How to Research the Social Security Death Index Online (SSDI): Tiny Tip Clip

Social Security Death Index for Genealogy

Have you looked in the Social Security Death Index records for your ancestors? In this clip from a previous episode about the Social Security Death Index, a.k.a. as the SSDI, you’ll learn about this valuable set of records. We’ll also dig deeper into the Social Security Applications & Claims Index , what you get when […]

10 Best Genealogy Research Tips on Ancestry and FamilySearch: Part 2

I took the top ten genealogy research tips (using Ancestry and FamilySearch) that Genealogy TV viewers watched the most and compiled them into two episodes.  Think of it as the “Best of Genealogy TV” videos and tips for family history.  This is Part 2 of this two part series.  Here in part two, we’ll see […]

10 Best Genealogy Research Tips on Ancestry and FamilySearch: Part 1

I took the top ten genealogy research tips that Genealogy TV viewers watched the most and compiled them into two episodes.  Think of it as “Best of…” videos.  This is Part 1 of this two part series.  In part one we’ll see clips about how to find private trees on Ancestry, who is working on […]

How to Get Responses to Your Messages on Family History Websites

In this live show, now available for replay, we’re talking about why you might not be getting responses to your messages through family tree services like Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast, WikiTree, family history forums, and others… and how you can improve your odds. Then we’re talking about what to do if you don’t get a […]

Wills, Estates & Women’s Rights for Genealogy

Wills, probate and estate records can be the best family history records you ever find. Additionally, understanding your female ancestors rights with regard to land ownership, dower rights, and their place in society at the time, can help you know how to find women in the records to help with your family tree. In this […]

Guide to FamilySearch

Genealogy TV Guide to FamilySearch

  In this Users Guide to FamilySearch, we’ll talk about some tricks when using FamilySearch. Here I share my top 5 best practices when using FamilySearch.

Tiny Tip Tuesday! Hints vs Card Catalog on Ancestry

What day is today? It’s TINY TIP TUESDAY! Did you know that the hints on Ancestry are not all the records available there? In this Tiny Tip Tuesday episode, I’ll show you how to find all the records available for your ancestors on Ancestry.com.

Hints & Clues on Ancestry

Ancestry.com has hints and clues all over their platform. Some are obvious and others are not.  In this episode I’m revealing 20 hints and clues that you may have overlooked.  This is everything from the obvious leafy hints to finding potential ancestors. ? There is a HANDOUT for INFO ACCESS level Channel Members. Channel Members […]

What is the USGenWeb?

What is the USGenWeb?

Learn about hyperlocal resources at the USGenWeb.org Project.  Taneya Koonce is our guest on this Footnotes episode. She is the Assistant Coordinator for the State of North Carolina version of USGenWeb.