Tips & Techniques Archives - Albuquerque Genealogical Society https://abqgen.org/category/blog/tips-techniques/ A Non-Profit Organization Founded in 1972 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:19:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://abqgen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Tips & Techniques Archives - Albuquerque Genealogical Society https://abqgen.org/category/blog/tips-techniques/ 32 32 A Powerful Gateway for Irish & Scottish Genealogical Research https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/a-powerful-gateway-for-irish-scottish-genealogical-research/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:14:09 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=13621 submitted by Lark M. Robart Genealogical research in Ireland and Scotland can feel daunting—fragmented records, shifting jurisdictions, and the well-known loss of early census material often leave researchers unsure where to turn next. One exceptionally valuable aid in navigating this complexity is Websites for Irish & Scottish Genealogical Research, compiled by AGS member and Celtic […]

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]]> Publishing Your Genealogy Family History https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/publishing-your-genealogy-family-history/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:44:28 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=8029 by AGS Member Rosemary McNerney Winkler You have been working on your genealogy and family history for 10, 20 or more years and collected  much information. How long will you wait to publish it hoping for another tidbit or that brick wall  solution? Five years? Ten years? I suggest make a cutoff date and then […]

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]]> Distributing Your Family History: Part II https://abqgen.org/publishing/distributing-your-family-history-part-ii/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:15:58 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=7201 by AGS member Michael A. Blackledge In Part I, we noted that AGS member James Roy Lee and his wife Kathleen tell an important story of the Armenian massacres in general and their families specifically. The Higgins and Lee Family Story is in the ABC Library system. Whenever you donate a book to our Genealogy […]

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]]> Celebrate Black History Month! https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/celebrate-black-history-month/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:59:39 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=4892 by AGS member Judith Rapping The month of February 2022 opens up a whole new level of rich resources for those of us learning about and researching African American ancestry, whether just getting started or well into our discoveries. And Albuquerque is no exception! The Albuquerque Genealogy Society has added African American research to our […]

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]]> Zoom: What It Is and How It Works https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/zoom-what-it-is-and-how-it-works/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:48:29 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=4683 by AGS Member Philip Spivey In this time of Covid-19, getting together with friends or holding meetings can be a real challenge. Now, there is a way we can safely meet from our own homes using a program called Zoom. Participating in a Zoom meeting is free and easy. Zoom is a way to see […]

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]]> Check the Facts https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/check-the-facts/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:50:41 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=4278 by AGS member Philip Spivey Like this picture? It was uploaded to Ancestry and FamilySearch in 2012 as a picture of a Thomas Hicks born about 1710 in North Carolina and died in 1775. This picture has been shared by 285 people on Ancestry and appears in their family trees. You will also find it […]

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]]> Researching Military Records for our Veteran Ancestors https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/researching-military-records-for-our-veteran-ancestors/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:21:02 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=4180 by AGS Member Lark M. Robart First, I want to give a shout-out to our upcoming program on military records by AGS President Philip Spivey. The topic is Military Records: A Wealth of Information on Those Who Served. Watch your email in the next few days for the Zoom link. The program is scheduled for […]

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]]> Tip: Great finds on eBay!! https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/tip-great-finds-on-ebay/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:09:05 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=4149 by AGS Member Lark M. Robart Recently, I’ve been hearing and reading that it’s possible to find family-related items on eBay just by searching either on a surname or location. So I thought I’d give it a try. I didn’t have much luck searching on surnames but I did have some luck searching on place names. […]

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]]> Tip: Read Historical Non-Fiction Books https://abqgen.org/blog/tips-techniques/read-historical-non-fiction-books/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 02:58:00 +0000 https://abqgen.org/?p=3552 by Lark M. Robart Over the last few years, since I “retired” and have more time for reading, I’ve learned that historical nonfiction books are a great way to help fill in the blanks of our ancestor stories. Let me give you a few examples. The Conquest of the Missouri by Joseph Mills Hanson My great […]

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