets genealogy. Find the Miss Piggy, Beaker, and Sam the Eagle in your family tree and start writing ancestor sketches.
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Grandparents Day: Use Social Security Applications to Rebuild a Grandparent’s Early Life
Grandparents Day: A single 1930s government form can reveal your grandparent’s birthplace, birth date, and parents’ names. Here’s why the SS-5 is genealogy’s best-kept secret.