Finding Proof for Your Family History and Genealogy
Finding proof of your lineage can be a challenge at times. In a criminal court of law, you need to prove someone’s guilt “beyond a shadow of a doubt.” Similarly in genealogy, we need to have evidence that after “reasonably exhaustive research,” the evidence points to a solid conclusion. In this process we are weighing […]
Connecting Floating Trees on Ancestry
How do you connect a Floating tree to your main tree on Ancestry.com? (A viewer asked). In this episode, I’ll demonstrate how to use floating trees, branches, or floating ancestors which can be a huge advantage when researching your family history. This genealogy tutorial answers the questions… What is a floating tree, how to find […]
eBay for Family History Finds
There are lots of gems to find on eBay for Genealogy. In this video is an interview with Scott Fisher from the Extreme Genes podcast who has been finding all kinds of family history records and great finds on eBay. You can find family bibles, documents, letters, yearbooks, and many more genealogy gems on eBay. […]
1890 US Census Substitutes + 300th Episode Contest Giveaway!
In this 300th Episode we’re celebrating with a contest and learning about how you can find other records to substitute what was lost in the 1890 U.S. Census. Enter to win a free subscription to Ancestry.com and the Genealogy TV Academy. HOW TO ENTER and RULES FOR THE 300th Episode Contest: https://genealogytv.org/contests/
Ancestry DNA Update: Dividing DNA Cousins by Our Parents
AncestryDNA® has come out with another DNA update where they are dividing our DNA cousin matches by our parents’ sides of the family. This is another step forward in genetic genealogy at Ancestry. With no effort at all, we can now see your DNA cousin matches divided by the paternal and maternal branches. This will be […]
Floating Trees on Ancestry: How and Why
Learn how and why you should use the Floating Trees on Ancestry.com. This is one of the best genealogy strategies. It will help you further your family history research with this powerful trick to help connect your FAN Club (Friends Associates and Neighbors) along with other suspected family members, DNA matches, and much more.
Extracting Census into Spreadsheets to Find Your Ancestors Fast: How to Use Ancestry & MS Excel
Learn how to use MS Excel to extract your ancestors in the U.S. Census to help find other family members living around your target ancestor. Even if you have never used Excel before, this is a step-by-step guide to how to import census data into Excel so you can filter by surname, filter multiple columns, […]
Fixing Facts on Ancestry
Learn how to fix the facts in the Ancestry.com ancestor profile. Learn why you can’t edit some of the items seen in the facts column and how to fix them. Learn how the facts filters work and how to edit and remove duplicated facts, merge or remove sources attached to the facts. Learn how to […]
Hidden Clues in 1880 Census
I’m going to show you how to look at the 1880 census record like you’ve never looked at it before. There are so many hints and clues in this one record that I bet you can’t find them all. How many hidden clues are there in this one 1880 Census? Learn family history research in […]
Ancestry’s Chromosome Painter
Ancestry has a brand new chromosome painter that shows your ethnicity regions painted on each of the 22 pairs of chromosomes. This is the next step from their new SideView(R) technology announced a few months ago. Get the scoop here.