Many researchers rely on a single website to locate clues for personal investigation. Using Multiple Websites in Tandem to Solve Problems presents numerous ways to use multiple online resources to obtain clues, expand your perspective, and locate resources to help you circumvent brick walls. You can compare, contrast, and amalgamate source data to maximize the context of the individuals you are researching. This webinar was first released 30 January 2020 on the Genealogy Guys Learn website.

Many genealogical researchers, as they gain experience and knowledge, consider how to make money with a full-time career. This video presents the important considerations about developing a business plan and a marketing plan, how to set up your business offerings, organization of records, accounting considerations, and more. This webinar was first released 28 January 2020 on the Genealogy Guys Learn website.

Two genealogists began a conversation over lunch and ideas began to tumble around as they approached a common research dilemma from two different angles. It wasn’t long before they discovered these two valuable sites that led to valuable discoveries in their research. Those metal signs you see on old buildings or the metal historic markers by the side of the road may offer clues to the lives of your ancestors.

Quilts with inked or embroidered names are referred to as signature quilts or friendship quilts. These quilts were used as gifts and fundraisers. Today these quilts are being used to tell stories of families and communities. In this presentation we will explore the history of signature quilts, how to research them, and repositories that collect them. Quilts are more than a bed covering, they also can be a genealogical source.

From overbearing privacy laws to poor funding to archives, genealogists’ access to the historical records we need are always under threat. Learn why genealogists need to take an active role in fighting for records access, what genealogists have already been doing, and what we can do going forward!

Gathering information from discussions with other people in your family can provide clues to extend your knowledge and research. Interview Absolutely Everyone! provides strategies for obtaining information through several interview styles and different types of materials to prompt recollections. This webinar was first released 22 June 2020 on the Genealogy Guys Learn website.

Those who we today call LGBTQ+ have been around throughout history. Discover the rich legacy our people have left behind. And sharing these stories with our family members is even more important in an age where prejudice tries to cover the truth of our existence.

It’s probably been a long time since your last family reunion. Reunions are important because they provide a great opportunity to relive old memories and make new ones. Those connections are tremendously important. This video, Planning a Perfect Family Reunion, provides a host of suggestions for creating a great reunion. This webinar was first released 1 June 2021 on the Genealogy Guys Learn website.

Take the opportunity to ask professional genealogist and publisher, Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA a question. See if his genealogical and historical knowledge about the United States can help you solve that brick wall problem you can’t seem to get your hands around.

Have you ever wondered how a child, whose parents were married on 10 April 1603, could be baptized on 13 March 1603 and yet that child was born after his parents married? Or how someone who died 11 January 1740 had made a will on 28 December 1740? Understanding the complexities and quirks of the Julian and Gregorian Calendars will shed light on these things, and more. This talk will also delve into such things as Regnal Years, Dating by Saints Days, Quaker Dates, The Hebrew Calendar and French Republican Calendar. While researching your family history you might come across any of these forms of dates, and having watched this presentation you will be able to understand them and perhaps clear up a family mystery like the examples above.

Les sous-titres et la voix de cette vidéo ont été doublés en français à l’aide de l’IA. Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment un enfant, dont les parents se sont mariés le 10 avril 1603, a pu être baptisé le 13 mars 1603 alors que cet enfant est né après le mariage de ses parents ? Ou comment quelqu’un qui est mort le 11 janvier 1740 a pu établir un testament le 28 décembre 1740 ? Comprendre les complexités et les particularités des calendriers julien et grégorien éclairera ces sujets, et bien plus encore. Cette présentation abordera également des sujets tels que les années régionales, la datation par les jours de saints, les dates quaker, le calendrier hébraïque et le calendrier républicain français. En recherchant votre histoire familiale, vous pourriez rencontrer l’un de ces types de dates, et après avoir visionné cette présentation, vous serez en mesure de les comprendre et peut-être de résoudre un mystère familial comme les exemples ci-dessus.

As with its predecessor webinars, which all focus on 50 “Hot off the Press” and “Overlooked” genealogically relevant websites from around the world, we’ll continue to explore new or recently stumbled across online resources genealogists WILL want to check out. Some of these weren’t even developed with genealogists in mind. With the explosion of online content from individuals, societies, and repositories from many diverse perspectives, it can be overwhelming to identify what websites are genealogically leverageable and which may just bust your “brick wall.” This webinar will help you focus on these off-the-beaten-track online platforms where many “names are named,” hopefully including those of your ancestors.