Country Research – Page 4 – The Family History Guide Blog

June 11, 2023

New QRB Videos: Doing Research in Wales

We have recently added two new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel. Narrated by James Tanner, these videos offer a step-by-step approach to doing family history research in Wales. There are now nearly 80 QRB videos available in The Family History Guide. Here are the new QRB videos: TFHG – Starting Your Genealogical Research in Wales TFHG...

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May 29, 2023

New in The Family History Guide: Record Search Practice Exercises

If you have been looking for ways to sharpen your record search skills, the new Record Search Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide may be just what you’ve been looking for. The Format The Practice Exercises use the following format: Record Search Practice Objective – a statement of the problem to solve, including several questions to answer. Hints –...

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May 29, 2023

Military Resources in The Family History Guide

A great way to honor the fallen and those who served in defending freedom is to find their records and learn more about them. The Family History Guide has links to a wide variety of articles, videos, and records for those who served in the military from many countries. Also included are QUIKLinks that take you directly to record collection...

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May 14, 2023

New QRB Videos: Research in Central America

Our video collection continues to grow! We recently added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos by James Tanner to our YouTube Channel: TFHG – Starting Your Genealogical Research in Central America Researching Genealogical Records in Central America You can view the videos on our YouTube Channel, and they are included below for your convenience. We hope you enjoy the new...

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April 9, 2023

New QRB Videos: Genealogical Research in Mexico

We’ve recently added two new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel: Starting Your Genealogical Research in Mexico, and Researching Genealogical Records in Mexico, both narrated by James Tanner. These videos provide background on Mexican history and culture, and they introduces you to the essential records and resources you need for doing successful family history research in Mexico....

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

April 2, 2023

New QRB Videos: Research in Portugal

Recently we added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel: Beginning Portugal Research – History, and Beginning Portugal Research – Records. These two videos, narrated by James Tanner, offer a solid history background in doing family history research in Portugal, as well as tips and approaches you can use with Portuguese records. You can find these videos...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

January 8, 2023

What You Probably Do Not Know About the FamilySearch Catalog and About Catalogs in General

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. I have spent a great portion of my life both working and as a patron in libraries. I started going to the Phoenix Public Library in Phoenix, Arizona when I was about 8 years old and was a constant patron of that and other libraries as I...

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January 1, 2023

Access – The Real Genealogical Challenge

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. During the last two years or so, I had online consultations through the FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. These consultations last twenty minutes and I usually schedule eight a week. The FamilySearch Family History Library has a link to get Research Help. Here...

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December 19, 2022

Comments on the Limitations of Online Genealogical Research

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. If you do all your research in the 20th and 19th Centuries in developed countries, you might have a tendency to forget that paper exists. But the minute you step out of your comfortable cocoon of online records, research becomes much more difficult. Genealogists spend much of...

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December 11, 2022

New QRB Video: Researching Records in New Zealand

We’ve added a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel—Researching Records in New Zealand, by James Tanner. It introduces you to government records and archives, census records and more, as well as providing basic strategies for successful New Zealand genealogy research. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel playlist, and it’s provided as a convenience...

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Category: Country Research

New QRB Videos: Doing Research in Wales

New in The Family History Guide: Record Search Practice Exercises

Military Resources in The Family History Guide

New QRB Videos: Research in Central America

New QRB Videos: Genealogical Research in Mexico

New QRB Videos: Research in Portugal

What You Probably Do Not Know About the FamilySearch Catalog and About Catalogs in General

Access – The Real Genealogical Challenge

Comments on the Limitations of Online Genealogical Research

New QRB Video: Researching Records in New Zealand