FamilySearch Best Practices
Here are some of my best practices for researching on FamilySearch.org.
Tag: FamilySearch
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.
Use One Primary Tree: Tiny Tip Clip?
Learn why you should consider having one primary family tree as your “go to” tree when doing your genealogy research. This is a Tiny Tip Clip from the original episode called FamilySearch 5 Tips for Free Genealogy Research.
FamilySearch Cool Tools – Where Am I From – Picture My Heritage ?
FamilySearch has some cool tools that you might not be aware of that are rather fun and educational. Today we’re talking about the Where Am I From tool and the Picture My Heritage. This episode made me giggle. Check it out.
EXTRACT CITY DIRECTORIES: Tiny Tip Clip?
New Tools on Ancestry’s Tree: March 2022
Ancestry has been rolling out new tools and graphics over the past few months. There are some new features in the Ancestry tree that you might not be aware of.
Pre-1850 Genealogy Strategies with Aimee Cross?
Learn from professional genealogist Aimee Cross her strategies for researching pre-1850 ancestors. As you may know, census records prior to 1850 only show the head of household. So how do you research your genealogy before 1850 if they don’t show the family members? Aimee has a 7 step process she goes through to help find […]
Using Member Trees? Yes or No?
Should you use other member trees? Yes or No? This is a Tiny Tip Clip from the original episode called Avoiding Mistakes on Ancestry.
How do you know that’s your ancestor??
How do you know if the record you are looking at is your ancestor? I’ve got some suggestions that might help you figure it out. Today we’re talking about correlating evidence using U.S. census and Fold3 records.
Hard to Read Census: Solved
In this Tiny Tip Tuesday episode, I’m going to show you how to see hard-to-read census images. This may solve issues with faint handwriting or poor microfilm images on Ancestry, FamilySearch or MyHeritage and others. It’s a simple, yet powerful tip.