Struggling to find an ancestor on Ancestry — even though you know they should be there? In this video, I’ll show you one of the most overlooked (and most powerful) search strategies on Ancestry: using the “Browse This Collection” side panel. Most researchers rely entirely on the regular search box. But when records are mis-indexed,…
Academy members can now watch the replay with chapter markers from Annette’s presentation given on March 11th. Be sure to grab the handout and use the link to watch the video here: https://genealogytv.org/courses/2026-academy-exclusive-lessons/lessons/understanding-census-enumerators-and-their-instructions-annette-burke-lyttle/
Do you know the Big Four record groups you should search for every ancestor? If you can remember Census, Vital, Land, and Probate, you can build and prove your lineage generation after generation. In this episode of Genealogy TV, we break down: ? What the Big Four are? Why they matter for evidence-based genealogy? How…
Watch a walk-about at the RootsTech Expo Hall, see some interviews with genealogy industry experts and consumers. If you were not able to attend this year’s RootsTech conference, this video will give you a sense of just how big this conference is… and I wasn’t able to get to all of it in this video.…
Academy members can now watch the latest updates from Connie’s interview with Ancestry’s Crista Cowan during RootsTech 2026. Be sure you are logged in and use this link below. https://genealogytv.org/courses/2026-youtube-videos/lessons/new-features-at-ancestry-with-crista-cowan-rootstech-2026/
Ancestry just rolled out several significant updates, and I sat down with Crista to walk through all of them. Here’s what we cover: – Fold3’s 2.4 million Revolutionary War pension images are now full-text searchable thanks to handwriting recognition. That means you can search for any name mentioned in a pension, not just the pensioner.…
