Five minutes to family history

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I like to tackle large projects in smaller snippets. That way, I am not so easily overwhelmed by the sheer size of the endeavor before me. This practice works for cleaning closets, planning weddings and, yes, family history.

It is easy, with so many years of ancestry and so little time in the present, to give up on a genealogy pursuit due to the vastness of the work in totality. But Family Search, the world’s largest free genealogy organization, has found a way to help people like me keep moving and keep motivated five minutes at a time.

By focusing on one single element and presenting helpful insights and advice via You Tube, “Genealogy in Five Minutes” is a lifesaver to those who feel that they don’t know where to start, how to move forward, what do focus on or where to go for family history research.

There are, in fact, a series of five-minute episodes, covering topics such as “Choose an ancestor and a question,” “Find a record,” “Record what you know,” “Learn from family,” “Write it down” and more. Designed to be viewed in sequential order, the videos – when used this way – easily guide one through the research process in a logical, doable way.

Check it out at www.youtube.com by searching for “Genealogy in 5 minutes” by FamilySearch.com. Viewers are encouraged to watch the first video in the series there, and then try out the “5 Minute Challenge” by going to FamilySearch.org and completing one task before moving on to the next video.

There are currently nine episodes available for viewing, with additional playlists featured to the side on a variety of other family history-related topics.

It’s amazing – even inspiring – what one can accomplish doing their genealogy five minutes at a time.


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Five minutes to family history

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I like to tackle large projects in smaller snippets. That way, I am not so easily overwhelmed by the sheer size of the endeavor before me. This practice works for cleaning closets, planning weddings and, yes, family history.

It is easy, with so many years of ancestry and so little time in the present, to give up on a genealogy pursuit due to the vastness of the work in totality. But Family Search, the world’s largest free genealogy organization, has found a way to help people like me keep moving and keep motivated five minutes at a time.

By focusing on one single element and presenting helpful insights and advice via You Tube, “Genealogy in Five Minutes” is a lifesaver to those who feel that they don’t know where to start, how to move forward, what do focus on or where to go for family history research.

There are, in fact, a series of five-minute episodes, covering topics such as “Choose an ancestor and a question,” “Find a record,” “Record what you know,” “Learn from family,” “Write it down” and more. Designed to be viewed in sequential order, the videos – when used this way – easily guide one through the research process in a logical, doable way.

Check it out at www.youtube.com by searching for “Genealogy in 5 minutes” by FamilySearch.com. Viewers are encouraged to watch the first video in the series there, and then try out the “5 Minute Challenge” by going to FamilySearch.org and completing one task before moving on to the next video.

There are currently nine episodes available for viewing, with additional playlists featured to the side on a variety of other family history-related topics.

It’s amazing – even inspiring – what one can accomplish doing their genealogy five minutes at a time.


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