r/genealogy

  1. 38points

    Please read the FAQ before posting! (self.Genealogy) [News & Announcements] [pinned]

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  2. 1points

    Ancestor of the Week for the week of October 26, 2026 (self.Genealogy) [pinned]

    1 comments

  3. 22points

    Why would my maternal great grandparents get married...twice? (self.Genealogy) [Methodology]

    26 comments

  4. 21points

    “Three brothers came over from England” — was this a mythological tale? (self.Genealogy) [Methodology]

    54 comments

  5. 12points

    DNA Testing and Endogamous Populations: A Small Rant (self.Genealogy) [Genetic Genealogy]

    21 comments

  6. 5points

    Hoping to hire genealogist/videographer to film German ancestral village (self.Genealogy) [Tools and Tech]

    1 comments

  7. 26points

    Why were my Black great-grandfather and his mother Catholic? (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    37 comments

  8. 3points

    Where to Start? (self.Genealogy) [Methodology]

    5 comments

  9. 785points

    My uncle emailed a distant cousin in Switzerland for three years. In May that cousin drove us to seven places our family lived, back to 1581. (self.Genealogy) [Studies and Stories]

    35 comments

  10. 11points

    Could Death Cert Info be This incorrect? (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    53 comments

  11. 9points

    Help finding a location in England (self.Genealogy) [Methodology]

    15 comments

  12. 1points

    Anyone interested in sharing an Ancestry.com subscription? (self.Genealogy) [Community Festivus]

    1 comments

  13. 3points

    What do I do now?- Hungarian Genealogy (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    4 comments

  14. 2points

    Best techniques for locating individuals who changed names or relocated abruptly? (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    7 comments

  15. 1points

    Atkinson Family, Sunderland (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    5 comments

  16. 1points

    Back for More Help (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    5 comments

  17. 1points

    British Newspaper Archive Request (self.Genealogy) [Record Lookup]

    2 comments

  18. 1points

    Subject: Findmypast Request - Baptism 1851 - (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    2 comments

  19. 5points

    Committed registry office fraud twice and then seemingly disappeared. (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    10 comments

  20. 0points

    Help finding grandparent? (self.Genealogy) [Methodology]

    6 comments

  21. 0points

    Title: What would make you trust someone to restore an irreplaceable family photo? (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    6 comments

  22. 1points

    Problems with Genealogia w archiwach (self.Genealogy) [Tools and Tech]

    2 comments

  23. 12points

    The Girl-Bride of John E. Liley (self.Genealogy) [Studies and Stories]

    2 comments

  24. 12points

    Where do I start and how do I go about searching for my biological father? (self.Genealogy) [DNA Testing]

    44 comments

  25. 7points

    Seeking info on Iwan Wesselow (Ivan Veselov / Иван Веселов), b. ~1920 (Ukraine/USSR) – Sheltered by my family in Upper Austria (Mühlviertel/Linz) ~1944. Looking to trace his fate or connect with descendants to share family diaries (self.Genealogy) [Research Assistance]

    7 comments