Hints & Clues on Ancestry
Ancestry.com has hints and clues all over their platform. Some are obvious and others are not. In this episode I’m revealing 20 hints and clues that you may have overlooked. This is everything from the obvious leafy hints to finding potential ancestors. ? There is a HANDOUT for INFO ACCESS level Channel Members. Channel Members […]
How and Why to Download Raw DNA from AncestryDNA
NEW! Learn how and why you should download your raw DNA from Ancestry. If you want to break down brick walls, DNA can help. If you are not finding good DNA cousins to help your family history research, consider transferring your DNA to other genealogy services (often for free) like Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, 23andMe, […]
MyHeritage Photo Repair, Enhance, Colorize, and Animate
Get free photo repair at MyHeritage with their new Photo Repair, Enhance, Colorize, and Animate features. While some of these features came out a few months back, they have added their new Repair feature that helps remove cracks and some blemishes from your family photos. In this episode I show you how to repair, enhance, […]
Tracking Ancestors FAN Club (Worksheet): Brick Wall Buster
Learn how to track ancestors FAN Club members (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors – a.k.a Cluster Research) to break down those brick walls and get unstuck. Researching the people who interacted with your ancestors often helps you confirm your records and ancestor connections. Tracking them is key to resolving family history problems. In this video, I’ll […]
Member Connect on Ancestry.com
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.
Ancestry’s StoryScout Name Facts Source Citations with Crista Cowan
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.
Ancestry’s Card Catalog: Professional Genealogists Tricks: Better than Hints!
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. ? There is a handout for INFO […]
How Family Trees and Hinting Works on Ancestry.com: Q & A with Crista Cowan
In this episode we’re talking about how the hinting system and family tree algorithms work on Ancestry.com. This is a continuation from the Q & A with Crista Cowan.
Mark Your Ancestry Trees with Emojis!
Mark Your Ancestry Trees with Emojis!
Obituaries & Marriages Indexed on Ancestry.com from Newspapers.com + Family Data Collection? One World Tree?
In this Q & A with Crista Cowan, we talk about the obituaries and marriages that are now indexing on Ancestry.com from images on Newspapers.com. Also I ask what is the Family Data Collection and One World Tree?