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Christine Chiang Discovers Living Chinese Relatives and Treasured Ancestral Jiapu

Christine Chiang didn’t grow up knowing her extended family. Her parents, who were each single children, left all family records behind when they moved from mainland China to Taiwan before Christine was born. The only relatives she knew were her parents, sister, and brother.  After receiving a university degree in Chinese literature, she landed…

1890 Census Records Research Guide

Fast Facts/What Happened? Form Image Questions Online Search How to Read Resources Lost to fire except for fragments, the 1890 forms adopted a dramatically different,…

RootsTech Connect Coming Back in 2022

Today, FamilySearch announced that RootsTech Connect 2022 will take place on March 3–5, 2022, as a fully virtual family history event. After welcoming over one million visitors…

Monthly Record Update for June 2021

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in June of 2021 with over 31 million new indexed family history records and almost 7 million Catholic church records…

Everything You Need to Know About Surnames

Surname Definition Surname Origins and Meanings Surname Research Surnames and Spelling Common Surnames Google Search Tips Unique Surnames Surnames and Nationality Maiden Names Surnames, also…

Genealogy Q&A: Surnames

My ancestor changed the spelling of his name. What should I do? Which surname spelling is correct? Why is my surname misspelled? Follow the biology,…

Why Do We Celebrate the 4th of July?

Fireworks, barbecues, and parades are just a few of the traditional 4th of July events most people think of when they are asked, “What is the 4th of July?” But do you know…