The Most Important Tip for GOOD Genealogy = Sources (+ My SOURCE WRITING HACK)

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Learn various ways to document your sources in genealogy research, plus my SECRET hack for creating them. A professional genealogist's secret, the MOST Important Genealogy Tip = Sources (What, Why, Tricks for Creating Them). Sources are crucial for effective research . Learn how to create them easily, with suggestions for beginners and professional genealogists.
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0:00 Intro
1:31 Noting basic sources easily
5:24 Genealogy programs linking of sources
6:36 Research calendars for more professional research
7:32 How to write sources
9:06 The way I write sources
10:24 My SECRET hack for writing sources (Text Expander)
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@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

To obtain the books mentioned in the video (you're supporting the channel by ordering through this Amazon Affiliate link at no additional cost to you): Elizabeth Shown Mills "Evidence Explained" amzn.to/3wXZeJO Thomas W. Jones "Mastering Genealogical Documentation" amzn.to/40A5ipC

@lisawatson9955 Жыл бұрын

I made the mistake, when I started my genealogy journey, of taking information from member trees in Ancestry. Big mistake. Thank you for your good, solid tips. I find your videos very helpful and easy to follow.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

You’re not alone!! So glad these videos are helpful to you! Thank you for telling me! Keeps me going.

@valerievesper9216 Жыл бұрын

Yes! This is sooo important! I inherited my grandfather’s family trees from the 1940-70’s. But whoever packed it up in 1975 apparently pitched most of the supporting files. The trees themselves have no sources noted. Based on the few scraps I have, it appears he talked with all the older relatives. However I have a total of maybe four sentences of notes on conversations with people who died 70-80 years ago. Now there’s a lot of information in the trees that I may never be able to substantiate. 🙁

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Oh! That’s awful! I’m so sorry.

@kathrynludrick4821 2 ай бұрын

You're awesome. I love how you deescalate the stressors associated with genealogy. Plus you're articulate, know what you're talking about, and have a great attitude.

@AncestryAimee 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! That made my day! That’s the whole reason I’m doing this.

@Michelle_Ellen87 Жыл бұрын

I have a running text thread with my dad's cousin who has all the good family history stories and info from Cuba. We can't get records from Cuba thanks to the government there. So most of our sourcing is word of mouth or records that were brought over by family members back in the 60s. I like to copy/ paste my aunt's text messages and add them as memories in familysearch. Then I tag everyone in our tree that's mentioned and label the memory as a text from her.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

That’s terrific! So glad you are documenting those memories.

@marklazarus2584 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have been sporadically looking at my genealogy and been intimidated. Your video has reinvigorated me to move forward faster with your recording methods.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks you for taking the time to comment!

@glallison1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making me feel ok about how I have been sourcing all these many years! Whatever works for me is A-OK with you! Love it!

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Glad this has helped! Just try to keep up the notations and include where it can be found so if you want to find it again you can

@nytn Жыл бұрын

This video was not only super helpful, but it was like a big cup of chamomile tea. I am feeling way more relaxed about my hotmess of a tree and like this is doable. Thank you from Nashville!

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad it’s helped you. Finding your family should be fun!!

@SwampCat96 Жыл бұрын

Thank You...good information

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks.

@Bryanegreenlee 10 ай бұрын

Great video! APA is a standard for citing sources.

@AncestryAimee 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@dranet47 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Thank you!

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@JOXGIRL1 11 ай бұрын

Wow. You are helping me learn a lot about family research. Subscribed.

@AncestryAimee 11 ай бұрын

So glad to hear that the videos are helping! Thank you for subscribing.

@ritay50 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your professionalism and generosity!.

@AncestryAimee 4 ай бұрын

So nice of you. Thank you!

@paulatharris 11 ай бұрын

My sources have always been straightforward even more so now with digital media. When I started I printed or hand wrote, each source had its number and it was filed in source number order in a binder. Whatever the source is it has a number. So an interview typed up is source 00001 for example, 1851 census is 00002. The file names start No.00002 1851 Census (place name). Then it is placed in my sources folder on Dropbox. That source number is referenced on ancestry and on my roots magic. That’s it, nice and quick, easy to find. I think, like you say, people get scared off doing to much.

@AncestryAimee 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that! Great idea!

@MrBraindead101 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I have always made sure my genealogy is well-evidenced but, at the beginning, I wouldn't have always have documented my sources well enough. Now I sometimes look at a person and think "How do I know this?" But I now try and correct these errors.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Right with you!

