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Family History Basics
4Getting Started
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RT: Beginning Genealogy: Effective Strategies & Tools (21:42) - 2023 - AA: First Steps in Family History (66:26) - 2020
- Where to Start (9:54) - 2019
- AC: Getting Started in Family History (2:15) - 2017
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Researching Your Family History - 2022 - Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History - 2021
- WDY: How to Start a Family Tree - 2021
- Genealogy: The Complete Resource Guide - 2020
- What Is Genealogy? - 2021
- What Makes Genealogy So Important? - 2019
- History at Home—A Guide to Genealogy - 2019
- How to Build a Family Tree: Tracing Your Ancestors - 2018
- TH: How to Begin Tracing Your Family Tree - 2018
- Family History Research - 2017
- NYC Genealogy - 2017
- FMP: 5 Tips to Start Your Family History Journey
- OT: New to Genealogy - Help for Beginners
- Getting Started In Genealogy Tutorial
- Nine Tips to Start Your Family History
- Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree
- MH: Genealogy Glossary: Common Genealogy Terms Explained - 2023
- AA: Glossary of Family History Terms - 2021
- WDY: What Is a GEDCOM File? - 2021
- GI: Genealogy Word Dictionary - 2018
- LT: Decoding Genealogy-Speak for Beginners: Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheets - 2015
- Family History Glossary
Terms and Definitions
5Mistakes and Myths
- RT: Common Genealogical Mistakes and How to Solve Them (67:16) - 2022
- BYU: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (41:23) - 2022
- FHF: Beginning Genealogy: Don't Make These Mistakes While Climbing Your Family Tree (17:11) - 2020
- AR: Beginner Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (18:26) - 2013
- MH: Watch Out for Genealogy Errors - 2023
- AJC: Genealogy Mistakes that Everyone Makes (and How to Avoid Them) - 2022
- MH: How to Avoid Common Genealogy Mistakes - 2019
- AF: 3 Genealogy Blunders to Avoid - 2018
- FMP: Genealogy Mistakes Beginners Make - 2017
- TH: Top 10 Genealogy Mistakes to Avoid - 2017
- OT: 5 Common Mistakes of Beginning Genealogists - 2017
- RT: Who Ya Gonna Call? Myth Busters! (23:05) - 2022
- BYU: Don't You Believe It! Myths Debunked (60:00) - 2016
- AC: Favorite Genealogy Myths Debunked (5:00) - 2014
- OT: Don't Let Family Lore Confuse You! - 2020
- LT: Debunking Common Genealogical Myths - 2018
- FHD: Family Myths: 4 Big Genealogy Mistakes That May Be Hurting Your Research (and How to Avoid Them) - 2018
- Family Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction
Myths and Family Legends
Family Trees
6FamilySearch Family Tree
- BYU: FamilySearch Pedigree Views (10:07) - 2022
- BYU: How do I search for my family on FamilySearch.org (62:27) - 2022
- BYU: Best Practices for Working in FamilySearch's Shared Family Tree (71:14) - 2021
- BYU: Resolving "Data Problem" Errors in FamilySearch (48:42) - 2021
- RT: Discover Your Ancestors in Explore Historical Images (5:06) - 2021
- BYU: Duplicates in Family Tree (55:51) - 2021
- BYU: Getting Started with FamilySearch Family Tree (49:18) - 2017
- BYU: Why Use the FamilySearch Family Tree (72:48) - 2017
- BYU: Communicating What You Know about Your Genealogy (47:54) - 2017
- FL: How to Improve the FamilySearch Family Tree by Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard - 2016
- FL: Adding Historical Place Names in FamilySearch - 2015
- BYU: FamilySearch Record Hints (10:43) - 2022
- RT: FamilySearch Record Hints (11:25) - 2021
- FS: Finding Your Family using FamilySearch Hints (5:22) - 2021
- BYU: Tree-Extending Hints (62:02) - 2019
- FL: The Value of Family Search Hints - 2018
FamilySearch Hints
7Ancestry Family Tree
- BYU: Ancestry Series 3: Searching and Adding Information and Sources (41:50) - 2022
- RT: How to Build a Tree on Ancestry (9:30) - 2021
- RT: Quickly and Accurately Build Your Tree in the Ancestry® Family History App (16:31) - 2021
- AC: How To Create and Download a GEDCOM (0:59) - 2016
- GTV: Ancestry, Merging Duplicate People (13:05) - 2019
- GTV: Fixing Mistakes on Ancestry Trees (8:33) - 2019
- AC: Genealogy Standards: Names, Dates, and Places (21:05) - 2015
- FHD: Should Your Ancestry Tree Be Public or Private? - 2023
- Using Ancestry.com LifeStory To Share Documents In A Timeline Format - 2022
- AC: Error When Displaying Tree in Family View
- AC: Duplicates Caused by Intra-Familial Marriages
- AC: Listing Adopted Children in a Tree
- AC: Deleting People from a Tree
- AC: Ancestry Genealogy Toolkit
- AC: Editing Basic Facts
- AC: Missing Family Trees
- AC: Assigning a Home Person
- AC: Who Can Edit Your Tree
- AC: Splitting a Family Tree
- AC: Viewing Relationships to Me
- AC: Removing a Tree Shared with You
- AC: Printing a Facts Page
- Using Online Family Trees
- FTA: How to Tell if a Hint is Any Good - 2023
- AJC: 3 Things to Know About Ancestry's Hints - 2020
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AJC: Should You Take Ancestry's Suggestions? - 2017
- AC: Hints for the Wrong Person
Ancestry Hints
8MyHeritage Family Tree
- MH: How to Use the 4 Family Tree Views on MyHeritage (3:33) - 2023
- RT: Genealogy by the Clock: What You Can Do with the Time You Have (20:54) - 2021
- BYU: Exploring the Basics of MyHeritage (61:25) - 2021
- BYU: MyHeritage - A Closer Look (53:32) - 2021
- BYU: Partner Programs - MyHeritage (51:15) - 2021
- MH: How do I create a new tree on my family site?
- MH: How do I associate myself to my tree?
- MH: How do I show a divorce in my online tree?
- MH: How do I add step-children to my online family tree?
- MH: What is the online Tree Consistency Checker?
- MH: How do I use the Tree Consistency Checker on my family site?
- MH: How do I add more than one partner in my online tree?
- MH: How do I show partners in my online tree?
- MH: Can I export a GEDCOM file of my family tree from my family site?
- MH: How do I import a GEDCOM file to my family site on MyHeritage?
- MH: How do I bring my family tree information from another genealogy program to MyHeritage?
9Findmypast Family Tree
- RT: 14 Ways to Jump Into Findmypast (21:03) - 2022
- BYU: Partner Programs - Findmypast (52:11) - 2021
- RT: Welcome to Findmypast! (20:48) - 2021
- APL: Strategic Searching on FindMyPast (54:48) - 2021
- BYU: Findmypast (9:55) - 2020
- BYU: 2020 Update: Basics of Findmypast (59:23) - 2020
- FMP: Findmypast Advanced Features - 2020
- FMP: An Introduction to Findmypast - 2018
- FMP: Introducing Military Hints - 2018
- FMP: How to Use Your Findmypast Family Tree; Icons Guide - 2017
- FMP: Building your family tree on Findmypast
Memories
10Starting
11Preserving Memories
- APL: The Basics of Preserving our Physical Artifacts (63:58) - 2023
- APL: Preserving Your Ancestor's Records Like a Pro! (69:36) - 2022
- APL: Preserving Documents & Photos Found in Genealogy Research (63:22) - 2022
- RT: The Importance of Preserving Letters (22:32) - 2022
- RT: Disaster Planning: Safeguarding Your Genealogical Records (19:53) - 2021
- AA: How To Store Family Collections (7:08) - 2020
- APL: Identifying, Organizing, and Preserving Photographs (46:43) - 2020
- AA: How To Handle Old Books (11:33) - 2020
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GTV: Top 5 Reasons Why to Transcribe Old Family Letters and Postcards (4:56) - 2019
- BYU: Preserving and Editing Old Photographs: The Overson Collection (55:51) - 2016
- BYU: Preserving Your Family Records (57:01) - 2016
- BYU: Creating a Family Archive (18:59) - 2014
- AAC: Preserve Your Documents the Right Way (3:25)
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MH: Preserving Old Family Letters - 2023
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Caring For Your Family Heritage: 5 Best Ways to Preserve Your Family Memories - 2022
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Estate Planning - 2022
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WDY: Cleaning, Storing and Displaying your Family Photographs - 2022
- TH: Preserving the Past; How to Care For and Protect Old Photographs - 2019
- FS: 8 Tips to Ensure Your Genealogy Lasts - 2018
- FS: 7 Easy Ways to Save Your Memories - 2018
- AR: Five Easy Ways to Preserve and Share Family Recipes and Traditions - 2012
- Securing Your Genealogy - 2011
- LDS—Net Results - 2004
- When In Doubt, Don't Throw It Out - 1986
- Save Your Stuff
- Family Artifacts and Genealogy
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GC: Protecting Family Memories from Time
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PR: How To Properly Store Old Photographs
- BYU: Caring for Your Family Heirlooms (58:42) - 2016
- FS: How to Preserve Family Heirlooms from Environmental Damage - 2017
- FS: How to Handle Family Heirlooms - 2017
- FS: How to Store Heirloom Papers and Digital Copies - 2017
- GC: Heirloom Hints
- BYU: How to Digitize Your Pictures and Memories on a Smartphone (28:35) - 2022
- APL: Preserving Your Family's History Through Scanning (49:21) - 2022
- BYU: Picture This! (34:17) - 2021
- BYU: Back Up Your Data Now or Cry - 2017
- BYU: Can You Afford to Lose all your Genealogy? Backing it Up (59:16) - 2016
- FTA: 3 Top Safety Tips for Your Family Tree Data - 2018
- FS: Six Steps to Digitizing Your Family Photos - 2017
- FS: 3 Keys to a Great Photo Backup Plan - 2016
- Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving - 2013
- FE: Archive It! 5 Key Questions & Tips to Preserve Your Family History
Heirlooms
Digital Backups and Archives
12Photos
- RT: Family History Essential Metadata (9:17) - 2024
- RT: Metadata and Family History: What You Need to Know (21:25) - 2022
- RT: Reading, Writing and Exporting Photo Information (14:18) - 2022
- APL: Who, What, Where, When, How to Look at Your Photographs: Analyze, Organize, and Preserve (48:18) - 2022
- APL: Creating Your Family Photo Archive (36:47) - 2022
- RT: Metadata—Writing on the Back of a Digital Photo (44:11) - 2017
- BYU: Scanning Basics—Before You Start (39:25) - 2017
- BYU: Photo Organizing (12:30) - 2014
- FS: Changing to and from Photos and Documents - 2020
- RT: Organizing and Preserving Photograph Collections - 2018
- MH: The Power of Photos - 2017
- AF: How to Organize Your Family Photos - 2016
- FTM: 8 Steps to Organize and Preserve Your Family Photo Prints
13Interviews
- AC: Digging Deeper: Questions to Help You Learn More About Your Family History - 2024
- MH: How to Interview Your Relatives - 2022
- GE: How to Interview a Family Member - 2022
- 20 Hacks for Interviewing Almost Anyone and Getting a Good Story - 2019
- FS: Preserve Your Legacy: 9 Tips for Interviewing Relatives - 2017
- The genealogy interview: Asking relatives questions to grow your family tree - 2017
- AR: Family History Interviews; FAQ - 2012
- LDS—That Happened to You? - 2003
- FE: Steps to a Successful Interview
- AC: Questions to Ask Your Family (1:20) - 2021
- AF: Family History Questions You May Not Have Thought to Ask - 2019
- FMP: 30 Questions You Need to Ask Relatives about Your Family's Past - 2019
- RT: Interviewing Your Relatives, a Question Starter Pack - 2018
- Family Tree Interview Questions
- Oral History Interviews, Topics, and Questions
- GC: Topics and Questions for Oral Histories
Questions
14Stories
- RT: Stop Struggling and Start Having Fun Writing Your Life Story Using a 5-Step Framework (60:09) - 2024
- APL: Writing Your Family's Story (30:51) - 2023
- RT: The Anatomy of a Story (28:45) - 2023
- RT: How to Use Photos to Kickstart a Story (2:40) - 2023
- RT: Getting Prepared to Write Your Story (32:52) - 2022
- APL: The Basics of Writing our Stories to Preserve our Families' Histories (70:46) - 2022
- FS: Why Family Historians Need to Tell Family History Stories (19:10) - 2021
- FS: Why Family Historians Need to Tell Family History Stories (19:10) - 2021
- APL: The Times of Our Lives: Writing Our Stories (55:05) - 2021
- RT: Documenting Underrepresented Family Stories (21:07) - 2021
- APL: Genealogy: Writing Personal Histories (52:50) - 2021
- RT: How to Write Your Life Story in 5 Pages or Less (58:28) - 2017
- AAC—Document Your Family Stories—9:55
- FHD: How to Preserve Your Own Life Story, and Why You Should - 2022
- Writing an Ancestor Short Biography - 2022
- Journaling as a Way to Preserve Family History - 2022
- FS: 10 Steps to Writing an Engaging Family History - 2019
- FS: Flesh Out Your Family History Stories with Historical Context - 2018
- RT: Bring Your Ancestors' Stories to Life with Compelling Details - 2018
- FS: 10 Apps for Capturing and Sharing Your Family's Story - 2017
- FS: Tap into the Power of Your Family Stories - 2017
- AR: Six More Ways to Find Your Family History Muse - 2013
- AR: Plot Like a Pro: Three Simple Steps to Creating a Compelling Family History Narrative - 2013
- AR: Write Your Life Story - 2012
- AR: Writing the Story of Stories - 2012
- AR: Why We Don't Write, and How We Can - 2012
- Filling Your Family History Details
- LDS: Going Beyond Just Names and Dates
- FTM: 16 Things to Write Down about Yourself
- How to Create an Oral Family History
- AC—Biography Lesson Plan
Storytelling
- APL: Sharing the Stories of Your Ancestors (62:34) - 2023
- RT: Why We Need Our Family Story Now More Than Ever (16:48) - 2023
- RT: How to Find Your Story in the Facts (49:23) - 2022
- RT: The Power of Storytelling (20:23) - 2022
- APL: Intergenerational Storytelling and Family History Activities for Families (27:57) - 2022
- RT: Capturing Family Sayings (3:10) - 2021
- APL: Exploring Historical Dimensions Through Detailed Storytelling (50:29) - 2021
- AC: Telling Your Family Stories (25:00) - 2013
- MH: Transforming Family History Research into a Compelling Story - 2023
- RT: 3 Tips to Make You a Great Storyteller - 2017
- RT: 7 Fantastic Storytelling Tools and Apps - 2017
- FS: Put Some Meat on Them Bones: Telling the Stories
Descendants
15All
- BYU: Finding Your Ancestors' Descendants (46:18) - 2023
- BYU: All About Puzzilla.org (47:40) - 2023
- FS: Tracing Descendants (21:29) - 2021
- BYU: Descendancy Research (53:41) - 2017
- AC: Descendancy Research (30:23) - 2014
- RT: Descendancy Research: Another Pathway to Genealogy—56:30 - 2016
- PR: Descendant Research
- PZ: Puzzilla.org Training
- PZ: Puzzilla.org FAQs
Research Basics
16Starting
- APL: Beginning Your Family History Journey (51:28) - 2023
- APL: Genealogy Starts with a Question: Beginning Family History Research (54:10) - 2022
- BYU: Answers Hiding in Plain Sight (51:56) - 2022
- RT: Four Things I Wish I Knew When Starting My Family Research (10:14) - 2022
- RT: Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 1 (15:18) - 2021
- BYU: Learning to Love Family History...Research! (63:25) - 2018
- BYU: Jumpstart Your Family History in Ten Steps (63:12) - 2016
- BYU: Research—How Do I Do It? (60:49) - 2015
- AC: Make a Key Find in 15 Minutes or less (56:00) - 2011
- FS: Genealogy Boot Camp (27:00) - 2010
- MH: Genealogy Research for Beginners: How to Get Started - 2023
- Six Habits of the Highly Effective Researcher - 2022
- Some Family History Research Essentials - 2022
- FS: How to Guess Where to Start - 2021
- RIV—Introduction to Genealogy - 2018
- AR: Ten Tips To Maximize Your Research Time - 2012
- FS: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy
- FE: Beginning Your Genealogical Search
- PBS—History Detectives
17Organization
- RT: Organizing My Research (31:23) - 2022
- RT: Keeping Track of Records and Information (21:35) - 2021
- BYU: The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research (54:32) - 2016
- BYU: Genealogy Organization Ideas (9:00) - 2016
- BYU: Organization for the Disorganized Genealogist (61:00) - 2016
- TH: Numbering Your Family Tree - 2019
- Organizing Your Genealogy Research - 2019
- RT: Cleaning House: Decluttering Your Digital Family Tree - 2019
- FS: Genealogy 101 | Getting Organized - 2017
- AF: Organizing and Storage Tips for Your Genealogy Research - 2016
- AC: Organizing Your Genealogy Research in the New Year - 2015
- Folders or Binders? Organize Your Family History - 2013
- OT: Organizing Those Documents and Photos - 2011
- Four Tried and True Systems for Organizing Genealogy Research - 2010
- AR: Get Organized; Basic Forms For Beginning Genealogists - 2009
- LT:
How To Organize Your Personal Genealogy Research
- FTM:
How to Make a Basic Family History Binder
- How to Organize Your Family History
- FTM: 5 Steps to an Organized Computer Desktop
- FTM: 9 Habits of Highly Organized Genealogists
- FTM: Tips From the Pros: Baby Steps to Organize Your Genealogy
- GC: Organizing Your Research
- GC: Staying Organized
- FTM: 6 Baby Steps to Organize Your Genealogy Work
- GTV: Good Filing from the Start (5:39) - 2018
- BYU: Organizing Genealogy Files (15:24) - 2015
- TH: Organizing Your Genealogy Files - 2019
- TH: Organize Your Digital Genealogy Files - 2017
- How to Organize Your Genealogical Digital Files - 2015
- FTM: 5 Activities to Organize Your Digital Genealogy Research Files
- FE: Filing Systems for Genealogy
- FTM: 5 Genealogy Filing Systems to Get You Organized
Files and Filing
18Notes and Logs
- RT: Research Logs: A Variety of Styles to Suit Your Project, Part 1 of 3 (20:03) - 2021
- RT: Research Logs: A Variety of Styles to Suit Your Project, Part 2 of 3 (20:18) - 2021
- RT: Research Logs: A Variety of Styles to Suit Your Project, Part 3 of 3 (21:51) - 2021
- GTV: How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes Template in MS Word (19:05) - 2020
- AAC: Don't Let Your Research End Up in the Dumpster (Video series)
- FS: Research Logs, Part 1 (21:31) - 2009
- FS: Research Logs, Part 2 (23:57) - 2009
- FHD: How a Research Log Will Transform Your Family History Research
- FS: Research Logs - 2021
- FL: Using Evernote for Genealogy Research - 2018
- AF: Genealogy Notes: Why You Need Them and How to Take Them the Right Way - 2017
- GE: Genealogy Research Logs - 2011
- How a Research Notebook Can Keep You Organized - 2011
- Where Did That Census Come From? - 2011
- FE: Recording Names and Places
- FE: Family Tree Correspondence Log
Sources
19About
- BYU: How to Record a Genealogical Source (55:31) - 2023
- BYU: What are genealogical sources and why are they important? (41:23) - 2022
- BYU: How to Analyze Genealogical Sources (60:13) - 2020
- AC: Sourcing Vital Records (26:00) - 2012
- FL: How to Evaluate Sources in Family Trees - 2023
- FTA: Choosing and Using the Most Reliable Sources - 2023
- That's Not a Genealogy Source! - 2020
- What to Copy - 2020
- FMP: What you need to know about original and derivative sources - 2016
- LT: Evidence Analysis Explained: Digging Into Genealogical Sources
- GC: The Value of Documentation
- BYU: Adding 3rd Party Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree (32:46) - 2019
- BYU: Getting the Most from FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources on the Person Page (36:43) - 2018
- FS: Attaching Sources to Family Tree (59:11) - 2017
- BYU: How to Link Unindexed Records to FamilySearch (10:00) - 2017
- FS Blog: How to Add Sources - 2017
- LDS: Why Do We Add Sources?
