Questions tagged [research-travel]
To be used for questions about planning for, conducting and recording travel trips in the pursuit of genealogical research.
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Travelling to Romania to explore family roots?
I will be traveling to Romania this spring for about a 2 week stay. Aside from enjoying the tourist side of things, family history exploration will be a priority. I will have a Romanian tour guide ...
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What should I look for during a research trip to Knoxville, Tennessee?
Most of my family history is in North Carolina and East Tennessee (1750s-present) and I do most of my research remotely from Texas, so I'm generally limited to sources like Ancestry and FHL. My ...
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Are there checklists or templates made for visiting the Family History Library in Salt Lake City?
I am on my first research trip to Salt Lake City and my first few days in the FHL has been quite a learning experience. I watched the into video and met a number of very friendly, helpful volunteers ...
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How do I get the most out of a conference as a 'newbie'?
I am going to my first genealogy conference. What should I bring with me and what do you suggest I do while there to make the most of this experience. I'm planning on bringing my laptop.
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How should a trip be recorded in my family tree software?
I recently took my 89 yo father to his birth town, which he had not been to for 30 years. We spent 2 days driving, visiting and him reminiscing. I use Family Historian and would like to record the ...
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Making your first trip to a courthouse
I am lucky enough to live within an hour's drive of a Texas county that is significant to my family history.
I hear many people talk about going to the courthouse for research, but I still find it ...
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How do I plan a research trip?
I intend to visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. I know already that they allow Flip-Pal Scanners, so I will bring mine, plus my laptop which contains all of my genealogical ...
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Is there a single place I could go in Italy to view birth records from Northern Italy from 1750-1850?
Where can I go (physically) in Italy to find records from the 1750-1850, for people who were born in the North of Italy?
I know that each city would have their registries, but I am missing the exact ...
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