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 primaryContinue Reading
What is FAN Club Research? In this video I’ll answer what FAN Club research is, where it came from, and a real example of how it was used to prove my genealogy case study and resolve my family history questions about my ancestors.Continue Reading
In this episode I’ll show you how to create a Research Notes Template that you can use over and over again for your family history research. Genealogy Research Notes are the most important document in your files when done correctly. Learn how to create great research notes. This template isContinue Reading
Learn how to calculate a birth date of a person from their tombstone or death certificate when it only shows the person’s age and death date. Many of the older tombstones from the 1800’s and prior often showed the person’s date of death and something like “Aged 54 Years, 5Continue Reading
NEW! The Trifecta Strategy uses 3 to the Third Power to solve your brick walls. It uses Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and one other genealogy repository of your choice (like FindMyPast.com or MyHeritage.com). Breakdown those brick walls with this new strategy. The Trifecta Strategy is designed to keep you focused on aContinue Reading
The last two episodes on Genealogy TV “AncestryDNA Cousin Matches” and “Upload to FindMyPast” had a huge response in viewers. As such, there were several questions and comments. In this video I answer some of the questions and comments from recent episodes about AncestryDNA.com and FindMyPast.com.Continue Reading
Here are my Top 5 Tips when using Find-A-Grave at FindAGrave.com. Cemetery and burial records are another great source for genealogy. In this video I talk about how to search a little differently on the Find A Grave website and some tricks to help you find your ancestors. Find AContinue Reading
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 societiesContinue Reading
Learn how to fine tune your genealogy research results using wildcards on Ancestry.com.Continue Reading
