What is a floating tree? Why should you create a floating tree? This is an excellent strategy for genealogy research to find other ancestors within your ancestors clan. This is a Tiny Tip Clip from a previous episode listed below. In this episode I’ll show you how to create aContinue Reading
NEW TODAY! Fixing mistakes on your Ancestry.com tree can be easy. In this video we’ll talk about how to prevent duplicate ancestors in your Ancestry.com tree. This is a clip from the original episode Fixing Mistakes on Ancestry.Continue Reading
Learn who saved your images on Ancestry and how it can help you with your genealogy research. This is a Tiny Tip Clip from a previous episode.Continue Reading
Learn how using the combination of FamilySearch.org together with Ancestry.com can be a very powerful genealogical research strategy to help you find more records, ancestors, cousins, and clues for your family tree. Whether you have a subscription at Ancestry or not, this genealogy research can work with their free guestContinue Reading
Learn how to FIND MORE ANCESTORS! In this episode Connie shows her techniques to filter U.S. Census records by surname using Google Sheets and Ancestry. This is one of her best Brick Wall Buster strategies. This also works on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, and online genealogy services. This works on just aboutContinue Reading
National media picked up this family history story about the 1870’s marriage certificate that was found in the back of a painting in a thrift shop. I’m the one who solved the mystery of this old marriage certificate. In this episode, I’m going to share with you the whole story,Continue Reading
EXTRA EXTRA – NEW TODAY! Ancestry has announced the addition of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman Bank Records available for free! This is 3.5 million records that is a huge benefit for those researching their African American and poor or indigent white ancestors in the post Civil War era. TheContinue Reading
Wouldn’t it be great to collaborate with other genealogists about the same ancestors you are researching? You can with Ancestry.com’s Member Connect. ? There is a handout for Information Access Channel Members. Channel Members can find the handouts in the Community Tab on the YouTube channel. Continue Reading
Learn how to use Ancestor Name Facts properly on Ancestry.com, plus more about StoryScout(TM) and tips about Source Citations. This is part of an interview with Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com.Continue Reading
This is the #1 way to search on Ancestry to get more results! It’s better than chasing hints. Learn five pro tricks to help you search the Ancestry Card Catalog. Here we’ll talk about various filter techniques, using wildcards to improve your search, keyword searches, and category searching. ? ThereContinue Reading