Start a discussion on the Individual in Family Search
It can be helpful to start a discussion in family search, asking for help in researching information on an individual. Others may be watching that individual too, and may be able to help. To start a discussion in Family Search, … Read More
Search Ancestry.com’s public family trees
The thing you are researching may have already been found and published by a distant relative on ancestry.com. Go to the ancestry.com public member tree search page, and then enter the information you know about the ancestor for whom you … Read More
Search FindAGrave.com
FindAGrave.com is a database containing photos and information from 162 million graves. Often there are pictures of the graves, but usually there is important vital information like birthdate, date of death, parents, spouses, and children. Just go to findagrave.com‘s search … Read More
Contact Local familysearch.org Family History Consultants
You can find contact info for local Family History consultants on familysearch.org, who can help you with your research in-person, via phone and email. To do this, Go go familysearch.org Sign In, if you aren’t already (button in the top-right … Read More
Use Ancestry.com’s record hints
Ancestry.com can give you automatic record hints (e.g. suggesting a birth certificate for one of your ancestors) without you doing nearly anything. To get their automatic record hints, you just need to sign up for ancestry.com and enter as much … Read More
Get Ancestry DNA and then compare family trees with possibly related individuals
When researching your family tree, using Ancestry DNA can help you find other closely related users and their family trees. Here’s how you can use Ancestry DNA for researching your family history: Get the Ancestry.com DNA tests done. It costs … Read More