Nicole Elder Dyer

About Nicole Elder Dyer

Nicole Dyer is a professional genealogist specializing in Southern United States research and genetic genealogy. She is the creator of FamilyLocket.com and the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. She co-authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide and Research Like a Pro with DNA and is an instructor for the study groups of the same name. She lectures at conferences and institutes and previously served as the secretary and publicity chair of the Pima County Genealogy Society. Nicole holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in History Teaching. At Family Locket Genealogists, Nicole is a project manager, editor, and researcher.

Find Names for the Temple Part 2: Analyze Your Pedigree

Aug 9, 2018

Welcome back to our series about Finding Names for the Temple! In the last step, we talked about how to start finding names for the temple by building a strong foundation of accurate links from child to parent. View all the steps in the series here: Part 1: Review the Accuracy of Your Tree Part 2: Analyze Your Pedigree Part 3: Analyze Descendancy Trees Part 4: Research Part 5: Record Your Findings Part 6:...

RLP 4: Locality Research Part 1

Aug 6, 2018

Today we’re talking about preparing to research by learning more about the where your ancestor lived. Doing locality research is absolutely essential! Previously, we talked about objectives in epsidode 2, and analysis in episode 3. Those are the first steps in a research project. Today, Diana and I are going to dive in to the next step, locality research, and talk in depth about all the ways you can learn more about a location. Before...

Find Names for the Temple Part 1: Review the Accuracy of Your Tree

Aug 2, 2018

I’m excited to be sharing a new series with you about how to find names for the temple. This follows the chapters in our new book, Find Names for the Temple: A Step-by-Step Method for Success. To view all the articles detailing each step, click here: Find Names for the Temple Articles. Here are each of the steps: Part 1: Review the Accuracy of Your Tree Part 2: Analyze Your Pedigree Part 3: Analyze Descendancy Trees Part...

Introducing…The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast!

Jul 31, 2018

Diana and I decided to start a podcast to be able to share with more people our research methods and strategies. We are so excited for you to join us! In the Research Like a Pro podcast, we will discuss how to take your family history research to the next level and uncover more of your family tree. Learn about research objectives, analysis, locality research, research planning, source citations, report writing, case studies, and more....

RLP 3: Analyze Your Sources

Jul 30, 2018

Today, Diana and I are talking about analyzing your sources – the next thing to do in your research project after creating an objective. In order to establish what you know and determine how reliable it is, you must analyze the source, information, and evidence on a record. Start by gathering up all the sources that you’ve already found. Talk to close relatives who have knowledge or information about the project. Check online family trees...

New FamilySearch Pioneer Discovery Experience Online

Jul 23, 2018

FamilySearch has made a wonderful pioneer discovery experience available for the public just in time for Utah’s Pioneer Day. According to the press release, about 1.5 million descendants of pioneers have been identified through millions of worldwide contributions to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Read more at the FamilySearch Newsroom, here: FamilySearch Pioneer Discovery Experience Online. I was impressed to see that twenty of my relatives were listed in my discovery experience. To see yours, go...

RLP 2: Research Objectives

Jul 23, 2018

Today, Diana and I discuss research objectives. Focusing your research with a question is an important step when getting started in any research project. We’ll talk about the three types of research objectives (identity, relationship and actions) and the best type to start with. Diana talks about writing down your objective and including unique identifiers. This is so important when you’re doing a project to identify a person. When I started my first project in...

RLP 1: Introduction

Jul 16, 2018

We are so excited to share our brand new podcast with you. We will be discussing the Research Like a Pro method and how to take your genealogy research to the next level. Learn about research objectives, analysis, locality research, research planning, source citations, report writing, case studies, and more. Show Notes: Diana and I talk about our background in family history and give an overview of the Research Like a Pro process. Diana got...

Try the Find Names for the Temple Book Free

Jul 12, 2018

Find Names for the Temple is available for purchase in paperback or eBook! To celebrate, we would like to share the eBook with you in exchange for a review on Amazon. If you are interested in reading a free PDF version of the book and trying the method, please contact me at nicole@familylocket.com. Reviews will help potential readers know if they want the book. Also, we value your opinions. We want to get the ideas out...

Find Names for the Temple: A Step-by-Step Method For Success

Jun 29, 2018

I am thrilled to share a project I have been working on for the last several months. It’s a book for members of the LDS Church who want to do temple and family history work, entitled Find Names for the Temple: A Step-by-Step Method For Success. After I finished designing the interior and cover for our last book, Research Like a Pro, I vowed not to work on another book all summer. I took a two week...