Genealogy Research in Cemeteries: 10 Tips

Genealogy Research in Cemeteries: 10 Tips

It’s Halloween and what better way to celebrate during the pandemic than to visit your ancestors in a cemetery.  Now these are not spooky ideas, just fun ideas to help research your ancestors in graveyards and cemeteries, both in person and online. I’ve got 10 ideas to help you find your ancestors in cemeteries. Fall […]

How to Create a Floating Tree on Ancestry

What is a Floating Tree on Ancestry.com

What is a floating tree? Why should you create a floating tree? In this episode I’ll show you how to create a floating tree on Ancestry and how it can help you with your family history research. A floating tree is simply an unlinked tree within your tree.  It’s primary purpose is to trace other […]

#1 Way to Break Down Brick Walls: Updated (2020)

#1 Way to Break Down Brick Walls Updated 2020

What is the number one way to break down those brick walls and get unstuck in your family history research?  I’ve got a trick to help you with those brick walls and make the job faster.  In this episode, I’ll show you how to extract census information so you can filter it to your ancestors […]

What is F.A.N. Club Research for Genealogy?

What is FAN Club Research for Genealogy?

What is FAN Club Research?  In this video I’ll answer what FAN Club research is, where it came from, and a real example of how it was used to prove my genealogy case study and resolve my family history questions about my ancestors.

How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes Template in MS Word

How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes Template in Word

In this episode I’ll show you how to create a Research Notes Template that you can use over and over again for your family history research.  Genealogy Research Notes are the most important document in your files when done correctly. Learn how to create great research notes. This template is available for Genealogy TV Channel […]

Date Calculator: Find the Birthdate from Age and Death Date

Date Calculator: Find the Birthdate from Age and Death Date

Learn how to calculate a birth date of a person from their tombstone or death certificate when it only shows the person’s age and death date. Many of the older tombstones from the 1800’s and prior often showed the person’s date of death and something like “Aged 54 Years, 5 Months, and 20 Days.”  How […]

Ancestry and FamilySearch, FindMyPast or MyHeritage: New Family Tree Trifecta Strategy

Find More Genealogy Facts with the Trifecta Strategy Wall Buster

NEW! The Trifecta Strategy uses 3 to the Third Power to solve your brick walls.  It uses Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and one other genealogy repository of your choice (like FindMyPast.com or MyHeritage.com). Breakdown those brick walls with this new strategy.  The Trifecta Strategy is designed to keep you focused on a path to solving your genealogical […]

3 Reasons Why People Don’t Respond to Your Messages & How to Find Living Family

3 Reasons Why People Don't Respond to Your Messages & How to Find Living Family

Here are three reasons why people don’t respond to your genealogical questions or messages and how you can find those living family members.  Ride along with me to talk about reaching out to new relatives or cousins you’ve never met and how to reach out properly. In this episode we talk about sending that first […]

2nd Anniversary: Top Ten Videos + Contest

2nd Anniversary: Top Ten Videos

NEW TODAY! Celebrate Genealogy TV’s 2nd Anniversary with the Top 10 Episodes & Tips from the Last Year PRIZES!  I’ll be giving away three awesome prizes! You don’t want to miss this one. Learn about the top ten tips from the top ten videos from the past year.  Also find out what the number one […]