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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...

April 30, 2023

Resources from the Allen County Public Library

One of the top genealogical libraries in the United States is the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its Genealogy Center provides a number of helpful resources, such as PERSI, the online Periodical Search Index for locating genealogy articles Gateways for African American and Native American research Family histories and corresponding information files Free online and on-site databases...

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February 12, 2023

African American Great Migration Classes at RootsTech 2023

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://rootstech2023.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=85 You are invited to attend my live class at RootsTech 2023 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2, at 9:30 am. “Understanding and Researching the Records of the Great Northward Migration 1915-1970” The class will be held in Room 155 B. I also...

RootsTech/U.S. Research

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...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research

January 8, 2023

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episode 33

Here is the latest videos from the “Live and Unrehearsed” series. This video will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here is the link to Episode 33. It discusses how a dead-end in researching a woman was solved by researching her children....

Research/U.S. Research

November 28, 2022

Let’s Be Thankful for These 10 Family History Things

We just concluded Thanksgiving week, and there is a lot to be grateful for. As we think specifically about family history, there are many tender mercies that happen along the way. Let’s take a moment and reflect on some of the things we may occasionally take for granted but are always blessings: Ancestors who kept journals. One of the most...

Country Research/Memories/Research/U.S. Research

November 14, 2022

New: The Family History Guide Q&A Center

We’re happy to announce an exciting new feature in The Family History Guide—the Q&A Center. This tool can be used both for individual self-study and for training family history consultants or trainers. In The Family History Guide, you can access the Q&A Center in the Intro menu or in the Trainers menu. About the Q&A Center It’s fitting that The...

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October 30, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episodes 28-30

The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here are the links to Episodes 28-30. You can view them here or on the YouTube Channel playlist. Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #28: Looking...

Research/U.S. Research/YouTube

October 23, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episodes 25-27

The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here are the links to Episodes 25-27. You can view them here or on the YouTube Channel playlist. Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #25: Aimee...

U.S. Research

October 3, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episode 24

Note: This article appeared previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Goldie May Live and Unrehearsed Episode 24: Tracing African American Families through the Great Migration https://youtu.be/4RPVQOyYcN8 The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. (This one has to do with records from the Great American...