Family Research You Tube Videos

You can find many, many more wonderful videos by this young lady (Elyse90505) and others by doing a search for Researching Genealogy at You Tube.

Isn't the modern age of technology amazing?



Here are some of the tips given by Elyse on the first few videos:

Start with what you know (this should be gathered on a Pedigree sheet.)

Write everything down you already know (be sure and include maiden names for the females).

Don't forget to ask older relatives and friends to help fill in the missing information.

Next do a Family Group Record for each couple (including parents and children).

Decide what is missing (and be sure to highlight this on your Family Group Sheet and Pedigree).

Be sure and include these three things on your research sheets (birth, marriage, and death -- in a city, state, county, and country format). More later . . . happy researching!

My First Post

Grandpa Phil with twin Luke

First, I want to thank Kathy Stephenson for setting up my genealogy blog.

By way of introduction, my name is Phillip Roy Stephenson, son of William Roy Stephenson, son of William Thomas Stephenson, son of George Adams Stephenson, son of William Calvin Stephenson, who is probably son of Robert Stephenson, son of Edward Stephenson, son of Robert Stephenson, who is probably son of Robert Edward Stephenson, who is son of Unknown.

As for the subject of my blog, I have discovered that genealogy is an unusual but fascinating discipline, because genealogy lifts the lives of our many ancestors out of obscurity.

Also, genealogy is beginning to benefit from the discipline of genetics and the sequencing of chromosome DNA and the human genome to discover the biological basis of human families.

Welcome to Phil's Genealogy Blog

Have you ever wondered how far back in your family tree you could go? Have you ever longed to know more about the roots from hence you came? Have you ever wondered what famous people in history you just might be related to? Well, I have.

After my retirement a few years ago, I quickly found myself interested in pursuing this venture while enjoying my coffee and newspaper (and laptop computer). With the right URLs, the right databases, etc., you can do it too. Not only has this brought me a lot of pleasure, it has also been something wonderful to share with my family — and even my Dad. For his birthday he received a new laptop computer in hopes he would get into this searching mode with me. Sharing your family roots with each other is a very rewarding pastime for everyone.

While following my family roots on this blog, I will be sharing with you some wonderful information to help you also locate your roots. Are you ready? Well then, let’s start our historical journey and watch the roots start growing faster along the way. Plan on having a fun time because you will!

Oh, by the way, did I mention I was a history major in college. Yes, I love history. So look to see some history thrown in here as well — whether it be American history, European history, or just plain the history of Memphis where I live.