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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...

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July 24, 2022

Goldie May Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #16: Looking for a Female Ancestor’s Maiden Name

Note: This article was previously published on the Genealogy’s Star blogsite.   https://youtu.be/-ECMTN-wpaIEpisode 16 of the Goldie May Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research series is now online. In this episode we take on the task of trying to find an ancestor’s maiden name. We work through many of the possibilities where research might show up a maiden name. The purpose of...

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July 18, 2022

New BYU FHL Video: Research with The Family History Guide

On Thursday, July 7 we recorded a new webinar video for the BYU Family History Library, titled Research with The Family History Guide. It covers the following important areas of research: Research Intro—How to use the collector page for research in The Family History Guide Sources—Introducing genealogy sources and their importance Research Basics—Getting organized, basic research concepts, and strategies to...

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July 4, 2022

Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence on Findmypast.com

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Findmypast.com has added about 18,000 records documenting the descendants of the fifty-six men who signed the United States Declaration of Independence. Quoting from the website, These records document the descendants of these 56 men and offer a standardized lineage, which allows family historians to determine any possible connection to the...

Research/U.S. Research
July 4, 2022

Are There Orphans in Your Family Tree?

As you research back in your family tree, sooner or later your may find orphan ancestors. From the RootsWeb site: “Orphanages, which date from the seventeenth century in England, were originally workhouses, poorhouses, and asylums. Modern orphanages hardly resemble those depicted by Charles Dickens, but their purpose is the same: to shelter orphaned and abandoned children. Such institutions have existed...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
July 4, 2022

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming What is Known, in New York and New England

Another episode of Unrehearsed Genealogy Research has been published:   https://youtu.be/tDW1OYc-b7g From James Tanner: “Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England is a review of what is known and unknown. There is no way to actually contribute new information to the huge FamilySearch.org Family Tree without going through a similar process. If...

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June 26, 2022

Episode 11 of Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England https://youtu.be/tDW1OYc-b7g From James Tanner: “Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England is a review of what is known and unknown. There is no way to actually contribute new information to the huge FamilySearch.org Family Tree without going...

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June 19, 2022

Juneteenth and Resources for Slavery Research

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. June 19, 1865, refers to the day when enslaved African Americans learned of their emancipation. Texas was the last U.S. state to recognize the proclamation, so June 19th or “Juneteenth” became the official day. Researching Enslaved Ancestors with The Family History Guide If you...

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