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FamilySearch is one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — tools in genealogy. In this video, I walk you through the best features of FamilySearch in 2026, focusing on the tools I believe every serious family historian should know how to use. This is not a full tour of the website. Instead, we’ll […]

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Research Plan Checklist – 2026 Update | How Genealogists Really Think If you’ve ever wondered “What am I missing?” or “Where do I look next?” when researching an ancestor, this...

AncestryDNA has updated its Origins (Ethnicity Estimates) once again, and genealogists everywhere are reacting! Some are thrilled, others… not so much. In this episode, professional genealogist Connie Knox explains what’s...

This is a video where I’m researching Hardy G. Winslow of Randolph Co. North Carolina. At this point I was wrapping up his research and talking about how I used...

Does Ancestry have handwriting recognition? Genealogists are starting to see the phrase “Full Text Search” appear on multiple platforms—but not all full-text searches work the same way. In this episode,...

In this episode, Connie Knox sits down with Denyse Allen from Chronicle Makers to explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing genealogy research. In this interview, Denyse shares how AI tools...

In this episode, I walk you through the exact research process checklist I use every single time I begin working on a new ancestor. This is a simplified, repeatable method...