I've written a 53-page digital PDF research guide explaining exactly how I work through difficult research cases as a professional genealogist. I explain the decisions I make, the ideas I have and the places/ways that I search in order to give you new insight into the method behind genealogy research. 
 
My guides are not academic and wordy. They are very concise and written exactly as I speak. My guides explain things in an accessible way for all audiences and all skill levels.
 
Released 20 January 2026
 
This guide contains 4 sections:
John Downey: When the First Record Isn't the First Chapter
George C. Murray: Scoundrel or Dead?
Michael B. Sims: Chasing a Phantom Name
Nancy Drago: I Bet You Weren't "Nancy" in Sicily
 
(Note: The first 3 cases also appeared in my Genealogy Methods live class. The 4th appeared in my Level Up Your Genealogy 3 live class. I put them in a guide since I no longer offer live classes.)
 
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