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Learn how the chromosome browser at MyHeritage works from the Expert Genealogist, Daniel Horowitz from MyHeritage.  We also are talking about the very cool Auto Cluster tool. 👉🏻 Free MyHeritage Family Tree Builder (affiliate) https://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder?utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_ftbmarch20&tr_funnel=family_tree 👉🏻 Free DNA Upload (affiliate) http://myheritage.com/dna/upload?utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_march20&tr_funnel=dnaupload 👉🏻 Free Trial of MyHeritage Complete Plan: https://www.myheritage.com/complete-genealogy-package?keyword=partners&utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_march20&tr_funnel=CompleteContinue Reading

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MyHeritage has new updates for 2023. This episode is an interview with Daniel Horowitz (from MyHeritage) demonstrating all of the new features and tools at MyHeritage for your family history and DNA research.  I love the innovative technology that MyHeritage uses to look at our family history in different ways.Continue Reading

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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. InContinue Reading

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In the last episode we created a checklist of places to look for records to help you formulate a genealogy research plan.  In this episode we’ll talk about where to find some of those records.Continue Reading

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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 necessarilyContinue Reading

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Here is a 12 step process, a checklist, you can follow for each ancestor you are researching in a methodical order. This will help ensure you have looked everywhere you can and properly documented your process as you go.Continue Reading

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Today we’re going to talk about how to extract US Census information from the 1940 and the 1950 U.S. census into Excel spreadsheets so that you can filter them quickly by surname to help find more family members.  In previous episodes, I had been using this little trick I createdContinue Reading

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Recently I had a GTV Academy member ask a question about how to organize multiple spouses with multiple kids with multiple names. I have created an Excel spreadsheet to help organize all of those ancestors, their marriages, and children by various spouses, in a timeline with dates and places… toContinue Reading