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Keeping Track of Your Cousins

When you hear people speaking about their cousins, you may hear some interesting things such as “Betty is my third cousin, twice removed”. When you hear these things, you may wonder who removed Betty or what she was removed from and why. Let’s take a look at who your cousins are, and how they get removed. You probably know who your first cousins are, the people that have two of the same grandparents that you do. To say it a different way, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second cousins have the same great grandparents that you … Continue reading →

Great aunts and third cousins

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Sometimes, it’s not so easy to fit your entire family neatly into one of those pre-made family tree templates. After you fill in the space for yourself, your parents, and your siblings, everything gets a little bit more complex. Does someone in your family have a great aunt? Can you identify who is your third cousin? These are the kinds of relationship terms that tend to make genealogy into something of a challenge. Before you delve too deeply into the connections between you and your ancestors, you might want to take some time to get a good understanding of some … Continue reading →

My First Attempt At Genealogy

The very first time I tried to make a family tree was overwhelming. Part of the problem was that I come from a huge family, and it was difficult for me to figure out just where to put all those relatives. The other problem was that, at the time, I knew almost nothing about how family trees were supposed to work. Growing up, I knew that my family was much larger then the families of all my friends. I am one of four children. My mother is one of three children, and my father is one of five children. I … Continue reading →