by P.J. Elias | Jun 1, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! This week’s tip is to look at the Card Catalog on Ancestry, FindMyPast, and FamilySearch. These Card Catalogs have a host of collections. FamilySearch by far has the largest but many of their records aren’t indexed so...
by P.J. Elias | May 18, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Welcome back! Presentism is the concept that we should view our ancestors within the world that they lived in. We must not put our morals on the past. I think this is concept that most amateur genealogist often miss. We as a group need to get better at looking at...
by P.J. Elias | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! Is to check if an Index has images. This may sound like a given but sometimes we forget or don’t check because we think “there’s no way this records online” or “it is but it’ll take too long to find...
by P.J. Elias | Apr 27, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! This weeks tip is to use Research Logs! I know you’ve probably heard it a million times but it really important and such a time saver. I will admit I’m not the most consistent with research logs. I usually forget to...
by P.J. Elias | Apr 20, 2021 | Tuesday Tips
This week’s Tuesday Tip is to read up on local history. Context is important when looking at our ancestor’s life. Some questions that need to be asked are: What wars were going on?Who lead the country?Who was the religious leader?What Major events...