Adding Sources
20Legal
- BYU: Some Basic Genealogical Considerations (12:28) - 2023
- BYU: Copyright Law for Genealogists (58:13) - 2022
- APL: Legalese for Genealogists (51:17) - 2022
- BYU: Legal Notices for Genealogists (64:12) - 2017
- BYU: Copyright Essentials for Genealogists (51:39) - 2016
- AC: Ethical Considerations (25:44) - 2013
- MH: Reclaim The Records: Using Freedom of Information Laws for Genealogy (103:00)
- TH: Can I Legally Use Online Photos in my Family History? - 2019
- AC Wiki: Family History Etiquette, Ethics, Legalities - 2013
- AR: Genealogy Research vs. Privacy Restrictions - 2012
21Citations
- RT: Peeling Back the Layers: Citing Sources from Online Materials, Part 1 (16:15) - 2021
- RT: Peeling Back the Layers: Citing Sources from Online Materials, Part 2 (20:29) - 2021
- RT: Peeling Back the Layers: Citing Sources from Online Materials, Part 3 (21:03) - 2021
- RT: Source Citations Are Easy (13:38) - 2021
- BOU: Build a Genealogy Source Citation Template Library (9:04) - 2020
- MH: Citing Genealogy Sources: Why & How to Add Source Citations - 2023
- AF: Why You Should Absolutely Take the Time to Document Your Family History Research - 2017
- BYU: Adding Source Citations with Online Apps (54:16) - 2016
- AC: Crafting Source Citations (27:00) - 2015
- AR: Source Citations: They're Not As Hard As You Think (22:45) - 2013
- AF: Why Citing Sources is Crucial in Genealogy and How to Do it Right - 2022
- AJC: Citing Sources without Stressing Out - 2018
- RT: How to Create Source Citations for Genealogy Research - 2018
- FL: Original or Derivative Sources: What's the Big Deal? Citation - 2016
- GC: Citing Sources
- LT: The Humble Citation: Vital and Invaluable
Analysis
22About
- BYU: How Do You Know If Your Genealogy Information Is Correct? (61:10) - 2022
- RT: Creating an Accurate Premise (Hypothesis) for Genealogical Research (10:14) - 2022
- RT: A House of Order: Adding Leaves to the Right Branch (20:33) - 2022
- FHD: Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step "Proof" Test? - 2023
- AJC: How to Analyze Your Genealogy Research - 2020
- AJC: 4 Things to Evaluate in Your Genealogy - 2020
- TH: Evidence or Proof? - 2019
- FL: Genealogy Evidence Analysis – Free Template and Lucinda Keaton Sample - 2018
- RT: 5 Steps to Proving an Ancestor Is Related to You - 2017
- FHD: Are You Sure They're Your Ancestors? - 2016
- AF: What is a Reasonable Conclusion in Genealogy? - 2016
- AF: 5 Ways To Tell If Your Genealogy Research Is Accurate - 2014
- AR: Where Is Your Proof? - 2011
- MH: How to evaluate your genealogical research
- FTM: 10 Rules for Accepting (or Rejecting) Online Family Tree Hints
- AF: What is an Acceptable, Reasonable Conclusion in Genealogy?
- GC: Organize the Inconclusive
- RT: Breaking Down Sources: Evaluating Records as Evidence (Part 1) (20:20) - 2021
- RT: Evaluating Historical Records (8:08) - 2021
- FHF: How to Know If a Record Is About Your Ancestor (9:44) - 2018
- AR: How Good Is That Record? (23:54) - 2013
- AC: Evaluating Sources (29:00) - 2013
- RT: Vital Records Are Always Correct ... or Are They? - 2019
- TH: Analyzing a Historical Document - 2018
- FS: Document Analysis and Evaluation - 2015
- AR: Understanding and Overcoming Errors In Genealogy Records - 2011
- FE: Transcribing and Summarizing Genealogical Documents
- LT: Common Obstacles Found in Genealogy Records and How to Overcome Them
- LDS: Limits of Historical Records
- LDS: Limitations of Record Indexes
- RT: Researching Genealogical Negative Evidence (8:34) - 2022
- RT: Using Indirect and Negative Evidence to Prove Unrecorded Events (48:34) - 2021
- AC: Negative Evidence (30:50) - 2015
- AF: Using Negative Evidence to Prove Relationships in Genealogy - 2018
Analyzing Records
Evidence Types
23Conflicts
- RT: Dueling Dates and Fact Fights: Resolving Evidence Conflicts, Part 1 (14:55) - 2021
- RT: Dueling Dates and Fact Fights: Resolving Evidence Conflicts, Part 2 (21:01) - 2021
- AC: Resolving Conflicting Evidence (23:00) - 2014
- AC: Which Source Do I Believe? (29:00) - 2013
- AR—How To Handle Conflicting Evidence: A Six-Step Program - 2013
- Stop Following the Herd!
- Conflicting Sources
- FE: When the Information Doesn't Agree
- LT: 2 Guidelines for Resolving Conflicting Information in Sources
24Corrections
- BYU: What's Behind "Show All Changes" (30:03) - 2017
- BYU: Untangling Difficulties in the FamilySearch Family Tree (58:55) - 2016
- BYU: Finding and Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree (58:55) - 2016
- BYU: Family Tree Cleanup Case Study 1: Untangling Wesley Jackson's Family (49:06) - 2018
- BYU: Family Tree Cleanup Case Study 2: Connecting and Correcting the Holtby Family (47:33) - 2018
- BYU: Handling the Changes Made to the FamilySearch Family Tree (60:38) - 2017
- BYU: Are You Due for A Genealogical Tune Up? (71:43)
- FS: Deleting a Person's Record from Family Tree
- FS: Restoring a Deleted Record for a Person
- FS: Reducing Improper Changes to Records in Family Tree
FamilySearch
Research Strategies
25Basic Approaches
- The Genealogy Research Process - 2022
- How to Start Genealogy Research - 2021
- FMP: 5 Tips for Getting Started with Genealogy Research - 2019
- AJC: Making Good Genealogy Habits - 2018
- TH: Beginning Research Techniques - 2018
- FE: 5 questions to ask yourself before starting genealogy research
- MH: Children Can't be Born Before Their Parents: A common-sense guide for genealogical beginners - 2017
- FHF: Asking The Right Questions: The Key to Successful Genealogy Research 9:22) - 2023
- Having a Good Research Question - 2023
- Are you asking the right genealogy research question? - 2018
- AC: Family History Focus (34:23) - 2013
- FHD: Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step "Proof" Test? - 2023
- AJC: How to Stay Focused in Your Genealogy Research - 2020
x
- GC: Concentrate on the Facts
- BYU: Finding Success with a Genealogical Research Strategy (52:09) - 2023
- APL: Critical Connections: Putting the Pieces & Strategies Together (56:50) - 2021
- FHF: Will Research Plans Make You a Better Genealogist? (9:04) - 2019
- BYU: When the Baby was Born, the Mother was There, and other Research Rules (59:08) - 2016
- AC: Connecting Internet Finds (24:00) - 2012
- FS: Tips and Tactics (34:57) - 2010
- JT: Seven Sure Steps to Discovering Your Ancestors - 2022
- Genealogy Research: What Skills Do We Need? - 2019
- RT: 3 Ways to Improve Your Research Skills From Home - 2017
- FHD: The 12 Important Genealogy Dos and Don'ts You Need to Know - 2016
- PR: Simplified Strategy Part 1
- PR: Simplified Strategy Part 2
- LDS: 6 Basic Rules of Genealogy
- GIT: 10 Effective Strategies
Get Started
GIT: Getting Started Researching Your Family History
Asking Questions
Focus
Strategies and Rules
FMP: Finding Your Great Grandparents - 2019
26Next Steps
- BYU: Building Your Genealogical Toolkit (61:41) - 2020
- BYU—Researching in Depth (66:59) - 2015
- AR: Finding Ancestor Origins (18:16) - 2013
- AC: Favorite Resources of Pros (22:00) - 2013
- FS: Rubik's Cube—A New Twist ... Name, Time, Place Coordinates (44:16) - 2012
- FHD: 5 Uncommon Places to Find Your Ancestors' Missing Parents - 2020
- AF: Genealogy Again: Breathing New Life in Your Family Research - 2020
- GIT: Simple Ways to Improve Your Genealogy Productivity
- GC: Preparing for Outside Research
Searching
27Basic Searches
- BYU: How Do You Find Genealogical Records? (55:07) - 2022
- BYU: How Do I Search for My Ancestors Online? (48:40) - 2022
- RT: Professional Tips for Searching Effectively on FamilySearch & Ancestry (17:47) - 2022
- RT: Cracking the Internet: Stop Bumbling and Start Searching like a Pro (21:30) - 2021
- BYU: Online Research Basics (57:15) - 2014
- AC: Searching vs. Researching (27:30) - 2016
- AC: Reasonably Exhaustive Searches (29:00) - 2014
- Ten Web Search Tricks - 2022
- GC: Finding Birth Dates
- LDS: Widen Your Search
- GIT: Guide to Performing Online Genealogy Searches
FamilySearch
- FS: Demo: Searching FamilySearch Record Images That Haven't Been Transcribed (16:30) - 2021
- FHF: FamilySearch: How to Search for Your Ancestor's Genealogy Records (17:18) - 2021
- FS:
I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! Searching by Name (17:12) - 2018
- FS: I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! Searching by Relationship (4:34) - 2018
- FS: I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! Finding the Image (9:59) - 2018
- FS: I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! I Can't Find Them (8:14) - 2018
- FS: I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! Class Summary (2:28) - 2018
- BYU: Getting the Most from the Search Function on FamilySearch (48:29) - 2017
- FS: Tips and Tricks Using FamilySearch Historical Records Collections (52:32) - 2016
- FS: Record Search Tips on FamilySearch (3:26)
- FHF: Search from the FamilySearch Catalog (8:24) - 2018
- FS: Record Search Tips on FamilySearch (3:26)
- FS: In Historical Records, the search results do not match my search terms - 2023
- CH: Pro Tips for Using the FamilySearch Catalog More Efficiently - 2021
- FS: Why are there access restrictions on Historical Records? - 2020
- FS: Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch, Part 1 - 2018
- FS: Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch, Part 2 - 2018
- FS: Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch, Part 3 - 2018
- FS: Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively - 2016
- RIV: Search Tools in Family Tree - 2015
- FHD: 3 Quick FamilySearch Tricks to Help You Find Elusive Ancestors - 2018
Ancestry
- BYU: Searching and Adding Information and Sources (52:47) - 2021
- GTV: How to Search Ancestry.com Using Wildcards (7:01) - 2020
- FS: Searching Ancestry.com (3:02) - 2018
- AC: Using Exact Search (5:21) - 2017
- AC: Stop Searching, Start Browsing (21:02) - 2014
- AC: Maximizing Your Search Time (29:20) - 2014
- Using Websites' Card Catalogs: Ancestry Tips - 2023
- FHD: Ancestry Has Thousands of "Invisible" Records You Can't Find With a Search - 2023
- AJC: Is Ancestry Missing Your Ancestors? - 2021
- AC: Searching by Location
- AC: How to Search Ancestry
- AC: Printing Record Information
MyHeritage
- MH: Using SuperSearch for Family History Research (48:47) - 2019
- MH: Researching Your Family with SuperSearch (44:03) - 2019
- MH: Matching Technologies: How to Discover Relatives Without Searching (44:45) - 2019
- MH: Newspaper Research Strategies Using MyHeritage (43:28) - 2019
- MH: Find Your Family in Newspapers with SuperSearch (42:11) - 2019
- MH: An Overview of European Record Collections on MyHeritage (42:11) - 2019
- MH: Hidden content treasures you might have missed at MyHeritage (84:00)
- MH: Censuses Around the World: What You Need to Know About Census Collections and Genealogy (85:00)
- MH: Following Your Family's Immigration Trail on MyHeritage (92:00)
- LT: Developing Your Own Research Plan on MyHeritage (48:00)
28Searching: Next Steps
- BYU: Optimizing Your Searches on the Internet (62:03) - 2022
- AC: Missing Records (26:27) - 2015
- AC: Smarter Searching (23:11) - 2015
- AC: Finding Ancestors before 1850 (60:00) - 2011
- Think Outside the Search Box - 2022
- FHD: Why Searching for Your Ancestors by Full Name Can Sometimes Be the Worst Way to Find Them - 2020
- AC: Why You Can't Find Your Ancestors
- BYU: Getting Better Search Results with Wildcards (22:58) - 2017
- FMP: Maximize Search Returns with Wildcards - 2016
- AC: Searching with Wild Cards
- AC: Searching with Soundex
- GIT: What is Soundex, and How Does Soundex Work?
Wildcards and Soundex
29Google Searches
- RT: Reconstruct Your Ancestor's Lives with Google (64:02) - 2023
- BYU: Getting the Rest of the Gold out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists (68:03) - 2019
- BYU: Google Searches at Warp Speed and Accuracy (62:00) - 2016
- BYU: Beyond Google with Search Engines and Portals (57:00) - 2016
- AC: Googling Family History (20:00) - 2014
- FMP: Advanced Search Techniques for Genealogy (67:00)
- MH: Google for Genealogy: Search Tricks to Tease out Information - 2023
- Google Tips for Your Next Search - 2022
- RT: How To Use Google To Find Your Ancestors - 2018
- RIV: Google - 2017
- LT: Google Searching Tips for Genealogists
30Names and Spelling
- RT: Who is My Ancestor? Tracing Individuals with Similar Names (60:02) - 2024
- RT: Finding Your Common Name Ancestor (60:26) - 2024
- APL: Naming Conventions (58:32) - 2022
- Naming Conventions (62:45) - 2020
- BOU: Ancestor Last Name Spelling Variations (8:09) - 2019
- AC: Same Name, Different Man (29:00) - 2014
- AR: Finding Your Mr. Right: Working With Common Names (19:07) - 2013
- AC: Spelling Doesn't Count (25:00) - 2012
- Methods to Sort Men of the Same Name - 2022
- TH: How to Properly Record Names in Genealogy - 2019
- Using the Frequency of Names for Genealogical Research - 2018
- OT: What's in a Name? - 2017
- MH: Nicknames: Family History Research Tips - 2013
- AC: How to Navigate Nicknames in Historical U.S. Records
- PR: How To Deal with Misspellings in Your Research
- AC: Searching with Spelling Variations
- LT: The Challenge of Dealing with Aliases in Genealogy Research
- GIT: First Name Abbreviations
- LDS: Considering Name Spellings
- FE: What's in a Name?
