Another Unrehearsed and Live Research Video with Goldie May, Episode 10

Episode 10 of the Unrehearsed and Live Research series has arrived! Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 10: Browsing Church Records and Books Here is the description from James Tanner: “Episode 10 takes us back to the same family used as the example in Episode 9 but goes well beyond what was previously covered. We realized that Episode 9 had been left...

Upcoming Presentations for The Family History Guide Association

This summer is shaping up to be a busy one for The Family History Guide Association,  with a number of remote Zoom sessions scheduled. We are also getting back to live presentations in a few areas, so that is a welcome development as well. Below is list of events that are coming up for us this summer. If you would...

Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 9: Irish Immigrant in Utah

Here’s Episode 9 in the popular Live and Unrehearsed Research series … From James Tanner: “Richard and I walk through some research of an ancestor who immigrated from Ireland and discover her sources and facts still need clarification, so it’s not quite time to jump over the pond to trace her parents. The main issue in this review became conflicting...

MyHeritage Census Helper™ Gets a Major Upgrade

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. MyHeritage Census Helper™ Quoting from a press release: Just before the release of the 1950 U.S. Census in April 2022, we released the Census Helper™, a tool that scans your family tree and compiles a list of your relatives who are very likely to be found in census records....

Update: 1950 U.S. Census and FamilySearch

As you may know, volunteers have recently been busy indexing records from the 1950 U.S. Census to get them ready for posting on FamilySearch and other sites. In a new development, computer technology is now handling an increased role in the indexing efforts, so volunteers can cover more ground. Here’s the announcement from FamilySearch: “FamilySearch and Ancestry have evaluated the...

Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 8: Iowa Probate Records

From James Tanner: “In this episode of the Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Richard and I explore an ancestor that disappears from the family at a relatively early age. The goal is to see if he died or simply left. We explore historic Iowa County Atlases, some probate records, searching on Ancestry.com and the Images records on FamilySearch all supported...

Tasks, Suggestions, Problems … and The Family History Guide

FamilySearch has several features to help you expand and maintain your part of the Family Tree: Recommended Tasks, Research Suggestions, and Data Problems. These items are summarized below, with information about how The Family History Guide can help you address each of them. Recommended Tasks Open Family Tree and click the FamilySearch logo (upper left). Your home page appears, with...

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...

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 7: New York, Early 1800s

From James Tanner: “We are on YouTube again with another episode of Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 7: New York, early 1800s. In this episode, we look at an end of line in my own part of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. A land record provides the best evidence for the presence of a husband and wife in the given county of New York....