Academy members can now watch an early release of this week’s YouTube video going out on Friday, May 1st. This video scratches the surface of the deeper look taken on the types of death records & where to find them. Be sure you’re logged in and use this link to watch now: https://genealogytv.org/courses/2026-youtube-videos/lessons/death-records-you-may-be-missing/ Grab the…
Learn about US Civil War Records from professional genealogist Brian Rhinehart. He will walk us through how to determine if the Union Civil War records are our ancestor or not. Link to Brian’s free handouts https://civilwarrecords.com/pages/freestuff Purchase the Handout here: https://genealogytv.org/product/handout-for-researching-your-us-civil-war-soldiers/
Academy members, use this link to watch on the dashboard now. Be sure to grab the handout either below the video in the lesson or in the Materials Tab. https://genealogytv.org/courses/2026-youtube-videos/lessons/beyond-the-big-four/
Today we’re diving into NotebookLM, a powerful AI tool from Google that is quickly becoming one of the best platforms for genealogy research and record evaluation. In this video, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at a lesson from the Genealogy TV Academy, where we explore how NotebookLM works alongside ChatGPT to help you analyze, organize,…
What’s new at MyHeritage in 2026? A lot—and some of it could change the future of genealogy. In this video, I sit down with Daniel Horowitz, Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage, to talk about the latest tools, features, and innovations announced at RootsTech 2026. From powerful new AI capabilities to major DNA developments, there’s a lot…
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,…
