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This article presumes that the research will produce knowledge of at least three generations past. How can this affect the wellbeing of older people? Probably in more ways than expected.

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When causes of death are unreadable or confusing you can look up ICD codes to find the cause of death in a clearly written database.

If you've been to a cemetery to visit a loved one, you probably noticed many stones, especially older ones, in desperate need of repair or at least a good cleaning. There are specific to dos and not to dos when cleaning a headstone. The steps provided here will take you through cleaning a stone.

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If you’re lucky enough to have old letters from your family passed down to you, you might be wondering how to preserve them. Fortunately, preserving old letters is pretty straightforward and you don’t have to break the bank to keep them safe.

Old Handwriting and Symbols ~ These are a few of the more common abbreviations and symbols found in old documents and letters.

You can use libraries to research your family history without leaving your home. These libraries have great genealogy search tools right on their websites.

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Researching without a genealogy research plan is not a good thing. You risk unfocused and incomplete research. You risk not finding your ancestors. Learn to stay off the rabbit trails by creating a genealogy research plan before you began your genealogy research.

Birth, marriage, death, occupation, religion, number of marriages...there is so much to know about every one of our ancestors. And, while we can’t hope to find every detail about every person in our family tree, there are some key things that are more critical to know than others. Use this checklist to make the job of diving deeper into your ancestors' lives a little bit easier.