This video walks through the stages of a real research project from the beginning research question to finding the answer. It is edited from a previous live webinar for your convenience…Continue Reading
NEW – Today we’re answering a viewer question about the research and organization of family history records. It’s one thing to do genealogy research, but keeping organized is vital to breaking down brick walls and finding the records that answer your research question. This video does have a handout. SeeContinue Reading
Here are three quick genealogy record search tips. One is about the Associated Press Archived Records on Ancestry.com. Two, how to jump around in unindexed records to find hidden ancestors, and three, how to use the FHL numbers found in many records and how to locate those records on FamilySearch.org. Continue Reading
I’m going to teach you how to read between the lines in death certificates, how to find family history clues within them and items of interest to genealogists. Death certificates are often the first record a family historian finds when researching a new ancestor. I’ll also show you some tipsContinue Reading
Here are the good, better, and best ways to search the Ancestry website. When researching your family tree and you can’t find the records you seek, try these best practices for genealogy research when looking for those elusive ancestors.Continue Reading
Learn some of the best genealogy tips and tricks that I use as a professional genealogist. This will help you stay organized, avoid mistakes, and learn how to break down those brick walls in your family tree.Continue Reading
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 recentContinue Reading
Learn who are some of the best genealogists with YouTube channels.Continue Reading
One of the most compelling aspects of family history research is deciphering the stories hidden within our family photographs. Learn how to date and identify your photos in this episode on Genealogy TV.Continue Reading
Ancestry has some exciting new updates for September 2023. They’ve added a new fan chart, updated their DNA ethnicity estimates and much more.Continue Reading