“I’ve gone from being completely stumped as to how to find names for the temple, to not only being confident that it can be done, but more than a little amazed at how many research opportunities there are on my tree!” Today I’m excited to share a guest post by...
Now that you have added new relatives to FamilySearch Family Tree, attached sources, and ensured there are no duplicates, you are ready to reserve temple ordinances. To view previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1: Review the Accuracy of Your Tree Part 2: Analyze Your Pedigree Part...
Recording what you found is an essential part of the research process. You should record the information in your own notes, FamilySearch Family Tree, and your personal genealogy database, (i.e. RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker, Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree). To view the other parts in this series, click the links below:...
We are loving Education Week at Brigham Young University this week. We’ve been attending classes, enjoying lunches with friends, and most of all, we are enjoying sharing and teaching about family history. Thank you to everyone who has been attending our classes. It has been great to meet you and...
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....
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...
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...
Have you heard of GeneHeritage.com? The owners of this third party DNA analysis tool, E. Castedo Ellerman and Joseph Silver, contacted us and offered to show us how their company can analyze your raw DNA results and give new information about inherited traits. As you probably know, I am fascinated...
In our Research Like a Pro study group, one of the first assignments is to analyze existing evidence. This is actually my favorite assignment. It is so fun to comb through what I’ve already gathered about a research question and look for clues to help me see where to go...
We have been at the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy in Provo, Utah this week, learning about records, methodology, and discovery. Here some highlights. Forensic Genealogy, Unclaimed Inheritances, and Missing Persons In a fascinating class by forensic genealogist Michael McCormick, AG, I learned about the real world problems that...