Did your immigrant ancestors come through Ellis Island or maybe you’re not sure? In this video we’re talking about the immigrant experience, Ellis Island history, how to search the records, and what some of the acronyms, markings, stamps, and notations mean on the immigration records. Today we’re talking with JackieContinue Reading
The last two episodes on Genealogy TV “AncestryDNA Cousin Matches” and “Upload to FindMyPast” had a huge response in viewers. As such, there were several questions and comments. In this video I answer some of the questions and comments from recent episodes about AncestryDNA.com and FindMyPast.com.Continue Reading
Learn how to use AncestryDNA Shared Matches to Solve Genealogy Research Questions. This technique is good for any just about research question, but is especially beneficial for those trying to find a missing line in their tree, missing parents, or adoptees seeking their biological families, etc. The best use ofContinue Reading
In this video we’re continuing the conversation about the Revolutionary War Records available online for your genealogy research, where to find records online. This video features the DAR, American Revolution Institute, pension applications and rosters, Papers of the War Department 1784-1800, Revolutionary War Ancestors in the Carolina’s, Loyalists and Patriots,Continue Reading
Watch Your Ancestors on FamilySearch! Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, FindMyPast, and all other users, YOU’LL WANT TO SEE THIS TOO! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to “watch” your ancestors and get email notifications with this very simple, yet powerful tool on FamilySearch.org. Whether you’re on FamilySearch or not, you’ll wantContinue Reading
In this video we’re talking about the Revolutionary War Records available online for your genealogy research, where to find them on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, and the National Archives Military collection… Along with some tricks to accessing them. This is part one of a two part series. LINK TO THE HANDOUTContinue Reading
Can you download your family tree from FamilySearch.org? Can you upload your FamilySearch tree to Ancestry.com? Can you sync your family trees between Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org? I get these questions a lot. I also get questions about how to sync your family tree between Family Tree Maker software and FamilySearch. Continue Reading
Today we’re talking about what is a centimorgan (cM) with regard to your DNA results, about DNA Painter, and how all of this can help you with your genealogy research. CLICK SHOW MORE! ??DNA Painter ?? SHARED cM TOOL Version 4 ?? Connie recommends Ancestry DNA Kits (affiliate) ?? Ancestry DNAContinue Reading
In this video we’re talking about online digital books and publications (most available for free genealogy research) at the Internet Archive, Google Books, HathiTrust, JSTOR, and the Wayback Machine. These locations might just have your ancestors in them and here’s where you can find them in archives and libraries online. Continue Reading
In this video I answer some of the questions from a recent Genealogy TV episode called “Ancestry.com: ThruLines Explained” as well as from “How to Research the Social Security Death Index Online“, along with some other general questions about family history research. 1:53 Question: If a person shows up onContinue Reading