An Introductory Guide to Scandinavian Naming Patterns
Welcome Jenny Hansen of My Favorite Ancestor as a guest writer today! One of the biggest challenges for research in Denmark, Norway and Sweden is understanding the Scandinavian naming patterns. I have an experiment I like to conduct when I teach groups about Scandinavian research. I ask, “Who here is related to Hans Jensen?” Usually the majority of the room answers in the affirmative. This question would be similar to asking if anyone is related to John Smith, except multiplied by about 100! Scandinavian Naming Patterns Our Scandinavian ancestors, like many other cultures, used patronymic surnames. The term patronymics refers to the practice of using the father’s given name as…
Explore Ancestry.com’s ThruLines – A NEW DNA Tool!
At RootsTech 2019, Ancestry announced their new DNA tool ThruLines to use and you evaluate your Ancestry.com DNA results. Thrulines caused a lot of excitement and buzz among the conference goers and with good reason. It is an exciting new tool designed to show how you may be related to a DNA match. Remember, just like Ancestry’s new MyTree Tag tool, ThruLines is also still in Beta. Ancestry is looking for feedback from its users. How To Find Your ThruLines on Ancestry.com 1. From the Ancestry.com homepage, click “DNA” in the very top menu. 2. From the…
Where To Find Free Genealogy Courses – It’s Easier Than You Think!
Genealogy researchers are continually learning and trying to improve their genealogy research skills. Fortunately, many free genealogy courses are available online! Get ready to improve your genealogy research skills from the comfort of you couch. Face it, as we get deeper into our ancestor’s research, we come across new areas of genealogy we know little about. Maybe you find yourself stuck while tracing a female ancestor. Or perhaps you have tracked your ancestor “across the pond” back to England, but you know nothing about researching UK ancestors. You need to learn a new set of research skills. You are in luck! Many free genealogy courses and webinars as well as…
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: …
