Breaking Brick Walls in Genealogy – An Overview with Andrew Koch

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, editor Andrew Koch offers strategies for breaking through brick walls as you conduct genealogy research.

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Feature: Breaking Through Brick Walls

Brick walls can disrupt any genealogist’s research plans. The good news? There may be a way through them. Family Tree Magazine Editor Andrew Koch addresses some common brick walls that genealogists encounters and offers some tips for overcoming them.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Identifying brick walls and the problems they present
• Understanding research challenges
• Search tips and how to expand search parameters
• Collateral research strategies
• Social history and why it is important
• Making the most of timelines and maps

6 Steps for Breaking Down Genealogy Brick Walls

Find your footing and scale your highest research brick walls: missing ancestors, burned records, same-named people, and more.

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Andrew Koch is the Editor of Family Tree Magazine.