One of the best tools for genealogy research is the FamilySearch Catalog. The catalog is a guide to genealogy records and books available on FamilySearch.org, in local family history centers around the world, and in the Family History Library in Salt ...
When you are working on your family tree in FamilySearch, attaching records discovered within FamilySearch is easy using their source linker. The same goes for Ancestry - attaching records found within Ancestry to your Ancestry tree is quick an ...
As we in the United States celebrate the birth of our nation on the 4th of July, I thought it would be fun to share four of my favorite sources for discovering more about U.S. ancestors. While a large number of record types exist and I've been learn ...
As I have been preparing to submit my 4-generation project for accreditation through ICAPGen, I have spent over 1,000 hours on genealogy research and education in the last 15 months. Between that and the creation of my website, client work, and writ ...
I recently completed a client project in which the objective was to locate original church records for some German ancestors. I will be continuing the project next month, with a few additional tasks included in the objective, so I am taking some tim ...
I am currently participating in the ICAPGen Level One Study group. Each participant in the group is preparing their four-generation project for submission. One of our first assignments was to fine-tune our source citation templates. The purpose o ...
Two weeks ago in my Research Like a Pro with DNA study group we worked on locality research. The ancestors I am currently researching immigrated from Galicia, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1815-1918, to Cohoes, New York. They ...
I hope you are enjoying learning about how to use FamilySearch's Family Tree app! Two weeks ago I wrote about the features found on the Home Screen of the app. Last week I focused on the options found under the More tab. Today, I wi ...
Last week I wrote about the features found on the Home Screen of FamilySearch's Family Tree mobile app. Today I will focus on the options found under the “More” tab. One thing you will want to do right away is tap on "Settings." Enable ...
Have you ever used the FamilySearch Family Tree mobile app? At first, I was hesitant to use it for anything more than the "Relatives Around Me" and "Map My Ancestors" features, mostly because I am more familiar with my computer and I like it! My du ...
As an Accredited Genealogist® professional, I am excited to help you connect with your ancestors through family history and genealogy research. Whatever your age or skill level, there is something here for you!