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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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Great Fire of London Genealogy: Rebuilding Your Family History After 1666
The Great Fire of London 1666 destroyed buildings. Many London records survived it. Learn which registers, hearth tax lists and Fire Court records to search.
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Hurricane Katrina: When Records Are Destroyed
Hurricane Katrina damaged and destroyed Gulf Coast records in 2005. Here is what genealogists should do now to back up research and family history.
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New England Dark Day 1780: When Noon Turned to Night
New England Dark Day: On May 19, 1780, mysterious darkness fell over New England at noon. Discover what terrified colonists recorded — and how to find your ancestor’s account.
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Mount St. Helens: Why Genealogists Must Document Natural Disasters in Family History
Mount St. Helens: Why Genealogists Must Document Natural Disasters in Family History Where Were You When the Mountain Blew? If you were alive on May 18, 1980, you remember exactly where you were. It was a Sunday morning in Washington State when Mount St. Helens — a snow-capped beauty in the Cascade Range that geologists…
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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.