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@dragonflylady8031

Жыл бұрын

I am intersted in joining the Genealogy TV Academy, but I have a couple of questions: 1. How long is the 25 % of good for? I only viewed this video today, so I am not sure that it is still being offered. 2. In the Academy do you teach any skills/techniques for using DNA matches to further your genealogical research? Thank you.

I've spent 9 months researching my GGG grandfather & mother who seemingly disappeared after moving to Indiana from South Carolina in the early 1800s. 1810 census in SC then 1820 census in Perry Township Indiana. After that, nothing. Had 9 children, but spotty records for these children after 1830. To make a long story short, I found a story about a plague (cholera is speculated) that hit Hindostan Indiana in the early 1820s that decimated the population of this town and other towns close to where my ancestor lived. Entire families died & were buried in unmarked mass graves according to lore. I went to FamilySearch & began browsing thru the unindexed probate records for this area and time period. It's quite a challenge to search unindexed records. But I finally found records showing my GGG grandfather & mother died in early 1826 (in their early 40s) and left minor children who required guardians. Names of children matched my research. The probate records stretched on for 4 years before finally settled. I believe I'm the only current descendant that has looked at these records because there is not one other tree on Ancestry that reflects what I've found. I've learned that most trees on Ancestry.com are not sourced and offer no help in research. I only found what I found through extensive reading & research, which I realize is not feasible for many people. Wish there was a way on all these Genealogy websites to designate positive research results validating individuals and their records.

@georgiannaakers7341

Жыл бұрын

hooray! Congratulations on the fruitful outcome made possible by you persistence and dedicated effort! Your willingness to share the information is commendable. As the guardian of many family historical photos I share your passion. Bravo

@FranklinHanover

Жыл бұрын

Good job!

@chieffamilygenealogyoffice621

Жыл бұрын

I love probate records!! Indexed or not! I have plowed through numerous record sets for a number of relatives. Found the first in 1985, Sacramento historical society and actually handled them! I was semi new to genealogy then I save them on the computer and then post them in one of my blogs with my transcript of the content….

Your history in broadcasting explains why your videos are so good and professional. Thank you for all you do!

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

A measured approach to research pays off. It can take time. I had an impenetrable brick wall regarding one paternal first cousin. I had her name, her husband's first name, pictures of three of her possible children and a possible location in 1965. That was it. After 15 years, no real progress. Then, I found a 1973 letter from her to my parents with a return name and address!!! Within an hour, the brick wall came tumbling down. Born "out of wedlock", adopted, renamed, five husbands, four divorces. No wonder she was hard to find. Thanks for the reminder that research needs discipline, a plan, and a bit of luck.

I realized the other day at Ancestry with the census neighbors you can add them to your tree as an unattached floating person with a couple clicks. 😮That's a quick easy way to add a bunch of neighbors to your tree.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Oh... good tip. I haven't done it that way. I typically extract them all into an excel spreadsheet so I can filter them by surname. I'll have to try your method.

@tracygarcia6406

Жыл бұрын

@LanceHall How does this method help you, please?

Possibly something worth mentioning in a future upload and a benefit to UK researchers in particular; Libraries in the UK have computers and free internet access, many offer access the Ancestry Library Edition which is free, it's a great way to start researching family history and of course there's a collection of magazines and books on hand related to the topic too.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Ancestry has the Library version here in the U.S. too.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

Also in Canada. It’s very useful for someone who has only Canadian membership but many people in the family left Canada and went back home to Britain, or to the US. Our memberships only allow us to see Canadian records but the library version gives a bit more range.

Connie, have you tried the new experimental search on Family Search? Just fooling around with it last night, I found that my third great grandmother Frances was known as Frankey, I found the married name and place of residence for one of her daughters (I only had a dob from the family Bible). Ad my biggest find was that my grandma’s grandparents (my 2nd great grandparents) divorced after 19 years of marriage and a few years before their deaths. I love that it provides a transcription of the documents that’s fairly accurate. It’s a game changer, for sure!

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

I have not. But I will. Thanks.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Liz, where are you seeing this experimental search?

Hearing your background (after watching for a few years) was informative. Thank you!!

