I have one near me in NY..they are fabulous..I have been able to locate birthday cert , marriage cert, death cert...instead of paying through vital records, I locate tge certificate #'s and print them there or add to a flash drive..no need today for a certified copy..also death certificates..there is a front and back..back has burial info..hope this helps others
As a new volunteer at a FamilySearch Center, I appreciated your video. It was so accurate and informative. Thank you for including the fact that the staff are volunteers and not professional genealogists. We do try our best and hope to be helpful.
I'm a professional genealogist who volunteers at no cost by appointment only at the centers. only thing is my time is important, all I ask is show up. You'll be surprised who doesn't.
One tip is to call ahead and find out if the library allows you to bring a thumb drive to download images or if you can only print. It's also helpful to know how paying for printouts works before you arrive. My local public library only allows patrons to print, and their printer isn't great. The probate records I've printed from FamilySearch aren't worth the paper they're printed on! I can barely make out my ancestor's name, but when I expand the JPEG, I can easily and accurately transcribe the documents. It's far preferable to be able to download JPEGs and take them home for analysis. Thanks for your very helpful and well-thought-out videos! Keep them coming!!
Thanks Vanessa! Glad you’re enjoying them and thanks for adding the information about calling ahead. So true! I agree. Download the image whenever possible!
Oh my gosh Aimee thanks so much for this info! I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and i had no idea of some of these sites I can access at a center. I do most of my work at home. Today I happen to be watching some of your older posts that I have missed. I am so glad I watched this one. I am also glad that you share your knowledge with others. Thanks for that also. One note on watching you "over the years" is I love your hair changes. Just sayin.
This was packed with information and thank you for all the work you put into it. I haven't thought of the FHCs for decades now and did not know about the locks. I'm way out in the country in Canada but to the north and south of me are the towns where I shop so just looked and found centres in both.This has given me new approach for my brick walls. I let my ancestry sub run out just to get some major projects done and was going to use FS and my alternatives when I can't resist the pull and need a genealogy fix. You are awesome!
The centers have so much information and they really are everywhere and readily available! What I get tied up in is - if I am looking for someone who probably died around 1814 in Kentucky - Do I look at order books, court records? Is it worth looking at deeds too or is that a waste of time? Guardianship records? There are so many different types of records to look through. But each one takes time and patience to locate the indexes and then find the record, which is often not what I expected. Looking through all of them in a brute force search isn't smart. So I guess I don't understand the different record types well enough. Thanks for your videos!
When you are researching that time frame you really do need to look at all of the above to be thorough. Court records are often not indexed and therefore the hardest, but sometimes you get lucky and they are, it really depends on the county. But I DEFINITELY recommend looking at deeds, probate and guardianship. Maybe these videos will help: ruclips.net/video/X8NNeexlV8E/видео.html ruclips.net/video/0c5trJYJTyQ/видео.html
I have not gone to our FHC since the late 80’s early 90’s. I picked back up working on my family tree in 2016 and have only used online data thus far. Thank you for this GREAT INFORMATION PACKED video. I will go back to see what I can find now especially as I need help finding my direct ancestors who were in the 1851 England census and then in the 1860 United States Census. I have not been able to locate their passage over and how they came to be in the US in the 9 year gap. It sounds like the FHC might be useful for finding that information.
Thank you! This was very informative, I learned a few more things I didn’t know already about the family history centers and a couple websites I never heard of. I am grateful for all of the tips you offer as I am one of those who can not do much due to the cost. Many thanks to you, your followers who commented snd to many others I have found along the way that have taught me things I never knew.
Just recently discovered your channel. Thanks for the information you provide. I'm just starting on my family's genealogy. I'm fortunate to have several generations of photographs of my family. And have been able to identify about 95% of them. I'm at a loss of where to start next. But determined to give it a go. Once again thanks
You are welcome! So excited to help you begin your genealogy journey! Check out this playlist - hopefully it will help ruclips.net/p/PLCOHvB5d5Xvn92p1AGDf8ddLW150Wxpyr
Thanks for the helpful video. What about the documents on family search that only have the symbol of a document on them. Can these be viewed at family history centres? I visited an affiliate library and they weren't accessible there. Most of the records I've found on family search for my ancestors have this document symbol and are only transcribed but not viewable. I would like to view those.
They are not viewable at family history centers. They Family History Library in Salt Lake City does have a lookup service now. Visit www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/record-lookup-service.
I have someone who keeps changing the father of someone. His relationship is very distant from this person. Growing up, we knew my 2x great grandmother was raped and her daughter was the result of the rape. But it was a “secret” and no one knew who he was. I found her social security application and it listed her father (her mom’s sister husband). She was at the birth of her niece and 9 months later, her daughter was born. I put it in the “alerts” and have a photo explaining in “memories”. He continues to change her father. I figured to leave it be and just keep it in the notes (for DNA testing purposes).
