Guide to FamilySearch.org

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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 […]

Secret Trick for Searching Genealogy Records on Ancestry or FamilySearch

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Learn my secret trick for researching records and how I found a missing 8 year old boy in the 1870 U.S. Census with this unique strategy anyone can use.  There is a handout for this episode. Information about how to get the handout below. Note: You will need a recent version of Excel for this […]

Forgotten Genealogy Records

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Here are five genealogy record sets that you might have forgotten about when doing your family history research.

Finding Proof for Your Family History and Genealogy

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Finding proof of your lineage can be a challenge at times. In a criminal court of law, you need to prove someone’s guilt “beyond a shadow of a doubt.” Similarly in genealogy, we need to have evidence that after “reasonably exhaustive research,” the evidence points to a solid conclusion. In this process we are weighing […]

Connecting Floating Trees on Ancestry

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How do you connect a Floating tree to your main tree on Ancestry.com? (A viewer asked). In this episode, I’ll demonstrate how to use floating trees, branches, or floating ancestors which can be a huge advantage when researching your family history.  This genealogy tutorial answers the questions… What is a floating tree, how to find […]

Genealogy Research & Family History Records Checklist to Grow Your Family Tree

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When I first started out in genealogy, I wanted a genealogy records checklist. I guess I’m a checklist kind of person. So here I’ve created a list of types of records to look for when researching each ancestor. This is a “suggested” list of what to look for, not necessarily where to find them. There […]

Top Ten “Go To” Records for Research

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Here are the top ten “go to” records for family history research.  Walk with me while I talk about these favorite genealogy records and some of the little nuances about them.

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