There has never been a better time to start discovering your family's history. Gone are the days of only traveling to courthouse basements and archives. You can now research easily from your own home. Join me as I teach you how to get started, reviews of subscription websites, which tools to use, which types of records you'll find, plus how to be an effective and accurate researcher. (NOTE - some of the companies discussed in this video no longer exist, so verify availability for everything I mention. Technology changes quickly and this was recorded in June 2025.)

MyHeritage and Ancestry are some of the biggest research sites, but what do you do when they don't have the information that you're looking for? This course covers how to use the FamilySearch Catalog, working with autosomal DNA and other repositories to use beyond the large genealogy platforms.

Here are 23 tips and strategies that can immediately be applied to your research.

Here are even more research tips and tricks that you can instantly apply to your own research. I will be going through ways to retrain your brain to notice details and follow clues, practical tips for research, U.S. military records and research beyond the U.S.

It can take years to learn how to research effectively. Watch as I go through the steps that I use as a professional genealogist to solve common research problems. These case studies will show you techniques that you can apply to your own research.