Even if you don't subscribe to big-name genealogy sites, you can read their blogs and learn from their YouTube channels for free. Lots of interesting tidbits about historical context, details about info that is and is not in particular data collections, surprising genealogy discoveries, backgrounds of notable historical figures, and many other insights. I especially like browsing blog posts, but informative videos are also readily available without charge.
Here are links to six blogs to browse:
- FindMyPast (blog is here) posts blog entries about history, building a family tree, starting your genealogy journey, customer discoveries, and more. Not just United Kingdom.
- MyHeritage (blog is here) posts blog entries about social history, family history customs, immigration, new collections, DNA discoveries, and more. Posts span the globe.
- FamilySearch (blog is here) posts often about new collections, using the Familysearch site/tree more effectively, involving family in genealogy, RootsTech developments, and much more.
- Ancestry (blog is here) posts about a broad range of genealogy topics and cultures, including strategies for uncovering female ancestry, DNA details, surnames, and more.
- Fold3 (blog is here) posts blog entries about new collections, military history, wartime experiences, and more. Posts pertain mainly to US, but some also cover Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Part of Ancestry.
- Forces War Records (blog is here) posts blog entries about military history involving the United Kingdom, World War I and II, women in the military, and more. Part of Ancestry.
- Ancestry YouTube channel
- FamilySearch YouTube channel
- MyHeritage YouTube channel
- FindMyPast YouTube channel
