Using Ancestry.com - Genealogy Boot Camp Part 3

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Genealogy Boot Camp: Part 3

Ancestry.com

Practical Sources You Will Use and Rely On

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Ancestry.com

• Start a Family Tree– Begin with a grandparent– Do not add living people– Scan & add family photos, documents– Invite your relatives

– View Your Tree in Profile Mode

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Ancestry – Tree Mode

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Ancestry – Profile Mode

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Ancestry – Profile Mode

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Ancestry – Search

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• Census– Small changes in

spelling can open up searches – Sniffen; Sniffin

– Add, subtract information

– Still Can’t find them?• FamilySearch.org• HeritageQuest Online

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• Birth, Marriages & Death– SSDI– Is there a B, M, D?

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• Military– WWI– WWII

– Looking for clues to other family members• Address• Full name • Spouse?• Age, birth date, place

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• Immigration– Naturalization

– Canadian Border Crossing

– International Cruise• Date & Place of Birth

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• International– Canadian– UK– Australian

– Census– Vital Records

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• Family Trees– Clues– Do You Really Have

a Match?– Sources?– Documents?– Photos?

– Limit Your Scope

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Ancestry.com

• Start a Family Tree– Begin with a grandparent– Do not add living people– Scan & add family photos, documents– Invite your relatives

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Genealogy Boot Camp Continued..• Genealogy Boot Camp is multi-part PPT presentation series.

Please download the following remaining parts to view the rest of the presentation.

– Part 1: Getting Started in Genealogy Research– Part 2: GenealogyBank.com– Part 3: Ancestry.com– Part 4: FamilySearch.org– Part 5: Google Books– Part 6: Internet Archive– Part 7: Family History Archives– Part 8: Where to Put Your Family Book Online

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Using Ancestry.com - Genealogy Boot Camp Part 3