Where to Find Records for Family History Research

In the last episode we created a checklist of places to look for records to help you formulate a genealogy research plan. In this episode we’ll talk about where to find some of those records.

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TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:15 Finding records online and in person
1:55 Wills and probate
3:25 Census records
6:34 Immigration, Emigration and Naturalization lumped into Migration
8:08 Ellis Island records can be searched for free
10:06 Vital records
13:22 Newspapers
16:12 Maps - one of the most overlooked resources

Best YouTubers for genealogy are Connie Knox on Genealogy TV, Ancestry's own Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist), The History Guy, Aimee Cross Genealogy Hints, Family History Fanatics, Geneavlogger, Legacy Tree Genealogy, , Ancestry, FamilySearch, Useful Charts, Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow, and 23andMe.

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[lindabelmonte]

You love that map. I love your video! I have watched you before. Thank you for helping the general public! Again, love your video and appreciate your help!

[KimberlyGreen]

RE newspapers ... a quick shout out to librarians. I live in a different state than where my grandparents all died. I sent an email to the librarian in that area, just asking if they had the newspapers for that timeframe. I didn't want to make a pointless trip. Because I included the names and death dates, the librarian located, scanned and sent me the pages ... all without asking.

Librarians are really kind people and wonderful allies in the genealogy treasure hunt.

[kevincassidy]

Ellis Island wasn't open in 1873. That was Castle Garden that accepted immigrants into NYC at that time.

[debbeb]

Good points as always, Connie. Yeah, that's a great little map!

In your recent poll, I couldn’t choose just one source as a favorite or most important one. But for human interest, it has to be newspapers. As I am sure you know, a great way to find odd little items is to search for things other than just a person’s name. A house for sale will appear by the address not a name, as might someone looking for a servant or for their lost dog or a found stray horse or cow or for a tenant to rent a room. A doctor who was boarding with an ancestor helped a pedestrian hit by a trolley practically in front of the house.

After finding my immigrant ancestors on a ship’s passenger list, looking for the name of the ship on a newspaper site turned up a tiny item that indicated a dramatic story. During the trip from Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia the ship “was partially dismasted, lost some spars and sails.” My 3rd great grandmother was 5-7 months pregnant during that long and tempestuous voyage.

[martinmedrano]

Hello, can you do a video of mexican genealogy? I have watched a few of your videos, and they are very helpful.

[debnraleigh]

Very, very helpful information. Thanks, Connie.

[lisaobrien]

Newbie here to your channel! Great resources to help find records, thanks!!

[always.wondering.wandering]

Great video, thanks! I had trouble finding a death record but recently, Finally, found it recorded with the Masons in 1904.

[jostclair]

The map is so COOL! Thank you for the resources.

[cherylrucinski]

I plan on doing some of this work when I retire next year. My birth name is maternal, I didn't think it was common for birt certs not to have the father's name on them. I wrote to the county and it came back with no records. Right now I am stuck until I sign up with the websites.

[Senseshouldbesocommon]

Breakthrough ideas==thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm now a subscriber!

[michellebarlondsmith]

You have to love the ease of research online these days but there is nothing like digging through old books and

[nellerue]

One of those maps shows where my father's ancestors are from - Buies Creek, Coats, Lillington area! Cool!

[patricianelson]

Thank you. Never knew the word emigration. I've been tasked to put our family tree together, and I report to my five siblings on our monthly Zoom meetings.

[minikitz]

Thank you! What a wonderful, detailed handout. Found several new places I didn't know about. Debbie from Phoenix

[Sunjoy]

Your info on maps...🤯.. truly mind blowing... TY so much..

[heatherlaird-mcleod]

Brilliant episode Connie, I live in Australian but I love your channel and apply your processes to my scotish, UK and Irish research & I have referred you to others. You don't fluff around and tell it honestly, which is really helpful and your advice is easy to follow & interesting.
Cheers Heather

[cyndra]

So, if the record images are clearer on Family Search, does that also translate into more accurate digital transcription results on Family Search? There are many computer transcription errors in these records on Ancestry, making it impossible to easily find some of the people I'm looking for.

[chilixcheesee]

Love your channel! Was wondering if maybe you had any insight as to how I could get my great grandfathers military records? Some are available on ancestry and family search, but for example I cannot find the application for his veterans headstone which I’m extremely interested in since it lists his regiment and any medals he may have had. He passed in 2002, but everything I see says you have to be next of kin to request the records. 😔

[johngilley]

Been trying for years to find my 3rd GGrandfathers grave. He was hired to clear land somewhere in Walter Hill Tennessee between 1870 and 1880, where he got sick and died. All census to that date would list him as Mulatto. Most family graves from that time were unmarked simply because they couldn’t read or write.