Guide to FamilySearch
In this Users Guide to FamilySearch, we’ll talk about some tricks when using FamilySearch. Here I share my top 5 best practices when using FamilySearch.
Author: Diana Heslin
Tiny Tip Tuesday! Hints vs Card Catalog on Ancestry
What day is today? It’s TINY TIP TUESDAY! Did you know that the hints on Ancestry are not all the records available there? In this Tiny Tip Tuesday episode, I’ll show you how to find all the records available for your ancestors on Ancestry.com.
How to Add Video to Your Ancestry Tree
Learn how you can add video to an ancestors profile on Ancestry.com. Preserving film and video in your family tree is important. There are several tricks I’ll show you so you can share your family’s videos with others to help preserve those videos and old films for future generations. Everyone has old films and videos […]
Hints & Clues on Ancestry
Ancestry.com has hints and clues all over their platform. Some are obvious and others are not. In this episode I’m revealing 20 hints and clues that you may have overlooked. This is everything from the obvious leafy hints to finding potential ancestors. ? There is a HANDOUT for INFO ACCESS level Channel Members. Channel Members […]
Genealogy Workflow
NEW TODAY! Learn my genealogy workflow from how my computer is arranged, my filing system, keeping your genealogy files organized, and the proper genealogy research process. From top to bottom in one episode.
Ancestry’s Mobile App Upgrades and New Widgets (July 2021)
NEW TODAY! Ancestry has several new mobile app updates to both their family tree app and the AncestryDNA app as well as two new widgets called Events and Discovery. Some updates and widgets have already been released, some are coming soon.
Ancestry Q&A with Crista Cowan: July 2021
Your comments and questions are answered by Ancestry’s own Corporate Genealogist, Crista Cowan. ? AncestryDNA Communities Update: June 2021 – https://youtu.be/jwFIw2CtgBk ? Ancestry New Features May 2021 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpJr1w6g-Kc ? Ancestry StoryScout June 2020 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2gq81k4dmQ I took some of your comments from the May 2021 Ancestry Updates and presented your feedback to Crista. She […]
WikiTree Challenge
If you are not familiar with the WikiTree Challenge, check it out. The volunteer WikiTreer’s invited me to be on their live show as a guest. Volunteer genealogists went nuts researching my family tree. It felt like I was a winner on a game show. Genealogists compete to find the most resources, ancestors, and connections […]
Ancestry DNA Communities Update: June 2021
Ancestry has just updated their regional Communities in the DNA Regions for your Ethnicity Estimates. In this episode, we are getting the inside scoop from Ancestry’s superstar and corporate genealogist Crista Cowen. Ancestry now has 1400 DNA regions around the world. Learn what new regions were create that your DNA might fall into.
How To Use WikiTree
If you are not familiar with the free family history resources at WikiTree.com, you should be. WikiTree is a website made for all genealogists to explore their family history, contribute to family preservation, and where you can add your family tree to the world collaborative tree at WikiTree. Several great advantages at WikiTree is 1) […]