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30 Mar - Watch video Comparing the Genealogy Giants:
Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage Handout for the above Video
06 Apr - Watch Video - Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy More hints from speaker
13 Apr - Watch Video - Social History for Genealogists (UK) 65 mins
17-18 April - Family Tree LIVE ONLINE
20 Apr - Watch Video - FamilySearch.org: 5 Tips for Free Genealogy Research 15 mins
and - Watch Video - How to Use Cluster Genealogy a.k.a. FAN Club Research 8 mins
Link to Elizabeth Shown Mills FAN Principle
27 Apr - Watch Video - Genealogical Proof Standard 14 mins
- Watch Video - Using the Genealogical Proof Standard for Success 52 mins
- Hand Out - Genealogical Proof Standard List
04 May - Watch Video - Finding Your Royal Roots (FREE with Geni and MyHeritage) 19 mins
11 May - Watch Video - Hidden in Plain View by Mia Bennett 48 mins
Handout Download Here
18 May - Watch Video - Tidying Up Your Genealogy | The Barefoot Genealogist | Ancestry. 21 mins
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- Watch Video - Genealogy Jargon Defined | Ancestry. 43 mins
When you first take a DNA test or start building a family tree, it can feel like you are trying to learn a new language. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at some common genealogy and family history words, phrases, and acronyms. Learn their meanings so you can continue your family history journey with confidence.
Anytime viewing - Watch Video - Iceland has a record of its people's ancestry
going back 1,000 years 7 mins. Also showing how coronavirus can be traced around the world
For FUN - Watch Video - Brief History of the Royal Family 9 mins
(tongue in cheek version)
or be serious Watch Video - British Monarchy Family Tree 14 mins
(Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II)
25 May - Watch Video - Unlocking the Power of the FamilySearch Wiki - 59 mins
An amazing research tool covering the whole world. Discover hidden genealogical data and discover ways to view it for FREE.
01 June - Watch Now - FREE Genealogical Books on the Internet Archive - 46 mins
- Watch Now - FREE Books on the Internet Archive (Short version) - 3 mins
- Watch Now - FREE Genealogical Books on the Internet Archive (LONG) - 53 mins
- Watch Now - FREE Genealogical Books on the Google Books - 15 mins
- Watch Now - FREE Genealogical Books on the Google Books - 3 mins
08 June - Watch Now - How to Organise Your Paper & Digital Files - (48) mins
NOTE: to skip preamble scroll forward to 13 minutes
also - More Info - A variety of Genealogical talks by Lisa
- More Info - Web site https://organizeyourfamilyhistory.com
15 June - Watch Now - The Future of Family History by Dr Nick Barratt
This presentation reflects on the impact of media and technology on the way we research, share and connect - looking ahead to challenges and opportunities for family history and personal heritage to help improve the lives of individuals and communities.
U3A is mentioned several times. (NOTE: the first 2 minutes the sound quality is poor then it is perfect)
also - More Info - Historians Collaborate
22 Jun - Watch Now - Ancestry DNA part 1 - Ethnicity 14 mins
Watch Now - Ancestry DNA part 2 - Matches 15 mins
29 Jun - Watch Now - Choosing a Genealogical Software Program (2016) 60 mins
06 July - Watch Now - 20 Unmissable Resources for Tracing British and Irish Ancestors on Findmypast 67 mins
13 July - Watch Now - Finding Samuel Lowe - 151 generations - 25 mins
13 July - Watch Now - Using DNA/Genetics to trace COVID-19 - 7 mins
20 July - Watch Now - Researching Your Scottish Ancestors - a Preview, by Marie Dougan - 15 mins
20 July - Watch Now - Finding your Scottish Ancestry- by James Tanner - 8 mins
20 July - Watch Now - Scotland's People & Find My Past with BrightSolid CEO - 15 mins
27 July - Watch Now - FamilySearch.org: 5 Tips for Free Genealogy Research - 15 Mins
27 July - Watch Now - "Watch" Your Ancestors on FamilySearch.org - 8 mins
3 Aug - Watch Now - Top Tips for searching Ancestry (only 10% appear in hints) 35 mins
3 Aug - Watch Now - Ancestry DNA Shared Matches to Solve Genealogy Research Questions 24 mins
