“The Top 23 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know” series is provided as a sampling the resources you will find on MyGenShare.com. The series will help you learn about the important lessons that all genealogists need to know to increase in research success.
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A listing of the available video in this series is as follows:
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #2: Lesson 1 – Verify, verify, verify data you receive from others
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #3: Five step process of how to verify sources – Step 1
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #4: Five step process of how to verify sources – Step 2
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #5: Five step process of how to verify sources – Step 3
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #6: Five step process of how to verify sources – Step 4
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #7: Five step process of how to verify sources – Step 5
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #8: Lesson 2 – Document and chart your research as you go (Part 1)
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #9: Lesson 2 – Document and chart your research as you go (Part 2 Chart)
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #10: Lesson 3 – Check multiple sources
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #11: Lesson 4 – Be patient and persistent when you hit a brick wall
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #12: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 1
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #13: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 2
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #14: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 3
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #15: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 4
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #16: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 5
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #17: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 6
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #18: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 7
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #19: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 8
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #20: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 9
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #21: Ten steps to breaking down brick walls – Step 10
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #22: Lesson 5 – Talk to your family now
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #23: Lesson 6 – Share your time, research, and interest with others
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #24: Lesson 7 – Organize your data
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #25: Eleven Steps to setting up a color-coded filing system
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #26: Managing and organizing files
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #27: Customizing the Five Windows Folder Templates
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #28: Digital image and folder naming and organization strategy
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #29: Use files to help organize projects
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #30: Customizing folders
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #31: Organizing and labeling a family history DVD-CD
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #32: Organize files for writing family history
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #33: Quicker access to files and folders
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #34: Managing digital camera files
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #35: Lesson 8 – Learn about your ancestors
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #36: Learn about ancestors, for example, Scots-Irish immigration
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #37: Lesson 9 – Keep your genealogy research focused
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #38: Lesson 10 – Expect the unexpected
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #39: Lesson 11 – Don’t be afraid to ask questions
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #40: Lesson 12 – Bring ancestors to life with photographs
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #41: Lesson 13 – Effectively use message boards
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #42: How to write an effective query
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #43: How to post a query to message boards
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #44: How to search message boards
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #45: Lesson 14 -There are many ways to spell your last name
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #46: Create a surname reference list
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #47, Four steps to finding your ancestor’s name in indexes and records
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #48: How to search for alternate spellings
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #49: Become aware of naming patterns
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #50: Lesson 15 – Learn to read old script
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #51: Exploring the first lesson of reading old script
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #52: Learn how letters are formed
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #53: Look for common words and phrase
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #54: Change the way you read old script
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #55: Capitalization and punctuation
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #56: Translating old script – Provide contrast
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #57: Reading old script – Copy and layer text
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #58: Translating old script – Copy, cut, glue, and translate
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #59: Reading old script – Highlight with color
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #60: Reading old script – When two letters are joined together
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #61: Reading old script – X is for Christ
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #62: Abbreviations of old script
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #63: Reading old script – The double U, or, VV=W
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #64: Reading old script – Roman numerals
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #65: Reading old script – Commercial at @ and Ditto
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #66: Reading old script – Signed with an X
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #67: Reading old script – The ampersand, Et and the Etc.
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #68: Reading old script – Leading double f, or ff
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #69: Reading old script – The long S or the leading S
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #70: Reading old script – Letters above and below the line
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #71: Reading old script – Counting minums
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #72: Reading old script – Commonly confused letters
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #73: Reading old script – Language tools
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #74: Reading old script – Familiarize yourself with the document
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #75: Reading old script – Tips for dating the document
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #76: Reading old script – Digital reproduction
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #77: Reading old script – Transcription
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #78: Lesson 16 – Conduct field research
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #79: Organizing your research priorities
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #80: Conducting research during your genealogy trip
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #81: Priorities after your genealogy trip
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #82: Lesson 17 – Backup your data
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #83: Backup best practices
- Top 23 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know #84: Early warning signs of hard disk drive failure
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #85: Backup RAID 1 mirroring
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #86: Flash drive
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists 87, Online backup
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #88: Lesson 18 – Use genealogy software
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #89: Lesson 19 – Learn to use the census
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #90: Benefits of using census records
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #91: Census tips
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #92: Remember the neighbors
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #93: Lesson 20 – Genealogy is a repeatable process
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #94: Lessons learned about genealogy research process
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #95: Genealogy Process Step 1 – Identify known family information
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #96: Genealogy Process Step 2 – Decide what you want to learn about your family
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #97: Genealogy Process Step 3 – Select records to search
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #98: Genealogy Process Step 4 – Obtain and search the record
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #99: Genealogy Process Step 5 – Evaluate and use the information
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #100: Lesson 21 – Learn how to use the web in your research
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #101: Lesson 22 – Learn to analyze your data
- Top 23 Lessons for Genealogists #102: Lesson 23 – Seek the inspiration of prayer
Host: Barry J. Ewell, Top 23 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know #1: Introduction, is an overview of the research project behind the development of the series.