Tips & Techniques Articles
Tips on organizing your family archive, a discussion on using Evernote to keep your genealogical research organized, and a sneak peek at the upcoming season of "Who Do You Think You Are?" Plus: Learn the one trick that will help you make new friends in the online genealogical community.
1/24/2012
Tips on naming conventions, a discussion of the Western States Historical Marriage Index, and news on brand-new courses for beginners at Family Tree University. Plus: Learn more about Google+, a new networking tool that's taken the online genealogy community by storm.
1/24/2012
Diane Haddad gives you the inside scoop on Footnote's new interactive census collection, which will add 9.5 million documents to the website's collection. GeneTree product manager Dusty Rhoades and your host, Lisa Louise Cooke, discuss DNA facts and fiction, and Rhoades answers the most common questions about DNA services. We explore the Wisconsin Historical Society Library, and Rick Crume shares tips from his article "Clean Sweep."
1/13/2012
These resources can give you a country of origin for your ancestor who immigrated to the United States before the 1820 law requiring passenger lists
12/12/2011
No one's research is immune to bad dates, faulty facts and even downright lies. Learn how to diagnose—and cure—five common genealogical ills.
12/7/2011
Tips on how to get relatives to discuss family history, a discussion of
the Historic American Cookbook Project, and news on the Genealogists for
Families project at Kiva.com. Plus: Learn more about creating a family
history book from Family Tree University's Nancy Hendrickson.
11/19/2011
Using autosomal DNA testing to solve family mysteries, planning a research trip to Salt Lake City, and an introduction to Kerry Scott, the newest member of the Family Tree Magazine staff. Plus: Learn more about land records from Family Tree University's Diana Crisman Smith.
10/25/2011
Search secrets for online newspaper collections, a crash course in finding digitized old books on the web, and pointers for using the Periodical Source Index to find articles about your ancestry. Plus: A new source for US census records online.
9/26/2011
Tips for tracing your roots in the old country, including a crash course in German genealogy with Family Tree University instructor Jim Beidler, the benefits of heritage societies and an introduction to the Genlias website of Dutch records. Plus: Win photo organizing help and hear the latest FamilySearch news.
8/16/2011