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July 18, 2022

New Goldie May Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research: Multiple Episodes

Note: This article was previously published on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://youtu.be/rW2KO0e8hvw Episode 15 – I was out of town and got behind in posting additional Unrehearsed Genealogy Research: Multiple Episodes from Goldie May. Here are the links to the ones I missed. https://youtu.be/5PMWa_vUwBA Episode 12 https://youtu.be/QyWfzZ7xBNg Episode 13 https://youtu.be/8cMfAanTHEM Episode 14 These three episodes feature Richard Miller working with Nicole Elder...

Country Research/Research
July 4, 2022

Are There Orphans in Your Family Tree?

As you research back in your family tree, sooner or later your may find orphan ancestors. From the RootsWeb site: “Orphanages, which date from the seventeenth century in England, were originally workhouses, poorhouses, and asylums. Modern orphanages hardly resemble those depicted by Charles Dickens, but their purpose is the same: to shelter orphaned and abandoned children. Such institutions have existed...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
June 26, 2022

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

We recently published a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video on YouTube: Beginning Research in Australia, narrated by Dr. James Tanner. The video covers early immigration, record sources, and techniques and strategies for Australian genealogy research. The video link can be found in Goal 1 of the Australia country page, and it is included below for your convenience. You can...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
May 23, 2022

Upcoming BYU Webinar: Research with The Family History Guide

The BYU Family History Library keeps rolling out great family history instruction videos, and we are honored to be part of their upcoming schedule. On Thursday, July 7 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time I will be presenting a webinar titled “Research with The Family History Guide.” It will go into depth on the research menus, tools, and resources available in...

Country Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
May 15, 2022

Getting the Help You Need

Family history is one of the most rewarding activities we can do, partly because it is so multi-faceted. Where else could you get immersed in family relations, history, geography, culture, migration, and much more, all pieced together into one mosaic? But all of that beautiful complexity may come with a sizeable learning curve for many of us. Fortunately, The Family...

Country Research/Learning/U.S. Research
May 9, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research from Goldie May: Episode 6

James Tanner and Richard Miller have recently published Episode 6 in the series of Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research from Goldie May. This newest episode focuses on Danish research, although the principles discussed can be widely applied to other aspects of genealogy. You can find all the episodes on the Goldie May YouTube Channel, and Episode 6 is included below...

Country Research/Research
March 6, 2022

New: QRB Video Links

There are now 50 videos in our QRB (Quick Research Basics) playlist on YouTube. These cover a wide range of topics, including U.S. and international research, presented by genealogy experts such as James Tanner, Miles Meyer, and Kathryn Grant. You may have noticed that in many of these videos there are helpful links to external websites. To make it easier...

Country Research/Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
March 6, 2022

Great Databases, Part 5

Here’s Part 5 in the Great Databases series of articles, highlighting cool and useful family history databases you can access online for free. See also the previous articles for more databases to explore. Canada CanadaGenWeb’s Immigrants to Canada List—This site helps you “identify ancestors who left their home countries to start a new life in Canada.” You can search by...

Country Research/Research
February 13, 2022

New QRB Videos for Icelandic Research

We have published two new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos, narrated by James Tanner: Starting Your Icelandic Research and Researching Records in Iceland. The first video covers important details in Icelandic history and introduces essential types of records in Iceland. The second video gets you started with the records and resources you need for effective research in Iceland. The videos...

Country Research/Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
February 13, 2022

Great Databases, Part 4

Here’s Part 4 in the Great Databases series of articles, highlighting cool and useful family history databases you can access online for free. See also the Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 articles for more databases to explore. Global Find A Grave—”Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a...

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