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

I can't count the number of times I visit a library, court house or archives with a research plan for a specific surname, then suddenly find information for a different ancestor and the plan shifts dramatically. Or the genealogy jinx that states "You will find what you are looking for 5 minutes before the office closes". Or the time I drove 2 hours out of my way to visit a VA county courthouse only to be escorted out when I found the information because the new security guard allowed me to take my laptop into the research area. I explained to the clerk I had all my research notes on my computer. She didn't care, told me to go to the local library, handwrite my notes, then return. I left - I didn't have time. There should have been a note on the website that technology is not allowed. I sent a complaint to the clerk and the county officials requesting that info be added to the website and was ignored.

Research skills are the biggest things lacking out there as far as genealogy. So many people don't even know how to go through actual records, just like to copy and paste. I've looked at microfilm until I thought my eyes were bleeding. Sometimes you have to go to the archives and the local libraries and historical societies and look through records. Not everything is indexed and not everything is digital. I sure wish it was but it ain't, lol.

@janicehackbarth394

Жыл бұрын

I've gotten some strange looks when I tell people that I had to go to the courthouse to get information. They just have no idea all the work that goes into researching. 🙂

@melaniecarver5719

Жыл бұрын

@@janicehackbarth394 You can find some real gems of info in those places, especially if there are family files. I love going to the archives but I've always loved libraries. Walking in and smelling the books is wonderful, lol. Of course I love that so many records from distant states are online but spending a day at the archives can't be beat.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

"I've looked at microfilm until I thought my eyes were bleeding." LOL... been there, done that.

I miss the message boards on places such as MSN groups. I met several skilled researchers. Time and place were always emphasized. That started my dive into Probate, Deeds, and Court Records. I could have kissed the microfilm reader when I found my 3rd grandfather's probate in IN when most thought it was in MO. I suspected a great-grandfather lied about his origins, he said France. I found his parent's divorce record and two lawsuits in a local county courthouse. Now I understand why he wanted to dismiss his past and just make up a story. He himself had gotten in trouble too prior to his marriage to his second wife, so he wanted to hide his past.

@GenealogyTV

11 ай бұрын

Kissing the microfilm reader might get you in trouble these days, although it would make a great shot on social media. :)

My Dad and his father were professional commercial photographers and did a LOT of postcard work in NC and the SE in general - Walter M. Cline, Sr. and Jr. early 1900s through 1980s. Cline Photo, Inc.

I was a bit surprised in the video about doing your research notes when I realized (and I might be the only one) to see you meant “record what you find in chronological order” you meant in the order of your ancestors life - the date the events happened. I was certain you meant the order that you found them because right after that statement you said “you will always know where you left of and you can pick up where you left off”. I had a vision of this list of research notes where you look at the last thing you did and you know where left off. Just a thought, at some point when you say chronological order maybe you might mention “chronological order of the date things actually happened”. I may be a little slow, but I’m sure I’m not the only one that might interpret the data (what you said) incorrectly and make a faulty interpretation.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the confusion. Research notes should be recorded in chronological order using the date on the document.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV I’ve got it now! Thanks so much.

@melaniecarver5719

Жыл бұрын

You can put the date of your search as well. It might help you if you leave an ancestor and come back later.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

@@melaniecarver5719 thanks for this! It would be so helpful in a lot of the results we get. When I’ve done some searches in the past I’ve also written down the search parameters I used. I do that in any google search I use because you never know when you might want to find it again. I just write dow a list of the clues I give to the search engine and keep it on my desk until I’ve finished

@Reyne-fb7mj

Жыл бұрын

It was unclear to me too so you are not alone

Thank you for sharing everything with us. I have learned to search different ways to find divorce records I have missed years ago

Connie, Thank You for helping all of us, we appreciate you!! I love genealogy and was left with many original documents and photos of our family, but I did not know, until all of my family had passed that I have siblings I didn't know about. I have found all but 2. One brother who passed when he was young, and a girl who was given away at birth. I heard my parents talking about her being given to one of our relatives who was a famous musician. I need help with where to put their original last names in charts and family group sheets? I feel like I have a very mixed up family🤔

There is a Family Reunion every year and each year it is updated with births and deaths. However, a number of us are working on trees of our own and we all hit the same brick wall. Have watched other getting unstuck/breaking down walls and really appreciate them.. Would love to join the Academy, but being a senior, I only have so much to spare. Love all your videos as I have learned a lot.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

I can appreciate that Marsha. Thanks for supporting the channel.

Wow so teachable.

