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Downloading Your Ancestry Tree AND Records

“Ancestry does allow users to download their family trees, but you won’t get everything you hoped for. The included backup […]

This is a blog post by the Society of American Archivists that could be helpful to genealogists with Scottish roots:

Do you know that you can filter our events calendar to view specific categories of events? For instance, highlight Classes,

If you have a previous version of FTM installed, before you do anything, please read this handout, graciously provided by

Long-time SBCGS member Edie Wells passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. You may

Courtesy of Michael John Neill’s Tip of the Day post “Pretending You Were Paying for Help” dated 9-May-2025. Even if you are

DNA Day, observed annually on April 25th, marks the anniversary of two major milestones in genetics: the discovery of the

Enjoy free access to 96 million+ Civil War records. Explore Service Records, Unit Histories, Photographs, Maps, POW Records, Pension Files, Military

The Spring edition of Ancestors West has been published and is available for your enjoyment on the Society Publications page

As you know one of our premium subscription sites available to members at the Sahyun Genealogical Library is Newspapers.com Here’s

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