Beyond the Hints on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org

Beyond the Hints on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org

Learn how to go “Beyond the Hints” on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org to dig deeper using the many family history hints and suggestions that Ancestry and FamilySearch algorithms create on your behalf. These search engines, when used efficiently, are pulling records for you and providing excellent suggestions for you to follow, all in an effort to […]

Happy New Year! Create Genealogy Research Goals for 2020

Happy New Year! Create New Genealogy Research Goals for 2020

With this Tiny Tip Tuesday… get inspired to write down your research goals and plans for 2020. With research goals, you create research questions, with research questions, you can create research plans, with research plans you develop places to look for your ancestors, but it all starts with what do you want to know about […]

FamilySearch.org: 5 Tips for Free Genealogy Research (2020)

In this video, I show you my five favorite ways to do genealogy research in 2020 on the totally free website FamilySearch.org, but I also show you how I use these FamilySearch tools together to maximize your results. Connie’s Method for Using FamilySearch.org First pick a primary location for your tree and research. Whether it […]

5 Tips on How to Read Old Documents: Paleography

Five tips for reading old handwriting in documents: Paleography

Reading old documents certainly can be a challenge. Learn my five tips for reading old documents (a.k.a. Paleography in the US or Palaeography in the UK).  Plus here is a list of several free paleography courses on the web so you can study at your leisure.  Paleography Resources Free Courses & Resources National Archives (UK) […]

Document Cover Sheets: What’s Needed for Your Family History Documents

How to Create Cover Sheets for Your Family History Documents

In this NEW VIDEO learn about keeping Document Cover Sheets on every document you find for your family history and what’s needed on those cover sheets. Below are the links related to this episode. ?? More about the Who, What, Where, When + When, Why and How information for Source Citations can be found in […]

Five Books Every Genealogist Should Have

5 Books Every Genealogist Should Have

Here are five books that every genealogist should have in their library.  Plus a bonus book as one of my favorite family history books. Click the image to go to the book, if one suits your fancy! They are: #1 Evidence Explained, by Elizabeth Shown Mills is the gold standard for how to write proper […]