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November 14, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors Using Employment Records

Note: This article by James Tanner appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. You may never have thought of using employment records to find an ancestor or relative but there is a huge untapped reservoir of records out there around the world. The challenge is that employment records are only rarely classified...

Research/U.S. Research

November 9, 2020

Finding Value in Land Records

Land records might seem not to have any value to genealogical research, especially with the emphasis on vital and census records for most upcoming genealogists. However, they can be extremely helpful in locating where a family may have lived, especially when census and vital records are not available in that area for one reason or another. One reason is that...

Research/U.S. Research/Uncategorized

November 8, 2020

Goldie May Update: Finding Missing Children

The Goldie May Chrome extension is a great tool that combines resources in the United States census with your information in FamilySearch. It acts as a personal research assistant, prompting you to explore relevant areas for research on your family lines. There is a new feature in Goldie May: it helps you survey your female ancestors in the 1900 and...

U.S. Research

November 8, 2020

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 2020-11-09

Here’s a list of the most recent updates we’ve made to The Family History Guide website as of Nov. 9, arranged by date: 11-8 – Added links from NewspaperIndex.com to over 100 smaller countries worldwide. 11-7 – Added links to the African American Gateway, from the Allen County Public Library. These are in Goal 1 of most of the U.S....

What is new at The FHG

November 1, 2020

Using DNA Results for Family History

Several weeks ago, Debbie Weaver, an expert in genealogy research with DNA, presented an excellent online class at the Sandy Granite family history center: “Using DNA Results for Family History”. In the video, Debbie discusses what DNA testing and results can do for you, such as Provide clues for your research Verify traditional paper trail research Validate or disprove family...

DNA/Learning/Research

November 1, 2020

Update: More Video Info Links

In The Family History Guide, video info links have been around for a while. They are the small “i” buttons that appear below video link titles. When you hover over an info button, a list of links appears that lets you see the sections of a video at a glance. Then you can click any of them to go directly...

Learning/What is new at The FHG

November 1, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors using Death and Cemetery Records — Part One: Lost and No Recovery

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Death and cemetery records go way beyond death certificates and grave marker inscriptions. To begin to understand all of these genealogically valuable records we need to focus on what happens and what records are created when a...

Research/U.S. Research

October 25, 2020

Family Roots 2020 Presentations Available

The two-day Family Roots Conference just wrapped up this weekend, and it’s one of the first major genealogy conferences that was completely virtual. Below you can find the key links to videos and syllabus information from the conference—enjoy! Note: The videos will be available for only two weeks. Pre-recorded Classes https://www.familyrootsconference.com/videos Live Classes – Friday https://www.thefhguide.com/1-Friday-Class-Recording-Links-2020.pdf Live Classes – Saturday...

Learning

October 25, 2020

Reviewing Your Memories

Recently I had an interesting experience with several family members (names changed in this article) that reminded me of the importance of reviewing family history memories from time to time. As I ate lunch with my daughter Anna one day, she told me that she had found an old email from my brother Max about my parents. She began relating...

Families/FamilySearch/Memories

October 25, 2020

The Sacrifices of Our Fathers

Note: This article by Elaine Hardman was previously published on granitefhc.com and is used with the author’s permission. When I see the American flag, my thoughts turn to my parents, both of whom grew up in the Great Depression and also served in World War II. My father served in the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific,...

Memories