for all future time for always Have you thought about what happens to your genealogical research? While I have been considering my options, a recent post, Saving My Genealogy Forever, by Hound on the Hunt added another option, Forever. Since I have a lot of digital files in my genealogy folder, using the Forever site …
Category: FamilySearch
Sourcing Events
Do you typically attach sources to events (facts) you have for an individual? For an 'old fogey' like myself, this has been an evolving process. My first foray into researching my family history worked with family group sheets where the birth marriage and death dates and places were recorded for members of a family. I …
Beta
Have you seen some of the 'Beta' screens on Ancestry and FamilySearch. Have you been able to get back to those same Beta screens? I know that I have two previous blog posts highlighting beta screens that I can not get back to. One, was my Experimental Search post about the use of AI technology …
Experimental Search
I'm guessing that most of the readers of this blog also read other genealogy blogs. If so, do you read the 'Tips' from Michael John Neill? One of his recent tips was about FamilySearch Experimental Search. Since I'm spending this week researching Dr. Edward Ostrander, I decided to try out this search to see what …
WikiTree FamilySearch Link
Have you ever observed a feature on someone else's tree or portion of a shared tree that you think would enhance your work? While checking WikiTree to see if it had a surname for the spouse of Nathaniel Sellers (abt 1720-abt 1789) I noticed a link to his profile on FamilySearch. Such a link would …
Ancestry – FamilySearch Connection
Are you an avid Ancestry user? Have you noticed the film numbers that appear on some results? If so, have you ever tried to locate the film on FamilySearch? Using the Catalog, one can search for the film number by clicking on the link to Film/Fiche/Image Group Number (DGS) to open the search box where …
Books
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1) What is a "new to you" resource that is helping your genealogy research? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!] Looking back over my recent research, the only source that could be considered 'new to …
Using Trees
OK - I'll admit it. I use trees from other genealogists! When I started my genealogy journey, it was common to share pedigree charts and family group sheets. Not only did I feel fortunate when I would receive those in the mail but I felt very fortunate that I received copies of Crawford, Currey and …
Disaster Planning
Did you see the series of tweets about the found photos on Saturday Dec. 11th? The tweeter and others woke up Saturday morning to find family photos that had been carried by the tornadic storms from Kentucky into Indiana. By posting his find on social media, he was able to connect with the owners of …
Two Wives – Same Name
Have you encountered people of the same name in your genealogy research? If so, have you ever encountered your same name individuals married to the same person? As I've been researching the descendents of John Lewis Ricketts, I found his grandson, Jason G. Ricketts, on the FamilySearch FamilyTree with two wives. The fact that Jason …