Category: How To

PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Biography, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, History, How To, Marriage Records, My Discoveries, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Show Notes

I talk a lot about component parts, or the basic how-to’s of handling records, but what about the how-to’s of building one person’s life in your family tree? Genealogy has become an immediate-gratification online phenomenon, but it’s not always that at all. How long should a 21st-century online researcher be expected to wait before work … Read More “PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 20: Interview with Brooke Schreier Ganz of Reclaim the Records

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Birth Records, Death Records, Documents, How To, Interview, Marriage Records, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reclaim the Records, Research

Have you ever gotten frustrated that the records you REALLY need from a US city or state across the country (or world), one you’ll NEVER travel to, hasn’t released their vital records indexes online? Brooke Schreier Ganz felt that way about New York (as so many have) and she decided to do something about it. … Read More “PODCAST Episode 20: Interview with Brooke Schreier Ganz of Reclaim the Records” »

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PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Facebook group, Family Cookbook, How To, Join the Conversation, Mail Bag, Podcast, Podcast episode, Q&A, Reparational Genealogy, Teaching

It’s our first mail bag, filled with questions and answers from the FPPP community! What’s up with Ancestry, which of their records are good, do you believe a record over a human or vice-versa, and how do you make your slave-holding ancestors’ info available to researchers of color? There are lots of goodies in this … Read More “PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018” »

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris

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Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Folklore, GEDmatch.com, How To, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

This week is something special: my first-ever interview! My friend Christopher Harris joins the podcast to discuss his 12-year learning curve about family history through folklore, DNA, and African-American documentary methodology. He’ll discuss with us how he records conversations and organizes his work, treeing vs shrubbing, the key role that DNA and GEDmatch play, and … Read More “PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris” »

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, GEDmatch.com, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching

If you listen regularly but haven’t started supporting the podcast financially, it’s time to consider anteing up, my pumpkins! 2000 downloads, 200 listeners, and only 6 supporters. Can you help support this work? This ep is a twofer – first, I discuss shrubbing versus treeing, and why my way is better (surprise!), and second, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer” »

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PODCAST Episode 12: Keeping It Orderly, Or Hygienealogy

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Birth Records, Death Records, Documents, FamilySearch, How To, Marriage Records, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Tips and Tricks

Are you new to Ancestry.com? Do you like the FamilySearch interface better? Do hints just freak you out? Are all those possible document matches overwhelming you? If you answered “yes” to one or more of those questions, this episode is for you. “Keeping It Orderly, Or Hygienealogy” is all about prioritizing the hints that you … Read More “PODCAST Episode 12: Keeping It Orderly, Or Hygienealogy” »

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PODCAST Episode 11: Findagrave & Find a Friend

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Best Practices, Courtesy, Death Records, Find-a-Grave, Gravestones, History, How To, Podcast, Podcast episode

Findagrave.com is another great way to provide service to the world of genealogy and family history. It’s maintained by a worldwide army of genie geeks with cameras, and who can resist that? Membership is free, people who request photos REALLY appreciate the service rendered, and lots of cemeteries out there are in desperate need of … Read More “PODCAST Episode 11: Findagrave & Find a Friend” »

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PODCAST Episode 9: Keep It Simple, Researcher – One Life, One Tree

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Best Practices, DNA, How To, Keys to Genealogy, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Tips and Tricks

Sometimes, it’s good to just stop and take a breath. This week, I’m discussing how to keep it simple in research by focusing all of your energies on one tree, where you provide for everyone in your family – biological parents, step parents, foster parents, and adoptive parents. You’ll learn how to handle nervous relatives … Read More “PODCAST Episode 9: Keep It Simple, Researcher – One Life, One Tree” »

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PODCAST Episode 8: Tell Me the Truth – Genealogy for Biographers

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
Ancestry, Best Practices, Biography, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Folklore, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Tips and Tricks

Biography can be really dry and boring stuff, a string of facts without seasoning or flavor. In this episode, I’ll teach you how to use genealogical research of your subject to add spice and life to a biographical book or project. I’ll tell you how I’m using it to write a book of my own, … Read More “PODCAST Episode 8: Tell Me the Truth – Genealogy for Biographers” »

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