10 Aug - Watch Now - Secrets to Successful Irish Family Research 60 mins
10 Aug - Watch Now - Google Earth for Genealogy. (Skip 5 minutes in) 60 mins
10 Aug - Read Now - 7 ways to preserve your family legacy for the next generation
24 Aug - Watch Now - Danny Dyer discovers he is related to royalty
24 Aug - Watch Now - Greg Davies discovers he has royal blood
24 Aug - Watch Now - When you find out your ancestor's a 'wrong-un'
31 Aug - Watch Now - Research Using FamilySearch.org Part 1 (36 mins)
31 Aug - Watch Now - Research Using FamilySearch.org Part 2 (16 mins)
31 Aug - Download - Handout for the above
07 Sep - Watch Now - AncestryDNA: Cousin Matches: Next Steps (39 mins)
07 Sep - Watch Now - AncestryDNA: ThruLines Explained (25 mins)
14 Sep - Watch Now - FindMyPast UK and Irish Genealogy Research (49 mins)
21 Sep - Watch Now - Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II (15 mins)
21 Sep - Watch Now - How To Tell Who Your Ancestors Were (16 mins)
28 Sep - Watch Now - Finding Ancestors in Newspapers (28 mins)
28 Sep - Watch Now - Findmypast Expert Help - British Newspapers (16 mins)
05 Oct - Watch Now - Breaking Down Brick Walls with Mark Bayley (52 mins)
05 Oct - Watch Now - Mapping Your Ancestors with Mark Bayley (21 mins)
12 Oct - Watch Now - How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes Template in MS Word (19 mins)
12 Oct - Watch Now - How to Make Writing Source Citations Easier Using Macros (14 mins)
12 Oct - Watch Now - Date Calculator: Find the Birth Date from Age and Death Date (4 mins)
12 Oct - Link to - Date Calculator
19 Oct - CLICK Here - Family History and a Full Tree. What Now?
19 Oct - CLICK Here - Family Memories
19 Oct - CLICK Here - Find That Illusive Record at Dusty Docs
19 Oct - Watch Now - The Railway, Life & Death Project (62 mins)
26 Oct - CLICK Here - Parish and Probate Records with Celia Heritage (61 mins)
26 Oct - HANDOUT - for Parish and Probate Records with Celia Heritage
26 Oct - CLICK Here - Facebook Ancestry site for help and advice
02 Nov - Watch Now - Trifecta Research Strategy (37 mins)
02 Nov - DOWNLOAD - Trifecta Strategy spreadsheet
09 Nov - Watch Now - How to use GOOGLE LENS (53 mins)
09 Nov - Watch Now - How to Use Google Photos for Beginners (56 mins)
09 Nov - Watch Now -How to Get Better Google Search Results (51 mins)
16 Nov - Watch Now - Ancestry ThruLines - DNA (25 mins)
16 Nov - Watch Now - Crista Cowan Works with ThruLines - live (19 mins)
23 Nov - Watch Now - Researching Your Scottish Ancestors, by Marie Dougan (15 mins)
23 Nov - Watch Now - Scottish Genealogy Research - Expert Q&A | Findmypast (59 mins)
30 Nov - Watch Now - Irish Family History is Easy | Findmypast (40 mins)
30 Nov - Watch Now - PRONI - How to use Irish Genealogy online (5 mins)
Link to - PRONI
Link to - Irish Family History Centre
07 Dec - Watch Now - Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers: Myko Clelland (53 mins)
14 Dec - Watch Now - Finding the other 70% of Records in FamilySearch (56 mins)
21 Dec - Watch Now - Work Houses and Poor Law - Myko Clelland (59 mins)
28 Dec - Watch Now - The National Archives - Search Using Discovery (34 mins)
2021
04 Jan - Watch Now - Ask a Scientist - Ancestry DNA (53 mins)
04 Jan - Watch Now - Ancestry Services Tour (basics) (26 mins)
11 Jan - Watch Now - Understanding SEARCH on FamilySearch.org (56 mins)
18 Jan - Watch Now - DNA - Ethnicity Percentages Demystified - Debbie Kennett (59 mins)
25 Jan - Watch Now - Ancestry.com Card Catalog - 5 Pro Tricks - Connie Knox (13 mins)
01 Feb - Watch Now - Heraldry, Clan Symbols, and Tartans - Myko Clelland (60 mins)
08 Feb - Watch Now - Starting Out with the 1939 Register (51 mins)
15 Feb - Watch Now - RootsTech 2021 - Behind the scenes (33 mins)
22 Feb - Watch Now - School Records on FindMyPast (33 mins)
FREE RootsTech - Still available online Log in now
22 Mar - Watch Now - How to Research Your Irish Genealogy (24 mins)
29 Mar - Watch Now - DNA Groups on Ancestry (21 mins)
06 Apr - Watch Now - What's New On FamilySearch? (18 mins)
12 Apr - Watch Now - How to Write and Self Publish Your Family History Book (50 mins)
19 Apr - Watch Now - Beyond Family Announcements in the Newspapers (59 mins)
26 Apr - Watch Now - Quick & Dirty Branch Using Ancestry ThruLines (19 mins)
