Are you overwhelmed with your genealogy? I got together with another professional genealogist, Amy Johnson Crow to discuss her suggestions for how to not get overwhelmed with your family history research. Watch this one all the way through, it gives you some real fuel for thought.

Find Amy Johnson Crow at    / amycrow   and https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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TIMING
0:00 Intro
1:24 Welcome
1:50 How to not get overwhelmed with your family history.
2:26 Don’t try to research all ancestors at the same time.
3:00 “Your Ancestors Aren’t Going Anywhere”
3:59 Don’t Rake the Leaves
4:15 Focus on One Branch
4:30 Have a Good Research Question
5:15 What elements go into a good research question?
6:30 Long Term Questions and Short Term Questions
7:02 Research Questions Are Like a Ladder
7:25 What is the End Game?
7:55 Don’t go too far too fast.
9:13 Find All Records and Associated People in the U.S. first.
10:10 How far sideways in the family tree do you go?
11:50 Cluster Research or F.A.N. Club Genealogy Research
14:20 Brick Wall Strategies
15:25 Have we looked at all records and facts?
16:11 Ask yourself these questions.
17:12 Be proactive in trying something different.
17:45 Negative Evidence
18:35 Don’t do just one search. Try different searches.
19:45 What historical events happened during your ancestors' life?
20:25 We’re Not Perfect
20:45 Writing family history in a blog.
22:04 More access than ever before.
22:40 Embrace the process and Enjoy the Journey
23:04 How to find Amy Johnson Crow

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I am a fanatic for genealogy, family history and DNA to research my American ancestors. I create the best free genealogy videos and webinars on YouTube. Learn genealogy research skills to help you with your family tree and family origins. I am a professional genealogist; I teach research skills and records research. The best videos on “Genealogy TV” (YouTube) are about learning research notes, logs, staying organized, genetic genealogy, finding missing ancestors, and where to find family history records. Learn genealogy for free and how to research on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, Geni, National Genealogical Society, National Archives, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, genealogybank.com, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, Digital Public Libraries, Google, Google Books, Google News, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources.
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