Secret Gems on Ancestry.com
Over the years Ancestry has made some significant updates. Along the way some of our favorite tools have been buried as well as some new tools may be harder to find. Here are seven secret hidden gems you may want to know about for your family history research.
Ancestry’s Updates and New Pro Tools December 2023
Get the latest on what Ancestry is offering in new features and tools launching now in December 2023. I’ll update some recently released features and show you the new Pro Tools some of which have not been released worldwide just yet.
Extracting Census into Spreadsheets to Find Your Ancestors Fast: How to Use Ancestry & MS Excel
Learn how to use MS Excel to extract your ancestors in the U.S. Census to help find other family members living around your target ancestor. Even if you have never used Excel before, this is a step-by-step guide to how to import census data into Excel so you can filter by surname, filter multiple columns, […]
Problems and Solutions LIVE replay
The replay of the live show on 6-30-22 is now available. Learn the process of solving genealogical problems in this live YouTube video. Get the 7 page HANDOUT. See below for details in the section called 3 Ways to Get the Handout. 3 WAYS to get the HANDOUTS! 1) Become a Channel Member (Info Access level […]
How to Use Excel for Genealogy Research
Learn how to use Excel for Genealogy. This episode shows how to use Excel and some tricks to using it for genealogy. Here I show how to edit, color, move, delete, insert cells, rows, columns and more. Learn different reasons to use Excel for family history, like outlining DNA matches, extracting data from indexes so […]
Y-DNA with Diahan Southard
Take a deeper dive into Y-DNA with genetic genealogist Diahan Southard. She has made it her life’s mission to be the expert in understanding how DNA can help us with our family history research. Diahan really knows her stuff, you won’t want to miss this one. In this episode, Diahan took my research question/problem (the […]
Ancestry Updates with Crista Cowan: June 2022
This episode is an interview with Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com. She is answering your questions about the 1950 Census, the new scanning feature on the mobile app, AncestryDNA’s ThruLines®, Ancestry Ethnicity Estimates and the new SideView® technology, how to print your family tree on Ancestry, the new handwriting recognition technology, and what features and records […]
Use DNA Cousins without Trees (Ancestry)
Can you use DNA cousins who don’t have trees online? Why yes you can. I’ll show you how on Ancestry.
U.S. WWII Draft Registration, Free Records on Ancestry: Tiny Tip Clips?
Learn about U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards and where to find free records on Ancestry. This is a Tiny Tip Clip from the original episode called U.S. Military Records.
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.”