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Genealogy HowTo - Migration Helps Solve Genealogy Problems
   by Karen Clifford, AG®, FUGA
"Today researchers are confronted constantly with decisions as to which family, parent, or spouse is the correct person to add to the known family tree to extend it another generation. Sometimes the possible contending individual lives a long distance away and it doesn't seem likely they belong to your family."

In this article, professional genealogist Karen Clifford explains how you can use the principles of migration to identify which ancestor belongs in your family tree.

Ask Us - Top 10 Genealogy Books
   by Aubrey Fredrickson
Whether you are a seasoned genealogist or a beginner just starting to uncover your roots, you've probably found that there are a lot of genealogy resources out there. We'd like to help you sort through the tons of resources available to you and find the ones that will be of the most use to your research. In this article, we'll focus on the top 10 books that we would suggest for doing U.S. research. Then we'll mention some books aimed at doing research for other countries.

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Reviews - Book review of "Family History Cultures and Faiths: How Your Ancestors Lived and Worshipped" by Michael Gandy.    Review written by Larisa S. Asaeli
While this handy little book is a useful background guide to records available in the English National Archive, it is really a history of religion and record keeping in England from 1500-1940. It also features an additional chapter on South Asian peoples, their records and history from the 1700s to the present day. While Michael Gandy claims this book is not for beginners, the basic historical information will help anyone looking for ancestors in England understand what kind of records would be generated for people of all faiths, not just Anglicans. While the majority of the records he discusses are held in the National Archives, he also points out records held either in the LDS church's Family History Library, located at other repositories in England, or posted online.

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• 1 April 2009, London, England: "The Parish Chest," a lecture with Celia Heritage, sponsored by the Society of Genealogists. There will be an admission fee of £4 for members and £5 for non-members. For more information, visit http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/090401_parish_chest_leaflet.pdf.
• 2-4 April 2009, Huron, OH: "Finding Genealogical Gold in the Streams of History," the 48th Annual Conference of the Ohio Genealogical society. For more information, email Gwendolyn Mayer at tjojtk@gmail.com or visit http://ogs.org/conference2009/.
• 3-4 April 2009, Middleton, WI: 2009 Gene-A-Rama, presented by the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Christine Rose will be the feature speaker. Her topics will include: "Federal Land Records to Locate Ancestors," "Using Little Known & Neglected Resources: A Potopourri," "Illustrating Your Family History," "Addicted to Courthouses!," and "Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case." There will be other speakers and topics in addition to these. For more information, visit http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/?t=anon.
• 4 April 2009, Las Vegas, NV: The Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society will hold their Spring Family History Seminar. Dr. George Schweitzer will present the following topics: "Finding Your Ancestor's Parents"; "Tracing Ancestors Back Across the Atlantic"; and "Using the New Internet Method for Genealogical Research." For more information, email CCNGS@cox.net or visit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvccngs/springseminar.html.