Archiving Photos & Scrapbooks with Melissa Barker

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Learn from The Archive Lady, Melissa Barker, how to archive photos and scrapbooks. Plus she has tips on digitizing and donating your personal archives to ensure they are not tossed by family after we’re gone.  More about Melissa: ? Blog: http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/ ?  Email for Melissa [email protected]  ?? Epson V600 Flatbed Scanner Melissa talked about. https://amzn.to/3lVyirP […]

Forgotten Genealogy Records

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Here are five genealogy record sets that you might have forgotten about when doing your family history research.

Finding Proof for Your Family History and Genealogy

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Finding proof of your lineage can be a challenge at times. In a criminal court of law, you need to prove someone’s guilt “beyond a shadow of a doubt.” Similarly in genealogy, we need to have evidence that after “reasonably exhaustive research,” the evidence points to a solid conclusion. In this process we are weighing […]

How Far Back Can You Go with Your Family Tree Using atDNA?

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Just how far back can you trace your family tree using atDNA cousin matches found on places like Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe?  In this episode we’ll answer that question. Genealogy TV Playlists  www.Youtube.com/GenealogyTV/Playlist Your DNA Guide Courses with Diahan Southard (affiliate) https://www.YourDNAGuide.com/ref/6

RootsTech 2023 Contest on Genealogy TV

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RootsTech 2023 is going to be In-Person for the first time since the pandemic in Salt Lake City, UT from March 2-4th, 2023. I hope to see you there! Enter for a chance to win a 3 Day In-Person Pass to RootsTech 2023 here https://mailchi.mp/genealogytv.org/rootstech-2023-contest Contest ends midnight (eastern U.S.)  1/29/2023.

Connecting Floating Trees on Ancestry

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How do you connect a Floating tree to your main tree on Ancestry.com? (A viewer asked). In this episode, I’ll demonstrate how to use floating trees, branches, or floating ancestors which can be a huge advantage when researching your family history.  This genealogy tutorial answers the questions… What is a floating tree, how to find […]

Genealogy Research & Family History Records Checklist to Grow Your Family Tree

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When I first started out in genealogy, I wanted a genealogy records checklist. I guess I’m a checklist kind of person. So here I’ve created a list of types of records to look for when researching each ancestor. This is a “suggested” list of what to look for, not necessarily where to find them. There […]

Top Ten “Go To” Records for Research

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Here are the top ten “go to” records for family history research.  Walk with me while I talk about these favorite genealogy records and some of the little nuances about them.