Three Quick Genealogy Research Tips to Find Hidden Ancestors

Great tip about the FHL number. Thank you!

How exciting for both of those tips!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!!!! I have already found a record I was missing!!! You are the BEST

Could you do a video on 2 unconnected paternal family lines for unknown fathers. Example. I am trying to help my adopted cousin find his patents. We found his mother’s family but unfortunately she died a year before but the family knew about him. But apparently nothing about the father. So he has what I believe is a half uncle from one paternal family and a half first cousin from another unconnected paternal family. I have searched for a connection and I can’t find one. If you have hints instead please let me know.

I wanted to ask: does anyone have any advice on how to find more research for family history/ records outside of the U.S.
Most if not all my ancestors besides my parents are all from a different country. I am finding this very limiting as far as research as I have only gone there 2 times in the last 5 years, for a brief time period.
Most of my leads have been by speaking to family members (direct descendants), and networking from there. I do have some vital records for relatives, and do my best to fact check by verifying what I've been told with other relatives, but I am finding my options quite limiting.

Always great info to have! Connie, do you have any suggestions on how to use RootsMagic with Ancestry's new 2-step verification system? I have tried to do file share since adding the 2 steps and RootsMagic can't log in like it should. Help!

Can you use these if you use the guest account.

Wow, thanks!!

Thanks, Connie. I was aware of the FHL number but did not know how to jump to the roll. Always learning from you!

Great video and awesome tips Thank you for all you do❤

That was a huge help! Thank you!!

These are both great tips, thank you! I just took a quick look at the AP World data set (cool!) and noticed that they filmed those in light green file folders, so if you get lost and don’t know which issue you’re looking at, just look on the right edge of the right side magazine page which shows the file folder tab with hand-written description of the issue date. :-)

The FHL number is a game-changer. Thank you!

I thank you for asking for the A.P. to be indexed. So many names will surface. I needed the reminder for coping the FHL number. TY.

I loved this one. I just can't seem to figure out what the third tip is? I am just expecting 3 because that is what the title says.

Wow! Another great video with amazing tips! Love the image Film Number search at Family Search. So helpful! I was wondering how to find these. Thank you Connie!

it doesn't work for me in Canada. I went to card cat and typed in AP world into the title area and "Results 0 of 0 Please change your filters and try again. " I didn't use any filters just followed your instructions.

AP World doesn't work in my UK ancestry

why isn't it index? don't they use A.I. to indexing?

Very cool- thank you! I didn't know that the FHL number could lead you further. And, regarding your ancestors published in print, when I was a teen, I bought a colorful little magazine in an antique store, Pageant, published in April 1945. It has no ads, just full of life stories & photos, including the American military in Europe, where some names are named. Even back then, I thought it would be wonderful to let family members know about this, if they didn't already. Also, I recently messaged a lady on Ancestry to let her know that her great great grandma was one of the many people who actually told their youth stories of going out to Colorado in the 1800's and ending up in Boulder, Colorado, where author, Forest Crosen, interviewed them when they were very old, in the 1930's, recording their oral stories and published them in the book, Western Yesterdays. This particular grandmother recounted the details of her very long trip, as a young lady, from Sweden to New York City, then across the USA via train to Denver, Colorado. She made the migration to marry her sweetheart, who came over before her. These actual details about her journey's many legs would not be in a government entry record! Sadly, I haven't heard back from the descendant lady - maybe she thought I was trying too hard. If anyone has ancestral ties to Boulder, Colorado - you can find copies of this book out there. Your ancestor, or their kin, may have told a detailed story about their lives!

How do you find your home town

YAY! Some more GREAT tips. Thank you.

Great tips, which are definitely relevant for my American cousins. I'm wondering if their are similar WWII records for other countries.

Thank you, Connie!

Awesome thank you Connie I will be sure to check this out!! 👍🏻

WOO HOO! Great stuff to know. Thanks Connie!