Surnames
- BYU: Digging Deeper on Surnames (64:13) - 2022
- RT: Considering Surname Variations When Researching Your Ancestors (21:17) - 2022
- MH: What's in a Surname: The History of Surnames and How They Help in Family History Research (83:00) - 2019
- FHF: Research Your Ancestor By Investigating Same Surnames in an Area (12:56) - 2018
- GTV: How to Use Facebook Surname Groups for Research (1:32) - 2018
- Can all people with the same last name be related? - 2022
- In Genealogy, Onomastics is Serious Business - 2022
- Common US Surnames and Their Origins - 2021
- FMP: What Can You Learn From a Last Name? - 2020
- RT: Surname Studies: Follow That Surname! - 2019
- RT: What's in a Surname? - 2018
- RT: What Is a Surname Distribution Map? - 2018
- OT: Finding an Ancestor whose Surname Changed - 2017
- FHD: New Surname Search Helps You Easily Research Last Names in Your Tree - 2015
- LT: Digging Through Name Changes: The Challenge of Dealing with Aliases in Genealogy Research
- PR: What's in a Name: Surnames
- PR: One-Name Studies
- FTM: Case Study: Overcoming Same-Named People in Genealogy Records
- GM: Surnames Sound a Challenge for Researchers
31Female Names
- APL: Let's Talk - Where Are the Women? (59:57) - 2023
- Genealogy Research Tools for the Women in your Family Tree (14:34) - 2022
- AA: Researching Women in Archives (69:12) - 2019
- BOU: Female Ancestor = Few Records: How to Find Female Ancestors (13:35) - 2019
- AR: Changing Names and Other Challenges: Finding the Females in Your Family Tree (24:04) - 2013
- 6 Tips to Researching Female Ancestors - 2022
- FL: Using the Fan Methodology to Find a Female's Father: Part 3- Research Logging and Report Writing - 2022
- RT: Finding Your Female Ancestors is Hard - 2020
- TH: Placing Your Female Ancestors in Historical Context - 2019
- LT: 5 Tips for Finding Female Ancestors - 2019
- RT: Finding Her: Our Female Ancestor - 2019
- FHD: Pro Tips for Researching the Women in Your Tree - 2019
- FHD: Having Trouble Researching Your Female Ancestors? - 2018
- RT: Ever Wonder Why It's So Hard to Trace Your Female Ancestry? - 2017
- RT: Where to Look to Find Your Female Ancestors - 2017
- AF: How to Overcome the Difficulties of Finding Female Ancestors - 2015
- AR: Five Ways to Find Your Female Ancestors - 2013
- AR: Five Strategies For Finding Forgotten Females - 2010
- LT: Finding Women Ancestors In Your Genealogy Research: Remember the Ladies!
- LT: Tips to Identify Women in Historical Records
- RT: Finding the Elusive Maiden Name (19:37) - 2021
- AC: Finding Maiden Names (19:00) - 2011
- FTA: 6 Places to Find Your Ancestor's Maiden Name - 2024
- How to Find Someone's Maiden Name: A Comprehensive Guide - 2022
- FMP: How to Find the Maiden Names of Women in Your Family Tree - 2020
- PR: Female Ancestors – Finding a Wife's Maiden Name
- GC: Finding Female Ancestors and Maiden Names
Maiden Names
AC: Finding the Maiden Names of Women in Your Family Tree—18:01 - 2012
Research Techniques
32Solving Problems
- APL: Approaching Genealogical Research (61:36) - 2022
- RT: Approaching Genealogical Research (3:52) - 2021
- RT: 10 Things You Are Probably Doing Wrong with Your Research (21:53) - 2021
- BYU: Building Your Genealogical Toolkit (61:41) - 2020
- Does Curiosity Drive Your Genealogy Research? - 2022
- TH: Think Like a Detective - 2019
- RT: Deeper Analysis: Techniques for Successful Problem Solving - 2019
- FL: Am I Researching the Wrong Person? Research Objectives Can Help - 2018
- AJC: 3 Effective Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy Research - 2017
- TH: Getting the Date Right - 2017
- What Is Forensic Genealogy? - 2010
- LDS: Finding an Elusive Ancestor
33 Cluster and FAN Research
- BYU: Understanding Cluster Research (48:19) - 2022
- RT: How Can FAN's Give Context to Your Ancestors Lives? (9:57) - 2022
- BYU—Putting Your Ancestors Into Historical Context (40:00) - 2022
- RT: Beyond the FAN Approach: Inclusive Research Strategies (13:55) - 2021
- AA: Creating a Research Plan for Cluster Research (75:49) - 2020
- What Is a Wide Family Tree? - 2022
- FL: Using the FAN Methodology to Find a Female's Father - 2022
- FL: Using the FAN Methodology to Find a Female's Father, Part 2 - 2022
- GE: Cluster Research (FAN Clubs) - 2022
- RT: Cluster, Huddle or Flock: Strategies for Research Problems - 2019
- AF: How to Use Cluster Research to Find Those Hidden Ancestors - 2017
- AF: How to Conduct a Neighborhood Study, and Why You Should - 2017
- MH: Collateral and Cluster Research
- FTM: Ways to Solve Genealogy Problems with Cluster Research
- LT: Using the FAN Club Principle
34Photos for Research
- RT: Identifying People in Photographs 5 Family Photo Traps and Technology Tricks (16:50) - 2024
- Identifying People in Photographs (13:05) - 2023
- RT: When Pictures Talk (31:17) - 2022
- RT: Pull Social History Clues From Old Family Photos - What Is That Photo REALLY Telling You? (20:43) - 2022
- RT: Getting the Most Out of Your Family Photographs (11:41) - 2022
- MH: Integrating old photos into your family history research (81:00) - 2019
- AC: Using Old Photos (3:38) - 2017
- MH: Photodater Tool - 2023
- FMP: A face to the name; How to Find Photos of Your Ancestors - 2020
- AF: More Photo Identification Tips: Hairstyles of the 19th Century - 2021
- AF: Researching Old Photo Studios to Identify 19th Century Photographs - 2021
- RT: Outside the Frame - 2018
- FHD: Have You Searched These Genealogy Photo Collections for Your Ancestors? - 2018
- AF: 3 Photo Identification Tips You Never Knew - 2016
- AR—Magical Hidden Secrets In Your Old Photos - 2012
- PR: Using Photos in Genealogy
35Brick Walls
- RT: Brick Walls! Real? or Created Through Faulty Research? (59:55) - 2024
- RT: No Dead Ends: Finding Your Way Through Family Roadblocks (20:17) - 2023
- APL: Brick Walls and Busting Through Them (63:37) - 2022
- APL: Breaking through the Brick Wall: 14 Steps for Re-thinking and Solving Genealogical Problems (61:46) - 2021
- BYU: Overcoming Brick Walls: Defining the Objective (53:44) - 2021
- BYU: Overcoming Brick Walls: Working through the Alternatives (56:59) - 2021
- BYU: Overcoming Brick Walls: Exploring the Possibilities (51:39) - 2021
- BYU: Overcoming Brick Walls: Resolving the Outcome (56:45) - 2021
- BOU: 7 Bonus Genealogy Brick Wall Busting Tips (5:27) - 2019
- BOU: Genealogy Brick Wall Bertha Case Study: Step 5 (12:06) - 2019
- BOU: Genealogy Brick Wall Bertha Case Study: Step 4 (17:28) - 2019
- BOU: Genealogy Brick Wall Bertha Case Study: Step 3 (12:39) - 2019
- BOU: Genealogy Brick Wall Bertha Case Study: Step 2 (11:45) - 2019
- BOU: Genealogy Brick Wall Bertha Case Study: Step 1 (16:58) - 2019
- BYU: The Ultimate Genealogical Brick Wall Buster (69:05) - 2017
- AC: Quick Tips for Breaking through Your Genealogy Brick Walls (14:59) - 2016
- BYU: Answers Hiding in Plain Sight (50:00) - 2016
- AC: Busting Family History Brick Walls (3:50) - 2015
- AC: Five Reasons You Are Not Finding Your Ancestor (29:23) - 2014
- AAC: Create a Plan (4:23)
- AAC: Break Down the Wall With Your Plan (1:56)
- Top 5 Genealogy Brick Wall Busters - 2022
- AJC: Lessons from Breaking Down a Brick Wall - 2022
- FHD: 13 Reasons You Can't Find the Genealogy Information You're Looking For - 2020
- TH: Brick Wall Strategies for Locating Your Ancestors - 2018
- FHD: In a Genealogy Research Slump? 10 Fast Ways to Overcome it Right Now - 2018
- AR: Building a Case With Your Genealogy - 2013
- AR: Tips for Removing Stubborn Genealogy Research Blockers - 2012
- AR: Follow The Breadcrumbs On and Offline - 2011
- AR: Tips To Help You Find Seemingly "Lost" Ancestors - 2010
- FS Wiki—Solving Tough Research Problems
- AC: Overcoming Roadblocks in Your Research
- FTM: Can't Find Your Ancestor? Genealogy Experts Suggest These 6 Tips
- GIT: More Great Brick Wall Solutions, Part 1
- GIT: More Great Brick Wall Solutions, Part 2
- GIT: 50 Best Brick Wall Solutions, Part 1
- GIT: 50 Best Brick Wall Solutions, Part 2
Research Resources
36 FamilySearch Catalog
- RT: A Brief Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog (3:10) - 2021
- BYU: How Does the FamilySearch Catalog Work? (56:03)
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog (2:56) - 2018
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog Places Within Feature (3:15) - 2018
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog Place Search (3:27) - 2018
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog Surname, Title and Author Searches (1:55) - 2018
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog Subject and Keywords Searches (2:35) - 2018
- FS: FamilySearch Catalog Call Number and Film/Fiche Number Searches (3:21) - 2018
- FS: Reading a FamilySearch Catalog Entry (11:27) - 2018
37Periodicals
- RT: Uncover Your Family's Story Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) (35:40) - 2022
- RT: Extend your Family History with PERSI: the Periodical Source Index (4:25) - 2022
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors Using Genealogical Periodicals (54:35) - 2021
- FS: World of Periodicals (11:00) - 2011
- FL: How to Search PERSI with State Postal Codes - 2019
- FMP: 5 Things You'll Find in Genealogy Periodicals - 2016
- FMP: Tips and Tricks for Searching PERSI Like a Pro - 2016
38FamilySearch Wiki
- RT: A Genealogist’s Secret Weapon: The FamilySearch Research Wiki (20:17) - 2021
- FS: Wiki Help Part 1 of 6: Wiki Genealogy by Locality (4:33)
- FS: Wiki Help Part 2 of 6: Learning About Records With the Wiki (5:06)
- FS: Wiki Help Part 3 of 6: Research Strategies on the Wiki (4:03)
- FS: Wiki Help Part 4 of 6: Wiki Online Genealogy Records (5:18)
- FS: Wiki Help Part 5 of 6: Research Skills Lessons on the Wiki (4:15)
- FS: Wiki Help Part 6 of 6: Foreign Language Helps on the Wiki (3:12)
- FS: FamilySearch Wiki (4:20)
- FS: "How to" Guides in the FamilySearch Wiki (2:30)
- FS: Using Record Finders in the FamilySearch Wiki (2:11)
- FS: Using the FamilySearch Wiki to Locate Archives and Libraries (3:39)
39Family History Trips
- RT: Relative Hopping Road Trip (7:45) - 2022
- FHF: How to Add Family History to Your Road Trip (7:35) - 2019
- FS: Planning and Implementing a Research Trip (53:32) - 2015
- How to Plan Genealogy Trips: 6 Tips for a Perfect Genealogy Research Vacation - 2021
- Your Bucket-list Research Trip - 2022
- FS: How to Prepare for Your First Visit to the Family History Library - 2019
- FS: You've Visited the Family History Library—Now What? - 2019
- AF: Genealogy Debriefing After a Genealogy Trip - 2017
- RT: Google and Maps for Genealogists; Tracking Where You've Been - 2017
- RT: Google and Apps for Genealogists: Tracking Where To Go - 2017
- RT: Making the Most of Genealogy Research Trips with Mobile Apps and Maps - 2017
- AR: Planning a Fantastic Family History Research Trip - 2012
- AR: A Trip To Bountiful - Genealogy Research - 2010
- AR: Planning a Genealogy Research Trip - 2010
- FE: Planning a Family History Road Trip
- FE: Mapping Your Strategy for a Research Trip
- PR: Planning a Family History Road Trip
- GC: Before Your Trip—Doing Your Homework
- GC: Packing for a Genealogical Journey
- LT: How to Prepare for a Family History Trip
42Handwriting
- RT: Paleography: Handwriting Studies for Genealogy (59:13) - 2024
- RT: Getting Started Part 4: Reading Old Documents (54:35) - 2024
- AA: Deciphering Old Handwriting in Genealogical Documents (19:52) - 2024
- BYU: What does that say? Deciphering Handwriting in Genealogical Documents (51:20) - 2023
- Reading Handwriting (10:54) - 2023
- APL: What does that say? Deciphering Handwriting in Genealogical Documents (57:17) - 2022
- BYU: You, Too, Can Read Old Handwriting (56:26) - 2022
- RT: Abstracts, Extracts, and Transcriptions, OH MY! (22:10) - 2022
- RT: How to Transcribe the Past (22:46) - 2022
- RT: Deciphering and Reproducing Old Documents (60:16) - 2021
- AC: More Tips and Tricks for Paleography (20:30) - 2016
- AR: Deciphering Chicken Scratch: Tips and Tricks for Reading Old Handwriting (21:53) - 2013
- FHD: Need Help Deciphering Old Genealogy Documents? - 2023
- AF: Tips for Deciphering Illegible Ancient Documents - 2018
- FMP: Tips for Handwriting - 2016
- Need Help Deciphering Old Genealogy Documents? Explore These Free Handwriting Resources
- 8 Expert Tips for Reading and Transcribing Old Records
- AC: Tips for Reading Old Handwriting
- GC: Tips for Reading Old Records: Handwriting, Spelling, and Boundaries
- GIT: How to Read Old Handwriting
- GC: Tips for Reading Handwriting
- GC: Guidelines for Reading Old Documents
Help
43Get Help
- BYU: Behind the Scenes of FamilySearch Communities and FamilySearch Support (49:03) - 2023
- RT: Local Historical Societies and Your Family (17:25) - 2022
- RT: 8 Reasons You Should Consider Joining a Local Genealogical Society (5:17) - 2021
- AC: Increasing Family History Collaboration (32:08) - 2015
- AC: How to Use Collaboration (26:00) - 2012
- MH: How to Collaborate with Other Generations on Your Genealogical Research - 2023
- Genealogy Takes a Neighborhood - 2022
- AC: Family History Collaboration - 2018
- RT: Crowdsourcing Your Family History - 2017
- AR: How To Collaborate With Other Genealogists - 2011
- FE: Sample Letters for Genealogical Inquiries
- GC: Involving Family in Your Research
- GC: Finding Others Researching Your Family Names
- AC: Getting Started, Lesson 4: Collaboration
44Share
- RT: Sharing Your Family History (21:11) - 2022
AA: Sharing Your Family History (61:29) - 2014 AC: Sharing Family History (30:00) - 2013 TH: 5 Great Ways to Share Your Family History - 2019 RT: 5 Ways to Give the Gift of Family History - 2017 FHD: Stop Researching and Start Writing Your Family History Book - 2013 AC: Collaboration and Sharing - 2010
Reunions
- MH: 5 Tips for Hosting a Fantastic Family Reunion - 2023
- GE: How to Plan a Family Reunion - 2022
- MH: 12 Steps to Creating the Perfect Family Reunion - 2015
- FHD: 8 Ways to Gather Family History Without Hijacking a Holiday Event - 2018
- LT: Family Reunion Ideas: Sharing and Preserving Your Family History
- GC: Learning from Your Reunion
Technology
45Misc.
- Using Your Smartphone for Genealogy: an Update (54:48) - 2021
- CH: 5 Power Tools for Genealogists - 2020
- FS: What is the difference between the Family Tree app and Memories apps? - 2020
- AJC: How to Choose the Best Genealogy Software - 2017
- RT: Family History, Millennials, and the Power of the Phone - 2017
- RT: 3 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Family History - 2016
- LT: Technological Advances in Genealogy
46Social Media
- AA: NextGen Tools for Advancing Your Family History Research (69:14) - 2019
- BYU: Blogging and Social Media for Genealogists (62:52) - 2017
- FTW: The Google Genealogist (11:00) - 2011
- RT: Create a Family Facebook Group (5:24)
- AAC: Social Media and Genealogy (1:41)
- How to Start a Genealogy Blog - 2021
- FHD: Why You Should Start Using Pinterest for Genealogy Right Now (and How to Do It) - 2019
- Using Pinterest for Genealogy - 2019
- RT: Social Media, Webinars, Conferences, and More - 2017
- RT: Lisa Louise Cooke; 3 Ways to Use Google for Genealogy - 2017
- RT: 4 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Family History Efforts - 2017
- FS: Using Social Media for Family History - 2017
- AJC: Is Genealogy Blogging Dead? - 2017
- LT: Why YOU Should Join a Facebook Genealogy Group
DNA
47About
- RT: DNA Misconceptions (61:31) - 2022
- BYU: What's New in Genetic Genealogy? (31:33) - 2022
- RT: DNA Basics (20:08) - 2022
- RT: DNA Basics Part I - Centimorgans and Family Relationships (8:02) - 2022
- RT: What is a Centimorgan? (1:44) - 2021
- How Much of Parents' DNA Do Siblings Have? (13:20) - 2019
- DNA Demystified (55:22) - 2016
- Genetic Genealogy Videos - 2016
- Three Genetic Genealogy Misconceptions and Answers (9:57) - 2015
- MH: Genealogy Glossary: Common DNA Terms Explained - 2023
- Chromosomes and DNA - 2022
- GE—Do Siblings Have the Same DNA? - 2022
- DNA and Genetic Genealogy - 2021
- 25 Do's and Don'ts of DNA - 2018
- FS: DNA 101: Back to the Basics - 2018
- RT: The Evolution of Genetic Genealogy - 2017
- Basics of DNA - 2014
- FE—Genetics and Genealogy
- Introduction to Using DNA for Genealogy
- Tracing Family Traits Using a Genogram
- Answers to Common DNA Questions
- PR: What is DNA?
