Land Records Part II Live Classroom Presentation

Academy Members, If you haven’t seen this lesson yet, the presentation from Nov 13th on Land Records is available for replay. Use the link below to view the recording and check the Materials Tab or below for all FIVE handouts. Land Records, Part Two, 11-13-24 – Genealogy TV

Ancestry DNA’s 2024 Update Explained: Interview with Senior Geneticist Aaron Wolf

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Join me for an in-depth interview with Aaron Wolf, Senior Population Geneticist at Ancestry®, as we discuss the dramatic changes in their 2024 DNA update. Learn why your ethnicity estimates (now called Origins) might look different, understand the science behind the updates, and discover how Ancestry® added 24 new regions to increase result accuracy. Aaron […]

GTV 2 – Finding Deeds and Plat Maps

Research on George Simmons continues as I take the deed indexes found on the FamilySearch Full Text Search feature and start digging for the land records. I can’t wait to show you my secret tools I used to help find the deeds and plat maps.

Why DNA Match Grouping is KEY for Finding Your Family Roots

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Discover the essential role of DNA match grouping in tracing your family roots in our latest video, “Why DNA Match Grouping is KEY for Finding Your Family Roots.” Uncover how grouping DNA matches can lead to surprising revelations about your ancestry and connect you with distant relatives you never knew existed.  Whether you’re a seasoned […]

ID Madsen Family Photo Part 4

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In this episode, I’ll show you how to find a 1900 census on Ancestry that was originally found on FamilySearch, using a special search function. All of this as research continues on the Madsen Family Photo. Here I’m focused on Peter Madsen, the witness in the marriage certificate.

ID Madsen Family Photo Part 3

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The research continues on the Madsen Family photo using a process of elimination. In this episode we expanded the possible men in the photo to a witness in a marriage certificate and a good friend of the family and the story behind the friend. We also talk about how important it is to use Floating […]

Identifying Madsen Photo from 1887 (Part 1)

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In this video I’m trying to identify the people in this ca. 1887 photo handed down to me from my Madsen family from Laramie, WY. This is part one. There are a lot of lessons to learn as I do this research. Episode 4 on GTV2 See also the Photo Detective Maureen Taylor on GTV1 […]