Guided Learning Videos

Welcome! Select any video link on this page to get a start your Guided Learning journey in The Family History Guide. Each video is hosted by one of our friends who will take you step-by-step through The Family History Guide experience. Once the video begins, you can click the broken-box icon to watch in full-screen mode. Enjoy!

A Introduction to Research

• Research Basics, Part 1 - Explore some great learning resources in The Family History Guide for learning how to do research.
• Research Basics, Part 2 - Learn about important research concepts in addition to those you learned in the Part One video.
• Forming a Research Strategy, Part 1 - Learn how to create a successful research strategy to find ancestor information for your family tree.
• Forming a Research Strategy, Part 2 - Explore more topics that help you build a successful research strategy.
• Using Sources - Understand the importance of reliable genealogical sources, and know how to evaluate them.
• Avoiding Basic Research Mistakes - Identify common problems you might encounter as you research your ancestors, and find practical solutions for them.
• Dealing with Record Problems - Understand terms commonly used in genealogy records, and recognize potential problems in records and handle them successfully.
• Genealogical Proof Standard - Understand the Genealogical Proof Standard, or GPS, and use it to ensure that your research meets important criteria for soundness and completeness.

B Research Techniques

• Online Search Skills, Part 1 - Get started with important techniques that will help you be more effective with your online genealogy searches.
• Online Search Skills, Part 2 - Explore additional techniques used by expert researchers, to get more effective results with online searches.
• Finding Clues in Photographs, Part 1 - Learn about basic genealogy clues you can find in old family photographs.
• Finding Clues in Photographs, Part 2 - Use techniques to identify dates, objects, and details in photographs, to enhance your discovery experience.
• Analyzing Genealogical Evidence - Analyze the information you find in your research and evaluate any conclusions based on the information.
• Finding Creative Research Solutions - Identify and use creative techniques in your research to uncover more clues and possibilities.
• Research Tools and Techniques - Discover powerful techniques that help you track down your missing ancestors and learn more about their lives and families.
• Breaking Research Barriers - Explore proven strategies you can use to break through barriers in finding information about your ancestors.

C United States Research

• United States Records - Get an overview of the essential types of records to use in United States research, and how to handle the information in the records you find.
• Locating U.S. Ancestors - Understand strategies and tools for finding out where important events happened in your ancestors' lives.
• Locating U.S. Ancestors, Part 2 - Use hisorical maps, gazetteers, map overlays, and other resources for locating events in your ancestors' lives.