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Ancestry.com Search Tricks and Strategies

Posted on April 27, 2018
/Under ancestry search, ancestry search tips, Ancestry.com, ancestry.com website, Family Tree University, Genealogy Websites, Research Tips

Are Your Searches Turning Up Effective Results? Ancestry.com has millions of records in over 37,700 record collections, so if you’re not getting the results you want when you search the site, why not try a different approach? In this week’s How to Maximize Ancestry.com workshop, we’ll be exploring the many...Read more

Can’t Find Your Ancestor? Genealogy Experts Suggest These 6 Tips

Posted on October 6, 2017
/Under brick walls, cluster genealogy, Genealogy Insider, genealogy research plan, Genealogy Research Strategies, Research Tips, timelines

After awhile doing genealogy and working with experts through Family Tree Magazine, I’ve learned a few things. One of them is that if there’s an afterlife, our ancestors are in it snickering at our puny efforts to uncover their secrets. Another one is that some classic pro genealogy tips apply to...Read more

Five Ways to Have the Best-Ever Virtual Genealogy Conference!

Posted on July 19, 2017
/Under Family Tree University, Genealogy Events, Research Tips

Can you believe how fast summer is sailing by? Which means the Family Tree University Virtual Genealogy Conference is right around the corner, Sept. 13 to 15. This online event has the excitement and shared knowledge of a genealogy conference, without the expense and difficulty of travel and being away...Read more

How I Created a Genealogy Timeline To Show My Grandfather's Life

Posted on July 12, 2017
/Under Family Tree University, Maps, Research Tips

My grandfather Joe moved around a lot during his lifetime: Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, back to Texas, elsewhere in Texas, Ohio, more places in Texas, various Ohio cities, South Dakota, Ohio again. Timelines organize an ancestor’s or a family’s family tree data—dates, places of residence, jobs, historical events, children’s...Read more

Why FamilySearch Is Ending Microfilm Rental & How to Get Genealogy Records Now

Posted on June 29, 2017
/Under FamilySearch, Libraries and Archives, Research Tips

Guest blog post by Family Tree Magazine Contributing Editor Sunny Jane Morton For 80 years, the FamilySearch Family History Library (FHL) has made its enormous stash of microfilmed genealogy records available to researchers through an inexpensive rental service through local FamilySearch Centers. That’s about to change: FamilySearch has announced that...Read more

6 Keys to Success for African-American Genealogy Research

Posted on February 2, 2017
/Under African-American roots, Free Databases, Research Tips

Library of Congress National African-American History Month began in 1926 when Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History founded Negro History Week. The observation was expanded to a month in February 1976 with a declaration by President Gerald Ford. In 2017, you’ll find...Read more

How to Get Better at Genealogy Without Leaving Home

Posted on January 11, 2017
/Under Family Tree University, Research Tips

We’re really looking forward to bringing you the Family Tree University Winter 2017 Virtual Conference, coming up March 3-5! If you haven’t been to one of our Virtual Conferences, here’s what’s terrific about it: It brings the learning and camaraderie of a genealogy conference right to you home. No need...Read more

Writing Your Life Story: How to Bring Back “Lost” Memories

Posted on January 10, 2017
/Under Genealogy books, Research Tips, saving and sharing family history, Writing about your family history

Library of Congress “Recording your own stories” is one of Family Tree Magazine’s list of 17 genealogy habits for success in 2017 (part of our hot-off-the-presses January/February issue). How many of us spend months or years tracking down every possible record of an ancestor’s life, the whole time wishing he...Read more

Are You Missing the Best Genealogy Websites for Finding U.S. Ancestors?

Posted on December 1, 2016
/Under Genealogy Web Sites, Libraries and Archives, Research Tips

David Rumsey Historical Maps We published our annual list of 75 top US state genealogy websites in the December 2016 Family Tree Magazine (you can see the list right here). These state-focused genealogy websites stand out for their digitized historical records, searchable indexes to vital and other records, and how-to...Read more