In this Q&A session we talked about a variety of topics. Scroll all the way down to see the timings for the entire session below.
1:06 What do with very old photos and documents that were glued into a scrapbook and is falling apart?
Some of the answers are in the Q&A and some are in these two episodes on Genealogy TV about preserving old documents and photos (below the text).
2:13 Ancestry’s New Scanning App
3:54 Is there a way to add Godparents to our tree on Ancestry or if the partner wasn’t married how to document that on Ancestry? How to edit relationships.
11:50 Looking for Mary Donohue. Where to go next for the original record.
22:54 Planning a trip to Salt Lake City for research. What do I do to prepare?
28:14 1940 Census question about names incorrect. Derivative Sources conversation and editing transcriptions on Ancestry.
36:17 Filing System Questions
40:50 Question about Ancestry’s New Ethnicity Parental Splitting.
46:36 DNA Cousins Worksheet how to edit cells.
52:42 FamilySearch records not on Ancestry. What is the easiest way to get it on Ancestry. Using hyperlinks on Ancestry Sources.
1:01 Using Alternate Names or a.k.a.’s
1:09 1900 Census question, can’t find ancestor. Research and Timeline to help identify other records that might be alternative to the census.
1:11:45 Where else to look around 1890 without a census.
1:16:20 How to look for records pre 1850 census records.
? How to Archive Your Family History Documents, Photos, & Artifacts
? Document Preservation with The Archive Lady – Melissa Barker