Learn about how to research the family history for “persons of color.” This “footnotes” episode features Renate Yarborough Sanders. She teaches us how to research African American ancestors and the records for genealogy in the United States. Handout listed below. Renate’s Bio – Renate Yarborough Sanders, genealogist, is an experienced and engaging speaker, who descends […]
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It’s Halloween and what better way to celebrate during the pandemic than to visit your ancestors in a cemetery. Now these are not spooky ideas, just fun ideas to help research your ancestors in graveyards and cemeteries, both in person and online. I’ve got 10 ideas to help you find your ancestors in cemeteries. Fall […]
What is a floating tree? Why should you create a floating tree? In this episode I’ll show you how to create a floating tree on Ancestry and how it can help you with your family history research. A floating tree is simply an unlinked tree within your tree. It’s primary purpose is to trace other […]
What is the number one way to break down those brick walls and get unstuck in your family history research? I’ve got a trick to help you with those brick walls and make the job faster. In this episode, I’ll show you how to extract census information so you can filter it to your ancestors […]
What is FAN Club Research? In this video I’ll answer what FAN Club research is, where it came from, and a real example of how it was used to prove my genealogy case study and resolve my family history questions about my ancestors.
In this episode I’ll show you how to create a Research Notes Template that you can use over and over again for your family history research. Genealogy Research Notes are the most important document in your files when done correctly. Learn how to create great research notes. This template is available for Genealogy TV Channel […]
Learn how to calculate a birth date of a person from their tombstone or death certificate when it only shows the person’s age and death date. Many of the older tombstones from the 1800’s and prior often showed the person’s date of death and something like “Aged 54 Years, 5 Months, and 20 Days.” How […]
NEW! The Trifecta Strategy uses 3 to the Third Power to solve your brick walls. It uses Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and one other genealogy repository of your choice (like FindMyPast.com or MyHeritage.com). Breakdown those brick walls with this new strategy. The Trifecta Strategy is designed to keep you focused on a path to solving your genealogical […]
Here are three reasons why people don’t respond to your genealogical questions or messages and how you can find those living family members. Ride along with me to talk about reaching out to new relatives or cousins you’ve never met and how to reach out properly. In this episode we talk about sending that first […]
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