How &Why to Download a Gedcom File from Ancestry.com (2020)

How to Download a Gedcom File from Ancestry.com (2020)

I get this question all the time, about how to download your family tree. Alternatively, I get the question… How can you download your family tree and upload it to another service? Lastly, why should you download your family tree from Ancestry or any other service? WHAT IS A GEDCOM FILE? Technically it stands for […]

Ancestry.com’s Covid 19 Survey for AncestryDNA® Members (May 2020)

Ancestry.com’s Covid 19 Survey for AncestryDNA® Members (May 2020)

This “footnotes” episode is an interview with Dr. Eurie Hong, Vice President of Genomics at Ancestry. This video explores how Ancestry is asking it’s DNA customers to answer a survey to help provide DNA data that might help contribute to solving the Covid 19 Pandemic.  With the largest family history DNA database in the world, […]

Ancestry.com: ThruLines Explained (2020)

Ancestry.com: ThruLines Explained (2020)

In this episode I explain exactly how Ancestry.com’s ThruLines works, where it gets its data, and how it can help you with your family history research. Links discussed in this episode… Other Links discussed in this video and THRULINES Videos ? Thrulines™ Q&A with Crista Cowan ? Ancestry’s ThruLines(TM)  Q & A ? Ancestry’s New […]

Trace Your Family Tree for Free Online: 5 Step Process

Trace Your Family Tree for Free Online

Great for Beginners! Learn how to TRACE YOUR FAMILY TREE FOR FREE with this 5 step process, plus bonus tips and a FREE eBOOK!  Are you stuck at home and looking for something fun to do? In this video, I go through the details in each step for how to research your family history totally […]

Find-A-Grave: Top 5 Tips for Using Find-A-Grave

Find A Grave: Top 5 Tips for Genealogy

Here are my Top 5 Tips when using Find-A-Grave at FindAGrave.com. Cemetery and burial records are another great source for genealogy. In this video I talk about how to search a little differently on the Find A Grave website and some tricks to help you find your ancestors. Find A Grave has millions of tombstones […]

10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies in the Area You’re Researching

10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies in the Area You’re Researching

10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies in the Area You’re Researching Why should you join the genealogical or historical societies when so much is available online?  In this episode, I have 10 reasons why you should join genealogical societies, especially in the locations of your ancestors.   To find genealogical societies you can Google it or […]

Ancestry.com: How to Share Your Tree With Another

Ancestry.com: How to Share Your Tree

Learn how to share your Ancestry.com tree the safe way. In this video I talk about the various permission levels when sharing your family history tree. There are three levels of permissions that you should be aware of when sharing your tree with someone. Sharing your tree with someone as a Guest, Contributor, or an […]

Over 30 Free Genealogy Websites

30 Free Genealogy Websites

CLICK THE IMAGE TO WATCH THE REPLAY OF THE LIVE SHOW Here is the list of over 30 Free Genealogy Websites as a downloadable document. Check your download folder after clicking on the download button below. Sometimes you’ll see it in the lower left corner of your active web browser.