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Finding female ancestors on International Women's day


8th March 2023
Women in your family can be elusive to track down as they do not always leave a clear paper trail. Here are a few ideas to get you going, or through a brick wall. Here's a few websites to get you started. There are more in Genie Links.

Women in your family can be elusive to track down as they do not always leave a clear paper trail.  Here are a few ideas to get you going, or through a brick wall.

Find your female ancestors - Shauna Hicks

Finding female ancestors by researching their children - Family History Fanatics

5 tips for finding your female ancestors - Legacy Genealogists

7 strategies for finding female ancestors - Family Tree magazine

Pro genealogy tips for researching the women in your tree

3 ways to unravel the mysteries of women in your family tree - Family Search

3 practical strategies for finding female ancestors - Amy Johnson Crow

You can find more links at Genie Links - Women and there are over 200 books on our shelves at the FHWA library which relate to women.

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