@vibesmom Жыл бұрын

Great video! You’ve certainly gained a new subscriber. As someone who has ADHD , and who also has time breaks between researching, I’ve found making a research sheet , and a citing rule cheat sheet, is essential. Before I did that I would end up relearning old information in a session as opposed to moving forward.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! I have a citing sheet too. Thanks for subscribing and for commenting and sharing your wisdom!

@motheryesser5544 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video on inserting source citations to documents so I can send them in to various genealogy states applications

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Great idea. I’ll put that on my list. I did do a members only video on research calendars with a free handout. You have to be a member of Aimee’s Crew to access it.

@skiser65 10 ай бұрын

Hi Aimee! Is there another video that you go into detail about how to start a research calendar? Thanks!

@skiser65 10 ай бұрын

Never mind! I should have watched the whole video first 😂

@AncestryAimee 10 ай бұрын

Not yet! I mention them in this video: Inserting Citations (for BETTER family history) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6x1d7KLxJa3pZs.html but it sounds like you’re wanting more. I’ll put that on my list.

@dana_yan 10 ай бұрын

Hi Aimee, I am a new subscriber to your channel. I am wondering if you have any specific advice for searching ancestors in Austria & Germany? Thanks for your videos!

@AncestryAimee 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos. I specialize in U.S. research and have not researched there. But I would recommend you begin at FamilySearch. They have great international resources. Look up those counties on the search tab under wiki.

@user-ic4xm1di6j 6 ай бұрын

Hi Aimee, do you recommend genealogy worksheets? I have been writing things down in those on top of what I have in my computer. I am afraid I may lose information if the computer ever quits. Thank you for your videos. The are very informative and enjoy the. I learn a lot from you.

@AncestryAimee 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. Personally I’ve moved away from paper as much as possible. I still use it to work through things but it’s just for notes. I have a Mac and I pay extra for iCloud backup storage and then I have things burned on an extra hard drive.

@jenniferdaniels8386 8 ай бұрын

I recently found something about a distant cousin on a state historical society's Facebook page. I jotted down the name of the Facebook page and date of posting.

@AncestryAimee 8 ай бұрын

That’s terrific!

@jdchariton Жыл бұрын

This is a good video, but much of the time when Aimee says the word "source/sourcing" she means "cite/citation/citing." A source is a thing; a citation is a reference to it. But the video is full of great points! Thank you.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for the correction. You’re right.

@valerievesper9216 Жыл бұрын

In common usage we do say that we source information. Please realize that this type of comment, while it might be technically correct, is the kind of thing that intimidates new researchers.

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

@@valerievesper9216 thanks for adding that. It’s very true (intimidating) and the reason I used the language I did. However J Chariton is correct. Some of what I spoke of was technically a citation of the source. I do use the word “sourcing” more often though in my head. Thank you for adding that. I want people to note (or cite) their sources and not be intimidated! So people! Whatever you want to call it… do it! 😄

@bernarddoddemajr9455 5 ай бұрын

How do you handle the messy sources that get imported from FamilySearch?

@AncestryAimee 5 ай бұрын

I'm not positive what you mean, but if you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the sources have been imported from the FamilySearch tree, the sources show up as other sources. I just leave them there for the most part. They don't bother me. You can take a fact in the Ancestry tree and connect that source. If you are talking about the format of the sources on FamilySearch, they are different than my preference. If I"m writing a paper, or doing work for a client, I put them in my preferred format. If that doesn't answer your question would you reply and clarify? And thanks for being a member of the channel!

@metroteacher Жыл бұрын

A bit off topic, but I need help with what is probably not that unusual, although I feel devastated. Anyone who has been though this please respond. My Ancestry DNA results have led me to discover that the man who raised me is not my biological father, and anyone who can possibly tell me who IS, is deceased. I’ve followed my dna matches and have pretty much narrowed it down to one family (not known to me) and two brothers are seemingly possible bio dads. Now, I no longer have any interest in following the lineage of my non bio dad (I’ve followed his family back to Germany), and don’t want any hints, records, NOTHING from Ancestry about him as he is not my actual dad. So I have an ongoing tree that was started with my maternal side and what I thought was paternal side. How do I fix this tree, so that it reflects both bloodlines. Also, I’ve contacted a few people on what I believe is my bio dads side, only one person responded (2nd cousin) and he knows nothing about my bio dad or immediate family. I feel like I’m missing half of me! And do I share this new info with my kids?

@AncestryAimee Жыл бұрын

That's a good question - probably should illustrate this in a video, but don't have time for a bit. Go into Edit and Edit Relationships. Add Alternate Father. You can note biological, step, and other options. Then make your biological father preferred - that option is under his name once he's added in the Edit Relationship screen.