Hi there! I'm Lisa Lisson, and I'm passionate about helping people like you discover their ancestors and expand their family tree without feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about the next steps.
My genealogy YouTube channel was hijacked. Here's where things stand.
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Hi, Reader, A quick update on something you may have already noticed. My YouTube channel was recently hijacked. I'm working directly with Google and YouTube to get it restored — these things move slowly, but I'm on it. I'll let you know when it's back up. In the meantime, the website is running normally and everything there is fully accessible. Including the minimalist genealogy toolkit. A few of you had trouble reaching it recently — thank you for your patience while I got it sorted. Here's a direct link so you don't have to go looking for it: 👉 Access the Minimalist Genealogy Toolkit It's the same working list I keep for myself — simple, practical tools that actually earn their place in a research workflow. If you read the recent post, you already know the philosophy: fewer tools, less friction, better thinking. And yes. The second monitor still tops the list. Happy ancestor hunting, Lisa P.S. If you're already using the toolkit — what's the one tool you rely on more than anything else? I'm always curious what actually sticks. |
Are You My Cousin? Newsletter
Hi there! I'm Lisa Lisson, and I'm passionate about helping people like you discover their ancestors and expand their family tree without feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about the next steps.
Hi, Reader, You've checked every database. Searched every spelling variation. Tried soundex, wildcards, and every creative workaround you know. You've gone back to sources you've already searched, just in case you missed something the first time. And your ancestor is still....missing. After years of searching for brick wall ancestors exactly like yours, I've learned something valuable: the wall isn't the problem. The research direction is. Let me show you what I mean. I've been working a case...
Hi, Reader, You found the death certificate. Name, date, cause of death confirmed. Filed away. Most genealogists stop there, but the four most useful clues on the document are still sitting unread. I just updated this post with exactly what to look for and why each one matters: → 4 Death Certificate Clues Everyone Misses The first I'd start with: the informant. Who reported the death? If it's a neighbor instead of a family member, that's not random. It's either evidence of estrangement, or a...
Hi, Reader, If you've been doing genealogy research for more than five minutes, you probably have them. A box. A folder. A stack of photographs with faces and zero names. They arrived from an aunt who was cleaning out a closet, or a cousin who "heard you do genealogy," or in my case — literally in the back of a car at Thanksgiving. They're sitting somewhere right now, and every time you look at them, you think: I should do something about these. Here's the thing — you can. And it doesn't...