Category: YouTube

New Handle for Our YouTube Channel

YouTube has recently introduced “handles” for YouTube channels. Simply stated, these are easier ways to access channels, rather than using the long and hard-to-remember URL characters. For example, the regular URL for The Family History Guide YouTube Channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSdEueFFI669fDBwILOCDvw Not so easy, is it? Now for the new handle: you can also access our YouTube Channel with this: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyhistoryguide ...

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...

The Family History Guide: In the News

In preparation for the East Texas Family History Fair held on September 10, the organizing committee contacted the KLTV local television station and had them produce a news feature for the event. Jill Taylor, Communications Specialist for  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tyler Texas Stake, spearheaded the effort, and the result was an engaging and well-done piece...

New QRB Video: Getting Started with New Zealand Research

We have just published a new Quick Research Basics (QRB) video on our YouTube Channel. Narrated by James Tanner, it helps you understand the background, history, and peoples of New Zealand, and it provides tips for getting started with effective genealogy research for ancestors there. You can watch the video in our QRB Playlist or in Goal 1 of the...

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

We recently published a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video on YouTube: Beginning Research in Australia, narrated by Dr. James Tanner. The video covers early immigration, record sources, and techniques and strategies for Australian genealogy research. The video link can be found in Goal 1 of the Australia country page, and it is included below for your convenience. You can...

Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 8: Iowa Probate Records

From James Tanner: “In this episode of the Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Richard and I explore an ancestor that disappears from the family at a relatively early age. The goal is to see if he died or simply left. We explore historic Iowa County Atlases, some probate records, searching on Ancestry.com and the Images records on FamilySearch all supported...

Upcoming BYU Webinar: Research with The Family History Guide

The BYU Family History Library keeps rolling out great family history instruction videos, and we are honored to be part of their upcoming schedule. On Thursday, July 7 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time I will be presenting a webinar titled “Research with The Family History Guide.” It will go into depth on the research menus, tools, and resources available in...

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 7: New York, Early 1800s

From James Tanner: “We are on YouTube again with another episode of Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 7: New York, early 1800s. In this episode, we look at an end of line in my own part of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. A land record provides the best evidence for the presence of a husband and wife in the given county of New York....

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

We have added a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel. This new addition, narrated by James Taner, is titled Beginning Research in Australia. It provides a helpful introduction to doing genealogy research in Australia, including the following topics: Australia background and history Convicts and settlements Australian archives Church records You can watch the video in Goal...

The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks

The BYU Family History Library recently posted a new YouTube video titled The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks. This video gives you an inside look at some useful features and tips for using them, such as shared and hybrid topics, hidden gems, resource stars, info buttons, and a lot more. The video has had about 500 views in its...