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Are you interested in learning more about your ancestors, developing new research skills, increasing your ability to work with historical records, or learning methodology to help you solve difficult problems? I am here to help you! Explore content in the GenealogyNow Learning Center and subscribe below to receive weekly blog posts. Stay connected through GenealogyNow and you will find resources to help you no matter where you are on your genealogy journey.
The resources on this site are categorized into four areas: Discovery, Beginning Research, Records, and Methodology. Regardless of your skill level, you will find yourself working in each of these areas depending on what your projects and interests are at the moment.
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Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How
I recently spoke with a group of Family History majors at Brigham Young University about the ICAPGen accreditation process. I shared the requirements for a ...
Finding Your Ancestor’s Church
Church records can be a key record type when researching your U.S. ancestor before civil registration of vital events was required. Church records were gen ...
RootsTech 2024 Recap
RootsTech 2024 was an amazing experience. Being there in person meant that I was able to see many friends and colleagues in person, which was a gift. From ...
See the Impact of Your Indexing Efforts
Have you ever wondered if your efforts to index and complete tasks on FamilySearch are meaningful? FamilySearch introduced a new feature at RootsTech calle ...
Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part Five: Resolving Conflicts
Welcome to the fifth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we disc ...
Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part 4: Evidence
Welcome to the fourth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we dis ...
RootsTech 2024: Pro Tips for the In-Person Conference
RootsTech is just six days away! I am excited to attend in person for several reasons. This post is all about the things I look forward to at RootsTech and ...
RootsTech 2024: My Online Class Recommendations
RootsTech is just around the corner! If you aren't attending in person, have you registered for the virtual event? It's completely free, and so many good t ...
