Weekly Genealogy Toolkit

What's next?

Congratulations... you're not a beginner anymore. But what's next for the podcast? 

Moxxy Forensic Investigations

Katie Thomas and Kaycee Connelly from Moxxy Forensic Investigations join me for a conversation about Investigative Genetic Genealogy and how people can help them in their quest to bring closure to families, and communities. 
 
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Other Podcasts

I can't thank you enough for listening to this podcast... I've really enjoyed working on it. But just like you've listened to this one, I listen to plenty of other genealogy podcasts, and I wanted to share the ones that I listen to most. 
In no particular order:
Genealogy Gems
Family Tree Magazine Podcast
Hittin the Bricks with Kathleen
The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast
The Genealogy Guys
DNA:ID
 

Continuing Education

Keeping your edge sharp is important as a researcher. You can learn a lot just by doing, but what about when you feel yourself starting to plateau? Let's talk about continuing education in Genealogy. 
 
BYU Family History Program
 
Boston University Genealogy Studies Program
 
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburg
 
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
 
Mid-west African American Genealogical Institute
 
International Society for British Genealogy and Family History
 
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
 
Texas Institute of Genealogical Research
 
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
 

Read the descriptions!

Would you drive cross country without a map? Then don't go researching within collections if you haven't read the description. Think of it as your roadmap for how to use the collection and what you can and can't find within. 

Non-Paternity Events

Until I got into genetic genealogy, I had no idea how common misattributed parentage was. The reality is, most people's trees, if they aren't also using genetic matches to validate everything, likely have the wrong biological parents in one or more places in the tree. 
 
Today we talk about how to figure out your relationship to a match that has a non-paternity event, or NPE in their tree... Just remember, it might be in yours.
 
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Audit your tree

It's only natural that the more genealogy we do, the better we get at it. In genealogy being better means being finding more records and being more accurate. So what do you do about all that work you did earlier when your skills weren't as developed. It's time for an audit.
 
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Foreign Language Records

As an American doing genealogy, it's so exciting when you finally see those documents that show what country your family came from. Once you've learned everything there is to learn in America about them, it's time to cross the pond and start learning about them in the home country... But what if that country's records aren't in English? Have no fear, you're not at a dead end just yet. 
 
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Burned Counties

We've all come across that location that is challenging to research because the courthouse burned, or flooded, or was destroyed by a tornado. It's a common enough occurrence that just about every genealogist has bumped into this problem. For many this becomes a brick wall for them... don't be content to leave walls in your tree. While some information is truly lost, don't give up until you've done everything you can. 
Listen to hear tips on how to get around pesky record loss and still find out the answers to your questions. 
 
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Offline Research

I've said it many times before, but not everything that you are going to be looking for can be found online. So grab your keys, we're going to hit the road and go check out the libraries, court houses, and dusty back rooms to find some neat stuff.