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 generally kept in a register by the local clergyman and might include baptism, marriage, and buria ...
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 planned meetups to bumping into people in the expo hall, at the FamilySearch Library, and while ...
Have you ever wondered if your efforts to index and complete tasks on FamilySearch are meaningful? FamilySearch introduced a new feature at RootsTech called Your Impact. This is an amazing feature that shows how you have aided others in their search ...
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 discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presented ...
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 some tips for navigating the conference weekend. Keynote Addresses I'm sure you've heard ...
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 things are in store for you! I know it can be overwhelming to look at the schedule and decide wh ...
Tomorrow we celebrate President's Day in the United States. Although the holiday began as a day to celebrate our first president George Washington's birthday, it has evolved to become a day to recognize and celebrate all our presidents.Eric Lagatta, ...
RootsTech 2024 is just seventeen days away. Will you be attending virtually or in person? Whatever your level of expertise or involvement in family history, there is something at RootsTech for you! Over the next three weeks, I will be sharing some id ...
This series focuses on how I applied the steps in the Research Like a Pro process for a personal research project. I walked through these steps in a study group I participated in last fall. The first step was to create a research objective. This ...
In a recent article for Liahona magazine, London Brimhall wrote about the power of family stories. She quoted Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who recently taught that learning about our family “can change our lives in surpr ...
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!