- FE: Genetics and Genealogy
48Testing and Results (General)
- APL: Your DNA Match is Adopted: Now What? (69:12) - 2023
- APL: Interpreting DNA Results (70:39) - 2022
- DNA 101 (30:58) - 2020
- BYU: Can a DNA Test Help You Find Your Ancestors or Relatives? - Part 1 (41:44) - 2017
- BYU: Can a DNA Test Help You Find Your Ancestors or Relatives? - Part 2 (10:09) - 2017
- DNA for Beginners: The Three Tests (54:05) - 2015
- How to Use the New DNA Coverage Tool - 2022
- GE: What Is the Best DNA Test? - 2022
- GE: 23andMe vs AncestryDNA - 2022
- GE: What to do with Raw DNA - 2022
- 8 Best Testing Kits - 2022
- The Cheapest DNA Testing Kits - 2021
- TH: Y-DNA Tests Available for Genealogy - 2019
- MH: 5 Tips for an Adoption-Related Search - 2018
- FS: What Can DNA Testing Do? - 2014
- DNA Testing, Part One - 2012
- PR: DNA Inheritance and the Power of Matching
- What types of DNA tests are available?
- Which DNA testing company should I use?
- PR: 7 Things You Should Know About DNA Testing
- PR: How DNA Testing Has Made Genealogy "Necessary"
- How to Safely Buy a DNA Test Online
- DNA Guide
- FTM: How to Handle Surprises in Your DNA (Results)
- PR: Comparing the offerings of the five big DNA testing companies
- FTM: How Are Adoptees Related to Their DNA Matches?
- LT: Understanding DNA Testing
- FE: Taking a DNA Test
- FHF: How to Download GEDMatch Tables To Your Computer (6:22) - 2023
FHF: Getting Started with Gedmatch (15:08) - 2019 FHF: How to Compare Family Trees on Gedmatch (8:39) - 2019 FT: The Tools at DNAgedcom & Genetic.Family (56:00) - 2019 MH: How to Use Chromosome Browsers for Genealogy Tool - 2022 FHD: GEDmatch Offers Completely Free DNA Reports and Cousin Matches - 2019 LT: Chromosome Browsers for Genealogy: What Are They and Why Are They Useful?
DNA Test Types
Autosomal
APL: Working with Autosomal DNA Matches Part 2 (62:31) - 2022 APL: Working with Autosomal DNA Matches Part 1 (55:15) - 2022 BYU: Autosomal DNA Testing Plans (57:00) - 2018 LT: Introduction to Autosomal DNA Coverage LT: Exploring Ethnicity with DNA, Part II: Autosomal Testing atDNA: Finding Matches on All Ancestral Lines
Maternal
TH: mtDNA Testing for Genealogy - 2019 GE: Mitochondrial DNA Testing X-DNA's Helpful Inheritance Patterns LT: Mitochondrial DNA: Connecting Generations mtDNA: the Direct Maternal Line
Paternal
RT: What Y-DNA Testing Can Do for You (16:48) - 2022 APL: Y Chromosome (Y-DNA) Testing Basics (57:55) - 2022 APL: Y DNA Basics with Q & A (60:22) - 2020 BYU: Y-DNA for Genealogists (50:56) - 2016 FS: YDNA Solutions to Common Genealogical Problems? (28:40) - 2012 GE: Y Chromosome DNA Testing - 2022 TH: Meaning of Different Surnames on Your Y-DNA Test Results - 2019 WDY: What Is Y-DNA? WDY: How Can DNA Tests Determine Ethnicity? PR: Using Y-DNA and mtDNA Y-DNA: the Direct Paternal Line
DNA and Genealogy Research
APL: Ethnicity Results Deep Dive (58:49) - 2022 APL: Continuing Use of the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA as Power Tools in Your Research (60:46) - 2022 APL: Incorporating Newspapers Into Your DNA Research (42:45) - 2022 RT: Genealogical Research and DNA Testing: The Perfect Companions (20:42) - 2022 RT: How Can DNA Enhance My Family History Research? (3:43) - 2022 RT: How to Know if a Matching DNA Segment is Maternal or Paternal (5:00) - 2022 RT: How to Analyze a DNA Match (6:19) - 2022 BYU: The 50 Things You Need to Know about DNA (60:05) - 2021 RT: Your DNA Guide: Diahan's Tips for DNA Matches (2:07) - 2021 BYU: How to Ask Your DNA Question (37:11) - 2020 MH: How Does DNA Matching Work? - 2023 FTA: How to Use DNA Matches to Go Beyond Vital Records - 2023 DNA as Negative Evidence, Revisited - 2022 FL: Organize Your DNA Matches and Create an Objective - 2021 FL: RLP 170: Choosing a DNA Objective Using a Surname Search - 2021 FL: RLP with DNA Study Group: Part 1 Assess Your DNA Matches & Analyze Your Pedigree - 2021 FL: Make DNA Connections Easier by Rearranging your AutoClusters - 2021 RT: Advancing Your Genealogy Research with DNA: Part 1 - 2018 What Is The Iberian Peninsula? What It Means for DNA Ethnicity PR: DNA Inheritance and the Power of Matching
Tools
49Ancestry DNA Testing
- BYU: Comparing Ancestry with Family Search and using Ancestry DNA Test (55:16) - 2021
- GE: AncestryDNA Review - 2022
- AC: Accessing Multiple DNA Tests
- AC: Assigning a Manager to Your DNA Test
- AC: Taking a DNA Test
- AC: Activating a DNA Test
- AC: DNA Reference Panel
- AC: DNA Lab Processing
- AC: Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Autosomal DNA
- RT: AncestryDNA® 101 (26:13) - 2023
- RT: How to Use AncestryDNA® Matches to Make Family History Discoveries (13:55) - 2022
- RT: AncestryDNA® 201 with Crista Cowan (32:05) - 2022
- What Are Ancestry ThruLines? (25:11) - 2019
- AC: Post-1940 Descendancy (31:55) - 2016
- AC: You Received Your DNA Test Results—Now What?, Part 2 (14:57) - 2016
- AC: More Tips for Identifying Genealogical Family (31:31) - 2016
- AC: Why Is My Native American Ancestry Not Showing Up? (18:50) - 2015
- AC: Possible Relationships (26:36) - 2015
- Evaluating Ancestry.com's ThruLines - 2023
- FTA: This Spreadsheet Sorts DNA Matches By Branch - 2023
- How I Knocked Down My Longest Standing Genealogy Brick Wall - 2021
- Color-Coding Ancestry DNA Matches - 2019
- AC: List of DNA Regions
- AC: Linking DNA to a Tree
- AC: About Raw DNA Data
- AC: AncestryDNA Matches
- AC: Sharing DNA Results
- RT: Advancing Your Genealogy Research with DNA: Part 2
- AC: Making the Most of your Ethnicity Estimate
- AC: AncestryDNA Ethnicity
- AC: Finding Biological Family
- AC: DNA Match Categories
- AC: Viewing all Ancestry DNA Regions
- AC: Opting into or out of DNA Matches
- AC: DNA Ethnicity Ranges
AC: Unexpected Ethnicity Results What Does Germanic Europe DNA Ethnicity on Ancestry Mean? FE: How to Read Your Ancestry.com Results
Ancestry Test Results
50MH Testing and Results
- BYU: Getting the Most out of MyHeritage DNA (55:52) - 2021
- RT: MyHeritage DNA: An Overview (17:01) - 2021
- RT: How to Understand Your DNA Matches (17:39) - 2021
- RT: Advanced DNA Tools to Analyze MyHeritage DNA Matches (19:16) - 2021
- MH: Turning MyHeritage Clues into Genealogy To-Do's (39:31) - 2019
- GTV:MyHeritage.com DNA Website Tutorial (42:32) - 2019
- MH: DNA Features (45:50) - 2019
- MH: MyHeritage DNA 101 (18:57) - 2019
- MH: MyHeritage DNA Advanced Features (34:05) - 2019
- MH: The Five Best MyHeritage DNA Tools (46:56) - 2019
- MH: Two Ways to Approach Your MyHeritage DNA Match List (57:46) - 2019
- MH: How to Filter and Sort Your DNA Matches (2:26) - 2019
- Tips & Tricks for Working with Theories of Family Relativity - 2022
- MH: DNA Results and Filtering Your DNA Matches - 2019
- MH: How to Use Chromosome Browsers for Genealogy - 2019
U.S. Records and Locations
51Records
- Evaluating Records (15:42) - 2023
- BYU: Understanding Jurisdictions for Genealogists (47:27) - 2022
- RT: Jurisdictions Explained: Finding New Avenues of Research for Your Family (18:45) - 2022
- RT: What Historical Records Have to Offer (12:04) - 2021
- FMP: Family History in the USA - Let's Discuss (63:47) - 2020
- AC: Understanding More about the Records You Are Using (32:58) - 2014
- FMP: 5 Resources for Really Getting to Know Your Ancestors - 2019
52Maps, Gazetteers, and Locations
- Amazing FREE Map Collections for Family History (9:38) - 2023
CR: Searching in the Wrong Place - Don't Make This Family History Mistake! (10:05) - 2023 RT: Mapping Your Ancestors (21:40) - 2022 RT: Maps: Genealogical Treasure (18:29) - 2022 FL: Locality Research: Key to Making New Discoveries (4:47) - 2021 RT: Adding Maps to Your Family History Analysis (16:15) - 2021 RT: Find Your Ancestors with Fire Insurance Maps (20:18) - 2021 BOU: Maps Hold Clues for Your Family History Research (11:44) - 2020 BYU: Super Maximizing Maps (62:43) - 2019 AA: Using Maps in Your Family History Research (65:01) - 2018 BYU: Locating Your Ancestors Exactly from Maps and Gazetteers (57:00) - 2016 BYU: Digging Deeper into Maps (66:05) - 2016 AC: Historical Maps (7:47) - 2016 BYU: Understanding Maps (60:00) - 2016 BYU: Mapping Your Ancestors (56:25) - 2015 FS: Research Guides, Place Pages (17:43) - 2014 FS: Finding Your Way: Locating and Using Maps in Your Research (30:23) - 2010 FHD: 11 Old Map Collections That Every Family Historian Should Know About - 2023 Property Map Treasure Hunts - 2022 How to Create Your Own Genealogy Location Guide - 2022 GE: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - 2022 RT: Mapping Your Family History - 2018 FL: Location, Location, Location: Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place - 2016 AR: Using Your Family History to Teach Mapping Skills to Kids - 2013 AR: Strategies for Finding Your Ancestral Town or Village - 2011 AF: A Closer Look at Reading Maps #1 AF: A Closer Look at Reading Maps #2 AF: A Closer Look at Reading Maps #3 LT: How to Use Fire Insurance Maps for Family History Research Maps! GC: Maps in Family Research Using Maps in Genealogy
U.S. Regions
APL: Genealogical Research in Colonial New England (64:33) - 2021 PR: Navigating New England Colonial Genealogical Records PR: Upper South United States Genealogy ResearchGoogle and Mapping Tools
BYU: Google Maps How To (5:52) - 2023 BYU: Google Earth Pro and Sanborn Maps (28:41) - 2023 RT: Find Your Ancestor's Home Using Google Maps (10:13) - 2021 RT: How to Map Creeks, Roads, and More with Custom Google MyMap (22:57) - 2021 FHF: Creating a Research Map with Google My Maps (8:03) - 2019 FTA: Create a Digital Map of Your Family History - 2018 FHD: Google Maps Will Help You Learn More About Your Ancestors - 2018
53Cities and Counties
- AC: Getting Around Burned County Records (26:51) - 2016
- AA: Where?: Understanding Boundaries and Jurisdictions (70:54)
- BYU: Changing Places, Changing Borders: Overcoming Geographic Challenges (64:22)
- AAC: Finding Your Ancestor in the Big City
- AR: Best Resources for Urban Research - 2014
- APL: City Directories May Resolve Family History Conundrums (59:46) - 2023
- APL: Researching U.S. City Directories (45:50) - 2022
- City Directories as a Source of Genealogical Information (4:02) - 2022
- BOU: City Directories: More Than Your Ancestor's Name and Address? (16:26) - 2019
- BOU: Multiple Years City Directories (16:49) - 2019
- RT: How City Directories Can Reveal Your Family History (10:49) - 2019
- APL: City Directories: More than Basic Facts (51:24) - 2018
- AA: City and Rural Directories: More than Just Names (60:11) - 2017
- City and County Directories (47:18) - 2017
- AC: City Directories (32:00) - 2012
- MH: City Directories: No Town Too Small, No Clue Too Little (45:00)- 2012
- AAC: City Directories (4:42)
- CH: Phone Books as a Source for Genealogy Research - 2020
- FL: Examining City Directories to Discover New Avenues of Research - 2019
- FTA: Where to Find Free Historical City Directories and Newspapers - 2017
- FS: City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses - 2015
- AR: Directory Assistance; Discovering Ancestors in City Directories - 2013
- City Directories
- LT: Tips for Using City Directories for Genealogy Research
- AC: Searching City and Area Directories
- City Directory Abbreviations
- LDS: About New England Town Directories
- GC: Using Directories for Genealogy
Directories
FE—Your Family's Hometown
54Timelines
- RT: Droplets of Time: Using Timelines to Enhance Your Research Skills (17:02) - 2021
- BYU: The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research (46:50) - 2021
- BYU: Using the Timeline Grid: Practical Examples (31:29) - 2021
- Bringing Hidden Clues to Light Through Creating A Timeline - 2023
- Tracking Down the Family - 2016
- AC: Creating Timelines that Produce Answers - 2016
- FL: Track Your Family with a Timeline - 2016
- How to Create a Genealogy Timeline - 2008
- AF: Timelines and Your Family Tree
- Tracking Your Ancestors: A Family Chronology
- Create a Timeline
55Histories
- BYU: Digital Family and Locality Histories (46:04) - 2016
- AR: An Average Family? Putting Your Ancestors in Context (18:26) - 2013
- FS: County Histories and Your Family (17:43) - 2011
- GT: County Histories: A Valuable Resource - 2022
- GT: County Histories and Biographical Records: Potential Goldmines of Information - 2020
- TH: Resources for Researching Local History - 2020
- Genealogical Gold in Town Annual Reports - 2019
- RT: Popular Mobile Apps for Finding Local History - 2016
- RT: 3 Websites for Finding Local History - 2016
- RT: 3 Reasons Why You Should Know Your Local History - 2016
- AC: Family History in Time and Place - 2010
- MH: Looking for Info on an Old Family Business? Try School Yearbooks - 2023
- How to Find School Yearbooks and Use Them for Genealogical Research - 2023
- Recovering Family Photographs through School Yearbooks - 2015
Yearbooks
U.S. Vital Records
56Vital Records
- Researching New England Town Records from the 1600s to the Present (51:35) - 2023
- Introduction to Records in New England (52:44) - 2023
- Family History for Beginners - Video 4 - Births, Deaths and Marriages (14:05) - 2017
- BYU: What Makes Vital Records So Vital (54:44) - 2017
- BYU: Using First Level Genealogical Sources (62:16) - 2016
- Vital Records and Genealogy - 2019
- Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - 2015
- AC Wiki: Births and Deaths in Public Records - 2004
- MH Vital Records
- Research Guide – U.S. Vital Records
- Vital Records in the United States
57Birth and Adoption Records
- RT: The Family Bible: How to Find, Use, and Share It (59:33) - 2023
- AC: Can't Find a Birth Record (30:00) - 2014
- MH: Delayed Birth Records
- RT: Aspects of Adoption (51:45) - 2023
- BYU: Researching Your Adopted Ancestors (56:01) - 2014
- FHD: Adopted Ancestor? Here’s How To Find Their Biological Family - 2023
- TH: Adoption Search - How to Find Your Birth Family - 2019
- LT: Helping Adoptees find their Biological Family: a Case Study
- GC: Adoption Information
- FTM: Adoption Resources for Discovering Your Birth Family
- FTM: 5 First Steps to Researching Your Own Adoption
- Adoption Records
- How to Find Birth Parents
Adoption
58Marriage Records
- BOU: Many Marriage Records for Your Family History Research (11:36) - 2020
- GTV: Marriage Records for Family History: Where to Find Them on Ancestry and FamilySearch (10:45) - 2020
- BYU: Common Law Marriage and Genealogy (50:17) - 2017
- AC: Can't Find a Marriage Record (30:00) - 2014
- AR: Going to the Chapel: Getting the Most Out of Marriage Records (21:47) - 2013
- FL: Civil Marriage Records - 2023
- FMP: What every genealogist needs to know about American marriage records - 2016
- MH: Marriage Bonds
- MH: Marriage Licenses
- GC: Marriage in the Modern Age
- GIT: Look for Missing Marriages
- GIT: Marriage and Age Differences
59Death Records
- RT: No Death Certificate? (20:55) - 2024
- Where Can You Get a Death Certificate? (9:33) - 2023
- BYU: Finding Death, Burial, and Cemetery Records of 3 (23:43) - 2023
- RT: The Dead and the Dying: Death Records, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, Part 1 of 3 (23:43) - 2021
- RT: The Dead and the Dying: Death Records, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, Part 2 of 3 (23:57) - 2021
- RT: The Dead and the Dying: Death Records, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, Part 3 of 3 (18:44) - 2021
- GTV: Why Research Death Records First + Ancestry Updates (48:45) - 2019
- BYU: Digging Deep into Death Records (64:31) - 2017
- AR: What Are You Missing in Death Records? (19:38) - 2013
- FHD: How to Find a Cause of Death When You Don’t Have a Death Certificate for Your Ancestor - 2023
- 5+ Clues You Might Be Missing in US Death Certificates - 2022
- CH: Using Funeral Home Records in Your Genealogical Research - 2022
- MH: Death Records
- MH: Funeral Cards
- MH: Funeral Home Records
- AF: Exploring Death Records in Your Genealogy Research
- LDS: Searching for Death Information
- FHD: The "Secret" Codes on Death Certificates - 2023
- FHD: The Important National Death Registers That Many Family Historians Miss - 2023
- FTM: Nine Kinds of Ancestor Death Records You Should Look For
60Obituaries
- RT: Tip - Finding Obits in the Newspaper (3:03) - 2023
- RT: So What? Analyze an Obituary With Shelley and Toni, Part 2 (20:16) - 2021
- AAC: Obituaries: A Case Study (2:25)
- LDS: How to Locate an Obituary for Your U.S. Ancestor - 2023
- Genealogy Tip: Obituaries - 2022
- LG: Using Obituaries to Learn About Family History - 2020
- FS: Using Obituaries to Find Your Family - 2017
- FS: Family History Detective: 3 Pro Tactics for Finding & Using Obituaries - 2015
- MH: Obituaries
- FHD: Where To Search For Free Obituaries Online
- PR: Obituaries—A Family History Goldmine
- AC: Obituaries
- How You Can Find an Obituary for a Specific Person
- FE: Obituaries and Genealogy
61Cemeteries
- RT: Considering Graves When Researching Your Ancestors (37:19) - 2024
- BYU: Where Was Your Ancestor Buried? Using Online Cemetery Programs – (54:48) - 2023
- BYU: FindAGrave (12:46) - 2021
- RT: Getting the Most Out of FindAGrave (18:40) - 2021
- BYU: Locate Your Ancestors' Graves Online (62:29) - 2020
- FHF: Genealogy Clues from Cemeteries (5:37) - 2019
- GTV: Find a Grave Top 5 Tips (11:57) - 2019
- RT—Reading Gravestones through Symbols and Carvings (60:13) - 2019
- BYU: Using Online Maps to Locate Cemeteries (49:00) - 2016
- Using Cemetery Records to Uncover Unknown Ancestors (4:37) - 2015
- AR: Don't Be Scared of Cemeteries (27:48) - 2013
- Cemeteries Are Good Resources (6:31) - 2010
- AA: Finding Clues to Ancestors from Headstones, Family Plots, and Burial Records (71:40) - 2018
- BYU: Finding and Using Cemetery Records Like a Pro (62:26) - 2020
- RT: The Stones Speak: Online Resources for Cemetery Research, Part 3 of 3 (21:34) - 2021
- RT: Connect Your Family Using Find A Grave (21:31) - 2021
- RT: Cemetery Research: Planning a Research Visit (27:19) - 2021
- AAC: Your Trip to the Cemetery: Things to Take With You (5:12)
- AAC: Finding Where Your Ancestor Is Buried (8:03)
- AAC: Military Burials (5:42)
- AAC: Your Trip to the Cemetery: Putting Your Discoveries into Context (6:56)
- BYU—Cemetery Records—25:00
- Fields of Honor & Find A Grave – Create a Virtual Cemetery - 2023
- FHD: A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor - 2023
- CH: Beyond Find a Grave: How to Use Cemetery Records in Your Research - 2021
- CH: Interpreting Clues Found in Cemeteries - 2021
- FL: Back to the Basics: Cemetery Records Part 1 - 2019
- FL: Back to the Basics: Cemetery Records Part 2 - 2019
- FS: 5 Free Resources for Cemetery and Obituary Research - 2017
- FL: What's in a Cemetery Record? - 2016
- AC: Finding and Visiting Ancestors in Cemeteries - 2016
- FMP: 9 Places to Find Information About Your Ancestor's Death - 2016
- FS: U.S. Church and Cemetery Records - 2015
- FS: Cemetery Records - 2015
- AR: Digging Into Cemetery Research -2010
- PR: Cemeteries: Fearsome Places to Avoid or Fascinating Places to Embrace?
