Five Hidden Tools on Ancestry

Five Hidden Tools on Ancestry

Here are five hidden tools that are often overlooked on Ancestry.com. Improve your family history research by understanding all the research tools and records on Ancestry. In this episode, learn how to search private trees, tricks for the card catalog, searching All Hints, who saved your records, and a timeline in the AncestryDNA ethnicity estimates. […]

Genetic Affairs – DNA Clustering – 3 Part Series

Genetic Affairs 3 Part Series

Take your DNA research and cousin match grouping to the next level at GeneticAffairs.com. This video is not sponsored by Genetic Affairs, this info is provided for your education.  Learn all about the very unique tools that help make clustering DNA cousin matches instantly so that you can see how your DNA Cousins relate to […]

Fixing Relationships on Ancestry

Fix Relationships on Ancestry

Here you’ll learn how to handle different relationships such as adoptive parents, step parents, or how to fix the wrong parent/child relationships on Ancestry.com.

Researching Persons of Color: African American Genealogy

African American Genealogy and Family History

Learn about how to research the family history for “persons of color.”  This “footnotes” episode features Renate Yarborough Sanders.  She teaches us how to research African American ancestors and the records for genealogy in the United States. Handout listed below. Renate’s Bio – Renate Yarborough Sanders, genealogist, is an experienced and engaging speaker, who descends […]

Genealogy Research in Cemeteries: 10 Tips

Genealogy Research in Cemeteries: 10 Tips

It’s Halloween and what better way to celebrate during the pandemic than to visit your ancestors in a cemetery.  Now these are not spooky ideas, just fun ideas to help research your ancestors in graveyards and cemeteries, both in person and online. I’ve got 10 ideas to help you find your ancestors in cemeteries. Fall […]

How to Create a Floating Tree on Ancestry

What is a Floating Tree on Ancestry.com

What is a floating tree? Why should you create a floating tree? In this episode I’ll show you how to create a floating tree on Ancestry and how it can help you with your family history research. A floating tree is simply an unlinked tree within your tree.  It’s primary purpose is to trace other […]

#1 Way to Break Down Brick Walls: Updated (2020)

#1 Way to Break Down Brick Walls Updated 2020

What is the number one way to break down those brick walls and get unstuck in your family history research?  I’ve got a trick to help you with those brick walls and make the job faster.  In this episode, I’ll show you how to extract census information so you can filter it to your ancestors […]