Monday, August 8, 2011

5 YouTube Videos for Beginning Genealogy

Genealogy can be a confusing and scary place if you don't know where to start. The possibilities, people, and places are overwhelming.

Fortunately, there is a lot of wonderful information out there for the beginning genealogist.

Here are five videos that emphasize research, organization, information gathering and analysis.


FamilySearch: Getting Started, Step 1 - Finding Easy Information



Elyse Doerflinger: How to Organize Your Genealogy, Part 1



Elyse Doerflinger: How to Organize Your Genealogy, Part 2



Angela Walton-Raji: Plan Your Research Strategy



GenealogyGems: Analysis of Ancestor's Handwriting



All of these video creators have numerous instructional genealogy videos at their YouTube channels. For further genealogy education, check out all of their works. They are extremely helpful.
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 8, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Thank you for the tip! I will recommend these to my classmates at NIGS.

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  2. Amy Coffin, MLISAugust 10, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Thanks Sarah! Happy to help.

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  3. Catherine PendletonAugust 13, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    Enjoyed watching these. Always nice to get some new tips or have some of the methods I use reinforced. The handwriting example was fascinating!

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