That guy made me cry after hearing his honest, heart felt reaction to his Great, Great Grandfather Amado Gomez. thanks made my day better

Genealogy is like potato chips because once you've had one you just can't stop reaching into that bag.

@ShanaLawson

3 жыл бұрын

True I just wish I wouldn’t have used ancestrydna bc I feel it’s half assed unless you pay $25 a month. 😡 Apparently my dna doesn’t go very far back at all. Honestly feel like they chipped me.

@skellagyook

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@johnwebb2442

7 ай бұрын

True

The admixture unveiled a long time family secret that I still haven't completely figured out. My paternal grandfather was an only child and didn't know much about his family history. When I got my DNA test, there were not many matches with my last name other than my dad's half siblings kids (my cousins). I found that really odd and for years I couldn't figure it out. Until I found a census document with my great grandfather and his last name was different. So I typed in that last name and had so many matches. What this meant is that the man whose last name I have, my great-great grandfather isn't related to me biologically and the census records even say either step-son or brother in law for my great grandpa (which in itself is confusing). I was able to reach out to my newly found relatives and learn more about that family. I still haven't figured out who my great grandfather's biological mom and dad are but I presume 1 of his parents was actually his brother or sister from his moms previous marriage and he was raised by his grandparents and never knew. I'm not by any means a professional genealogist but I have a degree in history and live for research!

I got really into genealogy and have been lucky to get back 6 generations in every line, and some as far back as the 1400’s. Truly amazing.

Beautiful they framed her ancestors 1866 marriage record

found my new favorite youtuber, thumbs up

Huge breakthroughs - I just plowed through one and all of the sudden, things are popping like popcorn. I've found multiple Mayflower ancestors, Civil and Revolutionary War individuals, and so many ancestors. It's very cool when you have a huge breakthrough

I did one of the family tree sites and learned our Ashkenazi was from my grandmother’s father side. I had always thought it was from her mother. There are photos of his aunt- so my great grandfather’s aunt- and she looks exactly like my grandmother.

If only this wouldn't be so expensive. My grandfather on my father's side of the family was adopted. So I don't have much to go on. This makes me just extremely sad. I want to know. 😭

@GeneaVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually not a whole lot of money to do a DNA test (when on sale they can be as cheap as $40) and learning to do the genealogy research is easy too. Free websites like Family Search host tons of useful records and most of the pay websites have a free component anyway. Even the cost of the pay websites isn't that bad if you decide to purchase memberships. The expensive part mostly comes in if you decide to hire a professional genealogist.

@VictorScrooge

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeneaVlogger my biggest problem is that I have 5000 euro on medical costs alone. That's a bit hard to manage. It's sad but I don't think that I will untangle the secret of my heritage anytime soon. 😕

@rubynibs

4 жыл бұрын

@@VictorScrooge Like the guy said , you can come a LONG way for free, just by going online.

@ShanaLawson

3 жыл бұрын

@@VictorScrooge When you’re able to, I hope you do your research on the company you use. I used AncestryDNA and feel chipped. You have to pay $25 a month to utilize most of their stuff after the fact.

@reesemalo

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeneaVlogger Unfortunately a lot of genealogy and DNA isn't recorded. It makes me sad that I can't learn about my mom's side before my great-grandma because she was Native. (My dad does the genealogy research of his side of the family, and he's been able to go all the way back to the 1400s, so it's especially discouraging that I can't do a lot of research on my mom's side).

Another great video! I loved to see the spark ignite in the faces of the people, especially Jonathan. And your mention of finding a tidbit of information that breaks through a brick wall reminds me of the elation I feel when I find that certain document that moves me further in an ancestor's history. My great grandmother was listed as unknown, possibly passing away after the 1881 Canadian census in Nova Scotia. Her name is Camila (Camilla, Commilla) Cranton. Her family had hard times, so on a search, I found a Cenda Cranton. When I looked at the entry, the enumerator had used a thick point pen and the letters were bunched together. It clearly showed "Camila" at the age of 14, occupied as a domestic in a household. The wife of the house turned out to be a Ross, Camila's mother's family name. That breakthrough gave me that surge of adrenaline. DNA matches also clearly showed my connection to the Cranton family of Northeast Margaree, Inverness County, NS.

my nana has a book with all the family going back to the mid 1700s written down in it, it was always fun to look at one thing i remember was thinking was on my furthers furthers side is wow there's a lot of Joseph's and zedekiah's it is funny how names repeat in families.

