I get a lot of my current history knowledge from podcasts, so I decided to start a new series here and on the Genealogy Technology YouTube channel on podcast reviews for genealogists. And I saved the best for first – my favorite podcast, Ben Franklin’s World! Watch my video review here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ6EsPABx4I] I hope
I’ve started a new series of history podcast reviews on this blog and over at the Genealogy Technology YouTube Channel. While podcasts are becoming hugely popular, they haven’t yet – as of this writing – quite hit the mainstream. I still have people asking me “What exactly is a podcast?” And the biggie: “How can
I recently published a two-part video series on how to bust through genealogy brick walls. Just like with any good top 10 list, they get a little more creative as they go along. You can watch the entire series here, along with helpful hints and examples. Or, if you’re in a hurry to finally find
Ancestry hints can be just the thing to break through genealogy brick walls, but they can just as easily lead you astray. Check out my video on what to do before accepting an Ancestry shaky leaf hint into your tree: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERq44eFsHM&w=560&h=315] To learn more about Ancestry hints straight from the source, check out this
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lvwaHVPAmA]In one of my recent Genealogy Technology YouTube videos, I compiled 7 pro tips for genealogists who are having trouble tracing their ancestors before 1850. That year was, of course, the first year that U.S. Federal Census began listing every family member rather than just heads of household. However, genealogy is about more than
Genealogists with ancestors who lived in Cherokee County, Georgia are very lucky. We can easily search Cherokee County Georgia Land Deeds Online and then use the information we find in those deeds to figure out where our ancestors lived. And we can do it all from the comfort of our computers at 2am if we want
A lot of people take a DNA test in hopes of finding out where their family originated. Genealogists are taking that a step farther and hoping to confirm some family lines or connect with some distance cousins to learn new info. But I’ve recently talked with several people who told me “I did a DNA
Yay! Genealogists with Georgia ancestry are in luck. We can search Cherokee County Georgia land records online and (hopefully) bust through some brick walls. Here’s how to get started: Intro to Searching Cherokee County, GA Deeds Online You’ll arrive at a page with two search engines: The search engine on the left (“Index Book Series”)
So a huge part of my genealogy hobby as an adult has been going back and redoing all the haphazard research I did at 14. (And I don’t beat myself up about the fact that 20+ years later I’m nowhere near finished with this project. See “Online Family Trees or ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying
I’m thrilled to finally be able to transcribe and publish another one of the letters from the late 1800’s my cousin Ron West sent to me. These letters are from my West ancestors and are true treasures! The other two I’ve already transcribed can be found here: A Letter from Jennet Cowen West, 1888 A