Genealogy Resources

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

Have you found your family in ship's passenger lists? Discover how to trace your ancestors' travels with our guide:

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/passenger-lists

12/21/2025

8 Ways to Mess Up Your Newspaper Research (Updated Quicksheet)

Finding information and articles in newspapers about your ancestors is incredibly rewarding. And the amount of information about your ancestors in old newspapers is likely more than we can find. But if you are not careful you can make assumptions about what is in the ink on the newsprint and foul up your research because of poor conclusions.

Get the Quicksheet PDF with 8 ways you can mess up your online newspaper research at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/8-ways-to-mess-up-your-newspaper-research/

12/21/2025

Researching Your Ancestors with Google Books (New Quicksheet)

Google Books remains one of the most powerful — and most misunderstood — genealogy tools available online. It contains tens of millions of digitized books, including local histories, county biographies, city directories, church publications, military histories, government reports, school catalogs, and family genealogies. However, the Google Books interface has changed significantly over the years.

Despite these limitations, Google Books is still one of the best discovery engines for genealogical material — often revealing sources that can later be accessed elsewhere (Internet Archive, HathiTrust, libraries, or physical copies). This Quicksheet explains how to use Google Books effectively as it exists today, where the genealogical value lies, and how to work around snippet limitations.

Get the Quicksheet PDF at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/researching-your-ancestors-with-google-books/

12/21/2025

When you first began your family history research, you may have thought that it would be simple to keep track of all the information. Staying organized is an important part of the genealogical process. Taking the time to organize your research, results, and files as you go will give you more time for productive research. This online seminar will provide you with several tips, tools, and best practices for organizing your research and results at every step of your family history journey. https://hubs.ly/Q03WW77V0

12/21/2025

Free Southern States Online Church Records - Updated

Church Records are an excellent source of genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.

Check out the 3,650 Free Church Record Collections for the region at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/3650-free-southern-states-online-church-records/

12/21/2025

Are you adopted, or trying to trace an adopted child in your family history? Here's how you can find adoption records:

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/adoption

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

Free Texas Online Church Records - Updated

Church Records are an excellent source of genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.

Check out the 447 Free Church Record Collections for the state at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-texas-online-church-records/

12/21/2025

This special "Pre-Conference" event should help you get your German ancestor search started before our March 28 "German Genealogical Research Strategies" with Michael D Lacopo seminar. Register now and get a discount towards the March 28 event!
www.dallasgenealogy.org