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There is no shame in admitting that you need professional help with your genealogy studies. Hiring a genealogist can help you get past those brick walls.

If you are serious about your genealogy skills and research, and are thinking about becoming a professional, the first step is getting certified.

So you've spent an inordinate amount of time on your family history search. There are many possibilities for making money with the skills and experience you've gained.

When there is an unclaimed inheritance, genealogists do probate research to trace relatives back in time and then forward again to find the missing heirs.

Get free genealogical research and be in the spotlight - apply to tv shows that specialize in researching ancestry.

President Obama shares ancestors with seven other presidents and two kings, but so do thousands of Americans who descend from colonial families.

Not everyone in the genealogy business is worth dealing with. There are plenty of scams, hoaxes and bad deal out there. Be aware of these common ones.

Gustave Anjou's many fraudulent claims of ancestral records are extremely problematic to professional and amateur genealogists.

Some genealogists report an ancestor was born in 1730/31. Others say an ancestor was born 1730-31. What is the difference?

Most lineage societies focus upon genealogical lines of descent from a person or group. The Holland American Society values history as much as it does genealogy.

Writers who are researching a biography or writing a family memoir will need to dip into the world of genealogy. Suite 101 discusses this with a professional genealogist.

The collected works of David Dobson, specialist on Scottish Immigration to North America, are now available on one compact disc.

Genealogy sites such as Ancestry & Genealogy.com have many records & databases, but can be expensive. Free or low-cost access is available if you know where to look.

Lineage societies such as the DUVCW preserve history and honor those who fought for their country.

The value of genealogical information can vary within a historical record. Here are guidelines on primary vs secondary, original vs derivative categories.

Professional genealogist Charles Hughes gave Suite 101 an interview to discuss the place of the internet in genealogy research.

Buying gifts for genealogists isn't difficult - here are ideas to make your family historian happy, including genealogy books, magazines, software and memberships.

"The Royal Bastards" is used by the lineage society Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain as a shortened name.

Lineal descent from an ancestor who provided civil, military, or naval service to the U. S. during the War of 1812 provides the basis for membership in this society.

RAOGK, or Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, is a website that matches local volunteers with people who need photographs and look-ups from the volunteer's home area.

Your search for Russian ancestors may be a difficult one, but more and more resources are slowly appearing for online genealogy research in Russia.

There are several websites that are very helpful for genealogical research concerning the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Databanks and research help are available.

Looking for a new self employment idea to explore? Find out how to become a work at home researcher, and make money with genealogy.

One of Sarah Palin's more controversial ancestors is Mayflower Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins. Four centuries have not separated the fact and fiction of his past.

People had trillions of ancestors in the era of Charlemagne, but genealogists soon discover there were not that many people alive then. What gives?

The Isle of Man is a crown dependency with its own 1,000-year-old parliament. Family history research here is different to the UK.

Lineage societies help members remember their history and honor those who sacrificed for their beliefs.

No family tree is without a few brick walls. But don't let yourself get overly frustrated by those difficult ancestors. There are ways around every brick wall.

President Barack Obama, the two Bush former presidents and Sarah Palin all descend from early American settlers Samuel and Sarah (Soole) Hinckley of Massachusetts.