Question Archive
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| Date Used mm/dd/yy | Question |
|---|---|
| 04/11/16 | What first got you interested in genealogy? (715 views) |
| 04/18/16 | Who's the black sheep in your family? (696 views) |
| 04/25/16 | What's your favorite family heirloom? (450 views) |
| 05/01/16 | Have you taken a DNA test for genealogy? Why or why not? (937 views) |
| 05/09/16 | Going back in time, what burning question would you ask which ancestor? (890 views) |
| 05/15/16 | How do you document, preserve, and share your photos? How do you store your originals? (403 views) |
| 05/22/16 | What's your most embarrassing genealogical mistake? (555 views) |
| 05/29/16 | Have you stumbled upon any strange deaths of your ancestors? Bizarre? Peculiar? Unusual? (882 views) |
| 06/05/16 | What's on your genealogical bucket list? (667 views) |
| 06/12/16 | When did you realize the importance of sources in genealogy? (486 views) |
| 06/19/16 | How many different spellings of your surname did you find and have any helped break down a wall? (631 views) |
| 06/26/16 | We've all got one - Who's YOUR favorite ancestor and why? (555 views) |
| 07/03/16 | Honoring USA Independence Day - Were any of your ancestors on the "wrong side" in a war? (1,232 views) |
| 07/10/16 | Have you discovered or uncovered a fact you were once a bit hesitant to share? (578 views) |
| 07/17/16 | Do you know how, why, or after whom; your birth name was chosen? (679 views) |
| 07/24/16 | Aside from a person, what has been your absolutely best source of information? (543 views) |
| 07/31/16 | Brickwalls...argg...What's your biggest one, and what do you need to knock it down? (1,523 views) |
| 08/07/16 | What do you think it is, that keeps you hooked into this hobby / obsession? (313 views) |
| 08/14/16 | Any tidbits of information you've discovered to pass down to the next generation? |
| 08/21/16 | What challenges have you had finding birth/marriage/death records and what helped you find them? |
| 08/28/16 | Do you ever go back over a family to double check your sources, and look for newly available sources? |
| 09/04/16 | What is the craziest online genealogy "fact" (really fiction) that you've come across? |
| 09/11/16 | Do you use a genealogy program? Which one do you use? What are some features that you like? |
| 09/18/16 | How much time daily or weekly do you think you spend actively researching on your family history? |
| 09/25/16 | What are your biggest genealogical organizational problems? |
| 10/02/16 | Have you found any diaries or journals written by your ancestors? How have they helped in your research? |
| 10/17/16 | Do you set weekly genealogical goals? If so, what do you want to accomplish this week? |
| 10/12/16 | How do you stay focused on your goal? Do you branch off a little here and there or do you stick with one thing? |
| 10/30/16 | Do you record pets in the family history? (Informally, not in the charts) |
| 04/28/2017 | When you can't find information online, where you do start your offline research? |
| What are some of the mistakes you have made researching your family? | |
| 01/16/17 | What draws you to genealogy blogs? Which ones are your favorites and why? |
| 01/22/17 | When you come across a black sheep, murderer, slave owner, thief, or any array of troublemakers, how do you present it in your tree? Do you hide it, avoid it, or (finally ) glad you have something unusual to share? |
| When you find a new distant cousin, do you find them to just be inquiring, helpful, or do you actually work together to find more information? | |
| 11/20/16 | What are some of the ways you have found or used to get your family interested in genealogy? |
| When you don't know a death date or place for someone, where do you begin your search and where else can you look? | |
| We know that genes are passed down through the generations, but do you think memories and anything else could be? | |
| 10/10/16 | What genealogy item is on your Christmas wishlist this year? |
| 11/06/16 | What are some of the websites you subscribe to and what do you find most beneficial to your research? |
| 11/28/16 | How has social media helped your research? Do you use more than one kind of Social media? Any tips for others? |
| 10/24/16 | Once you have the vital records of an ancestor, where do you look to bring out the details of their life? |
| When do you finally know you have the correct person? What clues have you found that verify it for you? | |
| 05/19/2017 | What tips do you have for interviewing relatives? |
| What lineage societies and historic groups, pioneer societies, DAR, SAR, Mayflower Society, or other groups do you belong to? | |
| 09/25/16 | What are your biggest genealogical organizational problems? |
| 01/01/17 | Do you watch genealogy webinars? Which are your favorites and which do you find most helpful? |
| 02/06/17 | What one (or more) genealogy related statement would YOU like added to your obituary? Besides the usual family info, places, and dates. Please take care of my grave? So and so has my family work. |
| 11/14/16 | What do you do with unidentified photos? |
| 12/05/16 | What are your favorite areas of genealogy research? Military, cemeteries, Court house records, biographies, etc? |
| 12/25/16 | If you had a time machine, when and where would you go? Who would you talk to? Why? |
| 02/26/17 | What are some of the most treasured mementos you've been able to collect related to your family history? |
| 12/18/16 | Question of the Week: Have you ever found yourself in the wrong tree? |
| 11/01/16 | Do you record pets in the family history? (Informally, not in the charts) |
| 01/08/17 | Do you listen to genealogy podcasts? |
| 01/29/17 | What's the most interesting news item you've found about one of your ancestors? |
| 02/17/17 | What's the most unusual name you've found in your family tree? |
| Does your family lore containing any stories about ghosts? Haunted houses? | |
| 02/12/17 | If you've taken a DNA test, has it revealed any surprises? |
| 03/05/17 | Have you taken any genealogy field trips? What discoveries did you make? |
| 03/12/17 | Have you found any unusual occupations in your family tree? |
| 03/17/17 | Have you discovered any real characters in your branches? |
| 03/25/17 | If you could pick a different time period to live in, what would it be? |
| 03/31/17 | Do you have a favorite photo of an ancestor? |
| 04/07/17 | What's the funniest transcription mistake you've seen? |
| 04/14/17 | What traits do you see being passed through your family? |
| 04/21/17 | What is your most memorable genealogical discovery? |
| 05/12/17 | What do you do to honor the veterans in your family tree? |
| 05/26/17 | Who are the military heroes in your branch of the tree? |
| 06/02/17 | Do you have any heroic volunteers in your branch? |
| 06/02/17 | Have you proven/disproven noble connections from your family lore? |
