Where to Find Genealogy Records for Family History Online
In the last episode we created a checklist of places to look for records to help you formulate a genealogy research plan. In this episode we’ll talk about where to find some of those records.
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Genealogy Research & Family History Records Checklist to Grow Your Family Tree
When I first started out in genealogy, I wanted a genealogy records checklist. I guess I’m a checklist kind of person. So here I’ve created a list of types of records to look for when researching each ancestor. This is a “suggested” list of what to look for, not necessarily where to find them. There […]
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. […]
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 […]
How to Get Organized
Here is how to get organized with your family history records. Get your genealogy in order so you can focus on that one research question about your ancestors. Doing the method I outline here will help you focus, see relationships and details you never noticed before. Take the Challenge! Get one ancestor organized. This is […]
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.
FamilySearch Best Practices
Here are some of my best practices for researching on FamilySearch.org.
7 Tools You May Have Forgotten About on Ancestry.com
Learn 7+ features and tools that you may have forgotten about on Ancestry.com. Knowing how to use Ancestry can really help you build your family tree, research your genealogy, and make the most of your family history experience.
Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Genealogy
Learn the 7 things I wish I knew when I started my family history. We’re talking about Ancestry trees, family trees online websites, getting organized, research notes, talking with family, finding genealogy records, hidden clues, and research strategies.
If I Had to Do My Genealogy Over Again, What Would I Do Today!
If I were starting my genealogy over again today, what and how would I do it. Here are ten things I would do immediately, when starting my family tree.