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Author Archive

Genealogy is History and History is Genealogy – James Tanner (25 Feb 2024)

The statement “Genealogy is History and History is Genealogy” is meant to emphasize the need to know that trying to do genealogy without knowing the history is like trying to fly without wings. There is a lack of historical awareness abundantly evident from many online family trees, including much of the FamilySearch Family Tree. As …

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Why Did Someone Change My Grandmother? Reacting to Changes in the FamilySearch Family Tree – James Tanner (11 Feb 2024)

Why Did Someone Change My Grandmother? The answer is complex if you are talking about changes made to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. This class explains the basics of working with a collaborative, source based, user friendly family tree and explains some basic survival methods. Although the Family Tree seems to engender a lot of concern, …

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Ten Steps to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor – James Tanner (28 Jan 2024)

One of the most common dead ends or brick walls for all genealogists is the immigrant. Watch this presentation that explains 10 of the most valuable steps to cracking this research barrier. Learn about the research goals, resources and aids to making real progress.

Important Links

BYU Library Catalog

BYU Library Catalog

Films

FamilySearch Microfilms & Fiche at BYU

Scanner Reservations

Scanning Equipment

FamilySearch

FamilySearch*

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com
(BYU campus)

MyHeritage Libarary Edition

MyHeritage
Library Edition
(BYU campus)

Find My Past

Find My Past
(BYU Library)

   
Saints by Sea

Saints by Sea

The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide

County Histories

County Histories
(BYU access)

Fold3.com

Fold3
(BYU access)

WorldVitalRecords.com

Sanborn Maps
(BYU access)

HistoryGeo

HistoryGeo
(BYU access)

Gateway to North America

Gateway to North America
(BYU access)

"BYU access" means that the item is accessible on BYU campus or remotely for logged-in BYU students and faculty. If labeled “BYU campus” then it is available anywhere on BYU campus, but not remotely. "BYU Library" indicates that you may only access the resource while physically at the BYU Library. (If you have a personal account with any of these sites, you can access them anywhere. If so, it is best to access them directly rather than using these links.)

*FamilySearch is accessible anywhere on the Internet, but many of the images (ca. 25-30%) require viewing at a FamilySearch family history center or affiliate library. The BYU Library has access to these images.



Info for BYU Library Family History Missionaries