Recent news reported on new DNA testing undertaken by the Smithsonian that confirms President Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally
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If there is a veteran anywhere in your family tree, bookmark the VA’s free Nationwide Gravesite Locator. It searches burial
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Enjoy free access to 700 million+ military records at Fold3! While you’re there, try their new AI transcription tool on
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Judy Thompson and Robin McCarthy are starting a new AI for Genealogy Special Interest Group (SIG) in January 2027. AI
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Navigating federal veterans and military-service records can be confusing. Records may be held by different agencies or NARA offices depending
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Some of the most useful collections on Ancestry will never appear as a hint or in your search results. Not
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If you’ve been missing our Genealogy 101 class, The Essential Skills for New Genealogists webinar series offered through Legacy Family
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Our 2025–2026 Year in Review Is Here! We’re proud to share our annual Year in Review report, now available on
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The October issue of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Tree Tips newsletter has been posted on our website for
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If you’ve been missing our Genealogy 101 class, The Essential Skills for New Genealogists webinar series offered through Legacy Family
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