- FE: Genealogy: Researching Cemeteries on the Internet
- FTM: What You Can Find On BillionGraves.com
- FTM: How to Use Find a Grave to Optimize Search Results
- FTM: Top 7 Best Cemetery Apps for Locating Ancestors
- FTM: Top 5 Cemetery Websites for Finding Your Family's Tombstones
- FTM: 9 Things You Can Learn about Your Ancestors
- FE: Researching Cemeteries on the Internet
- LT: Information Contained in Cemetery Records
- GC—What You Can Find Among the Tombstones
- APL: Cemetery Symbolism and Iconology for Genealogists (63:33) - 2022
- RT: The Stones Speak: Understanding Gravestones Part 1 of 3 (15:10) - 2021
- RT: The Stones Speak: Researching Burial Records, Part 2 of 3 (25:16) - 2021
- RT: Cemetery Research: Cemetery and Headstone Data Collection (22:35) - 2021
- APL: Understanding Gravestone Symbols (54:38) - 2020
- AAC: Evaluating Tombstones (8:39)
- AAC: Tombstone Symbols (8:35)
- AAC: Military Burials: More About Markers and Applications (5:00)
- Gravestone Symbols And Their Meaning
- LT: 4 Levels of Cemetery and Headstone Research for Genealogy
- GIT: A Simple Way to Read Old Tombstones
Tombstones
U.S. Census
63Census Records: Starting
- BYU: Overview of US Federal Census Records in Genealogy Research (31:44) - 2021 BYU: Census 101: Basics, Benefits, and Cautions (56:10) - 2021 BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors Using Federal Census Records (59:17) - 2021 AA: Using the U.S. Federal Census (69:20) - 2016 BYU: Making Cense of the Census (43:57) - 2016 AR: Finding Your Ancestors in the Census (16:55) - 2013 More About Census Records (9:58) - 2010 AAC: Four Essential Search Tips for the U.S. Census (4:27) AAC: What Is a Census Record? (2:29) AAC: Where Can I Find the U.S. Census? (2:26) AAC: How to Find Your Ancestor in the U.S. Census (9:07) AAC: Location, Location, Location (2:09) FS: Census Tracking for Beginners (15:08) MH: The U.S. Census: Tracing Your Family in Census Records - 2023 Using the Census to Research Your Ancestors - 2020 FS: 6 Tips for Developing a Census Research Strategy - 2017 FL: Back to the Basics with U.S. Census Research – Part I - 2017 FL: Back to the Basics with U.S. Census Research – Part II - 2017 AC: Overview of the U.S. Census - 2016 FS: U.S. Census Records - 2015 FHD: Using the Census to Find Ancestors: Beginner Genealogy - 2013 Using the Census in Genealogy Research - 2011 FMP: Using Census Records for Family History FMP: 5 Tips for Using Census Records GC: Every Ten Years FE: The Census and Genealogy
64Census Records: Next Steps
- RT: Did My Family Get Skipped? Mining Census Records for Missing Ancestors (57:58) - 2024
- RT: Getting the Most Out of United States Census Records (53:14) - 2024
- RT: Two Ways to Find the Lost in a Census (4:10) - 2022
- APL: Piecing the Census Puzzle Together (56:44) - 2021
- GTV: 10 Tips for US Census Records for Genealogy Research (23:13) - 2020
- BYU: State Census Training (13:42) - 2016
- FS—U.S. Census Research, Techniques and Strategies(61:01) - 2015
- AC: Beyond Names and Dates (26:00) - 2012
- FS: Building a Probable Case by Census Tracking (16:00) - 2011
- AAC: Clues in the U.S. Census Records (Video series)
- RT: Census Sense (49:01)
- MH: Getting the Most Out of a Census Record - 2023
- When Genealogical Evidence is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong - 2022
- CH: Maximizing the Benefit of Census Records in Your Research - 2021
- Genealogy Blog: The U.S. Census Bureau's Age Search Service - 2019
- FS: 8 Strategies for Finding Missing Persons in the U.S. Federal Census - 2017
- FS: 7 Ways to Avoid Commonly Made Mistakes When Using the U.S. Federal Census - 2017
- FMP: 9 Tips for Searching U.S. Census Records - 2016
- AF: 3 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Census Research - 2016
- FS: U.S. Census Record Secrets Revealed - 2016
- AJC: Reconstructing a Family Using 2 Numbers on the Census - 2016
- AR: Handling US Census Conundrums, Inconsistencies And Discrepancies - 2011
- PR: Finding Elusive Ancestors in Online Census Indexes
- AC: Census Indexes and Finding Aids
- AC: Census Substitutes
- FMP: 10 Steps to Move Beyond the Census
- FMP: 5 Tips for Searching Census Records
- GC: Secrets of the Census
- AC: U.S. Census Facts
- FE: Evolution of the Census
- AC—1940 CensusLesson
- APL: Digging into the Agricultural Schedules (45:41) - 2021
- APL: Exploring Manufacturers (Non-Population) Schedules (30:40) - 2021
- AJC: Using Mortality Schedules: An Overlooked Source for Genealogy - 2019
- FL: Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 1 - 2016
- FL: Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 2 - 2016
- FL: Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 3 - 2016
- AR—Bring Out Your Dead: A Look at Mortality Schedules - 2013
- AG: Census Schedules for Americans Overseas, 1900 to 1930 - 2010
Schedules and Maps
65Census Records: By Decade
1950-1940
- BYU: Getting Around the Missing 1890 Census (56:59) - 2023
- RT: Searching in the 1850 U.S Census - 1940 U.S Census (21:15) - 2022
- APL: Reading Hidden Stories in the 1940 Census (54:07) - 2023
- APL: 1950 Census: How do I search for my family? (47:36) - 2022
- No One at Home? Understanding New Codes and other Helps for the 1950 U.S. Census (14:37) - 2022
- Simplified Steps for Using the 1950 U.S. Census (16:59) - 2022
- AC: You Found What in the 1940 Census? (75:56) - 2015
- AC: 1940 Census, Tips and Tricks 2 (19:00) - 2012
- AC: 1940 Census, Tips and Tricks 3 (27:00) - 2012
- AAC: Introduction to the 1940 Census (2:28)
- AAC: Explore the 1940 Census for Marriage Clues (2:55)
- LDS: Where Do I Go from the 1940 Census?
- FHD: The "Secret" Details in the 1940 Census You May Be Missing - 2023
- FHD: RT: 1940 Census, General Information - 2023
- AC: The 1940 U.S. Federal Census
- Making A Research Chart For 1940 Census Research
1930-1900
- BOU: 1930 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (9:56) - 2019
- BOU: 1920 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (6:47) - 2019
- BOU: 1910 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (10:25) - 2019
- BOU: 1900 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (11:52) - 2019
- BOU: Trace Your Ancestor, 1940-1900 US Census Records (20:09) - 2019
- AC: Census, 1920 (2:28) - 2016
- What Are You Missing in the 1920-1940 Censuses? (26:16) - 2013
- AC: Exploring the 1930 Census (20:00) - 2012
- AAC: Using Census Records for Marriage Dates, 1900 and 1910 (1:53)
- AAC: 1910 Census; An Overview (2:15)
- AC: Five Steps Beyond the 1910 Census
- AC: Abbreviations in the 1930 Census
- GC: 1900 Census—The Missing Link
1890-1850
- BOU: 1880-1850 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (16:09) - 2019
- BOU: 1880 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (8:43) - 2019
- BOU: 1870 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (16:03) - 2019
- BOU: 1860 US Federal Census: Genealogy Clues to Grow Your Family Tree (11:47) - 2019
- AC: The Missing 1890 Census (19:00) - 2012
- AAC: 1890 Census: Where Is It? (2:19)
- FHD: The Forgotten Federal Census of 1885 - 2018
- FMP: How You Can Overcome the Tragically Lost 1890 Census - 2016
- AR: The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, Part 1 - 1996
- AR: The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, Part 2 - 1996
Pre-1850
- RT: Problem Solve with the Pre-1850 Census: Investigate the Tick Marks, Part 1 (21:03) - 2021
- RT: Problem Solve with the Pre-1850 Census: Investigate the Tick Marks, Part 2 (22:28) - 2021
- FHF: Research Early US Census Records for Genealogy Clues to Bust Brick Walls (23:40) - 2020
- BOU: Are There Genealogy Clues in the Early 1790 to 1840 US Federal Censuses? (14:55) - 2019
- AC: Finding Ancestors Pre-1850 Census (2:55) - 2016
- FS: Heads of Households before 1850 (10:00) - 2010
Immigration, Naturalization
66Immigration: Starting
- BYU: Crossing the Border: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors(57:31) - 2023
- BYU: Jumping the Pond: Beginning to Research Your European Immigrant Ancestors (51:51) - 2022
- BYU: What Do You Need to Know to Find the Origin of an Immigrant? (52:59) - 2022
- APL: Our Ancestors' Immigration Records (49:27) - 2021
- RT: Three Immigration Records You Need to Look For (15:35) - 2021
- BYU: Starting Your Search for Your Immigrant Ancestor (61:25) - 2021
- GTV: Immigration and Naturalization Records (39:46) - 2019
- BYU: U.S. Immigration Records (16:01) - 2016
- BYU: Emigration and Immigration Training (6:19) - 2016
- BYU: Proven Ways to Find Your Immigrant Ancestors (55:10) - 2016
- FL: Back to the Basics with Immigration Records: Part 1 – Getting Started - 2023
- FL: Back to the Basics with Immigration Records: Part 2 – Colonial Era - 2023
- FL: Back to the Basics with Immigration Records: Part 3 1820-1906 - 2023
- FHD: Tracing Ancestors in the Old Country: How to Start Your International Research - 2023
- FTA: 5 Ellis Island Videos Dispel Immigration Myths - 2023
- 16 Ways to Find Your Ancestors' Town of Origin - 2022
- FL: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Hometown - 2021
- FS: U.S. Immigration Records Research Guide: Passenger Lists, Naturalization, and More - 2020
- RT: Trace the Story of Immigrant Ancestors in 3 Steps - 2019
- FTA: 4 Key Places to Discover Your Ancestor's Hometown - 2018
- FMP: 10 Tips to Help You Trace Your Immigrant Ancestor - 2016
- FMP: A brief history of early US immigration policy - 2016
- LT: Tracing 20th Century Immigrant Ancestors - 2016
- GC: Immigration into the United States - 2015
- LDS—Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor
- AC: Finding Immigration Records
- LT: 15 Steps to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors
- GC: U.S. Emigration and Immigration
- AC: Immigration Research Approaches
- AC: American Sources for Documenting Immigrants
- US Immigration through Primary and Other Sources
- PR: Bridging the Gap with Immigration and Naturalization Records
-
Immigration & Naturalization
67Immigration: Ellis Island and Ports
- GTV: Ellis Island Immigrant Records and History (30:47) - 2020
- FS: Castle Garden Database (7:34) - 2012
- FS: Introduction to Ellis Island (12:59) - 2012
- AC: Ellis Island Oral Histories (3:02) - 2010
- AAC: Myth: Ellis Island Name Changes (1:36)
- FHD: The 11 Million Free Immigration Records You May Have Completely Overlooked - 2023
- Ellis Island Immigration Center - 2019
- Using the Ellis Island Database
- GIT: Ellis Island Immigration Facts
68Passenger Lists
- APL: Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers (71:49) - 2023
- APL: Researching Ship Passenger Lists (49:45) - 2022
- AC: Did They Really Come through New York? (25:00) - 2012
- Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors: Passenger Lists - 2019
- FTA: Find Out What You're Missing on Those Immigration Records - 2018
- FTA: 6 Key Genealogy Facts on a Ship Manifest - 2017
- FS: I Have the Name of the Ship and the Year ... Now What? - 2016
- MH: Passenger Lists
- LDS: Manifests and Passenger Lists
- AC: Overview of Immigration Research
- AF: A Closer Look at Passenger Records #1
- AF: A Closer Look at Passenger Records #2
- AR—Passenger Arrival Records
- OT: Immigration to the U.S after 1820
- Researching Your Family's History from Ships' Passenger Lists
- Finding Your Family from Ships' Passenger Lists
69Next Steps
- AC: Discovering Your Colonial Ancestor (29:16) - 2013
- AC: Late 19th-Century Ancestors (11:00) - 2013
- AC: Early 20th-Century Immigration (33:00) - 2013
- FS: European Sources (10:00) - 2012
- FS: Religious Migration, Part 1 (24:11)
- FS: Religious Migration, Part 2 (24:09)
- FS: Religious Migration, Part 3 (12:56)
- FS: United States Immigration in the 1920s - 2020
- CH: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors: Discovering the Place of Origin - 2019
- RT: Immigrant Origins: Making the Connection to Your Homeland - 2019
- PR: Overseas Origins of Immigrant Servants
- PR: Finding The Elusive Ancestral Homeland
- LT: 15 Steps to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors
- FTM: Colonial Genealogy Resources
- FTM: Searching for Early Immigrants
- GC: Immigrant Name Changes
- LDS: Border Crossings and Other Records
70Naturalization
- BYU: Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records (64:57) - 2023
- BYU: Understanding Naturalization for Genealogists (57:49) - 2017
- LG: Timeline of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Laws - 2021
- FS: U.S. Naturalization Records - 2017
- FMP: The naturalization records you need to track your ancestor's arrival to America - 2020
- CH: Requesting Naturalization Records from USCIS - 2020
- CH: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors: Naturalization Records - 2019
- FS: Navigating US Naturalization Records - 2015
- LDS: Naturalization Records
- MH: Naturalization Records
- PR: Navigating Naturalization and Citizenship Genealogy Records
Military Records
71U.S. Military Records
- AJC: Discover Your Military Ancestors With These Sources (8:06) - 2022
- RT: Record Analysis: Military Service Records—Official Military Personnel Files (20:41) - 2021
- RT: Basic Training: U.S. Military Records (17:31) - 2021
- APL: Discovering 19th Century Military Ancestors (51:26) - 2021
- BYU: Making the Most of Fold3 (49:09) - 2017
- AC: U.S. Military Pension Files (7:55) - 2016
- BYU: Discover Your Ancestors in Military Records (47:44) - 2015
- AR: Salute Their Service: Identifying Military Ancestors (20:10) - 2013
- AC: Discovering Our Veterans (24:00) - 2012
- Pension Records (8:48) - 2011
- FS: Basic Military Records (25:15) - 2010
- FS: Pre-WWI Military Pension Applications (16:00) - 2009
- BYU: Finding Your Ancestors and Relatives with Military Records (66:36) - 2020
- FHD: 9 Free Military and War Related Record Collections for Genealogy - 2023
- FHD: How To Look Up Military Records About Your Ancestors - 2023
- AJC: Clues for Discovering Military Service - 2022
- AA: Pension Record Insights - 2022
- CH: Did Your Ancestor Serve in the Military? - 2021
- FMP: 11 Tips for Finding Your Military Ancestor - 2019
- RT: Kinship Information in Bounty Land Records - 2019
- FHD: AG:Find Their Burial Records Here - 2018
- FMP: 3 Ways to Trace Wartime Ancestors - 2017
- AG: Women Workers in Wartime - 2016
- FMP: How to Find Your Female Ancestors in Military Records - 2016
- AR: Remembering Fallen Service Members - 2012
- AR: Finding and Using Military Bounty Land Records - 2012
- AR: Your Ancestor's Military Records Were Destroyed? What to Do? - 2011
- AG: Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service - 2002
- 6 Military Records For Genealogy That You Might Not Know About
- PR: In Search of Sailors and Soldiers: Military Records and Genealogical Research
- PR: In Search of Sailors and Soldiers: Military Records and Genealogical Research
- AF: How to Use Muster Rolls to Your Advantage in Genealogy Research
- FTM: Three New Ways to Learn About Your Ancestor's Military Service
