Easy Genealogy Research Tips and Tricks

Check out the latest tips and tricks for researching your family tree and writing your ancestor's stories. Use the blog sub-menu to filter to categories such as genetic genealogy, writing family history, and doing online genealogy research.

Beginning Genealogy

10 things I wish I had known when I began doing genealogy research

As a beginning genealogist in the early 1990s, I knew that genealogy research was important and could strengthen family relationships....

Genealogy Research

Find Your Female Ancestors By Researching Her Children

Are you struggling to find female ancestors in your family history? Try searching for her children.

Genealogy Research

6 Simple Ways to Jumpstart Your Stalled Genealogy Research

Avoid getting stalled in your genealogy research this year but following these simple tips.

Online Genealogy Research

14 Online Genealogy Search Strategies You Need to Know

Looking for online genealogy search tips and tricks to help you find ancestors on your family tree?

Organizing Genealogy Research

Which website is the best to use for making fictional family trees?

Genealogy family tree builders are great for real relatives. But which website is the best to use for making fictional family trees?

Online Genealogy Research

How to Search Memories FamilySearch For Unexpected Discoveries

Think you don't have photos of your ancestor? Have you searched the FamilySearch memories for photos others have shared?