Tag: Maps

FamilySearch Places in The Family History Guide

We have recently added over 300 links in The Family History Guide to FamilySearch Places, which is a wonderful tool that helps you learn about and locate place names on a map, all over the world. These link additions include over 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states, 40 England counties, and 10 Canada provinces. A number of the pages have...

New QRB Videos on Our YouTube Channel

Recently we posted eight new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos on The Family History Guide YouTube Channel. These include A three-part series on Adding Social History to Your Family History, by Miles Meyer A three-part series on Mapping Your Way to Genealogical Success, by James Tanner A two-part series on U.S. Census Records, by Miles Meyer We have also included...

Inside the Guide: Exploring UK Historical Maps

Looking for all the right places to research your ancestors in the United Kingdom and Ireland? Check out the Goals for Maps and Gazetteers in The Family History Guide. These Goals are located in the following Country pages: England Scotland Wales Ireland Some of the map resources you’ll find include David Rumsey.com contains more than 150,000 maps. The collection focuses...

New Video: Mapping Your Roots

We’ve added a new video to our YouTube Channel: Mapping Your Roots, by Miles Meyer. It’s from a presentation he did for The Genealogy Show this month, and it covers essential map concepts for research, such as historical place names, online sites, land and property resources, etc. The video is in the Quick Research Basics playlist and is included below...

New QRB Videos: Maps and Surnames

We have recently posted three new Quick Research Basics videos on our YouTube Channel. These are by Miles Meyer, Education Director for The Family History Guide Association. They have subtitle captions in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino, and they cover the following topics:   Using Historical Maps—Learn how historical maps can help you locate your...

U.S. County Research with The Family History Guide

When you’re looking for information on your ancestors in the United States, remember to take advantage of resources at the county level. These may include vital records, directories, census records, military records, newspapers, and more. The Family History Guide can be a great asset for your research. Here are four items to explore when you are looking into doing county...