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What to do When You Have a Full Family Tree

Written by Tiffany on August 22, 2020.

Are you the type of person who has a full family tree? Do you have relatives who are enthusiastic about researching and connecting the family and have “done all of the work”? I get this excuse a lot when I talk with people about their family history. They say all of the work has been done and they know their ancestry for 8+ generations....

How to Merge People in FamilySearch

Written by Tiffany on August 15, 2020.

When we use FamilySearch’s Family Tree, we can discover that other people have already entered our ancestor’s information. We then end up with a duplicate for that person. Now what do you do? Well, here’s the basic way to merge your ancestors.Open Up Your Ancestor’s Person PageClick on an ancestor in your family tree, then...

Genealogy Hack: Create a Genealogy Bucket List

Written by Tiffany on July 31, 2020.

So the year 2020 hasn’t been entirely predictable has it? We are all for making bucket lists for each season and I love doing that with my family. However, I have never made a bucket list of just family history ideas before. So, I decided to do just that and include things that don’t require large groups.Spotlight an AncestorWouldn’t...

Genealogy Hack: Learn the Family Search Wiki

Written by Tiffany on July 3, 2020.

When I’m beginning a research project, I like to start with the Family Search Wiki found on familysearch.org. It’s one of my first steps that I take when starting a project. You can use this hack as well. It’s super simple, but it gives loads of information! United States GenealogyI use the Wiki when I’m researching in the...

Genealogy Hack: How to Use Genealogy Word Lists

Written by Tiffany on June 26, 2020.

You have ancestors that emigrated from Europe, Scandinavia, South America, etc. You are now faced with trying to find and read foreign records. What is your usual response when faced with these records? Do you stop, put it on the back burner for later, or do you find someone to help you? What tools do you already use to help you decipher these records?...

Genealogy Hack: What is a Timeline for Genealogy?

Written by Tiffany on June 19, 2020.

What is a timeline? Most people learn about timelines in school for their history classes. A timeline is a list of events in a chronological form. History classes use this tool as a way for people to remember dates and places. However, we use timelines as a genealogy hack to show the dates and places of our ancestors. These timelines can correspond...

Genealogy Hack: Stay Focused

Written by Tiffany on June 12, 2020.

Our third installment for our Genealogy Research Hack Summer series is to stay focused. I’ve talked about this before, but it’s crucial during summer to stay focused when you’re researching your family. However, it’s also crucial to give yourself a break when summer is getting away from you. Do not beat yourself up because...

Genealogy Hacks for Researching Ancestors

Written by Tiffany on May 29, 2020.

Summer has started for us! Yay! If you’re reading this and it’s not summer yet, then pretend it is. This article is the first in a series of genealogy hacks that may or may not be new to you. The goal is to help you see that you CAN do small steps with the little time you have whether it’s summer or not at your house. I’m...

How to Research Scandinavian Names for Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on May 15, 2020.

Do you have trouble understanding your ancestor’s Scandinavian names and how they used them? Each country had it’s own naming patterns and until you understand how they named their people, you won’t get very far. Scandinavian Naming Patterns-PatronymicsScandinavian naming customs started before the 1600’s when most people...