The Formidable Genealogist
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Professional Genealogist - Jen
I write research guides to help you research like I do.
All client research projects $200/hr #genealogy
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I write research guides to help you research like I do.
All client research projects $200/hr #genealogy
https://www.theformidablegenealogist.com/category/all-products
6 Jan 2026 Finding clues in the names of places on modern maps. #genealogy
January 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
6 Jan 2026 Finding clues in the names of places on modern maps. #genealogy
5 Jan 2026 FamilySearch restricted access #genealogy #FamilySearch
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
5 Jan 2026 FamilySearch restricted access #genealogy #FamilySearch
3 Jan 2026 Hands down the cheapest way to get an Ancestry subscription #genealogy #ancestry
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
3 Jan 2026 Hands down the cheapest way to get an Ancestry subscription #genealogy #ancestry
2 Jan 2026 No- I cannot conjure records out of thin air. #genealogy
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
2 Jan 2026 No- I cannot conjure records out of thin air. #genealogy
1 Jan 2026 New Year, fresh introduction #genealogy
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
1 Jan 2026 New Year, fresh introduction #genealogy
What the heck- why not? Spontaneous decision. Flash sale on everything. Simple, concise guides to show you how I research as a professional genealogist.
New Year’s Day only. #genealogy
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New Year’s Day only. #genealogy
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January 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
What the heck- why not? Spontaneous decision. Flash sale on everything. Simple, concise guides to show you how I research as a professional genealogist.
New Year’s Day only. #genealogy
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New Year’s Day only. #genealogy
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1 Jan 2026 Flash sale! I’ve sold over 1600 copies of this research guide that I released in September. #genealogy #ancestry #chatgpt
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January 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
1 Jan 2026 Flash sale! I’ve sold over 1600 copies of this research guide that I released in September. #genealogy #ancestry #chatgpt
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Happy New Year! Flash sale today. My ChatGPT for Genealogy PDF research guide is on sale for just $10 today only!
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I've sold over 1600 copies of this guide. Everything listed in this guide is done with the free version of ChatGPT.
#genealogy
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
I've sold over 1600 copies of this guide. Everything listed in this guide is done with the free version of ChatGPT.
#genealogy
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Happy New Year! Flash sale today. My ChatGPT for Genealogy PDF research guide is on sale for just $10 today only!
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
I've sold over 1600 copies of this guide. Everything listed in this guide is done with the free version of ChatGPT.
#genealogy
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
I've sold over 1600 copies of this guide. Everything listed in this guide is done with the free version of ChatGPT.
#genealogy
31 Dec 2025 Stop being hung up on searching only with names #genealogy #ancestry
December 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
31 Dec 2025 Stop being hung up on searching only with names #genealogy #ancestry
This belonged to my great grandma.
But here's what I'd never noticed. The very first page of the book was stuck & I don't think I've ever seen that the 1st page was signed "Grandpa". That is my 3rd great grandfather b. 1818, Rev. James Alexander Shankland, son of Scottish immigrants.
#genealogy
But here's what I'd never noticed. The very first page of the book was stuck & I don't think I've ever seen that the 1st page was signed "Grandpa". That is my 3rd great grandfather b. 1818, Rev. James Alexander Shankland, son of Scottish immigrants.
#genealogy
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This belonged to my great grandma.
But here's what I'd never noticed. The very first page of the book was stuck & I don't think I've ever seen that the 1st page was signed "Grandpa". That is my 3rd great grandfather b. 1818, Rev. James Alexander Shankland, son of Scottish immigrants.
#genealogy
But here's what I'd never noticed. The very first page of the book was stuck & I don't think I've ever seen that the 1st page was signed "Grandpa". That is my 3rd great grandfather b. 1818, Rev. James Alexander Shankland, son of Scottish immigrants.
#genealogy
30 Dec 2025 This commenter thinks Find a Grave is somehow a scam. #genealogy #ancestry
December 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
30 Dec 2025 This commenter thinks Find a Grave is somehow a scam. #genealogy #ancestry
It's the penultimate day of 2025!
I'm having a flash sale on the very first guide I ever wrote. Super Charge Your Ancestry Searches was released last June and I've sold over 1800 copies of this PDF genealogy research guide.