- Genealogical Research and Military Records
- FE: Genealogy Research and Military Records
- LT: 5 Great Records About Your Military Ancestor
- LT: When Pension Files are Treasure Troves
- AC: Tips for Finding Military Records
72Revolutionary War
- RT: Remembering the Black Patriots of the American Revolutionary War (18:16) - 2022
- GTV: Revolutionary War Records for Genealogy Research - Part Two (37:53) - 2020
- GTV: Revolutionary War Records for Genealogy Research - Part One (34:48) - 2020
- FHF: Basics of Researching Your Loyalist Ancestors (11:45) - 2019
- BYU: Revolutionary War Records, Patriots to Hessians (59:38) - 2017
- AC: Using SAR Applications (4:51) - 2016
- AC: Colonial Americans, Not Patriots (28:00) - 2014
- AC: Understanding SAR/DAR Applications in Genealogy (28:04) - 2012
- FS: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research (43:23) - 2010
- FMP: Guide to Searching American Revolution Ancestors - 2021
- TH: Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor - 2019
- CH: Revolutionary War Veterans - 2019
- FHD: Confusing Military Terms from the American Revolution and Civil War Period Explained - 2018
- FTM: Finding Revolutionary War Ancestors Prior to 1790 Census -2018
- AG: Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information - 2015
- FHD—Free Revolutionary War Records Online
73War of 1812
- RT: Navigating the Records from The War of 1812 (88:11) - 2022
- RT: Resources for Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestor Online: Part 1 (18:45) - 2021
- RT: What Does That Really Say? Records Analysis: 1812 Military Pension (18:52) - 2021
- AC: War of 1812 (25:41) - 2013
- AR: Researching War Of 1812 Veterans - 2012
- AR: Researching Your 1812 Impressed Seamen - 2012
- FHD: War of 1812 Pension Records: Preservation Effort and Free Access - 2019
74Civil War
- Civil War Compiled Service Records (5:20) - 2021
- BOU: Your Ancestor in the 1890 Veterans Schedule (13:40) - 2019
- BOU: Civil War Regiment Histories (15:13) - 2019
- GTV: Southern Claims Commission Files (55:22) - 2019
- BYU: Researching Civil War Records (15:45) - 2015
- Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research (15:00) - 2012
- AC: Discovering Civil War Roots (21:14) - 2011
- AC: Civil War tips from the researchers of "Who Do You Think You Are? (3:37) - 2011
- FS: Civil War Genealogical Research (46:23) - 2010
FS: Civil War Records (35:00) - 2009 AAC: Civil War Pension Indexes (4:12) AAC—Six Steps to Find Your Civil War Veterans—Video series AAC: Finding Confederate Pensions (1:41)
AAC: Civil War Widows' Pension Application Files (4:23) AAC: Southern Claims Commission Files (4:28) Confederate Hospital Records - 2023 AJC: How to Find Your Civil War Ancestor - 2021 Claim It! Southern Claims Commission Case Files - 2021 AJC: 10 Sources for Civil War Burials - 2017 TH: Researching Civil War Ancestors - 2017 FS: Blue and the Gray: Finding Civil War Records - 2017 AG: Army Chaplains in the Civil War - 2016 FMP: Civil War Medals of Honor - 2015 AF: Civil War Medical Cards: Using Them to Research Your Union Ancestors - 2015 AR: Researching African American Soldiers of the Civil War - 2013 AR: Finding the Regiment: The Key to Researching Your Civil War Ancestor - 2013 What Are CMSRs? - 2012 AR: Civil War Unit Structures; A Basic Breakdown - 2011 AR: Researching Your Civil War Ancestors - 2009 AC: Find Your Civil War Ancestor LT: Civil War Pension Files Research Tips FE: Civil War Records and Genealogy
75World War I
- AC: Lack of WWI Records (5:08) - 2017
- FS—Over There!: World War I Records Over Here - 2017—75:21
- WW-I Draft Cards (6:27) - 2016
- PR: My World War I Ancestors - 203
- Records for Women Serving in WWI - 2022
- FTA: Why You Need Your Ancestor's Draft Registration Cards - 2017
- AR: 12 Resources for Researching WWI Overseas Marriages - 2014
- AC: Mobilization for War - 2012
- PR: Find Your Kindred Dead from World War I
- AC: World War I Records
- FTM: How to Read WWI Draft Registration Cards
76World War II
- Using WWII Army Unit Records in Family History Research (55:10) - 2018
- 7 Important Genealogical Hints from WW I & WW II Registration Cards (14:00) - 2016
- AC: WW-II Draft Cards (14:00) - 2011
- PR: My World War II Ancestors - 2023
- FMP: Guide to Locating WW2 Ancestors - 2016
- AR: The Graves Registration Service in World War II: Part I - 2014
- AR: The Graves Registration Service in World War II: Part II - 2014
- FMP: WW-II Enlistment Records
- Research A Veteran
Other U.S. Records
77Church Records
- RT: Church Records in Archives (59:37) - 2024
- FS: Researching Church Records in the U.S. (8:12) - 2017
- FS: Church Records in Genealogy (13:00) - 2011
- Sunday School Records in the Archives - 2019
- Ten Kinds of Information Found in Church Records - 2022
- CH: U.S. Church Records: A Valuable Substitute for Vital Records - 2021
- FL: Back to Basics with U.S. Church Records – Part 1 - 2018
- FL: Back to Basics with U.S. Church Records – Part 2 - 2018
- FS: United States Church Records - 2015
- PR: Adding Branches with Church Records
- LT: Faith of our Fathers: Using Religious Records in Genealogical Research
Latter-day Saints
- RT: Discover Latter-day Saint Ancestors in These Old Records (16:23) - 2021
- RT: Find Your Family in Church History (12:17) - 2021
- Thoughts on Hastening the Work of Family History Research (59:21) - 2018
- BYU: Ready for Temple Work? Top Tips for Checking Names in FamilySearch (73:32) - 2018
- BYU: LDS Census Records (11:41) - 2017
- BYU: Temple Work through Descendancy Research (39:00) - 2016
- Success Tips for Starting Genealogy (39:00) - 2016
- LDS: Four Ways to Share Family History That May Surprise You - 2018
- PR: Oft-Overlooked Source in LDS Research
- FL: Searching vs. Surfing for a Name - 2015
78Travel/Migration/Other
- RT: Overlooked Records of Pioneer Utah and Surrounding Settlements (23:02) - 2024
- BYU: Crossing the Plains: Researching American Pioneers (58:32) - 2023
- APL: Go West Young Man: Westward Migration in the Mid-1800s (46:20) - 2020
- BOU: Same Ancestor in Two Locations? Migration Genealogy Research (12:59) - 2020
- RT: Go West! American Migration 1783 to 1900 (16:55) - 2021
- BYU: Crossing the Plains: Researching American Pioneers—61:55 - 2021
- FHD: Were Your Ancestors American Pioneers? Here's How to Track Them Down Online - 2023
- CH: Discovering Ancestor Migration Routes - 2019
- FS: Migration Routes across America - 2021
- FTA: Where Did They Go Next? - 2017
- FS: Religious Migration History - 2016
- AR: Mobile Ancestors; Why They Moved And How To Find Them - 2010
- LDS: About Migration Patterns
79Other Records
- AC: Occupations (34:00) - 2013
- RT: Occupations: The Why, What, When, Where, and How (21:32) - 2021
- FMP: Finding Ancestors at Work or in Training - 2018
- FMP: How to Use Apprentice Records for Genealogy Research - 2016
- FMP: 5 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of Education Records - 2016
- FMP: How School Records Can Help You With Your Genealogy Research - 2016
80Land Records
- RT: Ladies and Land (21:35) - 2022
- RT: Geospatial Research for Ancestry Records Issued by the General Land Office (11:22) - 2022
- RT: Discovering your Ancestors Through United States Federal Land Records (16:04) - 2022
- RT: An Introduction to U.S. Land Records (17:31) - 2021
- BYU: United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (10:23) - 2019
- FS: United States Land Records (53:48) - 2017
- BYU: U.S. Land Records (49:03) - 2016
- BYU: Land and Property Ownership for Genealogists (69:00) - 2016
- BYU: Land Rights for Genealogists (55:49) - 2016
- Land Records: Genealogy Style (8:32) - 2009
- AF: A Closer Look at Land Records #4 - 2022
- U.S. Land Records Class Handout - 2021
- CH: Using Land Records To Help Answer Research Questions - 2021
- RIV: U.S. Land Records - 2019
- AJC: What You Can Find in Land Records - 2019
- Genealogical Gold in Land Records, Part 1 - 2019
- LG: 10 Important Clues to Follow Up in Land Deeds - 2018
- AF: Techniques for Finding Your Ancestor's Home or Land - 2016
- AR: Genealogy and Property Records - 2011
- FE: Researching Estates
- FE: Deciphering a Family Deed
- LDS: Researching Past Owners of Property
- Land Records You May Have Missed: Public Domain States
- PR: Metes and Bounds and Township and Range: American Land Records Part I: Land Platting
- PR: Metes and Bounds and Township and Range – American Land Records Part II
- FE: Government Documents and Genealogy
- Research Guide: U.S. Land Records
- How to Read Land Descriptions
-
Federal Land Records from the BLM
Homestead
- APL: The Roots Beneath Your Feet: The Homestead Act of 1862 (60:00) - 2023
- RT: The Roots Beneath Your Feet: Stories from Homesteading Descendants (24:50) - 2022
- RT: Immigration and the Homestead Act: Finding Your Ancestors (18:36) - 2021
- BOU: Homestead Records: Final Proof (15:37) - 2019
- BOU: Homestead Records: Cash Purchase (9:29) - 2019
- BOU: Did Your Ancestor Move West for FREE Land? Homestead Act of 1862 (13:44) - 2019
- BYU—A Deeper Look at Homestead Land for Genealogists—72:15 - 2016
- FS: Homestead Records (62:53) - 2010
- PR: Homesteading Part 2 - 2023
- PR: Homesteading in the United States Part 1 - 2023
- AF: A Closer Look at Land Records #3 - 2022
- AR: Homestead Records; A Glimpse Into Your Ancestor's Past - 2010
- MH: Land Records
81Tax Records
- RT: Life's Second Certainty - Early United States Tax Records: 1776-1850 (21:55) - 2022
- RT: Tax Records: When Other Records Fail You—and Even When They Don't! Part 1 of 3 (19:53) - 2021
- RT: Tax Records: When Other Records Fail You—and Even When They Don't! Part 2 of 3 (18:15) - 2021
- RT: Tax Records: When Other Records Fail You—and Even When They Don't! Part 3 of 3 (20:20) - 2021
- ALP: The Good News about Taxes (55:45) - 2018
- Using Tax Records in Genealogical Research (55:46) - 2018
- FHD: Tax Records Could Offer Surprisingly Rich Details About Your Ancestors - 2023
- AF: A Closer Look at Land Records #2 - 2022
- AR: The Good News about Taxes - 2011
- MH: Tax Records
- PR: Tax Records:The Secret Gem of Early American Records
- AF: What Information Can You Find in Tax Records?
- AC: Searching Tax Lists
- PR: Tax Records:The Secret Gem of Early American Records
82Wills and Probate
- APL: What Happens After Death: Finding and Using Probate Records (61:54) - 2022
- How to Find Wills and Probate Records for Free and What They Can Tell Us (21:28) - 2022
- RT: Records Analysis: Level up Your Probate Skills (21:21) - 2021
- AC: Finding Probate Records that Are Not Indexed (6:40) - 2016
- RT: Analyzing Probate Records: Finding Our Ancestor's Stories (19:10) - 2021
- AAC: Using Probates in Family History (Video series)
- 1: In the Beginning (17:31) - 2015
- 2: Wills (16:49) - 2015
- 3: Wording of Wills (8:10) - 2015
- 4: What is Probate? (8:53) - 2015
- 5: What Are Probate Procedures (13:29) - 2015
- 6: Finding Probate Documents (15:51) - 2015
- 7: Example of a Probate File (16:47) - 2015
- 8: Trusts (11:22) - 2015
- 9: What Happens ... (16:03) - 2015
- RT: Understanding Wills and Probate (18:53) - 2022
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors using Probate Records (57:10) - 2021
- FS—U.S. Probate Records—56:44 - 2016
- PR: Probate Records - 2023
- A Miracle Find, No Thanks To An Index - 2023
- CH: Understanding the Probate Process - 2021
- AF: The Difference Between Wills and Probate Documents - 2020
- AF: Looking for Probate Records in Your Genealogy Research: Why You Should - 2020
- AF: Finding Probate Records - 2017
- AR: Probate Records; A Gift Many Genealogists Fail to Open - 2012
- AC: Finding Your Family in Wills and Probate Records
- AF: A Closer Look at Probate Records #1
- AF: A Closer Look at Probate Records #2
- LT: More Than Just Wills: The Parts of Probate
- Probate Records Often Tell a Different Story
- PR: Strike it Rich with Probate Records
- LT: "Was My Ancestor an Orphan?" Understanding Guardianship in Genealogy
- AC: 5 Things You Should Know about the Probate Collection
- AC—Deeds
- LDS: Locating Probate Records
- AC—Wiki: Probate
BYU: Nine-Part Probate Series
83Court Records
- RT: Courthouse Records: One-Stop Shopping for Family Secrets (20:55) - 2021
- BYU: Anatomy of a Court Case for Genealogists (64:19) - 2016
- FS: U.S. Court Records (54:23) - 2015
- AAC: Preparing for Your Visit (5:43)
- AAC: When You Arrive (5:56)
- AF: A Closer Look at Prison Records #1
- AF: A Closer Look at Prison Records #2
- Voting Created Some Fascinating Genealogy Records
- LT: Don't Leave the Courthouse Just Yet!
- GC: Using Court Records for Genealogy
- GC: Court Records—Finding Your Ancestors
84Newspapers
- BYU: Using Newspapers to Fill in the Gaps in a Family Story (53:23) - 2023
- APL: "A Nation Talking to Itself": Intro to Newspaper Research (54:01) - 2022
- BYU: A Fresh Light on Old Newspapers (61:56) - 2022
- How and Where to Find Old Newspapers (16:08) - 2022
- FS: 9 Tips for Searching Online Newspapers (23:44) - 2011
- RT: The Day-to-Day Life: Getting to Know Your Ancestors (18:40) - 2022
- BYU: Finding Your Family History in Newspapers (57:26) - 2020
- BYU—I Read It In the Newspaper—56:30 - 2017
- BYU: Online Digital Newspaper Sources (43:11) - 2016
- AC: Historical Newspapers (2:33) - 2011
- FS: Using Historical Newspapers, Part 1 (16:51) - 2011
- FS: Using Historical Newspapers, Part 2 (12:09) - 2011
- FS: Using Historical Newspapers, Part 3 (27:05) - 2011
- Newspaper Research (24:46) - 2010
- Newspaper Research Strategies Using MyHeritage (43:00)
- GE: Newspaper Research - 2022
- FMP: Newspapers, Part Two - 2021
- AJC: 3 Kinds of Newspapers Every Genealogist Should Know - 2020
- Why Historical Newspapers Are Crucial Genealogy Sources - 2019
- FHD: Search 10 Million Free Newspaper Pages for Your Ancestors - 2018
- FS: Explore Ancestors' Lives in Newspapers - 2015
- FS: Discover Hidden Treasures in U.S. Newspapers - 2014
- FS: Great Web Tools for Searching Historic Newspapers - 2014
- AR: Finding Newspapers; Digitized, Microfilmed and Indexed - 2011
- Newspapers Give Us the Rest of the Story
- FE: Genealogical Research: Newspapers
- FMP: Searching Newspaper Archives on Findmypast.com
- FE: Newspaper Notices and Genealogical Research
- LDS: Expanding Your Newspaper Search
- AC: How to Find Newspapers
- FTM: Your Source for Understanding Historical Newspapers
Resources
- RT: Newspaper Nuptials (9:08) - 2022
- RT: Using Newspapers to Find Female Ancestors (19:26) - 2022
- FHF: Using Keywords to Discover Ancestors in Newspapers.com (16:47) - 2019
- FHF: Research Around OCR Errors (11:24) - 2019
- AC: Using Newspapers on Ancestry (30:22) - 2017
- BYU: NewspaperArchive and Newspapers.com (11:44) - 2016
- AAC: Society Columns (2:52)
- Newspaper Research Tip - 2023
- FMP: How to Find Your Female Ancestors Using Newspapers - 2016
- AF: Missing Persons Listings in Old Newspapers: Use Them to Find Your Ancestors
- LT: Denied Access to a Vital Record? Try the Newspaper!
