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Begin

• Are there any places/websites that do not charge to access their records?
• I would like to know about my ancestors and do not know how to start.

Birth, Marriage, Death, Divorce

• I know when a person died and have a copy of their death certificate, but it does not show where they were buried.  How else can I find this out?

Charts

• How should I show my brother's fiancé on the family tree chart?
• I'm looking for some charts to send to my relatives to request information.  Which ones do you use?

Evidence

• I want to learn about evidence and analysis of genealogical information.  What do you suggest I read?

Fun and Profit

• I'm looking for some family tree related quotes.  Do you have any?
• How can I tell if I have become a gene-aholic?
• What's genealogy going to be like in the late 21st Century?
• My hobby of genealogy sure costs a lot.  Any recommendations on how to make it easier on the wallet?

Immigration

• I know that my grandfather was from Bielsk, Poland, but have that there are three towns by this name.  How do I figure out which one is correct?
• I am unsure what documents would contain information about the immigration of my relatives to Canada and the United States. Do you know?
• My grandfather told stories of coming to Ellis Island from Austria, but I cannot find him.  Where should I start?
• The family lore states that we came from Spain, but I cannot find any evidence of my relatives in Spain.  What should I do?
• The passenger list for one of my ancestors has a marking of  “Board #522” on it.  What does this mean?

Organizing Your Research

• I have all kinds of records for one line I am researching, but I'm stumped.  What should I do?
• My stack of papers is growing faster than I can keep track of it.  How do you recommend organizing them?
• Where can I download a blank Research Outline form like the one discussed in Using a Research Outline to Focus Your Genealogical Research?

Publishing Your Family Tree

• How can I publish my family tree online without showing information about living people?
• Do you have any tips about publishing my family tree?

Relationships

• What relationship is my daughter to my cousin's daughter?
• What is the relation between my first cousin and my son or daughter?
• What is my relation to my first cousin's wife and their daughter?
• If my great uncle marries a woman who already has a son to a different man, what relation am I to her son?

Resources

• What do you consider to be little known and underutilized resources?

Software

• I've been told I need to use a computer to help with my research.  I'm a novice to computers - will it help?
• I heard of GEDCOM, but I'm unsure what it really means or what to do with it.  What do I need to know?

Surname

• My surname seems to represent the name of several towns in Poland. How do I know if that is where my family is from?

Translation

• I need to learn how to read and translate document from various European countries.  Where's the best place to look for assistance?

Belarus

Lachowicze

• Lachowicze was a small town from what I know.  Can you provide additional insight about it?

Petrovichi

• My family is from the same town as Isaac Asimov - Petrovichi, Belarus.  How do I know if I am related to him?

Poland

Czyzewo

• My family is from a small town called Czyzewo in Eastern Poland.  What do you know about it?
• I heard about the Yizkor Book Translation Project and want to contribute to the Czyzewo Yizkor Book effort.  Can you steer me in the right direction?

Grodzisk Mazowiecki

• My family is from Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, which is just east of Warsaw, Poland.  What can you tell me about it?

Ostrow Mazowiecka

• I've traced my family back to Ostrow Mazowiecki, Poland, a town in eastern Poland.  Do you know who else would have information about this city?

Rawicz

• My family is from Rawitsch, Posen, Prussia which is now Rawiz, Poznan, Poland. What can you tell me about it?

United States of America

American Indian

• My father remembers his grandmother receiving a check, possibly from the U.S. government, because she was part Indian. Any suggestions as to why she received this check?
• It is rumored there is an American Indian Squaw in my maternal grandmother's family and I need information about that.  Can you offer some suggestions?

Atlanta, Georgia

• Can you provide me information about Nachlas Atlanta - the group investing in Palestine?
• I have family from several counties that make up Atlanta, Georgia.  Where can I get a list of resources?
• My family is from the Atlanta, Georgia area and they were Jewish.  Where should I start?
• Can you provide me information about the Jewish Colonial Trust as it relates to Georgia?

New York City, New York

• What happened to the early Jewish cemeteries in Manhattan, New York City?

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