What's New at Ancestry®: Feb 2022 | The Barefoot Genealogist | Ancestry®
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Күн бұрынJoin Crista Cowan for an updated episode of “What’s New at Ancestry.” She will give a quick review of the virtual genealogy events you can attend in the next few months. You will also get a look at new features and tools now available on Ancestry that will help make your family history research easier and more fun. Finally, Crista will review some of the the databases full of new content released recently and explain how they can help you find the stories of your ancestors' lives.
📚 Video Segments 📚
0:00 - Welcome
0:43 - Genealogy Conferences and Events
2:25 - Site Updates: We Remember®
5:44 - Site Updates: Logged In Homepage Rollout
7:38 - Site Updates: Improvements to Search
12:31 - Site Updates: Changes to Person Gallery
17:50 - New & Updated Historical Record Collections
26:49 - 1950 U.S. Federal Census Update
29:22 - Become a Part of the Genealogy Community
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@christinemiller5360 2 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the new home page mostly because of color. Using so much beige and white is hard on my eyes. I really miss the ability to chose colors. I did so much better with the turquoise, purple and deep gray.
@nancybadger4327 2 жыл бұрын
I agree about the color change. It is more difficult to read with the "new" colors.
@micaelaroblesgarcia3909 2 жыл бұрын
I just love you Crista I watch over and over and was so pleasantly surprised when you sent me a message on it. You are a true angel I always enjoyed having your videos playing in the background throughout my day to day tasks. Love learning from you!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Aw! Thank you so much. I'm so pleased you find these videos helpful.
@knockshinnoch1950 2 жыл бұрын
Another great post- always appreciate improvements and practical advice on how best to use the functions and records available on Ancestry.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
So pleased that you find the information helpful.
@joanaustin121 2 жыл бұрын
Your indexing teams are beyond phenomenal! After listening to his video and all they've accomplished and continue to accomplish, is literally mind blowing. I can't thank you enough.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
It really is pretty impressive, isn't it!
@mygenealogyroots 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Crista and Ancestry for listening to your users and improving functions. We appreciate you!
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome!
@jimmielynn 2 жыл бұрын
Yea, I'm so excited about the changes in photos.
@cindyenglish6041 2 жыл бұрын
Omg! Love love love hint tags ! Reminds me of when I first started with Ancestry decades ago. I can don’t have remember three months later what I’ve reviewed! Thank you!
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
yes we had this years ago which meant at a glance we could see if we had looked at a record previously because it went move certainly helped a lot so I am pleased to see the reimplementation along with the badges which once upon a time was a green tick for the records we had accepted and the page for previous seen is also a plus
@marblehead2500 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I don’t like are the suggested ancestors on the tree that are not necessarily vetted, but are just from other people’s presumably not always correct trees. It could lead to many errors.
@jamestrumbull 2 жыл бұрын
It your job to vet them.
@6822Shannon 2 жыл бұрын
It also leads to many discoveries. It has definitely helped me.
@jeansandgenealogy599 2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry member trees are just like records in that you need to review the presented information and come to a conclusion about whether it makes 'sense'. You can temporarily add details/individuals from an Ancestry tree and then delete as needed if it doesn't pan out to be a logical 'line'. Don't be too reluctant to use Ancestry trees that may be lacking in supporting records [but those are the 'best' to consider]. Sometimes you can find some great clues about additional/unknown siblings and spouses that way.
@maryfrump7937 2 жыл бұрын
@James Trumbull I'm constantly making sure they belong.
@joycewells4115 2 жыл бұрын
I love your ancestry videos. You're a great educator and I always learn something watching each video. By the way, you look fabulous!!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you find them useful. And, thanks for the compliment.
@cherylosborne9952 2 жыл бұрын
I've been an Ancestry member for years but this 'tutorial' and information is new to me. I'm so impressed! I spend hours each day on genealogy (my family and also newspaper obit posts to Find a Grave Canada). My research methods just got more exciting and efficient.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Cheryl. I'm so pleased that you found this information helpful.
@karmatingz5797 2 жыл бұрын
In the search I feel it's time that other named countries are added. It's long since the options no longer fit. You've got UK and Ireland you've got United States plus other countries, but then everything else is lumped under 'other countries'. I have been paying a full subscription for years and believe that it should allow me options to choose a specific country of my choosing. I.e. Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad etc Thank you
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You can do that. Use the ANY field on the search form. Type the name of the country and select from the type-ahead list. Mark it as EXACT. This will limit your search results only to those records that have that location listed in them.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@jcrook5904 If you enter a location but don't mark it exact, why would you expect to receive results only from that place?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@ilsa_xo Unfortunately, Greece has not been very forthcoming with making historical records publicly available outside of their country. The same with Turkey. However, Ancestry has a localized website in Italy and more than 43 million records from Italy dating back to the 1600s.