- GIT: Searching Historic Small-Town Newspapers
85Archives
- RT: Digging into Finding Aids: The Road Map to Any Manuscript Collection (53:22) - 2024
- RT: Digging in the Digital Archive: Discovering Your Family's History in Digital Collections (18:40) - 2022
- AA: Going Offline: Researching at Libraries, Archives, and Other Repositories (60:56) - 2019
- RT: More Web for Your Genealogy (56:18) - 2018
- AA—Using Manuscripts in Your Research (52:00) - 2015
- AC: Searching on Archives.com - 2014
- AC: Using the Card Catalog (34:00) - 2013
- AC: World Memory Project (17:00) - 2012
- FHD: The U.S. National Archives Offers Millions of Free Genealogy Records Online - 2020
- TH: Genealogy Research at Courthouses, Archives, or Libraries - 2019
- FS: United States Biographies - 2020
- Finding School Records in the Archives - 2019
- RT: How to Expand Your Research beyond the Internet - 2017
- RT: Archival Terminology for Beginners - 2017
- AR: Finding Family History in Manuscript Collections - 2013
- AR: Finding Genealogy in Library Catalogs - 2013
- AR: Navigating School Archives - 2012
- AR: Getting The Answers You Need From Government Agencies, Archives and Libraries - 2012
- AR: Accessing Family Treasures In the National Archives - 2011
- AR: Genealogy Research In Special Collections - 2010
- MH Wiki: Archives
- LT: The Family History Library
- LT: The National Archives of the United States
- GC: Finding Your Way through the National Archives
- National Archives, Libraries, Historical and Genealogical Societies
86Libraries
- RT: Don't Forget the Librarian (17:51) - 2024
- BYU: How to Research Your Genealogy in Archives and Libraries (56:34) - 2023
- BYU: Virtual Libraries: Where to Find Key Genealogical Library Collections (51:08) - 2022
- BYU: Effective Use of the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center (65:03) - 2021
- AAC: Making the Most of Public Libraries (2:40)
- FS: Pursuing Your Family in the National Library - 2010- 47:49
- FHD: The Vast Majority of Genealogy Records Still Can't Be Found Online: Here’s How to Locate Them - 2023
- The Best Genealogy Libraries for Creating a Family Tree - 2022
- RT: Hidden Genealogical Treasures in the Library of Congress - 2019
- RT: Discovering Your Families in Digital Libraries - 2019
- RT: Finding Your Family in the Library of Congress - 2018
- AR: Family History Research At University Libraries - 2011
- FS: How to Find More at a Genealogy Library - 2010
- AR: Genealogy Resources At The Public Library - 2010
- LT: University Libraries as Genealogy Research Goldmines: Academic Archives for Family History
- AF: Guest Books: A Genealogical Treasure Trove
- MH: Books and Publications
- The Local Library is a Genealogist's Friend
- FE: Libraries for Genealogical Research
- LT: Public Libraries: Local Treasures for Genealogy Research
87Books
- BYU: A Mosaic of Digital Books (19:01) - 2024
- BYU: Exploring the World of Over 500,000 Digital Books on the FamilySearch Website (53:24) - 2022
- BYU: Can You Find Your Ancestors in Books? (50:08) - 2022
- RT: Looking for Your Ancestors in Books and Print (20:00) - 2021
- AA: Finding Family History in Catalogs (63:24) - 2019
- BYU: Making the Most of Compiled Sources: Directories, Biographies, Surname Books and More (56:24) - 2017
- BYU: Digital Books for Genealogists (53:22) - 2016
- Borrowing Genealogy Books from the Internet Archive - 2022
- LT: When Is a Book a Genealogical Source? - 2022
- FS: Accessing Online Family History Books - 2020
Canada
88All
- How to Trace Your Canadian Ancestor's Immigrant History (61:12) - 2021
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors in Canada (52:09) - 2021
- RT: A Toboggan Ride Through Canadian Records, eh? Part 1 of 3: Eastern Canada (19:15) - 2021
- RT: A Toboggan Ride Through Canadian Records, eh? Part 2 of 3: Mid Canada (19:07) - 2021
- RT: A Toboggan Ride Through Canadian Records, eh? Part 3 of 3: Western Canada (17:40) - 2021
- RT: Je me souviens -- Find Your French-Canadian Roots (23:36) - 2021
- AC: Canada's Greatest Family History Resource (3:37) - 2016
- AC: Canadian Family History (29:56) - 2013
- AC: 1921 Canadian Census (37:00) - 2013
- Researching Your Canadian Ancestors (15:01) - 2012
- FS: Canadian Immigrants: Past and Present - 2018
- AF: Resource Guide to Canadian Genealogy - 2018
- MH: They Came to Canada - 2017
- FMP: Canadian Censuses on Findmypast - 2017
- Canadian Census and Naturalization Records - 1997
- FTM: 7 Canadian Genealogy Tips
- FTM: 11 Resources and Records for Canadian Genealogy
- GC: Canadian Records and Resources
Mexico
89All
- BYU—Discovering Your Ancestors in Mexico (54:11) - 2021
- RT—Mexican Genealogy: Learning the Basics (19:57) - 2021
- FS—Wiki: 1-The Mexico Main Page (5:08)
- FS—Wiki: 2-Identifying Your Ancestor in Mexico with Home Records (5:29)
- FS—Wiki: 3-Identifying Your Ancestor in Mexico with U.S. Records (5:33)
- FS—Wiki: 4-U. S. Immigration and Citizenship Records (5:10)
- FS—Wiki: 5-Mexico Wiki State Pages (5:14)
- FS—Wiki: 6-Reading Mexican Records in Spanish (4:43)
- FS—Wiki: 7-Mexico Civil Registration (6:09)
- FS—Wiki: 8-A Mexico Civil Registration Case Study (6:11)
- FS—Wiki: 9-Mexico Church Records (5:55)
- FS—Wiki: 10-A Mexico Church Records Case Study (5:49)
- FS—Wiki: 11-Writing for Records in Spanish (4:38)
- RT: 3 Tips for Finding and Understanding Online Mexican Records - 2017
England
90Beginning Research
- BYU: British Resources at Findmypast (45:35) - 2023
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors in England (55:18) - 2021
- FS: How to Trace England Ancestry Online (43:43) - 2017
- BYU: Beginning British Research (11:51) - 2015
- FS: Using English Records (16:00) - 2010
- FMP: An Introduction to British Genealogy - 2017
- FS: 5 Tips for Finding Your British Ancestors - 2016
- RT: The Ultimate Guide to Tracing British Isles Roots - 2019
- RT: Using Little Details to Unlock Big Finds (and Avoid Big Errors) - 2019
- Pitfalls in Tracing Ancestry in England's North Country - 2017
- FMP: Find the birthplace of your British and Irish ancestors - 2016
- FS: Tracing British and Irish Roots with Findmypast - 2015
- Beginning Your Family History - 2015
- Your Guide to Researching Ancestors from England - 2011
- History of Genealogy / Family History - 2008
- Researching Your Family History
- Starting Family History Research
- GC: Research in England
- AC: Finding Your Ancestors from the U.K. and Ireland
- PR: Tracing Immigrant Ancestors to the British Isles
- Tracing Your British Ancestors
- Tracing Your Ancestors (scroll down)
- Where to Find Death Records
91Resources
- AC: How to Research Your Family's WWI Story (5:16) - 2021
- FS: British Resources on FamilySearch, Part 1 (27:07) - 2016
- FS: British Resources on FamilySearch, Part 2 (29:13) - 2016
- FS: British Resources on Findmypast (49:15) - 2015
- AC: Pre-1800 British Research (33:39) - 2017
- RT: Success With 17th-Century English Genealogy (23:07) - 2021
- FS: England and Wales Civil Registration (59:33) - 2016
- RT: Records Analysis: English Civil Registration Records (17:26) - 2021
- RT: Getting Started with 19th-Century British Research—Census Records (17:21) - 2021
- RT: Getting Started with 19th-Century British Research—Civil Registration (24:29) - 2021
- FS: Sources for Research, Pre-1837 (25:23)
- MH: Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records (72:00)
- British Industrial History for Genealogy Research - 2018
- RT: Findmypast Part 1: Website Tips and Tricks for British and Irish Family History - 2018
- RT: Findmypast Part 2: Recovering the Stories of Your Ancestors - 2018
- RT: Important Records for British Research - 2017
- FMP: Common Latin Words for Genealogical Research - 2020
- Census Records
- FMP: 15 pro tips for searching British & Irish newspapers on Findmypast - 2023
- FS: FamilySearch's Collections of British Merchant Maritime Records - 2018
- FS: Tracing Early LDS Church Convert Ancestry in England - 2017
- FS: Researching in Pre-1837 England - 2015
- English genealogy resources - 2013
- RT: Tracing British Ancestors through the Ages - 2019
- RT: Finding 17th-Century English Ancestors - 2019
- RT: Beyond the Mists of Time: Sources for British Medieval and Early Modern Genealogy - 2019
- LT: Intermediate Guide to English Genealogy Research
- PR: Those Versatile Census Substitutes
- LT: Using Approximate Dates To Piece Together Your Family History in England
- GIT: Date Guide to English Genealogy, Part 1
- GIT: Date Guide to English Genealogy, Part 2
- GIT: Date Guide to English Genealogy, Part 3
- AF: How to Research World War II History
Vital Records
92Parishes and Churches
- RT: Beyond Parish Registers: Tracing your Anglican Ancestors in England (60:19) - 2024
- RT: Mind the Gap: Fill in the Gaps with the new England Parish Tables (15:25) - 2022
- RT: Ideas for Researching Non-Conformist Ancestors(20:25) - 2022
- RT: English Church Records (19:13) - 2021
- RT: FreeREG: What It Is and How to Use It (23:09) - 2021
- BYU: Finding Ancestors Using FreeReg Parish Registers (32:31) - 2018
- FS: Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry (56:28) - 2016
- FMP: Understanding Parish Records (39:56) - 2016
- FS: England Nonconformist Church Records - 2016
- FS: The English Parish (30:00) - 2011
- FS: The Parish Chest, Part 2 (31:50) - 2011
- FS: The Parish Chest, Part 3 (22:04) - 2011
- FS: England Parish Chest Records (68:30)
- FMP: Search Guide, Parish records - 2016
- FMP: Unlocking the Parish Chest - 2018
- FMP: 15 Quick Tips for Searching Parish records - 2016
- FS: Understanding What England Church Records Are Online - 2015
- FMP: Parish Records and Bishop's Transcripts - 2014
- WDY: How to find baptism records
- Parish Registers
- LT: Unlocking the Genealogical Treasure of the Parish Chest
- The English Parish Register Guide
93Census
- RT: Introducing the 1921 Census of England and Wales (22:33) - 2023
- RT: Using the 1841-1921 British Census (26:10) - 2022
- RT: Women in the 1921 Census of England & Wales (23:35) - 2022
- RT: Understanding the England & Wales Censuses, 1841-1911 (19:46) - 2022
- RT: The Irish in the 1921 Census of England and Wales (29:09) - 2022
- RT: What can we find in the 1921 England and Wales Census? (19:54) - 2022
- RT: The Hidden Secrets of the 1939 England and Wales National Register (23:01) - 2021
- RT: The What, When, Where, How, and Why Guide to English Census Records (17:23) - 2021
- RT: FreeCEN: What It Is and How to Use It (21:48) - 2021
- BYU: How Can the 1939 Register Help You? (35:50) - 2018
- FMP: Expert Guide to Censuses (17:44) - 2015
- Using U.K. Censuses (20:21) - 2013
- TH: Genealogy Guide to the Census - 2019
- Census
- Census Search
- Guide to Census Returns in England and Wales
- WDY: What Is the 1939 Register?
- The 1939 Register
94Land and Probate
- RT: English Land Surveys, Part 1 of 2 (3:18) - 2021
- RT: English Land Surveys, Part 2 of 2 (3:22) - 2021
- RT: Researching English Workhouse Records, Part 1 (19:55) - 2021
- RT: Researching English Workhouse Records, Part 2 (19:27) - 2021
- RT: Manorial Records: How Can They Help My English Research? (21:11) - 2021
- FS: Estate Duty 1 (10:00) - 2013
- FS: Estate Duty 3 (20:00) - 2013
- FS: Livery Company Records, London (25:10) - 2011
- FS: Case Study—Using English Records (16:00) - 2010
- The Original and Best - 2022
- RT: Tracing Your Ancestors in Records of the British Poor - 2019
- PR: English Wills and Other Probate Records
- PR: Property in Wills Connects Three Generations
- PR: Online British and Irish Probate Indexes
- Probate
-
How to Use Probate Records
Scotland
95All
- APL: Scotland's Resources (69:28) - 2023
- RT: 10 Sources for Researching Your Scottish Ancestors – Without Certificates! (19:46) - 2022
- BYU: When and Where Did My Scottish Ancestors Move? (57:07) - 2022
- BYU: What Official Records Exist About Your Scottish Ancestors? (57:04) - 2022
- BYU: Where Did Your Scottish Ancestors Live? (43:41) - 2022
- RT: Discovering Scottish Records - Scotland 101 - 2022(18:33)
- RT: Discovering and Memorializing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Case Study (11:52) - 2022
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors in Scotland (51:33) - 2021
- RT: Tracing your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics, Part 1 (Core Records) (19:44) - 2021
- RT: Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics, Part 2 (Reaching Further) (20:49) - 2021
- RT: Tracing your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics, Part 3 (Telling Stories) (20:47) - 2021
- RT: Getting the Most out of Scottish Vital Records on ScotlandsPeople (18:07) - 2021
- FHF: How to Get Started Doing Scottish Research (10:57) - 2019
- Scotland's People - Best Scottish Research (7:07) - 2015
- RT: Brick Wall Busters for Scottish Genealogy Research - 2019
- Discover Your Scottish Ancestry - 2019
- FMP: Tracking Down Scottish Ancestors - 2018
- AJC: Tips to Find Your Scottish Ancestors - 2018
- Tracing Scottish Ancestry - 2012
- LT: 5 Keys to Finding Scottish Ancestors
- Scottish Research
- Your Guide to Researching Ancestors from Scotland
- LT: Finding Your Ancestors in Scotland – An Introduction to the Main Records and Archives
Ireland
96Basic Research
- RT: Reconstructing the Lives of Our Female Irish Ancestors (57:12) - 2024
- RT: Beginning Irish Research (59:19) - 2024
- RT: Irish Family History is Easy! Seriously (24:37) - 2023
- BYU: Beginning Research in Ireland (65:49) - 2021
- RT: Looking for Your Irish Ancestors? It's Easier Than You Think! Part 1 (18:49) - 2021
- RT: Looking for Your Irish Ancestors? It's Easier Than You Think! Part 2 (25:16) - 2021
- GTV: How to Research Your Irish Genealogy (24:04) - 2020
- FMP: Top Tips for Finding Irish Ancestors (26:50) - 2018
- FMP: Secrets to Successful Irish Family Research - 2017 (60:33)
- Guide to How to Research Irish Genealogy (7:17) - 2017
- AC: Getting Started: Irish Family History Research (2:53) - 2016
- AC: How Irish Are You? (25:55) - 2014
- AC: Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (62:00) - 2013
- FS—Getting Started in Irish Genealogy (15:13)
- MH: How to Trace Your Irish Genealogy - 2023
Researching Your Irish Ancestry - 2021
10 Steps to Starting Your Irish Family Tree - 2018 Getting Started with Irish Genealogy - 2018 RT: Getting Started with Irish Ancestry? Here's What You Should Know - 2017 FMP: Search guide: Find the birthplace of your British and Irish ancestors - 2016 FS: Video Tips for Searching Irish Ancestors - 2014 LT: Irish Family History: Online Resources to Help Find Your Irish Ancestors Irish Jurisdictions, Irish Places Genealogy FAQ: Ancestral Research Guide GC: Irish Research Their Lifestyle Was a Clue Irish Research GC: Finding Your Ancestors in Ireland WDY: How to find your Irish ancestors
97Resources
- RT: Coming and Going: Tracing Your Irish Surname History (59:13) - 2024
- APL: Discover Your Irish Family History in Beyond 2022's Virtual Record Treasury (35:41) - 2023
- RT: Hidden Treasures: Discovering Local Sources in Your Irish Research (22:22) - 2022
- APL: Introduction to Irish Internet Sites (51:38) - 2021
- RT: Using Findmypast to Unlock Your Irish Family History (23:57) - 2021
- RT: Resources for Your Irish Research - 2017
- FMP: 3 Unexpected Aids to Irish Research - 2016
- LT: Five Steps for Finding that Hard-to-Find Irish Ancestor
- LT: Four Historical and Geographical Tips to Help You Trace Your Irish Ancestors
- Fianna Rootswebsite
- AC: 10 Places to Find Your Irish Ancestor in America
- APL: Researching Scots Irish Ancestors (65:14) - 2023
- BYU: The First Frontiersmen: Scots-Irish (64:49) - 2023
- AC: From Highlands to Emerald Isles: An Exploration of Scots-Irish Roots - 2023
- Scots-Irish Resources for Genealogical Research - 2022
- AF: Scots-Irish Research - 2017
- AR: The Scots-Irish in the Southern United States; An Overview - 2009
- LT: Top Tips for Researching Your Scots-Irish Ancestry
Scots-Irish
Vital and Civil Records
- BYU: Irish Civil Registration (20:38) - 2022
- BYU: Irish Civil Registration: Ireland Genealogy Records (8:48) -2020
- FS: Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (52:13) - 2017
- BYU: Irish Census (23:08) - 2022
- The Irish Way of Death - 2022
- Guide to Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Records
- FMP: Using Irish Census Records to Find Your Family - 2017
Church Records
- BYU: Irish Church Records (22:10) - 2022
- BYU: Catholic Church Records in Ireland (25:50) - 2022
- FS: Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry (48:15) - 2016
- AC: Introducing Irish Catholic Parish Registers (3:26) - 2016
- FMP: Your quickfire guide to Irish parish records - 2020
- TH: Irish Catholic Parish Registers Online - 2018
