Using Member Trees? Yes or No?
Should you use other member trees? Yes or No? This is a Tiny Tip Clip from the original episode called Avoiding Mistakes on Ancestry.
Category: Ancestry
How do you know that’s your ancestor??
How do you know if the record you are looking at is your ancestor? I’ve got some suggestions that might help you figure it out. Today we’re talking about correlating evidence using U.S. census and Fold3 records.
DNA Basics for Genealogy Research?
Today we are covering the basics of DNA research for genealogy. Here we’ll talk about the different DNA tests, companies, DNA strategies, and how it can help you with your family history research. This is a simple explanation without all the science lessons. This compares who is the best DNA company and the benefits of […]
Ancestor Photos in Immigration Records and Yearbooks?
Learn where to find your ancestors photos in immigration records and yearbooks. This is two clips from the previous episode “10 Places to Find Your Ancestors in Photos.”
Avoiding Mistakes on Ancestry
In this episode we’re learning how to avoid making mistakes on Ancestry.com. Specifically we’re talking about member trees, accidentally creating duplicate ancestors, getting the most out of the hinting feature, AncestryDNA’s ThruLines, and news about your ethnicity estimates.
Using Smart Filters on Ancestry: Tiny Tip Clip
You should know how Smart Filters work on Ancestry so that you can maximize your genealogy search results. Learn how Smart Filters can give you different family history records when searching from your ancestor’s profile on Ancestry. This is a Tiny Tip Clip from the original episode called Hints and Clues on Ancestry.
Hard to Read Census: Solved
In this Tiny Tip Tuesday episode, I’m going to show you how to see hard-to-read census images. This may solve issues with faint handwriting or poor microfilm images on Ancestry, FamilySearch or MyHeritage and others. It’s a simple, yet powerful tip.
Newspapers!
Newspapers are some of the best resources for genealogists. In this episode we’ll talk about what is in them and where to find them. Many of them are free to search! The cool part about newspaper research is that it is so diversified providing a ton of information for your family history. They are one […]
Grouping DNA Matches: Shared Matches Tool AncestryDNA®; Tiny Tip Clip
In this Tiny Tip Clip from a previous episode, I’m grouping DNA matches using the Shared Matches Tool. This is from the original episode called Grouping DNA Matches on Ancestry; Clarified.
Extract Ancestors from City Directories Using Ancestry into Excel Spreadsheets
In this video learn how to extract ancestors from city directories using Ancestry into Excel. Here we demonstrate this family history strategy using Ancestry, but can be done from any online genealogy website that has city directories, such as MyHeritage too. This can also be done using Google Sheets instead of Excel with a similar […]