Nancy Guthrie has now been missing for several weeks from Tucson, Arizona. As genealogists, there may be a meaningful way we can help. In this video, I walk you step-by-step through how to download your raw DNA data from AncestryDNA and upload it to GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA. Both of these platforms allow users […]
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 […]
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 video is for you. In this updated 2026 version of my Research Plan Checklist, I walk you through a gap-driven approach to genealogy research—one that […]
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 really going on with these new DNA results, how Ancestry builds their reference panels, and why your percentages may have changed. We’ll talk about what […]
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 ChatGPT and Notebook LM to help research, transcribe and understand his probate and land records. I also demonstrated how to use the county register of […]
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, we take a clear, practical look at what Ancestry currently means by “Search Full Text,” how it differs from FamilySearch Full-Text Search, and why that […]
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 In this interview, Denyse shares how AI tools are helping family historians break through brick walls, analyze historical documents, and uncover ancestral stories in ways never before possible. From practical applications like document […]
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 I’ve developed over decades of professional and personal research, designed to keep your work focused, thorough, and evidence-based. From identifying a clear target ancestor to […]
In this episode of Genealogy TV, Connie Knox welcomes Doyle Glaze, creator of CemeteryRegistry.us, for an in-depth tour of a powerful and underused resource for genealogists. Unlike burial databases that focus on individuals, CemeteryRegistry.us is designed to help researchers accurately locate cemeteries themselves—especially forgotten, renamed, rural, or family cemeteries that can be difficult to find. […]
In this video, I walk you through a major change I made to my genealogy workflow as I prepare for more travel in 2026. For years, my entire genealogy archive lived on my desktop computer, and before each research trip I manually uploaded only the files I thought I’d need. That worked—until it didn’t. I […]