- FS: Ireland Presbyterian Church Records - 2014
Emigration
- RT: Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Origins, Part 1 (20:18) - 2021
- RT: Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Origins, Part 2 (20:13) - 2021
- RT: Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Origins, Part 3 (19:00) - 2021
- FS: Irish Emigration to North America: Before, During, and After the Famine Part 1 (23:17) - 2010
- FS: Ireland Beginning Research Series Immigration Part 2: Famine and Post Famine Sources (31:20) - 2009
- FS: Ireland Emigration (142:44)
- AG: Ireland's Famine Children "Born at Sea" - 2017
- MH: Ireland's Famine Children "Born at Sea" - 2017
Land and Tax Records
98Next Steps
- BYU: Making Sense of Irish Locations (22:13) - 2022
- FMP: Five Steps for Finding that Hard-to-Find Irish Ancestor - 2018
- FMP: A Deeper Look at Irish Records - 2018
- FMP: Take Your Irish Research Further - 2017
- FMP: 5 Common Irish Genealogy Brick Walls and How to Overcome Them - 2017
- FMP: Why Irish Genealogy Is So Hard - 2016
- LT: Where IS That Record? Clues for Tracing Irish Ancestry
Scandinavia
100All
- RT: Norwegian Farm Books: Norway's Special Research Tool (18:46) - 2021
- FS: Sjeleregister (index of literacy and religion) for Norway (13:19) - 2020
- Norwegian Genealogy Study Group 1 (66:16) - 2017
- FS: Lensregnskaper (51:57) - 2017
- FS: Norwegian Military Records (54:21)
- MH: Norwegian Genealogy
- Soul Register - 2018
- FS: Digitalarkivet: Death Notices - 2016
- FS: How to Find Ancestors in the Digitalarkivet of Norway - 2016
- FS: Digitalarkivet: Emigration Records - 2016
- Norwegian Genealogy - 2016
- FS: Norwegian Migration and Immigration - 2015
- FS: Norwegian Emigration—The Experience - 2015
- FS: Norwegian Migration and Immigration - 2015
- APL: Tracing Your Swedish Roots with ArkivDigital (55:14) - 2023
- RT: What Is New In Swedish Research Using Arkivdigital (66:10) - 2022
- RT: Home Swede Home: Turning your Heart to your Swedish Ancestors (20:51) - 2022
- RT: Using ArkivDigital To Unlock Your Swedish Family History (20:33) - 2022
- RT: Swedish genealogy is more than church books! (17:31) - 2022
- RT: Beginning Swedish Research (20:33) - 2022
- BYU: Discovering Your Ancestors in Sweden (51:29) - 2021
- RT: Swedish Research 101 (16:56) - 2021
- Moving Records, Part 1 (19:53) - 2020
- Moving Records, Part 2 (14:01) - 2020
- Moving Records, Part 3 (13:56) - 2020
- FS: Databases for Swedish Genealogy (62:32) - 2017
- FS: Researching Your Swedish Heritage (59:59) - 2016
- Swedish Emigration - 2014
- PR: Finding Your Swedish Ancestral Roots
- LT: Beginner's Guide to Swedish Genealogy Research
- Swedish Legal Records
- Finding Your Swedish Roots
- Searching and Using the Archives
- PR: Finding Your Swedish Roots
- RT: 7 Essential Tips for Starting German Genealogy (57:28) - 2024
- APL: Family Research in Germany (46:16) - 2022
- RT: At Home With German Records: FamilySearch and Ancestry, Part 1 of 2 (22:44) - 2021
- RT: At Home With German Records: FamilySearch and Ancestry, Part 2 of 2 (20:21) - 2021
- RT: Finding Your German Ancestor, Part 1 of 2 (20:03) - 2021
- RT: Finding Your German Ancestor, Part 2 of 2 (16:21) - 2021
- FS: Family Books in Württemberg: History, Creation, and Layout (7:00) - 2019
- FS: Family Books in Württemberg: Information in the Records (10:23) - 2019
- FS: Family Books in Württemberg: Locating a Specific Person (27:11) - 2019
- Finding German Villages for Genealogy and Family History (23:25) - 2018
- AF: Tips for Researching German Genealogy (9:18) - 2015
- AJC: Finding German Ancestors: Tips from James Beidler (7:34) - 2017
- BYU: Beginning German Research (81:00) - 2016
- FS—Wiki: 1-The Germany Genealogy Main Page (5:42)
- FS—Wiki: 2-Town of Origin, Home Records (4:56)
- FS—Wiki: 3-Town of Origin, U.S. Records (5:54)
- FS—Wiki: 4-Naturalization and Immigration (4:49)
- FS—Wiki: 5-Town of Origin, German Records (4:16)
- FS—Wiki: 6-Maps and Gazetteers (5:53)
- FS—Wiki: 7-German Empire (4:34)
- FS—Wiki: 8-Finding Aids for German Records (5:53)
- FS—Wiki: 9-Germany Indexed Records (5:46)
- FS—Wiki: 10-Reading Original German Records (5:11)
- FS—Wiki: 11-Germany Online Civil Registration (7:00)
- FS—Wiki: 12-Online Church Records (6:16)
- FS—Wiki: 13-The Germany Genealogy Main Page (4:04)
- FS—Wiki: 14-The Germany Genealogy Main Page (5:32)
- German Genealogy
- Beginning Germany Genealogy FAQs
- LT: An Expert's Secrets For German Genealogy Research
- LT: Tips for Researching Your German Ancestors & Their Emigration
- Tips for Searching for Your German Ancestral Village
- GermanRoots.com
- AC: German Genealogy Terms
LT: 3 Essential Websites for German Family History Research LT: Beginning German Genealogy Research - BYU: German Reference and Research Tools (45:22) - 2022
RT: Useful Tools For Finding German Ancestors (23:50) - 2021
RT: Seven Things You Need to Know About German Church Records, Part 1 of 2 (16:26) - 2021 RT: Seven Things You Need to Know About German Church Records, Part 2 of 2 (14:26) - 2021 FS: German Historical Maps and Territories (62:54) - 2016
FS: German Church and Civil Records (59:15) - 2014
AC: Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire (27:00) - 2012 AC: Hamburg Passenger Lists (24:00) - 2012 PR: German Immigration - 2023 FL: Tracing 19th Century Germans, Part 3 - 2021 FS: Map Guide to German Parish Registers - 2021 FS: Using Meyer's Gazetteers Online - 2021 CH: German Genealogy Tools - 2020 FS: Hamburg Passenger Lists - 2016 LT: 3 Essential Websites for Exploring German Parish Records LT: Finding Lutheran Ancestors at the Church Registry Office in Hanover LT: German Evangelical Church Records Online: Archion.de LT: Find Centuries of Ancestors in Germany’s Village Genealogy Books
Handwriting
Old German Script, Part 1 (62:11) - 2016
Old German Script, Part 2 (59:21) - 2016
Old German Script, Part 3 (60:42) - 2016
A Wealth of Websites: Deciphering the German Script Made Easy (19:19) - 2021
10 Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting
- RT: Polish genealogy in practice: Let's start from the beginning (61:20) - 2024
- RT: Understanding FamilySearch Records of the Polish Partitions (18:06) - 2021
- APL: Genealogy Research in Poland and Their Former Territories (50:05) - 2021
- AA: Getting Started in Polish Research (58:22) - 2019
- FS: Using the Kartenmeister Gazetteer (34:32) - 2016
- FS: Records of the Polish Partitions (58:23) - 2015
- FS: Polish Displaced Persons (44:00) - 2010
- Beginner's Guide to Polish Genealogy
- It Helps to Know the Territory
- RT: Your French Ancestors' Free Records Online (11:42) - 2022
- RT: French Records On Your French Ancestors (14:27) - 2022
- RT: French Genealogy through Genealogical Societies (2:34) - 2022
- RT: Beginning French Research for Non-French Speakers, Part 1 (24:05) - 2021
- RT: Beginning French Research for Non-French Speakers, Part 2 (24:20) - 2021
- RT: Beginning French Research for Non-French Speakers, Part 3 (25:15) - 2021
- RT: Basic Tools of French Genealogical Research (20:17) - 2021
- FS: Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (59:48) - 2017
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 1 of 8: The France Main Page—5:50
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 2 of 8: A France Department Page—5:31
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 3 of 8: France Finding Town of Origin—5:45
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 4 of 8: Department Archives Online—6:00
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 5 of 8: Reading Records in French and Latin—7:34
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 6 of 8: A French Case Study: Civil Registration—5:40
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 7 of 8: A French Case Study: Church Records—5:54
- FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 8 of 8: Writing for Records in French—5:18
- Researching Your French Heritage - 2021
TH: French Genealogy Records Online - 2020 LT: 6 Valuable Resources for Tracing French Ancestors
- RT: Beginning Italian Research (42:27) - 2023
- RT: Beginning Italian Research (18:49) - 2021
- RT: Begin Your Journey with Italian Civil Registration (18:41) - 2021
- Searching for our Italian Ancestors (40:20) - 2019
- Finding your Italian Ancestors Online (24:03) - 2018
- FHF: Find Your Italian Ancestors with Bella Italia Genealogy (5:23) - 2017
- FS: Latin for Genealogists (55:14) - 2016
- FS—Wiki: 1-The Italy Main Page (5:18)
- FS—Wiki: 2-An Italy Province Page (4:30)
- FS—Wiki: 3-Finding a Birth Certificate Online (5:06)
- FS—Wiki: 4-Finding a Marriage Certificate Online (5:31)
- FS—Wiki: 5-Finding a Death Certificate Online (5:20)
- FS—Wiki: 6-Writing for a Birth, Marriage or Death Certificate (5:04)
- FS—Wiki: 7-Finding a Church Baptism Record Online (5:20)
- FS—Wiki: 8-Finding a Church Baptism Record Online, Case Study (6:23)
- FS—Wiki: 9-Finding a Church Marriage Record Online (6:03)
- FS—Wiki: 10-Finding a Church Death/Burial Record Online (5:55)
- FS—Wiki: 11-Writing to a Priest for Church Records (4:51)
- FS—Wiki: 12-Finding Your Town of Origin in Italy: Home Records (5:19)
- FS—Wiki: 13-Finding Your Town of Origin in Italy: U S Records (5:47)
- FS—Wiki: 14-Finding a Town of Origin:Immigration and Naturalization (5:34)
- AAC: Introduction to Italian Civil Registration (3:27)
- AAC: Pre-unification Civil Registration (8:37)
- AAC: Italian Civil Registration 1866-present (3:51)
- Italian Genealogy - 2020
- FTA: Why All Siblings Are Critical to Your Family Tree - 2019
- FTA: The Italian Genealogy Goldmine: "Wedding Packets" - 2017
- MH: Italy
- PR: Tips for Using Italian Civil Vital Records
- AC: Italian Genealogy Terms
- The Marriage in Italy - The Concordat
- Starting Your Genealogy Research
- RT: Looking for Dutch Ancestors: The Basics (59:57) - 2024
- BYU: Netherlands Church Records (53:08) - 2022
- BYU: Netherlands Civil Registration Records (71:51) - 2022
- BYU: Beginning Research in the Netherlands (60:01) - 2021
- FHF: How to Begin Researching Dutch Ancestors (17:01) - 2019
- Using MyHeritage to Find Ancestors from the Netherlands (43:00) - 2019
- Using MyHeritage to Find Ancestors from the Netherlands (43:00) - 2019
- Guide for Tracing Your Ancestors in the Netherlands (7:28) - 2014 FS: Netherlands Research With the Wiki Part 3 of 7: A Netherlands Province Page (5:37) FS: Netherlands Research With the Wiki Part 5 of 7: Online Indexes:WieWasWie, OpenArch, FamilySearch (5:40) AC: Dutch Genealogy Terminology
- OT: Dutch Genealogy Terminology
- RT: A Guide to Australian Genealogical Research—60:46 - 2024
- RT: Exodus to the Southern Seas—55:52 - 2024
- Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors—3:20 - 2015
- RT: A Census Substitute: Electoral Rolls—19:46 - 2021
- RT: Surprising Discoveries in Australian Births, Deaths, and Marriages—21:01 - 2021
- MH: New Zealand Genealogy
- FHD: 12 Free Genealogy Research Sites for Australia and New Zealand - 2020
- Discovering a Photo and Uncovering a Story - 2020
- TH: Australian Gold Rush Immigrants - 2019
- LT: 5 Priceless Resources for Australian Genealogy Research
- APL: African American Heritage (42:25) - 2023
- RT: Getting Started With African American Research (24:18) - 2023
- BYU: Beginning African American Research, Part 1 (41:57) - 2022
- BYU: Beginning African American Research (49:19) - 2022
- RT: African American Genealogy - Locating Your Ancestors in Historical Record Sets (15:03) - 2021
- RT: African American Genealogical Research (3:07) - 2021
- RT: African American Genealogical Research (3:07) - 2021
- RT: USCT Pension Files: A Rich Resource for African American Genealogy, Part 1 (22:46) - 2021
- RT: USCT Pension Files: A Rich Resource for African American Genealogy, Part 2 (24:50) - 2021
- AC: Ron Higgins, Calif. African-American Gen. Society (6:16) - 2016
- BYU: African American Research (14:43) - 2016
- FS: Getting Started with FamilySearch and The Freedmen's Bureau Records (3:41) - 2016
- AF: African American Research for Beginners (5:27) - 2015
- Genealogy and African-American History (58:34) - 2010
- AF: Using Freedmen’s Records in Genealogical Research - 2019
- RT: Key Records for African-American Genealogy Newbies - 2017
- RT: 4 Easy-to-Follow Steps for African-American Genealogy Newbies - 2017
- FTM: Freedmen's Bureau Records: A Genealogist’s Guide
- AC: Overview of African American Research
- AF: African-American Genealogy Research for Beginners
- PR: Researching the Genealogy of African Americans
- PR: Researching the Genealogy of African Americans, Part 2
- RT: The Homestead Act and Southern Black Homesteaders (60:06) - 2024
- RT: Uncover Your Black Roots Using Resources and Features on FamilySearch.org (55:02) - 2024
- APL: Delving into African American Newspapers (44:14) - 2023
- APL: Best Sources and Techniques for African American Research PART 2 (62:05) - 2022
- RT: Journey Through Ledgers (58:53) - 2022
- RT: Success Strategies for African American Research (18:21) - 2022
- RT: African American Genealogy Research Tips (27:34) - 2022
- RT: The 1870 U.S. Census: Tracing Emancipated Families (28:33) - 2022
- RT: African American Genealogy Challenges (19:45) - 2022
- RT: African American Genealogy Challenges: What You Need to Know (19:02) - 2021
- RT: African American Genealogy: Getting Past the 1870 Brick Wall (25:26) - 2021
- RT: Funeral Programs: A 20th-Century Genealogical Goldmine (20:54) - 2021
- RT: African American Genealogy Challenges: What You Need to Know (19:02) - 2021
- BYU: Reseaching the Great Northern Migration(19:02) - 2021
- FHD: African American Genealogy: A Guide to Finding Your Ancestors Online - 2023
- Researching Your African American Ancestors - 2022
- TH: African American Family History Step By Step - 2019
- FS: Tracing Your African-American Ancestors - 2019
- FHD: 10 Free Resources for Researching Your African American Ancestors - 2018
- AG: Using Federal Records to Explore the Lives of African American Ancestors - 2010
- AG: "Pre-Bureau" Records and Civil War African American Genealogy - 2007
- AG: Researching African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1890 - 2001
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- RT: Examining Runaway Slave Ads (23:47) - 2021
- RT: Helping African Americans Trace Slaveholding Ancestors Using DNA (26:16) - 2021
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- RT: Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy (60:10) - 2023
- BYU: Jewish Genealogy, Getting Started (56:16) - 2022
- BYU: Beginning Jewish Research (50:46) - 2022
- APL: Researching Jewish Genealogy with Irv Adler (44:40) - 2022
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- RT: Sephardic Resources: What's New for 2021, Part 1 (26:34) - 2021
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- RT: Discover 5 Ways to Uncover Jewish Records (5:00) - 2021
- RT: How Crypto-Jewish Genealogy Is Different (14:23) - 2021
- RT: Using FamilySearch for Jewish Research (20:02) - 2021
- FHF: Tips for Beginning Jewish Genealogy Research (14:13) - 2019
- How I Found my Jewish American Family (66:44) - 2017
- FS: Poland and Galicia Jewish Research, Part 2 (58:08) - 2016
- AC: Jan Meisels, IAJGS(4:49) - 2016
- AC: Tracing Your Jewish Roots (8:38) - 2016
- Jewish Research Advice for Beginners (5:51) - 2015
- FS: Poland and Galicia Jewish Research, Part 1 (44:43) - 2015
- AC: Beginning Jewish Research (34:00) - 2013
- FHD: Jewish Genealogy: 6 Tips for Conducting Great Research - 2023
- PR: Jewish Migration - 2023
- RT: Getting Started with Jewish Genealogy - 2017
- RT: Clues for Researching Jewish Names and Tombstones - 2017
- RT: 10 Great Resources for Jewish Genealogy - 2017
- Knowles Collection for Jewish Genealogy - 2015
- AR: The Myth—Truths Of Jewish Genealogy - 2010
- AC: Finding Jewish Records
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- BYU: Beginning Native American Research (47:04) - 2022
- RT: Native American DNA - Ancient and Contemporary Maps (22:44) - 2022
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- RT: Enrollment and Applications to the 5 Civilized Tribes for Native American Research (15:24) - 2022
- Native American / First Nation Research (83:42) - 2018
- PR: Native American Research: Dawes Rolls, Membership, and the CDIB - 2023
- 13 Steps To Help Find Your Native American Ancestors - 2022
- Native American: Is She or Isn't She? - 2022
- 5 Underutilized Native American Research Resources - 2022
- AR: Trace Your Native American Roots - 2010
- LT: How to Accurately Verify Native American Ancestors
- AF: Native Americans in the Civil War: A Forgotten History
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