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Why would someone born in the U.S. file a petition for naturalization?

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Why is my grandchildren showing up as my grand niece and nephew?

Marshall Clow

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answered Nov 27 at 5:03

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What is the name in this signature from 1877?

PolyGeo♦

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I need to know the new AFSC for a non-morse intercept operator

HERBERT

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Identifying a biological father with a 130 cM DNA match

8k14

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19th century New York state land sales: Two Williams or one?

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Transcribing the baptism of Martha Elisabeth Schweitzer in 1697 in Oberellenbach

widsith

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answered Nov 19 at 18:40

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Understanding record from Ifta in 1640, during the 30-years war

widsith

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modified Nov 19 at 17:49

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Transcribing a baptism from 1704 in Heinebach

widsith

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modified Nov 19 at 16:17

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Transcription of letter written in Kurrenschrift

PolyGeo♦

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modified Nov 19 at 7:20

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Were Charles Alden(1804-1880) parents William Alden (1773-1828) and Rachel Kingsbury Alden (1774-1865)?

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modified Nov 16 at 22:00

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Birth and other records of grandfather born in Pajares-Lumbrera, Logroño Spain in 1902

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 8 at 2:09

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Is origin of surname Reineke related to character Reynard the Fox (Reineke Fuchs)?

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 5 at 22:10

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Half sister has half sister or cousin

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 5 at 19:09

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How do I find information on eighteen century Jewish immigration to Russia

Dimitri Vulis

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modified Nov 3 at 19:12

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Looking for family of Heinrich Märte from Sipplingen, Germany?

Timo Märte

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answered Nov 3 at 10:54

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Showing Adopted Name and Birth Name on Family Tree

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 3 at 1:02

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Identifying 1910 Russian Town Name "Swel"

CommunityBot

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modified Nov 1 at 14:37

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Finding the parents of Rafel Lurie (born 1780), from Lithuania (Kuršėnai)

PolyGeo♦

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modified Nov 1 at 7:29

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When does a brick wall become a dead end? [closed]

Glorfindel

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modified Oct 23 at 17:09

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Genetic distance, different surnames

CommunityBot

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modified Oct 20 at 7:04

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Can biological father be found using Paternal matches with 81cM or less?

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modified Oct 18 at 4:07

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When and how did Slavic female names become popular in the Indian subcontinent?

SaraMonstera

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modified Oct 17 at 17:03

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Trying to find out if person X is my half brother or uncle

CommunityBot

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modified Oct 15 at 16:10

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Uncurling, cleaning and archiving old photos (1930s to 1980s)

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modified Oct 14 at 0:04

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Distinguishing mother from sister using autosomal DNA matches

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modified Oct 9 at 20:09

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Searching for great grandfather Arnold Kuhn who lived in Poland then Russia?

Stephanie Lazazzero-Kelley

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answered Oct 9 at 1:15

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Distinguishing half siblings from first cousins (possible fathers are brothers) using shared cM

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modified Oct 5 at 11:04

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How is it possible give a new name to the sources?

depperm

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answered Oct 1 at 10:34

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Which ships in WW2? I already have his military history but it doesn't give detail

depperm

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answered Sep 30 at 14:13

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Understanding honorable discharge after only few months in US army

depperm

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answered Sep 29 at 16:09

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1 answer

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What does Subcontinent surname Tarar mean and what is its origin?

earlyinthemorning

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answered Sep 26 at 13:45

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How to get an elderly person to provide saliva sample for DNA?

DNA Forensics Laboratory

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modified Sep 22 at 12:23

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1 answer

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Finding relationship between person and home person in someone else's tree using Ancestry

CommunityBot

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modified Sep 22 at 12:01

12 votes

1 answer

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1935 residence in the 1940 census

A2Z Financial solutionsInc

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modified Sep 16 at 5:00

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When did FOX CO make photographs of this style?

Mar Keeler

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answered Sep 12 at 23:46

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Transcription of Viennese Death Register 1891

JPmiaou

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answered Sep 11 at 20:55

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Implications of father's name on 1865 English marriage certificate

PolyGeo♦

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modified Sep 5 at 9:14

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Double cousins influence on 1C1R

Leanor Bland-Mullins

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modified Aug 28 at 19:50

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Frequency of Social Security Numbers

Jan Murphy♦

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modified Aug 21 at 17:37

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Should brothers and sisters be added to family tree diagrams?

Dijkgraaf

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modified Aug 20 at 8:07

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Lateral information Certificate of Death

PolyGeo♦

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modified Aug 14 at 22:46

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Getting certified as genetic genealogist

CommunityBot

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modified Aug 12 at 23:05

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Seeking records of merchant marine from Berlin named Erich Reinhard Bienek

PolyGeo♦

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modified Aug 9 at 0:36

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Deciphering 1808 Alsatian German birth record

Harry V.♦

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modified Aug 4 at 14:57

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Birth certificate from grodno

Nik Yezerski

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asked Jul 20 at 4:55

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Origin of surname Шимоняк

rootmeanclaire

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modified Jul 15 at 20:29

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Finding information about Nurse Child in 1901 London

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