Knext Gen Genealogy

I’m taking the Society of Australian Genealogists Genealogy Methods course over the next 6 months, and I’ve already learned some really useful tricks. The course is being run by Danielle from Generations Genealogy, whose website I would recommend checking out. Today I want to talk about one method I think will be helpful to MANY genealogists — especially those who get overwhelmed with the sheer volume of their research and what to do with it. The New York Times newsroom 1942.

In genealogical research, there are multiple methods you can employ to go deeper into the record sets and find missing links. One useful way to do this is the FAN method. FAN stands for Friends, Associates & Neighbours. It’s basically anyone within your ancestors' lives who wasn’t a family member. Although not relatives, these people can still offer invaluable insight into the lives of our research subjects. I have been researching my 2x-great-grandmother Ada Williams for som