Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ever felt stuck behind a genealogy brick wall? In this video, I’ll show you how I SOLVED one using my G.O.N.E. Strategy (Gather, Organize, Note, Execute) and the powerful new FamilySearch Full Text Search tool. See how these methods together uncovered hidden records and broke through years of frustration!
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TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:53 Where to find the handouts?
3:05 G.O.N.E. strategies and steps
4:01 Transcribing records is so important!
5:25 Keeping and organizing research notes
8:00 Elements of research notes
9:43 What do research notes look like?
12:21 Noting other records to research
14:36 Finding a will or evidence of death
15:14 Transcribing and abstracting a will
17:07 Research notes are a game changer!
18:13 Understand the geography of where they lived.
22:01 Joining societies and getting educated
24:41 FamilySearch full text deep dive episode
26:36 Downloading all pages of the documents
27:36 Combining the documents
30:34 Execute!
32:00 Why keep research notes outside of Ancestry?
I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records. The best genealogy tutorial videos on “Genealogy TV” are about how to keep research notes, stay organized, genetic genealogy, find missing ancestors, find family history records, organizing DNA matches, and more. Learn genealogy for free on GTV. Learn Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, Digital Public Libraries, Google, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources.
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Ever felt stuck behind a genealogy brick wall? In this video, I’ll show you how I SOLVED one using my G.O.N.E. Strategy (Gather, Organize, Note, Execute) and the powerful new FamilySearch Full Text Search tool. See how these methods together uncovered hidden records and broke through years of frustration!
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🔴 Ten Tips to Better Genealogy Research to Help You Break Down Family History Brick Walls
youtu.be/bvv9ZdNe-vQ&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 Get Unstuck: Break Down Brick Walls; Learn Family History Research Skills (Previous Webinar)
youtu.be/gK0jzdqrclE&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 #1 Way to Break Down Brick Walls: Updated (2020)
youtu.be/wnI8Np_J4WE&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 Ancestry Announcements at RootsTech 2024 - Crista Cowan
youtu.be/S4QmOgnTsAk&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw ❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/about-genealogy-tv-academy
📝📝📝THREE DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced. patreon.com/GenealogyTV.
✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE
genealogytv.org
✅ GTV on FACEBOOK
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV (Free)
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
*** GTV Affiliate Partners ***
🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites.
amazon.com/shop/genealogytv
🧬 Your DNA Guide Classes & Coaching yourdnaguide.com/ref/6
👉 Legacy Tree Genealogists Coaching legacytree.com/genealogytv
🍂 MyHeritage Free Trial myheritage.com/complete-genealogy-package?keyword=partners&utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_march20&tr_funnel=Complete
TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:53 Where to find the handouts?
3:05 G.O.N.E. strategies and steps
4:01 Transcribing records is so important!
5:25 Keeping and organizing research notes
8:00 Elements of research notes
9:43 What do research notes look like?
12:21 Noting other records to research
14:36 Finding a will or evidence of death
15:14 Transcribing and abstracting a will
17:07 Research notes are a game changer!
18:13 Understand the geography of where they lived.
22:01 Joining societies and getting educated
24:41 FamilySearch full text deep dive episode
26:36 Downloading all pages of the documents
27:36 Combining the documents
30:34 Execute!
32:00 Why keep research notes outside of Ancestry?
I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records. The best genealogy tutorial videos on “Genealogy TV” are about how to keep research notes, stay organized, genetic genealogy, find missing ancestors, find family history records, organizing DNA matches, and more. Learn genealogy for free on GTV. Learn Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, Digital Public Libraries, Google, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources.
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
