GenealogyAtHeart's Top 10 of 2025

Hello, 2026!

Before we officially bid 2025 adieu, let’s take a look at your Top 10 reader favorite posts here at GenealogyAtHeart.com:

1. Disappearing Records: Indiana Genealogist Betrayed by Ancestry and FamilySearch!
2. Need Records from NARA? Try This Game-Changer
3. Are You Ever Done With Your Family History?
4. How to Clean Your Ancestry Tree Without Paying for Pro Tools – Part 3
5. Microsoft Copilot Work-Around
6. When Ancestry.com’s Pro Tools Fail: A Professional Genealogist’s Experience with Ancestry Tree Checker – Part 2
7. The Summer of My Genealogical Discontent, Lesson 8: What I’ve Learned (and Unlearned)
8. Tie – The Summer of My Genealogical Discontent, Lesson 3: To Save or Not to Save!
9. Tie – Why You Should Fill Out Lineage Society Applications
10. When Ancestry.com’s Pro Tools Fail: A Genealogist’s Experience with Ancestry Tree Checker – Part 1

This list tells me a lot about you.

You’re actively using online genealogy platforms and you want to get the most out of them without wasting time or money. You care deeply about obtaining records, evaluating sources, and keeping your research accurate. And you’re not afraid to question tools when they don’t live up to the hype.

Good. Me neither.

In 2026, I’ll be sharing even more practical tips, honest reviews, and real-world work-arounds to help you research smarter not harder so keep checking back.

I’m also considering launching small, focused genealogy groups based on research needs, along with on-demand videos you can watch anytime. More details will be coming this summer.

And finally, let’s be honest, genealogy can be a lonely pursuit. Some of you may be thinking about joining a lineage society, or simply looking for a place where thoughtful discussion is welcome. Know this: you belong here. Genealogy At Heart is a community, and your comments, questions, and perspectives matter.

If you’d like to receive a free, just for the group monthly newsletter, email me at GenealogyAtHeart.com and I’ll add you to the list.

Here’s to curiosity, clarity, and good records in 2026!