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- Genealogy Clues – Neighbors
- Genealogy Myths – A Record Created Closest to the Event is Always the Most Accurate
- 4,630 Free Online Florida Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
- Genealogy Clues – Occupations
- Swedish Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
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- Spanish Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
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- Polish Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
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- NEH Announces 2026 Awards for Continued Digitization of U.S. Newspapers as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program
- Norwegian Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
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- 53,100 Free Online U.S. Historical Newspapers Now Available
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- Ancestry New and Updated Collections – August 1-15, 2026
- Danish Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
- Research Mistakes – Starting Without a Research Question
- Research Mistakes – Searching Only One Name Spelling
- Genealogy Myths – Census Takers Always Visited the Household
- 10,650 Free Online Ohio Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
- German Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
- Research Mistakes – Assuming the First Search Result is the Best One
- FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – August 1-15, 2026
- 3,285 Free Online Arkansas Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
- Research Mistakes – Ignoring County Boundary Changes
- English Name Abbreviations and Nicknames
- 8,510 Free Online California Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
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- 3,685 Free Online Connecticut Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
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- 8,005 Free Online Iowa Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
- Research Mistakes – Treating an Index Like the Original Record
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Lost Line
- Research Mistakes – Assuming the Record Doesn’t Exist
- Online Newspaper Database Updates for July/August
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Ghost Print
- Research Mistakes – Mixing Two Families Together
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Torn Trail
- Research Mistakes – Ignoring the Women’s Side of the Family
- 6,862 Free Online Indiana Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
- Newspaper Distortions – The Ink Drop
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- Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Adds/Updates 24 Titles – August 2026
- Virginia Chronicle Newspaper Collection Adds/Updates 22 Titles – August 2026
- NY State Historical Newspapers Adds 11 Titles – August, 2026
- Veridian Adds/Updates 289 Titles – August 2026
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Folded Fate
- Research Mistakes – Assuming Every Person with an Unusual Name Is Your Ancestor
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Misfiled Notice
- Research Mistakes – Ignoring the Neighbors
- 12,110 Free Online North Carolina Collections Available in 24 Genealogy Record Categories
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- GenealogyBank Adds/Updates 31 Titles – August 2026
- Newspaper Distortions – The Stretched Syllable
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- Newspaper Distortions – The Phantom Name
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- MyHeritage New and Updated Collections – July 1-31, 2026
- British Newspaper Archive Update – July 2026
- Find My Past Adds/Updates 135 Historical Newspaper Titles – July 2026
- Ancestry New and Updated Collections – July 1-31, 2026
- Newspapers dot Com Update – July 2026
- FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – July 1-31, 2026
- Newspaper Distortions – The Spacing Mirage
- Research Mistakes – Looking Only at the Person You Are Researching
- Elephind Collection Just Hit 47 Million Pages
- Newspaper Distortions – The Typist’s Trap