@@AncestryAimee Thank you. I never know what to do with sensitive information. I informed my grandmother just today that when she was 3, she had a sister who was 6 months 20 days old pass away and she was is buried not far from her. She was so shocked, saying that she thought it was a dream and eventually forgot about it. Unfortunately I don’t think anyone kept up with her gravesite. It’s right out of New Orleans and we know a lot have gone through weather that doesn’t show mercy and how common graves are lost from floating away. I may contact someone to see if they have any information.
I went to my local FHC once last year because I wanted to view some of those locked records. I had to sign in to family search with my own account and still wasn't able to see what I wanted. The volunteer there seemed very hesitant to let me use her account to see what I wanted. Shouldn't there be some sort of general account they can let me use there, or is that how it is? I am not a LDS member.
That’s weird. They are staffed with volunteers and some know more than others. They absolutely should have been able to help you see the locked records you wanted. I’m sorry to hear that! In fairness though I don’t know of FS accounts for the centers. Maybe someone who’s a volunteer who may see this, please respond! 😄
Does each family history center have access to all the records of family search, or can they request records of another family history center? I have one nearby but I have ancestors from another state, and I wouldn’t be able to travel to another center
Great question! They do have access to the same records that any other nearby family history center would have, including those of other states or countries. There are a few record groups that require you to be in the family history center in Salt Lake City to view them because of the agreement that they made when they microfilmed them. But those are rare.
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I have one near me in NY..they are fabulous..I have been able to locate birthday cert , marriage cert, death cert...instead of paying through vital records, I locate tge certificate #'s and print them there or add to a flash drive..no need today for a certified copy..also death certificates..there is a front and back..back has burial info..hope this helps others
So happy to hear it! Thanks for sharing your experience with others.
As a new volunteer at a FamilySearch Center, I appreciated your video. It was so accurate and informative. Thank you for including the fact that the staff are volunteers and not professional genealogists. We do try our best and hope to be helpful.
Thank you Mary for being a wonderful volunteer!!!
I'm a professional genealogist who volunteers at no cost by appointment only at the centers. only thing is my time is important, all I ask is show up. You'll be surprised who doesn't.
One tip is to call ahead and find out if the library allows you to bring a thumb drive to download images or if you can only print. It's also helpful to know how paying for printouts works before you arrive. My local public library only allows patrons to print, and their printer isn't great. The probate records I've printed from FamilySearch aren't worth the paper they're printed on! I can barely make out my ancestor's name, but when I expand the JPEG, I can easily and accurately transcribe the documents. It's far preferable to be able to download JPEGs and take them home for analysis. Thanks for your very helpful and well-thought-out videos! Keep them coming!!
Thanks Vanessa! Glad you’re enjoying them and thanks for adding the information about calling ahead. So true! I agree. Download the image whenever possible!
Thanks Aimee for another great video!
Thanks Connie!
The family history centers also give you access to books that have been digitized, but can’t be viewed at home.
Thank you for adding that!!
Tomorrow I’m visiting a FHC for the first time. I’m excited! Thanks for the encouragement.
Yeah! Hope it’s a very successful visit!
Oh my gosh Aimee thanks so much for this info! I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and i had no idea of some of these sites I can access at a center. I do most of my work at home. Today I happen to be watching some of your older posts that I have missed. I am so glad I watched this one. I am also glad that you share your knowledge with others. Thanks for that also. One note on watching you "over the years" is I love your hair changes. Just sayin.
So glad it was helpful!! Haha. Yeah. I’m constantly changing things up! Stay tuned it’s gonna keep changing. 🤣
This was packed with information and thank you for all the work you put into it. I haven't thought of the FHCs for decades now and did not know about the locks. I'm way out in the country in Canada but to the north and south of me are the towns where I shop so just looked and found centres in both.This has given me new approach for my brick walls. I let my ancestry sub run out just to get some major projects done and was going to use FS and my alternatives when I can't resist the pull and need a genealogy fix. You are awesome!
So glad to hear this was helpful for you and you do have two locations relatively close!
The centers have so much information and they really are everywhere and readily available! What I get tied up in is - if I am looking for someone who probably died around 1814 in Kentucky - Do I look at order books, court records? Is it worth looking at deeds too or is that a waste of time? Guardianship records? There are so many different types of records to look through. But each one takes time and patience to locate the indexes and then find the record, which is often not what I expected. Looking through all of them in a brute force search isn't smart. So I guess I don't understand the different record types well enough. Thanks for your videos!
