No Monkeying Around! Our August 2026 version of this very popular webinar has been released and is now available for immediate download. ** FamilySearch Full-Text Webinar August 2026 Version Released We’re excited! We have finally released our updated webinar on using FamilySearch’s full-text search. If you pre-ordered this presentation and did not get your download link, please let me know. This updated presentation is an hour long, includes discussion on full-text search strategies and options and includes an extensive handout. Presentation style is clear, informal, and practical. We discuss keywords, formulating searches, filtering vs. searching, what to search for, how to change your searching paradigm to take advantage of full-text search and more. Learn how to get the most from full-text search and what search options are available. Full-text search is […]
Remember that pre-1880 US census records do not provide information about relationships within the household. Be careful inferring relationships only based upon placement with one census household. What you think is father, mother, and their children may be something else. It could be husband wife, his kids, her kids, and theirs. It could be husband, wife, his kids and theirs. It could be husband wife, her kids (with his last name because that’s what the census taker wrote down and then theirs. One of what you think is a child, could be a grandchild, nephew, younger sibling, etc. Use additional records to try and determine what the relationship actually is.
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