The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about using tax records to solve genealogy research questions. This is the first of a three part series about tax records. Our examples are from U.S. research, but most countries tax their citizens, and the same general principles apply to researching there as well. In this part of the series, we tell you about three steps for extracting information from tax records, putting the data in a research log, correlating the data in a table, and then writing a summary of your conclusions. Diana solved a case about three generations of the Ballard family in Maryland in the early 1700s using tax records. We discuss how this process for using tax records, combined with probate records, helped her come to a solution. Links Back to the Basics with Tax Records: Part 1 - by Diana at Family Locket RLP 8: Research Logs - our podcast episode about research logs Research Logs: The Key to Organizing Your Family History by Diana at Family Locket Research Like a Pro, Part 5: Where Did You Look and What Did You Find. FamilySearch Research Wiki Put it in a Table: Understanding and Organizing Research Findings Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Hazel Scullin, who solved an unknown parentage case in her family using DNA. Hazel is a recent graduate of Brigham Young University with a BA in Family History. She walks us through the steps she used to come to a conclusion about the father of her grandmother, Jeanie. Jeanie was born in Salt Lake City in 1943, and her biological mother was from San Diego. Using traditional genealogy research and DNA evidence, Hazel found Jeanie's father. Listen in to find out how! Links Hazel's Twitter https://twitter.com/HazelNutTreeGen Hazel's Email: hazelskyscullin@gmail.com American Research Bureau A Father for Jeanie Maleski - PDF of Hazel's Case Study Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA Part 1: Who to Test? - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA part 2: Shared centiMorgans and DNA Research Logs - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA part 3: Identifying a Familial Cluster - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA Part 4: Combining Traditional Research with DNA Analysis - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA Part 5: Using Multiple Databases - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Jeanie's Father with DNA - Epilogue - by Hazel at Family Locket Finding Family My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA by Richard Hill - affiliate link to Amazon.com Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about the locality guide step of the Research Like a Pro process, and how you can use DNA information in this part of the process. Even if you don't like to travel, your DNA has been places! There are myriad places where our countless ancestors lived over the course of time. Many of these ancestors passed their DNA on to us. We each have a multitude of DNA segments that can be traced back to specific ancestors or ancestral couples. An exciting aspect of DNA research is that it can help us learn where our ancestors came from, and where they settled. As you use DNA information in conjunction with sound genealogical research, you will learn about the travels of your DNA segments and the stories that are waiting to be discovered. Links Where in the World Has My DNA Traveled? DNA and Locality Research by Robin Locality Research in a DNA Research Project by Diana at Family Locket Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about determining which of the many people of the same name and same place is your subject. How do you make sense of a complicated situation such as two individuals with very similar identities? It takes thorough research of all family members, analyzing the data, and then understanding the locality. Diana tells about the Edward Sullivan project, and how she solved it. Links Will the Real Edward Please Stand Up? Separating Men of the Same Name Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Do you have a friend who would love this podcast? Please share! We know that recommendations from friends are one of the tops ways our podcast is found. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to incorporate DNA information into the timeline and analysis part of a research project. The timeline and analysis portion of the Research Like a Pro process is at the beginning. It helps you determine your starting point, because you look at all the sources you already have. After you test your DNA, you have an additional source that will help you in your family history research, that can be included in this phase. In the context of using DNA in genealogical research, you are a source that gives information – in the form of DNA – that can be used as evidence to either support or not support a family relationship. Today we talk with Robin Withlin, our genetic genealogist, about how you can analyze DNA test results in your timeline and analysis. Links DNA Sources, Information, and Evidence: Sorting it All Out- by Robin Wirthlin at Family Locket Source, Information, and Evidence Analysis for a DNA Research Project- by Diana Elder at Family Locket 3 Ways to Chart your DNA Matches- by Robin Wirthlin at Family Locket RLP 57 – Three Steps to Focus Your DNA Research with an Objective- previous episode of RLP which talks about the RLP with DNA process Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group- more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Certified