I probably overdo research in that I obsessively trace everyone. I start with a male ancestor and then his wife, then her parents, her siblings, her mother's parents, back and back etc and have had many a pleasant surprise. Siblings sometimes contain information that you can't find on your main person so you have to look and collect them all. My absolute pet hate is family trees. I never trust them. I occasionally look but never believe unless I can prove it. I put in a tree search for one of my female ancestors and found her in 214 other family trees! I was stuck to find a record for her and randomly chose a few trees to look at and they all had the same info with no source. I wrote to about 5 people in a begging way asking for help and wanting to know where they got their source from. No one replied despite them logging into Ancestry daily and despite declaring they liked helping others. I am still stuck to find this certain record but I will persevere and give it time. I also work on probabilities. I frequently check mileage between rural villages (in England) to see if it is probable that a male and female could have met. If they are poor, like miners, 300 yrs ago then the chances of them meeting 100 miles away from each other are slim so I do not follow that lead. Censuses are the best records ever but you have to overlook the spelling mistakes and the deciphering of the uploader. I could not find my marriage record but when I entered my husband's name, lol, my name was misspelt and that was only 1976! I love your channel and have learned so much - you inspire me. Thank you.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lynn. It could be that those people didn't know where they facts from... thus, are they really facts?

@lynnedean713

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV Lol, in my book they are not facts but why would so many people, compose their trees, without sources or even checking up on what they are writing is fact? Hence my avoidance on trees as it makes me so miffed. I have to tell you an example. In my very early days so a totally inexperienced researcher, I was doing my ex's tree. There were many family trees including his cousin so I just accepted what I was reading. We were living near to Hexham, Northumberland, England so off we trotted to visit an ancestor's birthplace, visited the addresses given, even approached a man in a garage after finding out he was a relative who told us his brother did all the genealogy, trotted off again to another village etc. Much later on, months, I was going over my facts when I found I had a different entry and cut a long story short, there were no relatives in Hexham, same surname, wrong family and all his ancestors came from Yorkshire. I vowed then never to believe family trees.

@melaniecarver5719

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's intentional but it's sure annoying. I've offered to help but got told because my tree is private (for right now) they weren't interested! They had been doing research forever and I could just go over to their public tree and see all of the documentation on the particular ancestor. This person didn't even know what I might have but because my tree was private, they weren't interested. I didn't even bother to see what they had. I would have shared by email but that turned me from helping them. Some of us want to help, though, so dont' give up. But I agree with trusting the trees.

@lynnedean713

Жыл бұрын

@@melaniecarver5719 Thank you so much for your reply, really gave me a different slant on matters. I don't even have a trees for anyone to see! My research has evolved into hundreds of handwritten sheets of paper, all carefully filed. In the beginning I did not want to put a tree up until I was 100% certain every entry was correct, backed up with a source. Lately I have changed - I just want to do my tree for myself and my family, especially the grandchildren. One thing for certain, I am far too tenacious to ever give up. I am truly addicted to genealogy. I have helped a couple of people but not very well. Both were adopted, both had me as a 4-6th cousin but without further info I had to tell them I was limited in what I could do. I told them to watch Connie's video on tracing 4-6th cousins as that was a real eye-opener for me. One persevered and the other engaged a professional genealogist! I really feel for adopted persons, it must be akin to researching with a blindfold on.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

Thank you!

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Very informative as always Connie. I was so interested in your sharing your background. The question I have for you Connie relates to your Video creation. Can you share what software you use in the recording and compiling/editing of your youtube videos? They are so well presented.

Thank you very much!

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Time for those of us who are doing this on the side is paramount. I'm a bit intimidated by the note-taking and transcription aspects you describe. I have found that opening the source documents on Ancestry to double-check some of the information that the hint offers is worthwhile. Thanks for the instructions!

I love your videos. My biggest problem is that I was born in Northern Ireland and moved to America as a child with my mother who remarried an American. The records for Ireland and Northern Ireland stop at a certain time frame because of fires and wars. I'm stuck on my great great grandmother s mother. Father was on marriage record but I do not k own who her mother was. Thanks to DNA I have traced her father to moving to Canada but he did not bring his daughter. Big mystery.

Great information! I've been adding many of your suggestions to my research procedures and having a lot of success. Thanks! One thing I would add is that if a person has ancestors from a foreign country that it would be helpful to learn a bit about the language. I have German ancestors, as well as some French, and it's good to know at least the basic genealogical words so that when you do look at a record, you can abstract the information that is most important to your research.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Also looked at Facebook groups for help in translating documents.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

One of the companies just featured a list of French words that might be in genealogical documents and gives their translations. It was in the last week or so. I will find the link and post it here if that’s OK with whomever moderates this.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV I found that French genealogical word list and translations (on Family Search) and can post a link if that’s Ok.

