Finding proof of your lineage can be a challenge at times. In a criminal court of law, you need to prove someone’s guilt “beyond a shadow of a doubt.” Similarly in genealogy, we need to have evidence that after “reasonably exhaustive research,” the evidence points to a solid conclusion. InContinue Reading
Just how far back can you trace your family tree using atDNA cousin matches found on places like Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe? In this episode we’ll answer that question. Genealogy TV Playlists www.Youtube.com/GenealogyTV/Playlist Your DNA Guide Courses with Diahan Southard (affiliate) https://www.YourDNAGuide.com/ref/6Continue Reading
RootsTech 2023 is going to be In-Person for the first time since the pandemic in Salt Lake City, UT from March 2-4th, 2023. I hope to see you there! Enter for a chance to win a 3 Day In-Person Pass to RootsTech 2023 here https://mailchi.mp/genealogytv.org/rootstech-2023-contest Contest ends midnight (eastern U.S.) Continue Reading
How do you connect a Floating tree to your main tree on Ancestry.com? (A viewer asked). In this episode, I’ll demonstrate how to use floating trees, branches, or floating ancestors which can be a huge advantage when researching your family history. This genealogy tutorial answers the questions… What is aContinue Reading
In the last episode we created a checklist of places to look for records to help you formulate a genealogy research plan. In this episode we’ll talk about where to find some of those records.Continue Reading
When I first started out in genealogy, I wanted a genealogy records checklist. I guess I’m a checklist kind of person. So here I’ve created a list of types of records to look for when researching each ancestor. This is a “suggested” list of what to look for, not necessarilyContinue Reading
Here is a 12 step process, a checklist, you can follow for each ancestor you are researching in a methodical order. This will help ensure you have looked everywhere you can and properly documented your process as you go.Continue Reading
Here are the top ten “go to” records for family history research. Walk with me while I talk about these favorite genealogy records and some of the little nuances about them.Continue Reading
Today we’re going to talk about how to extract US Census information from the 1940 and the 1950 U.S. census into Excel spreadsheets so that you can filter them quickly by surname to help find more family members. In previous episodes, I had been using this little trick I createdContinue Reading
Recently I had a GTV Academy member ask a question about how to organize multiple spouses with multiple kids with multiple names. I have created an Excel spreadsheet to help organize all of those ancestors, their marriages, and children by various spouses, in a timeline with dates and places… toContinue Reading