Been loving your videos but this one has topped them all. I’m actually tearing up. All this history coming to life.

As a fellow professional genealogist, I LOVE watching this video, but not for the results or even your (great) commentary. I love it for the light in their faces at the end. They've got the bug! I'm grinning like a fool at the computer right now. :D

I’m so glad my father’s side published a book of the Stallard line because there are a lot of us from 4 brothers in the 1700s. For ex. My dad had a total of 6 other classmates with the same last name but different lines plus the ones that came later from across the pond. It gets confusing. I just wish we could do my grandmother’s line, I know she was an Addington because she was a second cousin to Maybelle Carter. But that’s all I know. On my mother’s side it’s a little sparser since my grandparents on that side were older (at least 30 years difference from my dads parents) day I’ll do ancestry dna when I have the money and hit a sale.

My family has always been so poor that the first photo we have is of my grandma in 1935, a few years before my dad was born and she was already 40.

its nice that us americans are and welcoming enough to take in his family from mexico. he should be grateful

I went with ancestry DNA, it did a lot. My surnames american tale was tragic enough to doubt even being my name. the DNA traced it all the way back to 16th century ireland...my cousins were clan names on a map surrounding my name. I still laugh and cry sometimes. I am inspired to use my real name everywhere. No nicknames.

How can I make my tree? I am Guatemalan, I live in the USA but all my family is Guatemalan, I only know information until my grandparents.

@GeneaVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

Once you have built out what you know the next step is talking to any family members. You might be surprised by what you find just by talking with family. From there start looking into records. Here is a good place to start with finding records for Guatemala - www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Guatemala_Genealogy Best of luck!

@javierpalencia1995

4 жыл бұрын

You are amazing, THANK YOU SO MUCH. keep up the great content in your channel.

@tecunuman2483

3 жыл бұрын

Eyy I'm Guatemalan too!

This was cool! I got the ancestry bug yrs ago, I go threw fazes of hitting real hard. 👍

@Cassxowary

4 жыл бұрын

Heather Tez threw: having thrown, through: like going through something, and phases not fazes, which means to faze, but nice one

This is not an advert, but just a fact that in the UK on joining a library (for free), access to Ancestry.com is available for free using the library computers (no charge). Perhaps this facility obtains in the U.S. and elsewhere; I don't know.

@lizbrown7232

3 жыл бұрын

I think it might depend on the library, but my library here in Ontario has it.

@TravelingBibliophile

3 жыл бұрын

@@lizbrown7232 yeah, it is the same here in Vancouver it is free to use just using your library card.

I love genealogy. I have one of those brick walls that I have been trying to figure out fir 15 years.

My great grandad didn’t have a photo on his na papers. But his brother had one.

The genealogy nerd of the family? That would be me in my family, and lucky me having found (or rather been found) by an American relative who is even more of a genealogy nerd to geek out with. So happy I got the idea to have my father ask his mother to write down names on her old photos and all the info she could share, while she was still with us. They later ended up with me, and will be shared with my kids when they get a bit older

This makes me want to spend the day working on my tree 😁

Wow I wish I could get this done for my ancestry.

Great episode

Great episode! Are there fields you would recommend in naturalization records for linking to other documentation? Common names are especially challenging. Argh!

@GeneaVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

Naturalizations give addresses, dates, witnesses, signatures, and lots of other tidbits that can be used for finding further documents. You will often find immigration dates and ship names as well.

@HeyMJ.

4 жыл бұрын

GeneaVlogger Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate your guidance! I need to get back to data-diving!

We did my mom's family and got stuck pretty early as her maternal grandmother died young (1910) and trying to find one Mary Ryan out of the literal hundreds of Mary Ryan is in PA during that time was pretty nearly impossible.

I wish I could go farther into my geneology but I dont know like 80% of my family LMAO

I researched my family the old fashioned way and the information on my ancestors that on public record tells me by family was harder to kill than Roaches. At several point in history almost being wiped out including in the Jamestown massacre and we just repopulate and come back just as strong.

I would love any suggestions for how/where to find photos of ancestors that I have never seen. I'm on Family Search and Wiki Tree, otherwise, where else might i find them? Also asked relatives for as many as they have! Thanks 🙏

@GeneaVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

In the United States, Naturalization records (especially those ordered through the USCIS) often have photographs. Newspapers are also a good place to check. Depending on your ancestor's birth date, you may find yearbooks or class photographs. You can even contact schools they went to for photos from that time. Look into places where they were employed or clubs they were a part of, if those companies/groups still exist they may have photographs from the time that your ancestor was a part of it. Best of all is seeking out relatives and asking them! I am always looking for living relatives and when I connect I always ask about photos (as well as sharing my own photos).

