Get Excited: RootsTech 2024
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Category: Genealogy TV Updates
Genealogy TV Live on YouTube Friday 2/16
Join me live this Friday at 1pm eastern on YouTube. You won’t want to miss this!
Secret Gems on Ancestry.com
Over the years Ancestry has made some significant updates. Along the way some of our favorite tools have been buried as well as some new tools may be harder to find. Here are seven secret hidden gems you may want to know about for your family history research.
Genealogy Research Plan Worksheet
Keep your thoughts organized with a Research Plan Worksheet. This easy to use plan can be used as you research your ancestors. Here you can keep a running list of records you need to find either when researching at home or on the road. In this episode I’ll show you how I’m getting ready for […]
What are burned counties and how to research your family history in these counties?
BONUS EPISODE – What are burned counties? For whatever reason, sometimes county records are lost due to flood, fire, war, or other disaster and thus the county records may be a partial or total loss. So what can you do to research your genealogy and find your family history in these areas?
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.