When you are researching that time frame you really do need to look at all of the above to be thorough. Court records are often not indexed and therefore the hardest, but sometimes you get lucky and they are, it really depends on the county. But I DEFINITELY recommend looking at deeds, probate and guardianship. Maybe these videos will help:
ruclips.net/video/X8NNeexlV8E/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/0c5trJYJTyQ/видео.html
Thank you Amy for all of the time you spend helping WE genealogists! I get so excited anything to do with 🌳🌳🌳 and family research!!!!!
Thank you! I really appreciate it and am so glad it’s helping you!!!
I have not gone to our FHC since the late 80’s early 90’s. I picked back up working on my family tree in 2016 and have only used online data thus far. Thank you for this GREAT INFORMATION PACKED video. I will go back to see what I can find now especially as I need help finding my direct ancestors who were in the 1851 England census and then in the 1860 United States Census. I have not been able to locate their passage over and how they came to be in the US in the 9 year gap. It sounds like the FHC might be useful for finding that information.
So glad this has helped you! Good luck with your search for your English ancestors!
Thanks for all the information.
You’re most welcome!
Thank you! This was very informative, I learned a few more things I didn’t know already about the family history centers and a couple websites I never heard of. I am grateful for all of the tips you offer as I am one of those who can not do much due to the cost. Many thanks to you, your followers who commented snd to many others I have found along the way that have taught me things I never knew.
Thank you! And too am grateful for all the other wonderful suggestions provided by others!
You’re so cool!!
Thank you
This was very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Just recently discovered your channel. Thanks for the information you provide. I'm just starting on my family's genealogy. I'm fortunate to have several generations of photographs of my family. And have been able to identify about 95% of them. I'm at a loss of where to start next. But determined to give it a go. Once again thanks
You are welcome! So excited to help you begin your genealogy journey! Check out this playlist - hopefully it will help ruclips.net/p/PLCOHvB5d5Xvn92p1AGDf8ddLW150Wxpyr
@@AncestryAimee Thanks!😀
Awesome content. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
❤❤❤❤ thank you so much!!! I plan on visiting the center near me soon. I recently discovered your videos & they're extremely helpful.
Thanks you for the support!!
Glad they’re helping you.
So helpful! Thank you.
You’re welcome!
Wow! There is one near me. (Saved for when I am not working) (procrastinating)
Yeah! Happy to hear it!
Thanks for the helpful video. What about the documents on family search that only have the symbol of a document on them. Can these be viewed at family history centres? I visited an affiliate library and they weren't accessible there. Most of the records I've found on family search for my ancestors have this document symbol and are only transcribed but not viewable. I would like to view those.
They are not viewable at family history centers. They Family History Library in Salt Lake City does have a lookup service now. Visit www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/record-lookup-service.
I have someone who keeps changing the father of someone. His relationship is very distant from this person. Growing up, we knew my 2x great grandmother was raped and her daughter was the result of the rape. But it was a “secret” and no one knew who he was. I found her social security application and it listed her father (her mom’s sister husband). She was at the birth of her niece and 9 months later, her daughter was born. I put it in the “alerts” and have a photo explaining in “memories”. He continues to change her father. I figured to leave it be and just keep it in the notes (for DNA testing purposes).
That’s a tough situation. You handled that well.
@@AncestryAimee Thank you. I never know what to do with sensitive information. I informed my grandmother just today that when she was 3, she had a sister who was 6 months 20 days old pass away and she was is buried not far from her. She was so shocked, saying that she thought it was a dream and eventually forgot about it. Unfortunately I don’t think anyone kept up with her gravesite. It’s right out of New Orleans and we know a lot have gone through weather that doesn’t show mercy and how common graves are lost from floating away. I may contact someone to see if they have any information.
@KylieKarlieKinzlieKolt sounds like you’re handing that information well!
I went to my local FHC once last year because I wanted to view some of those locked records. I had to sign in to family search with my own account and still wasn't able to see what I wanted. The volunteer there seemed very hesitant to let me use her account to see what I wanted. Shouldn't there be some sort of general account they can let me use there, or is that how it is? I am not a LDS member.
That’s weird. They are staffed with volunteers and some know more than others. They absolutely should have been able to help you see the locked records you wanted. I’m sorry to hear that! In fairness though I don’t know of FS accounts for the centers. Maybe someone who’s a volunteer who may see this, please respond! 😄
Does each family history center have access to all the records of family search, or can they request records of another family history center? I have one nearby but I have ancestors from another state, and I wouldn’t be able to travel to another center
Great question! They do have access to the same records that any other nearby family history center would have, including those of other states or countries. There are a few record groups that require you to be in the family history center in Salt Lake City to view them because of the agreement that they made when they microfilmed them. But those are rare.
Can u do something on the Jews
Great suggestion! Thanks!
@@AncestryAimee hi do u have a po box
Thanks for responding❤️🙏
I don’t. You can contact me through my website though.