How To Use Ancestry.com’s NEW MyTrees Tags Tool
Last week at RootsTech 2019, Ancestry.com announced three new exciting tools genealogy researchers can use in their research: MyTree Tags, ThruLines and improved DNA matches. These are all still in beta. Try them out and see what you like and what you don’t like. Ancestry welcomes your feedback as they put the finishing touches on these tools. In this post I want to focus on the MyTree Tags tool which I was immediately drawn to. With MyTree Tags, Ancestry.com has given users the ability to tag (or label) individual ancestors for better organization and genealogy research project management. I’m all about genealogy organization and better project management. Consider this example: …
Simple Tips For Reading Old Handwriting in Genealogy Documents
Reading old handwriting in genealogy documents can be tough for a variety of reasons. Faded ink. Poor penmanship. Unusual script. Add in unfamiliar language and new-to -you abbreviations and interpreting your ancestor’s document just got more tedious. Don’t panic! I’m here to help with tips for reading old handwriting! With practice you will become more skilled and confident when you read that old handwriting. Simple Tips For Reading Old Handwriting in Genealogy Documents 1.Read the document out loud. This may sound simple, and really it is. Think phonetically. Words might have been spelled differently or simply spelled at they sounded to the writer. This is especially true if you are…
11 Free UK Genealogy Websites For Finding Ancestors
As a U.S. based genealogy researcher, I’m thrilled and ready to begin researching my UK ancestors. Can I find free UK genealogy websites to get started? I’m familiar with many U.S. based free genealogy websites. After all, I am a frugal genealogy researcher! But I’m starting from scratch when it comes to researching my UK ancestors. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular free UK genealogy websites. [I want to offer a special thanks to members of the Are You My Cousin? Community Facebook group for their suggestions!] Free UK Genealogy Websites For Your Genealogy Research (*Some of the websites are free and some are mostly free.)…
Tips & Resources To Find Old Family Photos
Is it possible for the genealogy researcher to find old family photos? As genealogy researchers, we know a lot about our ancestors. We can place an ancestor on the map at any given point in time. We know what they did for a living, how many children they had, if faith was important to them, and even if they broke the law. In some cases, we even know about their mental health. What we really want to know is what they looked like?! Secretly, we wonder if we looked like them. Which side of the family did we take after? We do have options for finding old family photos and…
