FamilySearch Best Practices
2022-08-12
Here are some of my best practices for researching on FamilySearch.org.Continue Reading
7 Tools You May Have Forgotten About on Ancestry.com
2022-08-05
Learn 7+ features and tools that you may have forgotten about on Ancestry.com. Knowing how to use Ancestry can really help you build your family tree, research your genealogy, and make the most of your family history experience.Continue Reading
Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Genealogy
2022-07-29
Learn the 7 things I wish I knew when I started my family history. We’re talking about Ancestry trees, family trees online websites, getting organized, research notes, talking with family, finding genealogy records, hidden clues, and research strategies.Continue Reading
If I Had to Do My Genealogy Over Again, What Would I Do Today!
2022-07-23
If I were starting my genealogy over again today, what and how would I do it. Here are ten things I would do immediately, when starting my family tree.Continue Reading
Witnesses and Informants in Your Genealogy Records: How and Where to Find Them
2022-07-15
Learn all about how and why you should look to witnesses and informants when doing your genealogy research. It’s in the details, including witnesses and informants that can provide valuable clues to help you expand your family tree.Continue Reading
Native American, Indian, and Indigenous Genealogy Research
2022-07-08
Learn how to do genealogical research for Native American, Indian, First Nations, Aboriginal, and or Indigenous Persons and their family history. Guest Judy Nimer Muhn, a professional genealogist, presents her knowledge in identifying tribal groups, the cultures, oral traditions, and how to find ancestral families.Find Judy Nimer Muhn at LineageContinue Reading
Problems and Solutions LIVE replay
2022-07-06
The replay of the live show on 6-30-22 is now available. Learn the process of solving genealogical problems in this live YouTube video. Get the 7 page HANDOUT. See below for details in the section called 3 Ways to Get the Handout. 3 WAYS to get the HANDOUTS! 1) Become aContinue Reading
How to Use Excel for Genealogy Research
2022-06-24
Learn how to use Excel for Genealogy. This episode shows how to use Excel and some tricks to using it for genealogy. Here I show how to edit, color, move, delete, insert cells, rows, columns and more. Learn different reasons to use Excel for family history, like outlining DNA matches,Continue Reading
Y-DNA with Diahan Southard
2022-06-19
Take a deeper dive into Y-DNA with genetic genealogist Diahan Southard. She has made it her life’s mission to be the expert in understanding how DNA can help us with our family history research. Diahan really knows her stuff, you won’t want to miss this one. In this episode, DiahanContinue Reading
Ancestry Updates with Crista Cowan: June 2022
2022-06-10
This episode is an interview with Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com. She is answering your questions about the 1950 Census, the new scanning feature on the mobile app, AncestryDNA’s ThruLines®, Ancestry Ethnicity Estimates and the new SideView® technology, how to print your family tree on Ancestry, the new handwriting recognition technology,Continue Reading