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#genealogy #ancestry
I'm having a flash sale on the very first guide I ever wrote. Super Charge Your Ancestry Searches was released last June and I've sold over 1800 copies of this PDF genealogy research guide.
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
#genealogy #ancestry
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's the penultimate day of 2025!
I'm having a flash sale on the very first guide I ever wrote. Super Charge Your Ancestry Searches was released last June and I've sold over 1800 copies of this PDF genealogy research guide.
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
#genealogy #ancestry
I'm having a flash sale on the very first guide I ever wrote. Super Charge Your Ancestry Searches was released last June and I've sold over 1800 copies of this PDF genealogy research guide.
www.theformidablegenealogist.com/product-page...
#genealogy #ancestry
Here's a book that belonged to my great grandfather Louis Edwin McFarlane (1865-1945). This is from 1872. I always enjoy when friends my age talk about how well they knew their great grandparents and I casually mention that my great grandfather was born at the close of the Civil War. :). #genealogy
December 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Here's a book that belonged to my great grandfather Louis Edwin McFarlane (1865-1945). This is from 1872. I always enjoy when friends my age talk about how well they knew their great grandparents and I casually mention that my great grandfather was born at the close of the Civil War. :). #genealogy
This is an 1812 psalm book.
Eliza is the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Galbraith McFarlane (1805-1889).
Samuel Galbraith? Well, he's my 4th great grandfather. The signature in the back of this book belongs to a man born in 1767 and who died in 1841. That's amazing.
#genealogy
Eliza is the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Galbraith McFarlane (1805-1889).
Samuel Galbraith? Well, he's my 4th great grandfather. The signature in the back of this book belongs to a man born in 1767 and who died in 1841. That's amazing.
#genealogy
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is an 1812 psalm book.
Eliza is the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Galbraith McFarlane (1805-1889).
Samuel Galbraith? Well, he's my 4th great grandfather. The signature in the back of this book belongs to a man born in 1767 and who died in 1841. That's amazing.
#genealogy
Eliza is the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Galbraith McFarlane (1805-1889).
Samuel Galbraith? Well, he's my 4th great grandfather. The signature in the back of this book belongs to a man born in 1767 and who died in 1841. That's amazing.
#genealogy
29 Dec 2025 Ancestry’s tree checker #genealogy #ancestry
December 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
29 Dec 2025 Ancestry’s tree checker #genealogy #ancestry
28 Dec 2025 Stop being lazy with your census hints. #genealogy
December 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
28 Dec 2025 Stop being lazy with your census hints. #genealogy
27 Dec 2025 Follow the weird names #genealogy
December 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
27 Dec 2025 Follow the weird names #genealogy
26 Dec 2025 Sometimes it’s the absence of records that confirms it. #genealogy
December 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
26 Dec 2025 Sometimes it’s the absence of records that confirms it. #genealogy
25 Dec 2025 Census enumerators failing at directions. #genealogy
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
25 Dec 2025 Census enumerators failing at directions. #genealogy
24 Dec 2025 Finding folks on a census #genealogy
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
24 Dec 2025 Finding folks on a census #genealogy
23 Dec 2025 Date mistakes in FamilySearch Full Text Search #genealogy #FamilySearch
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
23 Dec 2025 Date mistakes in FamilySearch Full Text Search #genealogy #FamilySearch
Reposted by The Formidable Genealogist
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
22 Dec 2025 The most likely record is not necessary right record. #genealogy
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
22 Dec 2025 The most likely record is not necessary right record. #genealogy
How many of you can relate to that feeling where you have literally 45 tabs open, you’re juggling about 7 concurrent theories and you know you’re close to figuring it out?
I liken my research method to the circus performers who spin plates on poles. Anyone with me? #genealogy
I liken my research method to the circus performers who spin plates on poles. Anyone with me? #genealogy
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How many of you can relate to that feeling where you have literally 45 tabs open, you’re juggling about 7 concurrent theories and you know you’re close to figuring it out?
I liken my research method to the circus performers who spin plates on poles. Anyone with me? #genealogy
I liken my research method to the circus performers who spin plates on poles. Anyone with me? #genealogy
21 Dec 2025 Hot take on all of the comments I’m getting where people say copying another tree is part of their process. Your process is wrong. #genealogy
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
21 Dec 2025 Hot take on all of the comments I’m getting where people say copying another tree is part of their process. Your process is wrong. #genealogy