FamilySearch’s search function is inferior to Ancestry’s. Here’s why, and how to use it best. (YouTube) Posted on 14 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Accessible, Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, FamilySearch, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
How to transfer citations from Ancestry to FamilySearch (YouTube) Posted on 10 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Ancestry, Best Practices, Consecration, FamilySearch, How To, Reparational Genealogy, Research, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
How to add individuals from pre 1870 US census records; a new challenge for 2020 (YouTube) Posted on 8 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Census, Folklore, History, How To, How to Think, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
Nicholas Pearsall helps us to clean up hints on Ancestry and sort through nonsense on FamilySearch (YouTube) Posted on 6 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, FamilySearch, History, How To, How to Think, Research, Teaching, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
Getting info from a census record that only shows boarders; deriving surnames and relationships (YouTube) Posted on 4 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Ancestry, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Census, Documents, Federal Census, History, Names, Possible Parents, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
How to attach a document properly in FamilySearch (YouTube) Posted on 2 March 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Best Practices, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, FamilySearch, How To, Marriage Records, Public Records, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
Don’t shout on public trees (YouTube) Posted on 24 February 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, FamilySearch, How To, How to Think, Names, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
How not to be offensive on FamilySearch (YouTube) Posted on 22 February 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Best Evidence, Best Practices, FamilySearch, History, How To, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...
On FamilySearch, merge duplicates of bad profiles from GEDCOMs when you can (YouTube) Posted on 20 February 202620 February 2026 By Carolynn ni Lochlainn Best Evidence, Best Practices, FamilySearch, How To, Names, Research, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, YouTube Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading...