[Genealogy] Common Name Webinar intro price and Consultation Sale Ending

[Michael John Neill]

In Today's Email

Common Name Searching Webinar at FamilySearch Full-Text Search intro price
ending

Genealogy Consultation Sale--limited Spaces

NotebookLM webinar

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Common Name Searching at FamilySearch's Full-Text Search
Intro price of $24 ends today--regularly $40
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*Overwhelmed by common names like Smith or Jones in your family tree? This
presentation offers advanced strategies and techniques to help you
effectively use FamilySearch's full-text search and find those elusive
ancestors. Pre-orders have been sent--email me if you did not receive. *

Download immediately before midnight 24 November (Pacific Time) for $25.
<https://michael-john-neill.dpdcart.com/cart/add?product_id=247700&method_id=270565>
After
that, $40.

*Full-Texting the Smiths and Jones:*

*Strategies for Common Names*

Using FamilySearch’s Full-Text search is easier when the name is relatively
uncommon. It’s more of a challenge when the last name is Smith, Jones,
Brown, or something similarly common. In this presentation, we will look at
approaches to maximize the chance you find that common-named person. No
approach is full-proof and we will not be so brazen to guarantee success.
No genealogist should ever do that.

What we will do is help give you some ideas and techniques to give you a
better shot at finding your commonly named person. We can lead you through
some examples and give you some ideas to modify to search for your own
people. *We will assume you’ve got an understanding of how full-text search
works*. This presentation will not cover the basics of using the full-text
search functionality of FamilySearch (you can watch our first presentation
for that—nearly two hours and an extensive handout
<https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2025/09/05/fully-utilizing-full-text-search/>
).

The Smith-Jones presentation will cover:

*Identifying all the key elements* that distinguish your ancestor from
others. Your ancestor is more than a name. Crafting as detailed an
ancestral profile as possible facilitates the construction of effective
searches and we will see how to elicit as many of those details as possible
from records you already have.

*Organizing a search strategy.* Making certain all relevant search
combinations have been searched is key to maximizing the chance you find
your commonly named ancestor. We will see how to create your own forms and
outlines to do just that.

*Tracking Results to Problem-Solve.* Searching for common names requires
the researcher to be as methodological as possible to make certain all
options have been considered. It is impossible to determine if all
effective means of search were used if negative results tracking is not
done.

*The Name’s the Thing.* Last names such as Bird, Lake, and Farmer have
their own issues as well. We will see some approaches that can help locate
these names.

*Case Studies*. We will look at sample case studies common-named persons.

*Please note*: *We can’t guarantee success*. What we can do is help to give
you tools to increase your chances of success with common names.

 Order for immediate download at $25
<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HQM8799ZLWSQS>.
Regular price after 24 November will be $40.
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Holiday Sale on Genealogy Consultations--Save $40--limited space left
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Need some guidance with your research, but don't need a class, don't need
to hire a researcher for $1000 or more?

Just need someone to look at what you have and give you ideas on what to do
next?

That's exactly what a genealogy consultation is for and we're having a sale
on ours for the Holiday Season.

Save $40! We are offering a limited number of consultations at this reduced
price--normal price is $140.

More details about our consultations are available at:
https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/consultations-with-michael/

Space at this reduced rate is limited!

Reserve your consultation today. Scheduling takes place after registration,
but we are still booking in December!

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NotebookLM Webinar
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Easily create audio and video overviews, mind maps, reports, quizzes,
infographics, and slide decks from your uploaded family or personal
narratives, genealogy documents, and the like. You can also have NotebookLM
 integrate multiple documents into one summary. There are limitations to
it. NotebookLM is not perfect by a long shot, but it may give you insight
into your own research and cause you to notice something you had not
noticed before. The visuals it creates can help interest others in family
history as well.

More details--including registration information at intro rate--at
https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2025/11/24/notebooklm-at-google/

Michael


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Michael John Neill
Genealogy Tip of the Day
http://www.genealogytipoftheday.com
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