I really appreciate what you're doing. I'm pretty creative in my searches. I scrub every death certificate and military pension applications. I found a date of death for a 4x grandfather on the pension app of his daughter's filing on her husband's Civil War service. Pretty obobscure. But I'm still stuck with no other records for him. I'd have to make a trip, most likely. 😮‍💨

I have been trying to find parents an ancestor, and the only info I have on them is from a 1870 census. She is listed in a home, working as a housekeeper, at 17 years old, it doesn’t have any info on her parents other than that they were born in Tennessee. I’m am thinking that something happened to her parents during the Civil War. But I cannot find anything that is before 1870 for the ancestor. I have been stuck so long but your video makes me want to renew my search.

@GenealogyTV

Ай бұрын

Go for it. Keep detailed research notes in chronological order for the research problem. I'm rooting for you.

Excellent practical advice. Just one point, when you talk about "abstracting" facts don't you mean "extracting" facts?

@Cheneyjoan

Жыл бұрын

Sort of.....1, transcribe every word. 2, extract names, dates, places, actions. 3. That creates an abstract of the document that you put in your research report for reference. When she was talking, she took the shortcut to 3.

I have a couple of lines that just stop at the 1812 line. There’s not even a guess on another tree, at least not one that makes sense. I begin to think that Puckett Wood and Wade Nelson were dropped from outer space.

@tracygarcia6406

Жыл бұрын

Same! 1812! Pain-in-the-butt year apparently....😢

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, as we get farther back in time... it starts to become a challenge. Try the state archives.

What do you mean by chronological order of research notes? The date you find the info or the date pertaining to the life if the individual you are researching (e.g., birth, marriage, property purchased, military, birth of kids, etc.)?

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

The date you find on the document. When the document was created is what you put in your research notes... in chronological order.

Hi Connie. Thank you for all your help! I know your mission seems to be to help us be able to do tbis for ourselves, but... after 7 years and HUNDREDS of hours I cannot find my 3rd GGrandfathers parents. I'm ready to hire an expert!😢 Are you available to be hired to do my family tree? The courthouse with records in the 2 places I need to search both burned down and all recods lost. If you are not, who do you recommend please?

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

My plate is full, but here are some options. Legacy Tree Genealogist - Coaching - Hiring an Expert www.legacytree.com/genealogytv or Aimee Cross at ancestryconsultingbyaimee.com/

@cherylkaydavismusic

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV ok! Thank you so much!

I do NOT have the Research skills, or I wouldn't be hitting a brick wall.

How do I get in to the genealogy tv insiders? Because it is a private group I can't find it

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

You need to be a member of the Genealogy TV Academy to have access to the Insiders. Learn more here. About the GTV Academy genealogytv.org/about-genealogy-tv-academy/

I always strive for solid proof in a record to interconnect the people named (eg: bride and groom their parents), but when you get back to the early 1800s, and back farther (USA), the marriage record is often John Smith and Mary Jones got married on such-and-such date. When all the cousins share the same name, how are you supposed to know if this is your person, or not? Or the census may say that the person was born in another state, or worse yet, a country (England, Ireland, Yugoslavia), and you don't know when he came to US, where he was from, or other family members. The records might be there, but so incomplete as to be virtually useless. How do we find answers then??

@GenealogyTV

10 ай бұрын

Compare other data like dates places siblings neighbors. This is where the FAN club strategy works well.

I am trying to get a subscription, but I cannot find where to input the Promo Code.

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Go to genealogytv.org/product/genealogy-tv-academy-membership-month-or-annual-option/ then after you choose your monthly or annual option, click sign up now. Then near the top of the page click View Cart. Then add GTVA25% in teh Coupon Code and click Apply Coupon. You'll see the discount taken near the bottom. Then complete your transaction. Thanks for joining.

@conniemurdoch8528

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV man oh man! Story of my life - i waited and waited to sign up - I finally bite the bullet and I miss the promo by 2 weeks!

If someone died in 1952 will the death certificate be online? I have a great grandfather who is buried in NC but application for military tombstone said he lived in Tennessee but I can't find anything about his death

@GenealogyTV

9 ай бұрын

You will likely need to apply for a copy from the county in which the death occurred.

@Kptiger82

9 ай бұрын

@@GenealogyTV I don't have any idea

What if it is between countries and border changes?

