Author: Anita Hummel
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5 Ways To Find A Lost Or Missing Relative Online
When doing your family research, you may think you know of a family you believe you are related to, but you do not know much about them. Luckily there are things you can do to find out more about your long-lost family. If you are looking for a lost and missing relative online, one of…
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How Accurate Is Ancestry.com Family Tree Hints?
When many people are working on their genealogy, they wonder how accurate many of the ancestry.com family tree hints are. They wonder if they should trust them or if they should ignore them. I have found many of the ancestry hints to be accurate, but like any good research, you need to verify any of…
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Why Did Matthew Start His Gospel With The Ancestors Of Jesus?
When you read the New Testament, many people are surprised to learn that the very beginning of the New Testament in the Gospel of Matthew, the very first 17 verses talk about the genealogy of Jesus. It goes through all the ancestors of Jesus from the beginning of time until he was born. Matthew started…
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Beginners Swedish Genealogy, Find Your Relatives In Sweden
My mother, Anne-Marie Hellqvist Hummel, has been doing Swedish genealogy research for 50 years. She is an expert in understanding Swedish Genealogy. I wrote this blog while talking to my mothers and getting her input on what she saw as the most important aspects of Swedish genealogy. These are her suggestions for what a beginner…
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Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From Our Ancestors
One of the great blessings of genealogy is that we can learn many valuable lessons from our ancestors. When I genealogy, I have been amazed at how much I have learned from my ancestors that I never knew. Some of the valuable lessons that we can learn from our ancestors include perseverance, love, and sacrifice.…
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Are Mormon Genealogical Records Reliable?
I love doing genealogical research as there is so much you can learn about yourself and your family. It is fascinating to see your ancestors’ names on a German record from the 1700s. The Mormon Church’s (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) genealogical records are reliable. The genealogical records are photographed from original…