Trace Your Family Tree for Free (2024 Edition)

In this video learn how to trace your family tree for free online. You can use free family tree searches to access genealogy records. You will learn how to do a family search public records, free family tree searches, find free online family trees, create your own ancestry family trees free of any subscription. There […]
Guide to FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch.org is the largest free genealogy website in the world. This is your unofficial guide to get the most out of your family tree research. Here you will get a list of best practices for finding genealogy records, books, websites and more. In this video, you will learn how to find current information for almost […]
How to Search Unindexed Records on FamilySearch and Ancestry

Learn how to find your ancestors in unindexed records easily on any microfilm. Examples shown on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
How to Create Source Citations on Ancestry.com

Ancestry has a rather complicated way of adding source citations on their platform. I’m going to walk you through how to source your images and documents, but then I’m going to show you the easy way I do it. BOOK – Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills https://amzn.to/48odjRi
U.S. Civil War Records for Family History Research

I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Rhinehart, a professional genealogist, who researches U.S. Civil War records at the National Archives for family history research. He has a plan you can follow to find your Civil War ancestors, how to research them and an excellent case study showing how he found a clients’ ancestor “William […]
More Ancestry Updates with Crista Cowan (December 2023)

Let’s clarify some new features and updates from Ancestry’s own Crista Cowan. This includes DNA Ethnicity, Family Groups, and the New Pro Tools and its features.
When Facts Don’t Agree in Your Family History Research

What do you do when facts don’t agree in your genealogy? What do you do when your ancestors’ names are spelled differently across different records? What do you do when you have different dates for events like birth, marriage, and death? Is this a problem? That’s what we’re here to talk about today.
Ancestry’s Updates and New Pro Tools December 2023

Get the latest on what Ancestry is offering in new features and tools launching now in December 2023. I’ll update some recently released features and show you the new Pro Tools some of which have not been released worldwide just yet.
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and Applications & Claims Index for Genealogy and Family History

Did you know there are more records to find in the U.S. Social Security records? There is more than just the Social Security Death Index (aka SSDI), there is also a different index called the Social Security Applications and Claims Index. Both of these indexes have a little bit of different information. Additionally, where there […]
Genealogy Problems and Solutions (Previous Live – Edited)

This video walks through the stages of a real research project from the beginning research question to finding the answer. It is edited from a previous live webinar for your convenience…