This course will help you understand the rectangular survey system and the distribution of public lands. You will also learn about state land systems.

The is part 2 of our four part African American mini-series. This class digs a bit deeper into building the family pedigree and finding and using record sets beyond vital records and census.

Here you will learn how to find Gyrid in the US immigration. Then you will learn how to find her farm name in the 1972 Norwegian online Postal Guide. Next you will learn how to find her in the emigration records from Bergen, and with information from the emigration records find her home parish in the FamilySearch Wiki for Norway. Then find her in the 1900 census for Norway and lastly find her in her birth record. The duration of all the combined videos is 26:45.

To use the records of the Netherlands, you must know the exact town where your ancestor lived. Learn how to search for that information in family records, vital records, census records, cemetery records, obituaries, military records, Social Security records, and passports.

Come and learn about doing research in the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. During part 1 of this series, we will discuss key geography and history for the Atlantic Provinces, the Canada national censuses, national migration issues, and Loyalist and Acadian research tips.

Learn about online church records, censuses, citizenship lists and other resources to help you find your Swiss ancestors.*The Learning Center demonstrated from minutes 2:00-3:30 is no longer the same. The functionality of the page has changed. The website demonstrated from 38:30-42:45 is slightly different.*

From the founding of the United States of America, its government has provided compensation for those who served in the military. Pension files contain applications from soldiers and their family members for government assistance and often include information of great genealogical value. This class will cover when and why military pension records were created and what information they contain; how to identify whether pension files exist for your ancestor; and how to access, read, and evaluate these records.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

Have an American Patriot in your family tree? Have you ever wondered how to join the society for the Daughters of the American Revolution? Learn about the DAR, the requirements of an application to join, strategies for success, and the steps of the application process in this series.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.