Forgotten Genealogy Records
Here are five genealogy record sets that you might have forgotten about when doing your family history research.
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Finding Proof for Your Family History and Genealogy
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 […]
How Far Back Can You Go with Your Family Tree Using atDNA?
Just how far back can you trace your family tree using atDNA cousin matches found on places like Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe? In this episode we’ll answer that question. Genealogy TV Playlists www.Youtube.com/GenealogyTV/Playlist Your DNA Guide Courses with Diahan Southard (affiliate) https://www.YourDNAGuide.com/ref/6
RootsTech 2023 Contest on Genealogy TV
RootsTech 2023 is going to be In-Person for the first time since the pandemic in Salt Lake City, UT from March 2-4th, 2023. I hope to see you there! Enter for a chance to win a 3 Day In-Person Pass to RootsTech 2023 here https://mailchi.mp/genealogytv.org/rootstech-2023-contest Contest ends midnight (eastern U.S.) 1/29/2023.
Connecting Floating Trees on Ancestry
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 […]
Where to Find Genealogy Records for Family History Online
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.
Genealogy Research & Family History Records Checklist to Grow Your Family Tree
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 […]
12 Step Process for Researching Your Family History: Checklist
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.
Top Ten “Go To” Records for Research
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.
eBay for Family History Finds
There are lots of gems to find on eBay for Genealogy. In this video is an interview with Scott Fisher from the Extreme Genes podcast who has been finding all kinds of family history records and great finds on eBay. You can find family bibles, documents, letters, yearbooks, and many more genealogy gems on eBay. […]