This is part of a series on Helping Others Get Started with Family History. This course is designed for consultants, helpers and anyone who wants to learn more about doing family history research. The research process is the key to successful and accurate family history work. During this lesson, the focus is on evaluating new information. Evaluating the new information you have discovered is the fourth step in the research process.

Get ready to learn something new in German research. Until recently, little has been known or reported about censuses taken in Germany. Discover this excellent, untapped genealogical source. This class will discuss why, when, and where censuses were conducted as well as the content and accessibility of this record set.

Brandon has learned that he has Mayflower ancestors. Lyn now talks with him about what he can do with this information. Learn about the next steps you can take with the new knowledge that you have about your Mayflower ancestors. If you would like to revisit any videos, use the links on the right.

This is part of a series on Helping Others Get Started with Family History. This course is designed for consultants, helpers and anyone who wants to learn more about doing family history research. The research process is the key to successful and accurate family history work. In this lesson, we will identify places where you can look for new information and help you understand why jurisdictions are important.

Newspapers are a great resource for information on the life and times of your ancestors. Follow a family for three generations in their community, regional, and international newspapers. Ideas are included on how to use current global newspapers to obtain information. If you can't wait, you may want to try some of the featured databases today!

This segment will discuss the importance of newspapers in your Mid-Atlantic region.

This presentation walks learners through the process of finding and using England Newspapers to find information about their ancestor's death.

This is part 4 of the four part African American mini-series. In this class we will review record sets that are uniquely African American, including Freedmen’s Bureau records, newspapers and military records.*The websites demonstrated from 13:30-14:30 and 15:20-18:25 have changed in design. These sites still have similar functionality.*

In this section we will go over some of the internet resources that are available for the Mountain West as well as some sources for Newspapers.*The websites found at 0:42.1:50, 2:52-4:03, and 6:30-7:04 are outdated screenshots. Some of the information about these sites is also outdated. Albeit these sites are outdated, these sites are still helpful with your research.*

Learn to explore the newly updated catalog on FamilySearch to find essential records hidden in plain sight.