FamilySearch Fanatic

03/11/2026

Changing Ancestry Sources to FamilySearch Sources

03/10/2026

Sorting out Children & Marriage Relationships

03/09/2026

Book: Ultimate Guide to Mastering FamilySearch by Dana Ann Palmer

Great book for beginners & reference for advanced. Color pictures of step-by-step procedures. Includes tricks.

Ultimate Guide to Mastering FamilySearch

03/09/2026

Add 3 New Pieces of Info from Marriage Records!

03/08/2026

Approximate Dates

Someone just told me that I shouldn't use approximate dates, only fact-based dates. I disagree. Don't get me wrong, I am very careful about approximate dates and there are instances where I don't even try.

I found this article by FamilySearch that is very helpful.

- I use 20 years when calculating parents ages from a child.
- I use 2 years to calculate the difference in spouses birthdates - this can be quite a few years off, but at least it puts them in the correct century.
- I don't even try to guess children's ages, especially if there isn't a marriage date. For me, there are just too many variables.

What are your thoughts? What methods do you use?

How to Guess Where to Start

03/07/2026

Rootstech is be over until next year. But wait... all of the videos are still watchable, for FREE!

Just go to the r-hand side of the menu and click 'Watch Videos'

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03/05/2026

Beware - Incorrect Auto Select of Place

03/05/2026

RootsTech has started!
See what's happening today.

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03/03/2026

2 days until RootsTech! You can attend online and there are loads of sessions available for viewing after the event as well!

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03/02/2026

Merging Siblings

02/20/2026

Attatching Sources for Doctors

02/19/2026

Found a Married Surname