@familycurious3813

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeneaVlogger Amazing. Thank you! PS I forgot to say that I am in the UK but much of this is still relevant. Need to dig into the railway archives (2 successive generations worked their entire lives out of 1 station not far from where I am from/live). Oldest photo I currently have is of 3 generations outside a home in 1893. Pretty happy with that one (as shared with me by mum's cousin).

I was able to trace my ancestry back to a greatx grandmother who was a lady in waiting for Mary queen of Scots, while her father died defending the Queen Mary. Definitely didn’t expect it.

I know that my great great grandfather’s older brother had a naturalization record (the only sibling born outside of the US), but myself and the people at the genealogy library couldn’t find it. Complete bummer, as that could’ve helped me with their parents.

@karmagal78

3 жыл бұрын

And this was after finally unlocking my great grandmother’s door. And finding that she had a half sister with the same name as her.

I havr no actual idea...but i feel like we're related...you seem familiar! My Great great Great grand parents were jewish and settled in US pre WW1. So more than likely judging by your videos about cousins and such. Awesome helpful info for my delving in the distance. Thanks!

can you make a video on the differences between the DNA tests and which one to take?

Amaaaaazing!!

Yeah I have a few family members that part of the family tree and we have family reunions every two years to in different states

@jeanfrancis8121

3 жыл бұрын

Someday, I'll put some cracks in my one brick wall. All my lines go back to Colonial times, except for my dad's father. I know a lot about him, but he never gave the same birthplace twice.

How much does it cost to have someone research for you? I had my dna taken and I only can go back as far as my great grandparents using my own research.

Im crying... why am I crying

Awesome!!!

There are a lot of adopted people in my family so we have both biological and adoptive family trees

Anyway how I could start my own family tree? Thank you!!

@GeneaVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

First step is just building a family tree using what you know. I always suggest building on Geni.com. If you don't know much of anything, such as an adoptee, then one of your best bets is doing a DNA test. But once you have built a tree from what you do know, then start using online databases to find records about family that will uncover more information. You can use familysearch.org to start that, a free website.

I just found out from a cousin recently that our grandma was adopted. It was kind of a secret/something they didn't talk about. But now I wonder if it's going to be a dead-end if I try to figure out that side of the family tree. I guess I'll start with a DNA test on myself. We think she might have been a Jewish orphan adopted by a Catholic family.

I want help. How do I get a hold of you to do a tree.

@roseandstem8054

3 жыл бұрын

Ancestry.com

I really want to look at what ancestry can find with regards to family matches. My parents who have my Ancestry DNA account won't let me see though. So that really makes me sad.

Wait what, I used to be a HUGE MCR fan you can't just spring the information that Gerard and Mikey are related to Joe Rogan on me and go right back to business as usual 😂

@GeneaVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling you might enjoy the video I made about how Mikey, Gerard, and Joe are related - kzread.info/dash/bejne/mY2Nm7RupcmXfLw.html

How can I get help through brick wall just want to find my father identity have some DNA cousins match but the mystery still on reason I don’t know his name.

@GeneaVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

If you are stuck and not sure where to go, I would suggest getting on facebook and joining the group DNA Detectives. People there are happy to help guide you through the research. If you don't have the time for the research yourself you can look into SearchAngels.org to apply for a Search Angel or find a professional to hire by looking at the directory at APGEN.org. Best of luck in finding your father's identity!

What if records disappeared in the motherland. Either that or I need someone with the Lithuanian language because it is as though my great grandfather never existed. We have been able to go back a couple more generations on my great grandmothers side because I have contacts with relatives from that branch of the tree.

Yeah well I know exactly what all my ancestors looked like.. They used their eyes 😁

I like this video

If someone gets a DNA test do they only give you American relations??

@GeneaVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

No, they just give you whoever is in the database. Some DNA databases have more non-Americans in them than others, such as MyHeritage DNA because they have a distribution center based in Europe.

@user-pp5ri9dq4y

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeneaVlogger Thanks! might try it!

Some of those documents are not that helpful they list a name but not the connection to the ancestor you need,some one who is related to one of them has made that connection before you but they might be wrong or know something I don't.

She can join DAR now