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Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors Part 3: Research Planning and Initial Research

Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records In part one of this four-part series on Scandinavian research, we discussed patronymics and naming traditions common in Scandinavian genealogy. We also identified two research objectives as we are trying to uniquely identify Rasmus Gudmundsson, born in Malmöhus, Sweden, around 1719. In part two, we did locality research for Kågeröd and Norra Vram parishes and had a brief introduction to household examinations, […]

By Torhild Shirley November 30, 2023 Research Tips

RLP 281: Civil Marriage Records

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about civil marriage records and where to find them. We discuss examples from the U.S. and England and give a tutorial for how to make citations for marriage records from a bound volume at the county courthouse viewed as images online. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 281 Civil Marriage Records Welcome to research Like a Pro a genealogy podcast about taking your […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 27, 2023 Podcast

Connecting to Ancestors Through Travel: William Beddoes and Mariah (Brockhouse) Beddoes

Many family historians aim to travel to the home country of an ancestor and stand on the land they once inhabited. Another way to connect to our ancestors is to visit places they also visited. If lucky, we can find ship manifests detailing an emigrant’s journey across the ocean, but how did they reach their final destination? That may take good sleuthing in a variety of records. I recently visited upstate New York, where my […]

By Diana Elder November 26, 2023 Creating and Sharing Family History

RLP 280: Colonial Emigrant Ancestor: Thomas Royston

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about our distant ancestor, Thomas Royston, who settled in Gloucester County, Virginia. Thomas was granted thousands of acres in the late 1600s, and Diana got to visit Gloucester County and see where he probably lived. Join us as we discuss the historical context and records that make up the story of Thomas Royston’s life. We discuss challenges like record loss and review Virginia’s colonial history, focusing on […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 20, 2023 Podcast

Using Google Forms For Family History Activities

If you seek ways to connect young people and families to their ancestors, guest blogger Tanya Neider has developed a set of Google Forms that provides various learning activities. As a fellow member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the LDS family history perspective shines through. Tanya also participated in our Family History is for Everyone series so we could learn more about her, and I’ve included her answers at the end […]

By Diana Elder November 19, 2023 Activities, Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children, Family History is for Everyone Spotlights, LDS Family History, Youth and Primary

Can ChatGPT Help with Genealogy Citations?

If you’re curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) might help you become more efficient, consider experimenting with citations. The large language models (LLMs) that have become popular in the last year might prove useful in this area. I’ve been using ChatGPT to experiment with AI in the last month as a student in the National Genealogical Society (NGS) course, Empowering Genealogists with Artificial Intelligence taught by Steve Little. Steve has a great blog here: https://aigenealogyinsights.com/. […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 17, 2023 Research Tips

RLP 279: Unmerging on FamilySearch Family Tree

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to unmerge profiles on the FamilySearch Family Tree. When there are many people of the same name who lived in an area, it’s common for the profiles to get accidentally merged. When you notice an issue where multiple people have been merged into one person, there are several steps to follow to unmerge the people while preserving the original profiles. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 13, 2023 Podcast

Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors Part 2: Locality Research and Repositories

Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records In part one of this four-part series on Scandinavian research, we discussed patronymics and naming traditions common in Scandinavian genealogy. We also identified two research objectives as we are trying to uniquely identify Rasmus Gudmundsson, born in Malmöhus, Sweden, around 1719. However, before we can start researching, we need to understand which records are available for Malmöhus County in the 1700s and […]

By Torhild Shirley November 12, 2023 Research Tips

RLP 278: Other Relationships on FamilySearch

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the “other relationships” option in the FamilySearch Family Tree. After the vitals, other information, and family members sections, you will see the other relationships section of the profile page. If you click “add other relationship,” you’ll see a popup with a dropdown list allowing you to select certain relationships from a list. Many of these are friend, family, associates, and neighbor (FAN) type of relationships. Join […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 6, 2023 Podcast

Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors Part 1: Introduction and Patronymics

If you have ancestors that originated in Scandinavia, you may have thought this was a challenge you couldn’t undertake. In this new series, Scandinavian research expert Torhild Shirley, AG, will share the basics of research in this location and using a case study to illustrate the methodology. Enjoy! -Diana Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records Every country and region has its challenges when it comes to genealogical research. […]

By Torhild Shirley November 4, 2023 Research Tips