DavisDNA and Family Research

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

Finding Your Ancestors Using the Midwest Genealogy Center (New Quicksheet)

The Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC) is often described as a physical genealogy library—but that description undersells its value. MGC also provides significant online resources, digital collections, databases, and research tools that can be used by genealogists anywhere in the country. While its geographic strength is the Midwest, its collections and databases support research for: migration into and out of the Midwest, Eastern U.S. origins, westward movement, and ethnic and immigrant communities.

Get the Quicksheet PDF at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/finding-your-ancestors-using-the-midwest-genealogy-center/

12/31/2025

As we welcome a fresh start in 2026 we believe there is no better time to elevate your professional journey. If the start of the new year has you setting big goals, why not add obtaining the title of AIGG to the list? Here’s to continued growth and excellence in 2026!

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

Finding Your Ancestors in the Dawes Rolls (New Quicksheet)

The Dawes Rolls are one of the most important record groups for researching Native American ancestors connected to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole. Created between 1898 and 1914, these rolls documented individuals eligible for tribal citizenship during the allotment of tribal lands in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).

Get the Quicksheet PDF at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/finding-your-ancestors-in-the-dawes-rolls/

12/31/2025

Whether you’re refining methodology, tackling migration problems, preserving family materials, or expanding international research skills, SLIG Virtual has options designed to meet you where you are and push you further.

Choose the course that aligns with your goals and commit to a week of focused learning.
Join us January 26–30, 2026. Registration closes January 16th! https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/slig-virtual/

12/31/2025

In this episode we discover, evaluate, and review the new AI feature on Ancestry. https://youtu.be/BcAEkWvkrjs&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw

This is focused on individual records giving you an audio file about the record, your ancestors within it, and additional context about the place and time. Check out this new feature at Ancestry.

Ancestry’s Blog about the AI Stories - https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/blog/ancestry-brings-family-history-to-life-with-new-ai-powered-stori

12/31/2025

Finding Your Ancestors Using the New York Public Library Digital Collections (New Quicksheet)

The New York Public Library Digital Collections provide free access to millions of digitized items, many of which contain direct genealogical value. While the NYPL is often associated with books, its digital collections extend far beyond printed material. For genealogists, this site is especially valuable for: New York City research, photographs with identified individuals. community and neighborhood documentation, maps and atlases, and organizational and institutional records. Many researchers know the NYPL exists but do not realize how much is searchable online.

Get the Quicksheet PDF at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/finding-your-ancestors-using-the-new-york-public-library-digital-collections/

12/31/2025

An immigrant family at New York's Ellis Island about to embark on the chase of their dreams. 1900s.

12/31/2025

Join the Tennessee Genealogical Society for a FREE Webinar Wednesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Central with Melissa Barker and her presentation Patriot Paths: Finding Your Tennessee American Revolution Ancestor. The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on the area that would become the State of Tennessee. Although settlement of the Eastern part of the state had begun in earnest in the 1770s, it was the military land grants issued by the State of North Carolina that encouraged Revolutionary War Veterans and their families to brave the new Western frontier. Learn how to trace your Revolutionary War Veteran's footsteps to Tennessee using the Tennessee State Library and Archives Patriot Paths database. Register for this FREE webinar at this link:
https://tngs.org/event-6446698