Genealogist® Kimball Carter. We discuss Kimballs' fourth great grandmother, Anne Carter, and the challenging research he undertook to determine her identity and relationships. Anne died in 1789 in Westmoreland County, Virginia and appears in numerous family trees and authored works as the wife of Thomas Carter. Her maiden name was given variously as Neale, Hunter, or Claytor. Kimball noticed some discrepancies in the research about Anne and spent years researching colonial Virginia records to discover the truth about her spouse and origin, finally determining that she was not married to Thomas Carter. Links Genealogy Puzzles Solved- Website of Kimball Carter, CG The Misunderstood Ancestry of the Anne Carter Family- Case study by Kimball George Carter, CG Atlas Of Historical County Boundariesat the Newberry Library The descendants of Captain Thomas Carter of Barford, Lancaster Co. Va.by Joseph Lyon MIller at archive.org Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group- more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about the most efficient way to write reports. We discuss the pros and cons of writing as you research and writing at the end of your research. We discuss the process of analyzing the source and information in the records you find in your research notes and report, and when to correlate the information that you find. Listen in to find out what conclusion we came to - is it better to write as you research or write your report at the end of your research? Links RLP 9: Report Writing- Episode 9 is about report writing Research Like a Pro Part 6: Write it Up- Diana's post about report writing in the original RLP blog series at Family Locket Mastering Genealogical Proofby Thomas W. Jones, link to the book on Amazon (affiliate link) Research Like a Pro with DNA Study Group- sign up for our Fall study group Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group- more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to use timelines to help you get started with your research project. As you gather all the sources about your objective that you already have and put them in a timeline, you'll notice holes, make connections, have ideas for your research plan, and may even discover that you already have the answer. We talk about different ways to make timelines and recommend our favorite method. We also discuss Diana's case study of separating two Swedish men of the same name in Massachusetts and how a timeline was invaluable for coming to the correct conclusion. Links A Tale of Two Swedes Presentation- Slides from Diana's BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference 2019 Presentation Track Your Family with a Timelineby Diana at Family Locket Research Like a Pro, Part 2: Analyze Your Sourcesby Diana at Family Locket Research Like a Pro with DNA Study Group- sign up for our Fall study group Online Swedish and Finnish Research course(Fall 2019) with the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) Elizabeth Shown Mills, Context: A Powerful Tool for Problem Solving, NGS 2019 Conference, Nicole listened to the audio via PlayBack Now. Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - if you purchase our book (which is only $4.99 on Kindle) you get access to all our templates, including our timeline analysis spreadsheet that you can download. Research Like a Pro eCourse- register Research Like a Pro Study Group- more information and email list Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to focus your DNA research with an objective. If you feel overwhelmed by all the matches and all the test results you have, perhaps focusing on one research question could help. Maybe you want to confirm a relationship or focus on a brick wall ancestor. We discuss how to create an objective with genetic genealogist Robin Wirthlin. Links What Do You Want to Know? 3 Steps to Focus Your DNA Research by Robin at Family Locket Creating an Objective for a DNA Research Projectby Diana af Family Locket Relevant previous podcast episodes Shared Centimorgan Project Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group- more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes.

Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to prepare for a visit to a library or archive. These repositories hold valuable records for genealogists - but many of us have not visited one before. Today we'll talk with Melissa Barker, the Archive Lady, about how to make the most of your visit to any library or archive. Links A Genealogist in the Archives Blog http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/ Melissa Barker's Legacy Family Tree Webinar Presenter Page for Webinar and QuickGuides https://familytreewebinars.com/melissabarker The Archive Lady on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheArchiveLady/ Melissa Barker on Twitter https://twitter.com/TNArchivist Melissa Barker, Certified Archives Manager and Professional Genealogist Specializing in Tennessee and Kentucky Research and Takes Clients E-Mail: melissabarker20@hotmail.com Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group- more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guideby Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review oniTunesorStitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode onTwitter,Facebook, orPinterest. Subscribe oniTunes,Stitcher,Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for ournewsletterto receive notifications of new episodes. Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts