Get Excited: RootsTech 2024
2024-02-23
Learn more about RootsTech 2024 here. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/Continue Reading
Genealogy TV Live on YouTube Friday 2/16
2024-02-15
Join me live this Friday at 1pm eastern on YouTube. You won’t want to miss this!Continue Reading
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and Applications & Claims Index for Genealogy and Family History
2023-12-01
Did you know there are more records to find in the U.S. Social Security records? There is more than just the Social Security Death Index (aka SSDI), there is also a different index called the Social Security Applications and Claims Index. Both of these indexes have a little bit ofContinue Reading
Research Family History and Organize Genealogy Records
2023-11-10
NEW – Today we’re answering a viewer question about the research and organization of family history records. It’s one thing to do genealogy research, but keeping organized is vital to breaking down brick walls and finding the records that answer your research question. This video does have a handout. SeeContinue Reading
Death Certificates for Genealogy: Reading Between the Lines
2023-10-13
I’m going to teach you how to read between the lines in death certificates, how to find family history clues within them and items of interest to genealogists. Death certificates are often the first record a family historian finds when researching a new ancestor. I’ll also show you some tipsContinue Reading
Ancestry Updates for September 2023
2023-09-07
Ancestry has some exciting new updates for September 2023. They’ve added a new fan chart, updated their DNA ethnicity estimates and much more.Continue Reading
Occupations of Our Ancestors
2023-09-01
It’s Labor Day Weekend in the US and I thought it might be fun to talk about the occupations of your ancestors and how they can help you research your family tree.Continue Reading
Maximize Your Ancestry Research: 3 Secrets the Pros Use
2023-08-18
In this webinar we’re talking about “3 Secrets the Pros Use” to maximize your ancestry research. Learn how to find more records beyond the leafy hints, how to use member trees correctly, how to figure out where your ancestors came from without records, how to merge duplicate ancestors, preventing duplicateContinue Reading
U.S. Census 1790-1950 for Genealogy Research: Grow Your Family Tree Using Census Records
2023-08-04
Today we’re talking about the U.S. Census from 1790 to 1950 as they evolved over time. It’s a detailed look at each census, things to look for, what some of the labels mean. Also… How do you verify those ancestors prior to 1850? Stay to the end where I’ll showContinue Reading
How Many Ancestors Do You Add To Your Family Tree? How Wide Do You Go with Your Genealogy?
2023-07-28
How far and wide do you go with your family history research? How many ancestors should you research for your genealogy? Do you research all siblings, cousins, distant cousins? Learn how far and wide you should take your family history research, so you don’t get overwhelmed with your genealogy.Continue Reading