Get the latest updates about the new features on Ancestry.com along with a discussion about Reasonably Exhaustive Research and what that means for you. During this program we also talked about Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, answered some questions about DNA resolving missing parentage/adoption issues, how to use The GeneticContinue Reading

French-Canadian Genealogy

Learn about French-Canadian Genealogy and how to research it from professional genealogist Margaret R. Fortier, CG® in this new “footnotes” episode Genealogy TVs YouTube channel.  Margaret shares a ton of resources, history of the area, migration patterns, records, record locations, French-Canadian name changes, and cultural influences. Specifically Margaret talks aboutContinue Reading

Correlation of Evidence in Genealogy

In this video learn how to map out the facts from all of your genealogical evidence in an easy to read way so that you can prove or disprove your family history hypothesis. This helps resolve your family history questions and resolve conflicting evidence. This is a clip from aContinue Reading

1950 Census Enumerator

This is an excerpt from the U.S. Census Bureau… ” According to the “72-Year Rule,” the National Archives releases census records to the general public 72 years after Census Day. As a result, the 1930 census records were released April 1, 2002, and the 1940 records were released April 2, 2012. The 1950 census records will be released in April 2022. “Continue Reading

Research with Purpose and Location First

https://youtu.be/ljBFbcA-FpQ Research with Purpose and Location First! When you’re researching your family history, are you researching by your ancestors name first?  Consider researching by location first. In this episode I explain some of the advantages of researching by place before researching your ancestors name. *** SHOW NOTES *** Resources usedContinue Reading