James Tanner – Page 7 – The Family History Guide Blog

May 16, 2021

The Family History Guide Online Tracker

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. The Family History Guide website is a free, educational, structured training and reference website. No matter what level of genealogical research you have obtained during your lifetime from beginner to expert, The Family History Guide website can help you increase your knowledge and skills. I have been working...

Learning

May 2, 2021

What Is Genealogical Research?

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. A quote attributed to Confucius says: “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.” A common genealogical saying similarly states that you should always begin your research by proceeding from what you know to what you do not know. I find...

Research

April 19, 2021

Expanding the Scope of Your Genealogical Research

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. One of the most common genealogical research issues I am asked to help with involves help with finding the date of one particular event in an ancestor’s or relative’s life. Most commonly, the goal is to find...

Records/Research/U.S. Research

March 22, 2021

Genealogy in a Zoom World

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. During the recent RootsTech Connect 2021 Conference, I participated in an outreach program sponsored by the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library. The Family History Library has an extensive system of online consultations. Here is a screenshot...

Research/RootsTech/Technology/Training

February 8, 2021

The Family History Guide Association Receives Guidestar Approval

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. The Family History Guide Association, a 501(c)(3) public charity organization, is the funding organization behind The Family History Guide website. I am the Chairman of the Board of The Family History Guide Association. GuideStar by Candid is a vetting organization that investigates...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG

January 24, 2021

Don’t Get Obsessed with One Ancestor

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. The reality is that you have thousands upon thousands of ancestors and millions of relatives. Too often, I am approached for help in finding one ancestor’s parents. Also too often, I hear the same story about...

Research/U.S. Research

January 11, 2021

Finding Your Ancestors in Private Sources

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. To some people, this pile of old suitcases and trunks would be a nightmare. To a seasoned genealogist, this is a dream come true. I don’t think we talk enough about relying on the records that may...

Memories/Records

December 20, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors in Poor House or Poor Farm Records

Note: This article was published by James Tanner on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Frederick County Poor Farm in Virginia, United States, By AgnosticPreachersKid – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48996373Poor houses and poor farms, which go by many different names, have a long history in English speaking countries. Quoting from the History.com article,...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research

November 29, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors Using Land and Property Records

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. For genealogical research, there are two main components of land and property records: maps and documents. Using both, when they are available, is a great benefit to research. This is especially true because often the documents, especially...