Secret Trick for Searching Genealogy Records on Ancestry or FamilySearch
Learn my secret trick for researching records and how I found a missing 8 year old boy in the 1870 U.S. Census with this unique strategy anyone can use. There is a handout for this episode. Information about how to get the handout below. Note: You will need a recent version of Excel for this […]
U.S. Census 1790-1950 for Genealogy Research: Grow Your Family Tree Using Census Records
Today we’re talking about the U.S. Census from 1790 to 1950 as they evolved over time. It’s a detailed look at each census, things to look for, what some of the labels mean. Also… How do you verify those ancestors prior to 1850? Stay to the end where I’ll show you some tricks to verifying […]
Organizing Multiple Spouses and Children into an Excel Timeline for Your Family History
Recently I had a GTV Academy member ask a question about how to organize multiple spouses with multiple kids with multiple names. I have created an Excel spreadsheet to help organize all of those ancestors, their marriages, and children by various spouses, in a timeline with dates and places… to help visualize exactly what was […]
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, […]
Learn Genealogy – Research Logs & Research Planning
Use your Research Planning in combination with your Research Log … by using spreadsheets!