@maryfrump7937 2 жыл бұрын
I love that you can post obituaries. You can learn more about our relatives
@allurah47fontaine14 2 жыл бұрын
You look great! Thanks for all your work!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@lbfaith 2 жыл бұрын
Finally! Thank you for the recently viewed feature!!!! I’m confident that we all are very appreciative of that…
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. I have already found it very useful.
@lenovovo 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Crista for the delicious information. I'm so excited!!!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@cindyenglish6041 2 жыл бұрын
Find a Grave ! A new search tool for my ancestors outside of US. Thanks
@christinarobinson9762 2 жыл бұрын
Yes the badges are very helpful thanks 😊
@kathleenkelley1299 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update! Really like new tags on hints page. Didn’t realized there was a list of recently viewed hints. Will be checking that out. I miss having the option to change background color of my tree.
@lynnf1945 2 жыл бұрын
Miss the colors also! When you manage a lot of trees, it made it easier to ensure you’re working in the correct tree.
@marygrether1 2 жыл бұрын
Crista, I want to thank you so much for your video, showing ME what I have been doing to make duplicates, feel so dumb!! didn't realize this, but thank you. now going to try & put things in order, Keep up the good work!!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
We were all new once. And every time a new feature or change comes out, we have a little bit of a learning curve. I'm so glad you are here and educating yourself. You're doing great work yourself!
@Book_Snobs_Cafe 2 жыл бұрын
So informative, thank you, I love these videos.
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thanks for stopping by. We are happy to hear that you are enjoying these videos.
@christinabradley4590 2 жыл бұрын
Soooo soooo excited for the 1950 census...im hoping to find my dad n his family👏👏👏
@cindyenglish6041 2 жыл бұрын
Excited about the changes to gallery! I can clean up photos and locate them in the appropriate file. Thanks!
@ChaiLatte13 2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited about the 1950 Census because my Dad will be in there!! :)
@michellepitsch2424 2 жыл бұрын
As it's Black History Month, please provide an appropriate method of marking a relationship between enslaved persons and their enslaver(s). While it is at times a genetic connection, it's absurd to still have to list enslaved persons as 'children' of the enslaver to document these connections. If we're concerned enough to place the records in front of the pay wall, let's be concerned enough to make it easier for descendants and those researching on their behalf to better record their ancestors' relationships.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry has a method for marking relationships between enslaved and enslavers. I would never list them as children (unless there is a proven genetic relationship). I use Web Links to link them together in a non-familial relationship. Then, I use the MyTreeTags feature to clearly label the enslaver and the enslaved as such for others who are viewing my tree.
@Bonkled_ Жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOU CRISTA COWAN!!
@AncestryUS Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching! We're glad you've enjoyed Crista's Barefoot Genealogist series. We hope that her tips and tricks have been able to assist you in making the most of your research!
@sandymuddy5766 2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited about the 1950 census ❤❤❤
@michellebarlondsmith6243 2 жыл бұрын
love the We remember .... geeking out is allowable for any of us who use to do genealogy with microfiche and going to libraries and courthouses ..... love the updates .... love the technology
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
So glad to have you here as part of the community, Michelle.
@rg7531 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE the search hint badges.
@lauricejohnson1951 2 жыл бұрын
I had a very old and much loved customized home page. I miss it. I am getting used to the 'new' home page, slowly. What I miss about the new homepage that did NOT transfer is the little box with the links to the US Census by year. I was SO pleased that my 'quick links transferred to the new set up as I use them often. I like that what I was working on last shows. I don't like that I MUST go to 'advanced search' in order to select exact or fuzzy search the first time I search. That's all I can think of now to comment on.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The Special Record Collections widget (including the census links) has been returned to the current homepage.
@baltojo 2 жыл бұрын
Can we please have the option to reject the ancestor suggestions on Thru Lines. Several people who share ancestors with me are poor researchers who add anybody they find who was born in the same time period. They are obviously wrong and I would love to be able to delete them.
@pattyh2410 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the updates. Please scan newspapers in Laurel and Jackson County Kentucky!
@theresadavis4710 2 жыл бұрын
I just started using the tags and as a suggestion I think it would be great if we could exclude by filter as well as include by filter. Additionally, filtering by tags would be awesome on the view all hints screen. For example, exclude all persons that are marked as complete. Thank you for all that you do :) Keep up all of the exciting new updates.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very thoughtful suggestion. I will pass it along to the team.
