Nov 27
Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its resources. They also make it clear which of their resources had been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recently Added Collections list at Ancestry.com. The default setting of the Recently Added Collections list is the United States (for United...
Nov 7
Just for FUN ... Ancestry.com has an APP out titled 'We're Related' that attempts to see you might be related to that is famous or a celebrity. There is no truly hard documentation, but rather the 'We’re Related' analysis is a fun way to share your findings with friends and family, but not proof that you’ve got celebrity blood. Its findings cou...
Nov 3
Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its resources. They also make it clear which of their resources had been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recently Added Collections list Ancestry.com website. The default setting of the Recently Added Collections list is the United States (for...
Oct 20
Has your genealogy research come to a standstill after hitting a “brick wall”? You don't have to work through this alone. Ancestry ProGenealogists can help you! They are kind enough to start you off with a free estimate. Ancestry ProGenealogists is connected to Ancestry.com. The family history and genealogy experts at Ancestry ProGenealo...
Oct 11
Each month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its wealth of resources. In addition, they make it clear which of their collections has been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recent Collections list on the Ancestry.com website. The same list will tell you which of their collections have been updat...
Oct 5
Do you enjoy taking photos of headstones in cemeteries and putting that information on Find A Grave? You might want to participate in the upcoming Find A Grave meetups. Those who sign up should use the #FGDay on social media to let others know you are participating. Find A Grave is a website whose mission is to find, record and present final d...
Sep 2
Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its wealth of resources. The easiest way to keep up to date with those changes is to pay attention to the Recent Collections list on the Ancestry.com website. The same list shows which existing collections have been updated. There is a menu at the top of the list that lets you select what...
Aug 25
Ancestry.com has been in the process of building a new company headquarters since 2015. Typically, when a company says it will move its headquarters, it means it is leaving one state for another (or moving out of the United States entirely). Ancestry.com, however, is staying in the same state. Their new headquarters has opened. Ancestry.com i...
Aug 5
Ancestry.com frequently adds brand new information to its wealth of resources that it already has. The easiest way to keep up to date with those changes is to pay attention to the list on the Ancestry.com website that is titled: “Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.” There is a menu at the top of the list that lets you select ...
Jun 15
There is a wealth of knowledge on the internet that can be useful for genealogists. Many take the form of live webinars that are presented by some of the most popular genealogy websites. You can also find videos of classes that were presented at big genealogy conferences after the event is over. These are scattered across the internet, which mak...