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Welcome to the National Genealogical Society's member community—FORUM.

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    RE: Introduce Yourself to Fellow NGS Members

    By Mary Buchholz , 3 days ago

    Kris, I know just how you feel -- I started my genealogy search years ago 1986 --- and my dad had many years of being involved with my searches before ...

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    RE: Introduce Yourself to Fellow NGS Members

    By Kris Jackson , 3 days ago

    Hello all! My name is Kris Jackson. I live near Annapolis, Maryland. I began my genealogy journey waaaaaay back in 1995, when I did my final project ...

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    RE: Introduce Yourself to Fellow NGS Members

    By Dale Cobler , 3 days ago

    Genetics don't lie. Try to build trees for your DNA matches to find common Ancestry Sent from my Galaxy

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Gena Philibert-Ortega

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Gena is an author and educator specializing in researching female ancestors with expertise in social and women’s history. She is also an NGS member who now serves as Co-Manager of GRIP Genealogy Institute.

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