@MichaelPierce66 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to be on the new homepage and, overall, really like it. Feels more modern, etc. I'm a little surprised at how little branding is on the homepage, though, and how monochrome it is. It's almost hard to know that you're on an Ancestry page. Three specific pieces of feedback on the DNA tile: (1) I really like seeing the most recent/newest matches; (2) I'd like to be able to select which DNA test is being displayed (similar to the way you can select trees on the Discoveries tile; and (3) it would be helpful to display the shared cMs for each of the newest matches--almost all are just "distant cousin" and there are no clues as to which to take action on from the tile. Hope that getting everyone on the same homepage simplifies things for Ancestry and clears the way for new functionality in the future!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very specific pieces of feedback. I will get that to the product manager over this portion of the website, right away.
@michaelstarsinic6540 2 жыл бұрын
Something that would be nice to have on the Home Page is something that's on the App: upcoming birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and death anniversaries for people in your tree.
@irakovan9944 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of good information here that I wasn't aware of. Thank you. Believe it or not, there are many of us (especially of a senior age) who do not subscribe to social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik-tok to be able to get new information.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
That's why we put a lot of it here on KZfaq and on our blog as well. Hope you find what you need. (And, if ever want to join us over on Facebook or Instagram, you are welcome.) ;-)
@pegpowell2486 2 жыл бұрын
Great news. Like the new “style”.
@dbulc5171 2 жыл бұрын
Omg I love the new update including the ethnicity inheritance feature! My Balkan went way down from 26% to 3% but overall a very cool update 🙂
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it so much fun to see your ethnicity estimate breakdown by parent? I've tested both my parents so I'm seeing my grandparents' breakdown. Fascinating stuff.
@dbulc5171 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Yes I love it!! And you can see which grandparents you got more DNA from.
@nancya.2289 2 жыл бұрын
I actually don't like the "We Remember" option that a memorial is automatically created from a Find a Grave Memorial. I think the family or someone should have the option to create a "We Remember" if they want. It should be their choice, not automatically. Also is there a way to delete a "We Remember" option of a family member that was automatically created from Find a Grave? Thanks.
@lbfaith 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t necessarily like it either but I think it’ll be Good for those who don’t have an obit. My husband’s family actually has family that at I’ve researched that don’t have obits. But me personally Don’t care for We remember.
@cattitude16 2 жыл бұрын
I have 2 questions that don't actually relate to this video, but I will ask them anyway. DNA Circles was also a very useful tool. I love Thrulines, but why is it an either/or with them? Why can't we have both? We all get different bits of DNA, and it was very helpful to see who else was descended from a particular ancestor, even if we weren't matches with that cousin. My second question is about Thrulines: Is there any plan to add 6th great-grandparents? That would also be a big help. Thanks for the great videos!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
There is no plan to bring Circles back. There were a few issues with them. The first is that it showed you information about people who did not share DNA with you. Privacy is a pillar of how Ancestry does business. So, it is important to us to only share information from other users who have agreed to have that information shared. As for ThruLines, there are also no plans to add 6th great-grandparents. This is, primarily, because it is almost impossible at that distance of a relationship to have any level of confidence that the DNA you share with another match came from that set of relatives.
@phillipmoore9012 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Yes, one may or may not share DNA correctly, or at all, to 6th-GGP, but that is also true at 5th-GGP. When matches to more than one siblings of a 5th-GGP are found and can be adequately shown by record your answer isn't sufficient. I understand Ancestry is your job and necessary to defend, but I find the answer "sloppy". I'm sure this has been debated at Ancestry until likely until some folks are tired of it. I think letting us view them with perhaps a warning that the match may not be correct would be better. Incorrect family trees posted on Ancestry is a much bigger issue when I look at ThruLines. While I am here, why can't I mark a person as 6th-cousin under "Add relationship" when I've just reviewed that line on ThruLines? Very inconsistent reasoning. When I find a line is correct it isn't up to Ancestry to decide if 6th cousin "isn't good enough".
@phillipmoore9012 2 жыл бұрын
Right after I posted this I went to ThruLines and found a bull sh*t line which posts an ancestral cousin's mother as his wife; then the DNA runs off into nonsense and tries to reconnect to a son of my 5th-GGP who never existed. The DNA is correct. She is 6th cousin, she is correct on my tree. But then, I can't add her as 6th-cousin under "Add relationship". Ancestry keeps sending me questionnaires to post, "yeah, I give this a five" I like ThruLines, excellent idea, but come on.........!
@tammyflinchum923 2 жыл бұрын
Also dont follow thru with check marks when linked
@vada7259 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@maggiem4817 2 жыл бұрын
Condolences on your Aunt Rhonda, Crista. I think these memorial pages are a great way to do tributes. Are they open to the public? (Magda Maria)
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. And, yes. They memorials on We Remember are open to the public if the person who creates them sets them to be.