04 May - Watch Now - Ancestry New Features May 2021 (12 mins)
10 May - Watch Now - What's New at Ancestry: March 2021 (23 mins)
17 May - Watch Now - How many generations back is 3% ethnicity in your DNA results? (12 mins)
24 May - Watch Now - Relative Finder - A Free Service of FamilySearch (6 mins)
- View Now - BYU Family History Technology Lab
- View Now - Virtual Pedigree
31 May - Watch Now - Introducing the Library at The National Archives (8 mins)
07 June - Watch Now - Getting the Most Out of Find a Grave (18 mins)
07 June - Watch Now - What is Billion Graves? How to Use It for Genealogy (9 mins)
07 June - Web Site - An international directory of GraveStonePhotos
14 June - Watch Now - The Largest Handwritten Family Tree in the World (2 mins)
14 June - Watch Now - How we're building the world's largest family tree (22 mins)
21 June - Watch Now - Surviving a horrid Victorian WORKHOUSE (57 mins)
21 June - Watch Now - The Workhouse at Southwell (4 mins)
21 June - Link to Site - The Workhouse at Southwell
21 June - Watch Now - Edinburgh Mary King's Close (2 mins)
21 June - Link to Site - Edinburgh Mary King's Close
28 June - Watch Now - How to use WikiTree (57 mins)
05 July - Watch Now - Books on FamilySearch (28 mins)
12 July - Watch Now - DNA, No Tree - No Problem (53 mins)
12 July - Handout from DNA, No Tree - No Problem
19 July - Watch Now - The Genealogy Research Process: The WANDER Method (19 mins)
26 July - Click 5 links below
Getting Individualized Help Through FamilySearch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Co9XsP0jU&t=1690s
Consultation Link
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Virtual_Genealogy_Consultations
Look-up service Link
https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/family-history-library-records-look-up-service
Family History Library Classes and webinars Link
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars
BYU Family History Library Webinars Link
https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/webinar-recording-index/
02 Aug - Listen Here - Booth's Life and Labour Survey - Podcast (48 mins)
02 Aug - Link to Site - Charles Booth's London
09 Aug - View Here - Roots revisited - In the 1970s Alex Haley's novel inspired many, especially African Americans, to research their ancestry; a quarter of a century later Jen Reid decided to find out what she could about here own ancestors. (7 mins)
16 Aug - View Here - Mayflower 400 years: How many people are related to the Mayflower pilgrims?
16 Aug - Listen Here Maths and the Mayflower
23 Aug - View Here - Guide to FamilySearch (19 mins)
The second video is from 2019 and was referenced in the first video above
23 Aug - View Here Inside Scoop About FamilySearch.org (46 mins)
30 Aug - View Here - Hints and Clues on Ancestry (21 mins)
06 Sep - View Here - 20 Unmissable Resources for Tracing British and Irish Ancestors-Findmypast (67 mins)
20 Sep - View Here - Preserving the World’s Genealogical Records in Perpetuity - and how it effects YOU and your computer files (18 mins)
27 Sep - View Here - Ancestry DNA Communities Update: June 2021 (10 mins)
27 Sep - View Here - George R. R. Martin Reacts to a Family History Surprise via DNA (4 mins)
04 Oct - View Here - Tracing your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics Part 1 (19 mins)
04 Oct - View Here - Tracing your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics Part 2 (21 mins)
04 Oct - View Here - Tracing your Scottish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics Part 3 (21 mins)
18 Oct - Listen Here - A History of Britain in Numbers (14 Mins)
25 Oct - View Here - English Church Records (20 Mins)
01 Nov - Listen Here - 3 Easy Ways to Document Your Ancestor's Life at FamilySearch (20 Mins)
15 Nov - Watch Here - English Probate Records Pre-1858 (12 Mins)
22 Nov - Watch Here - Researching Archives and Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch (56 Mins)
29 Nov - Watch Here - MEGA HINTS Ancestry and FamilySearch Combined for Genealogy Research (21 Mins)
06 Dec - Watch Here - The National Archives Records on Findmypast (65 Mins)
20 Dec - Watch Here - Tracing your Medieval & Early Modern Ancestors - Nick Barratt (50 Mins)
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