Note: This article was previously published on The Family History Guide Blog by Bob Taylor October 6, 2024 As the well-known saying goes, “Patience is a virtue”—and that is certainly true in genealogy research. But is patience in genealogy only about enduring pain? If so, that would explain why a lot of people decide not… Read More Becoming a Patient Genealogist
As a mother of seven children, I was always making sure I knew where all seven of them were. I occasionally lost one in stores and would totally freak out. I remember walking thru Disneyland counting them – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 over and over again. I had to have all of them right… Read More All My Children
Have you ever been searching for information to expand your family tree, only to hit a dead end? Maybe you were looking for parents, or children of your ancestor to attach to your family tree. Perhaps you have done a thorough search for the record, on FamilySearch and partner sites; (Ancestry, Find My Past, My… Read More Don’t Give Up
In a recent FamilySearch blog. Sunny Morton shares three kinds of English historical documents to use to start building your English family tree. The first records mentioned are Censuses, which can show an entire family as far back as the 1840s. She shares how these records may help you reconstruct entire family groups. “Once you… Read More English Historical Documents
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Bob Taylor on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Shortly before my mother passed away, she gave me a large box of family photos and documents to take care of. While I recognized most of the people in the photos, many of the… Read More Researching with Photographs
Looking to find some sources for your Welsh ancestors? Three key sources were suggested by Sunny Morton in a FamilySearch blog last week. Also, in its Countries section, The Family History Guide gives a wealth of information on finding Welsh sources. In the blog, “Discover Your Welsh Ancestry in These 3 Key Sources,” Sunny suggests… Read More Welsh Research Anyone?
FamilySearch partners with several commercial family history websites (American Ancestors, Ancestry, Find My Past, Geneanet, and My Heritage). As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have FREE access to these additional sites with their billions of additional records. This could be an annual value of $900. However, you must sign… Read More Have You Signed Up for FamilySearch Website Partners?
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Bob Taylor on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Although The Family History Guide is often thought of as a learning center for those new to family history, it’s also surprisingly good resource for those who are more experienced. These are people… Read More Is The Family History Guide for Experienced Researchers?
Often as I consult with people, the question arises of how to keep track of all the ancestors we are researching. I have found printing and using the descendancy chart of each ancestor helps me keep track of where I am on my search for lateral line cousins, especially those needing ordinance work done. Listed… Read More Ten Tips in Using Descendancy Charts to Help Organize Your Research
Over the years I have discovered some resources and methods I use to help augment FamilySearch and Ancestry for English Research. This is a method I use in researching my English ancestors: Select an ancestor that was born at a time when his birth, marriage and or death would have been recorded in the Civil… Read More English Research