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Search in both areas/county/country.

@bluekimchiandrea4476

Жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV thank you. I don't get paid until tomorrow and wanted to take advantage of your discount for membership

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Discount is still good. GTVA25% is the coupon code if you're still interested.

What about historical societies? Are they helpful?

@GenealogyTV

Жыл бұрын

Historical and Genealogical societies can be helpful, especially in the areas you are researching. Also, Facebook Groups... search for those in your areas and subjects.

@kathyastrom1315

Жыл бұрын

​@@GenealogyTV I’ve joined a few of those F B groups, including one on Swedish American genealogy. There, I connected with a local historian and genealogist from my grandfather’s region of remote northern Sweden (he was thrilled when I posted a question about my great grandmother on the group, since just about everyone else there was looking for info on people from Stockholm and other areas in the south). Erik ended up sending me an article from his local newspaper in 1959 that was about my great grandfather’s visit to the US to see his two sons, scans of books that had photos of my grandfather’s family, including pics of my great grandfather at work on his ferryboat, and new photos that Erik himself took of my great grandfather’s old house and where his boat had been docked-he went out of way to drive to the village to take the photos because he thought I’d enjoy them, as I did of course!

I have been stuck for 10+ years trying to get information about my Fathers Irish family. Through DNA, I finally found out that my Grandmother had a little fling, and the result was my Father. So the surname I, my sibling and my Father have been using for over 100 years, isn't correct. I didn't know and he sure didn't know. All my life, I had a feeling things weren't quite right, and now I know why. So don't dismiss those DNA hints you get.

@GenealogyTV

10 ай бұрын

Good point. I'm glad you figured it out.

Great video, I have a challenge - I just took the Ancestry DNA test and have about 26000 names in my tree which i have put in individually over the last 25 years. My brick wall is 5thGGF Christopher Davis, @ 1730-1786 Anson Co, NC. I have his will dated 1786 in Anson that lists his children of which my 4thGG Grandfather is part (Arthur Davis 1755-1830). Arthur has 627 matches in DNA cousins and Christopher has 0 zero? How can this be knowing he is the father of Arthur and everyone else related to Arthur? There are two land grants in NC and 2 in SC plus a court case for Christopher, but no other details in Census, etc. found for Christopher - some say he changed his name during Revolution and taxation migrating back/forth NC to SC. Even at that name change or not why would he not show up in any matches? PUZZLED??

@GenealogyTV

11 ай бұрын

Well... I suspect the DNA is getting so small it is not registering for the 5XGF. That would be less than 1% DNA or about .78%. At this point, you're going to need to use records to continue the journey back. Those DNA cousins from the 4XGF might have clues in their trees. What I would do is look at the 627 matches and filter by name Davis and then look for Anson County, NC. If this Davis line is your direct paternal line, you might want to consider YDNA. For a deep dive into DNA consider Diahan Southards classes. www.yourdnaguide.com/ref/6/

@floridian9897

11 ай бұрын

@@GenealogyTV Thanks so much for the reply, it is my direct Maternal line, the 627 matches all tie back to my Arthur and have the siblings, etc. as I do so I know it's the right person just perplexed why out of all those others nobody has a match to Christopher. Most of those 627 don't have trees going back that far but are for sure highly related 8-305 cM's, so the journey continues for this guy by many. Will look into the Diahan Southard's classes, appreciate your videos and scope of details covered!

Would you do transcription from censuses also? I have not been doing that from censuses

@LanceHall

Жыл бұрын

So much of the time the neighbors turn out to be co-migrators, in-laws and other relatives. So researching them as well is like skipping to the end of a crime mystery.

My great grandfather deserted from the Royal Artillery in India in 1899. He remained in India but changed his name from Alfred Drew to William John Smith. (Smith!🙄)He married? a native woman and had two boys in 1902 and 1904. He worked as a Sergeant Inspector in the railway and lived in Rawalpindi. Apart from that, nothing. No wife’s name, no birth certificates. She died young apparently but my ggf, gf, and gu remained in India until they left in 1923- I found the passenger list of the Orsovia with their names after years of looking! I’ve tried writing to the Indian railway archives and other historical societies in India but no replies. I dearly want to find my great grandmothers name at least. She is responsible for my Indian DNA. I have found no DNA matches with Indian DNA that could help me. Is this truly my brick wall?

@GenealogyTV

11 ай бұрын

Try finding groups with similar research interests on Facebook or Reddit.