Daily Genealogist

Last week’s survey asked how many generations of your maternal line you have researched. 4,010 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, One (you)
• <1%, Two (you and your mother)
• 3%, Three (you, your mother, and grandmother)
• 13%, Four
• 18%, Five
• 15%, Six
• 9%, Seven
• 6%, Eight
• 4%, Nine
• 5%, Ten
• 3%, Eleven
• 4%, Twelve
• 18%, Thirteen or more
• <1%, I don’t know

This week’s survey asks when your first immigrant ancestor arrived in North America. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked how long you've been conducting genealogical research. 4,399 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, Less than 1 year
• 9%, 1 to 5 years
• 11%, 6 to 10 years
• 15%, 11 to 15 years.
• 13%, 16 to 20 years
• 10%, 21 to 25 years.
• 9%, 26 to 30 years
• 16%, 31 to 40 years
• 16%, More than 40 years
• <1%, I am not certain how long I've been conducting genealogical research.

This week’s survey asks how many generations of your maternal line you have researched. Take the survey now!

Last week's survey asked which major U.S. genealogical repositories readers have visited. 4,040 people responded to this survey. The results are:

15%, Allen County Public Library,Ft. Wayne, Indiana
4%, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston,Texas
4%, Dallas Public Library, Dallas,Texas
22%, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library,Washington, D.C.
35%, Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah
23%, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
3%, Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
26%, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
30%, National Archives facilities outside of Washington, D.C.
43%, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Research Library, Boston, Mass.
15%, New York Public Library, New York, N.Y
9%, Newberry Library, Chicago, Ill.
6%, Sutro Library, San Francisco, California
23%, I have not visited any of the above repositories.

This week's survey asks how long you've been conducting genealogical research. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked what location you prefer to focus your genealogical research efforts on. 3,967 people responded to the survey. The results are:

• 39%, New England
• 8%, New York
• 4%, The Mid-Atlantic
• 3%, The South
• 5%, The Central United States
• <1%, The Western United States
• 3%, Canada
• 4%, England
• 5%, Ireland
• 1%, Scotland
• <1%, Wales
• 2%, Germany
• <1%, Italy
• 2%, Other European country
• <1%, Other location not listed above
• 21%, I don’t have a preferred geographic location for my research

This week’s survey asks which major U.S. genealogical repositories you’ve visited. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked what century is the greatest interest to you in your genealogical research. 3,686 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• 3%, The sixteenth century or earlier (prior to 1600).
• 15%, The seventeenth century.
• 22%, The eighteenth century.
• 26%, The nineteenth century.
• 2%, The twentieth century.
• 33%, I don’t have a preferred century for my research efforts.

This week’s survey asks what region or country is of the greatest interest to you in your genealogical research. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked how you share your genealogical information. 3,898 people responded to the survey. The results are:

• 94%, Email
• 63%, Postal mail
• 54%, Telephone calls
• 46%, Online message boards or forums
• 49%, Genealogical or historical website
• 18%, Published book or article
• 18%, Commercial website
• 12%, Lectures and presentations
• 10%, Personal website
• 11%, Social media website
• 5%, Personal blog
• 2%, Someone else’s blog
• 2%, Instant messages
• <1%, Twitter
• 14%, Other

This week’s survey asks what century is of the greatest interest to you in your genealogical research. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked about your relationship to New England. More than one answer could be selected. 4,118 people answered this survey. The results are:

• 32%, I was born in New England.
• 20%, I used to live in New England.
• 27%, I currently live in New England.
• 91%, One or more of my ancestors was born in New England.
• 88%, One or more of my ancestors lived in New England.
• 8%, I have never been to New England.
• 3%, I have no New England ancestry.
• 2%, I don't know if I have any New England ancestry.

 This week’s survey asks about your relationship to New York. Take the survey now!