18/03/2026
Missed my RootsTech session? You can still watch it. ๐ฅ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ is available on demand โ and here are three things worth taking into your next research session:
โ Always understand the historical context of a profession, title, or residence
โ Every record depends on why it was created, when, and who reported the event
โ Occupations, addresses, and marginal notes often reveal what the main entry doesn't
๐ Watch the session here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/beyond-the-basics-secrets-in-german-church-vital-records
Want to go deeper? ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ walk you through both church record systems step by step โ annotated screenshots, pro tips, real research workflows.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น โ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ $๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฎ: germangenealogycollective.com/roots