New Book About How to Research Church Records in the U.S.: An Interview with Author Sunny Morton!
Watch the interview with Sunny Morton about her new book on how to find church records in the U.S. ? “How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records: A Genealogist’s Guide: With Specific Resources for Major Christian Denominations before 1900” by Harold A. Henderson and Sunny Jane Morton
10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies in the Area You’re Researching
10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies in the Area You’re Researching Why should you join the genealogical or historical societies when so much is available online? In this episode, I have 10 reasons why you should join genealogical societies, especially in the locations of your ancestors. To find genealogical societies you can Google it or […]
Ancestry® Announces Significant Content Additions and Improved Family History Research Tools at RootsTech, Empowering More Discoveries
Posted by Ancestry Team on February 26, 2020 in Website Today at the 10th anniversary of RootsTech, the largest family history technology conference, Ancestry® announced the release of game-changing content collections and innovative tools to help answer more questions about your family’s past. For more than 30 years, Ancestry has continued its unwavering commitment to family history. We pride […]
Ancestry.com: How to Share Your Tree With Another
Learn how to share your Ancestry.com tree the safe way. In this video I talk about the various permission levels when sharing your family history tree. There are three levels of permissions that you should be aware of when sharing your tree with someone. Sharing your tree with someone as a Guest, Contributor, or an […]
How to Search Ancestry.com Using Wildcards
Learn how to fine tune your genealogy research results using wildcards on Ancestry.com.
Which is the Best Genealogy Site? Ancestry.com vs. FamilySearch.org: Learn the Power of Using Both!
Which is the better genealogy website, Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org? In this Genealogy TV episode, I’ve got five examples demonstrating the power of using FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com together to amplify your family history search results. Here are the links from this episode. (Some are affiliate links) Ancestry Free Trial https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l4aFW/creativeref:1011l28781 FamilySearch (always free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/ MyHeritage Free […]
Create Great Genealogical Research Questions
Beyond the Hints on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
Learn how to go “Beyond the Hints” on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org to dig deeper using the many family history hints and suggestions that Ancestry and FamilySearch algorithms create on your behalf. These search engines, when used efficiently, are pulling records for you and providing excellent suggestions for you to follow, all in an effort to […]
Happy New Year! Create Genealogy Research Goals for 2020
With this Tiny Tip Tuesday… get inspired to write down your research goals and plans for 2020. With research goals, you create research questions, with research questions, you can create research plans, with research plans you develop places to look for your ancestors, but it all starts with what do you want to know about […]
FamilySearch.org: 5 Tips for Free Genealogy Research (2020)
In this video, I show you my five favorite ways to do genealogy research in 2020 on the totally free website FamilySearch.org, but I also show you how I use these FamilySearch tools together to maximize your results. Connie’s Method for Using FamilySearch.org First pick a primary location for your tree and research. Whether it […]