@yvonnefarrell1029 2 жыл бұрын
Like that new feature that shows you have already looked at the record. So many similar names in some parts of one's tree can get confusing.
@laurelsayer7557 2 жыл бұрын
Find a Grave can be valuable, but problematic. I initially assumed that the data on there was all obtained from the Memorial Inscription, and thus fact. However it appears that some researchers add additional information to a page about the family which is what they BELIEVE but isn't necessarily correct. And, as in Ancestry family trees, false information continues to be shared, with many fellow researchers believing it to be correct. I think Find A Grave should make it clear which information has been taken from the Menorial Inscription and which additional information has been added by other contributors
@carokat1111 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@jenniferrobinson9379 2 жыл бұрын
Find a Grave is a separate website. If you have correct information click edit and submit. It can take up to 30 days for changes.
@caroldunk.3481 2 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferrobinson9379 Not Entirely true. While it is a separate web site, If you submit and edit it goes to the Creator of the Memorial. If you suggest and edit to that memorial and they believe they are correct and you are wrong they will deny the edit. Been there. Had to prove to someone thru emails they were in the wrong and I had the correct info and she still did not edit on Find a Grave so I created my own Memorial.
@caroldunk.3481 2 жыл бұрын
@Laurel Sayer Find a Grave Memorials are created by people like you and I about an ancestor and when you create the Memorial it gets posted. Then if you request a photo someone within the area of the Cemetery goes and photographs the Headstone if they take the task and submits it to the requester/creator of the memorial. The person that created the memorial will add the info they know of that person usually a Family Member that lives in another state or country. Some researchers just photographing Cemetery Headstones within their state or town may go the extra mile to find some info about that person thru records and Newspapers and post and others just post the headstone. I am one of those people that photograph Cemetery Headstones upon request only in my state but I do not go the extra mile as it is time consuming but will post the name of the Cemetery, Town and State. If there is a Memorial on Fiand a Grave and you know the info may be incorrect, you can suggest the edits and it is up to the creator of the Memorial if they want to take your info or deny it. Some will deny thinking you are incorrect so it stays that way and many keep copying the same errors. Been there. Had to prove to someone thru emails they were incorrect however they choose to leave it as is. So the best thing is take the info and do your own research.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Like all records, users can evaluate the evidence for themselves on Find A Grave. If there is an image of a tombstone they can determine if the information on the memorial matches. Of course, just because it is (literally) carved in stone, also does not make the information true. But, it does add to the body of evidence family historians can collect to correlate in order to come to the truth.
@susanbakerfarmer5452 2 жыл бұрын
Yay!! Square pictures!!
@douglasleavy5147 2 жыл бұрын
I think Ancestry does a good job. I have been hoping that you would again allow searches by city, state and or country. E.g. "Bavaria". I often travel to Germany and I would like to see the names of ancestors in certain areas without trying to sift through my entire tree. This used to be a feature I used quite a bit and I miss it.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback. I will pass it along.
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for putting the records back on the media section under the suggested record tab, this is a very welcome compromise. now all that is needed are making the number of records we wish to view sticky across the board and also giving us the option to view 75 records and 100 records as a choice. also could you please make the 'browse by category' sticky as well.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, Judy.
@jgates1027 2 жыл бұрын
I did notice an improvement in an existing Find A Grave memorial I had saved before but did not realize it was this big a project. I think it would be beneficial if there was a video that explains the amount of costs that Ancestry takes on in order to make our lives so much easier. I hear a lot of complaints on the various Facebook groups and I think if Ancestry were to show the cost of going to that parish in Scotland would cost $X,XXX.XX vs the membership cost of $xx.xx.
@tlp5104 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the updates Crista! Please, please, please add the ability to filter the hint list by direct ancestors only! I really don't care to see hints for the mother-in-law of my 7th great-uncle. Thank you!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Terri - Your family tree serves as the filter for the hints. Switch to PEDIGREE view on your tree and then you are only viewing direct ancestors (isn't that phrase redundant?). 😉
@wyospring8797 2 жыл бұрын
I just click ignore--and "it does." I don't like those "far- flung, not really related people" having hints either, but again I would just love to click a box say no hints wanted on this person.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@wyospring8797 Thanks for the suggestion.
@godisloveireland 2 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your live stream with FHF on black history month!
@darlenesye1609 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment on this. I see it was yesterday and I would have missed it without your comment.
@godisloveireland 2 жыл бұрын
@@darlenesye1609 glad i helped!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
I'm really pleased I was invited to share that information. I hope you found it useful.
@bearpawz_ 2 жыл бұрын
I like the new font used on Ancestry.. Also.. there's a message saying that "Quick Links will soon be Gone" (from the main page), but as long as they'e still in the "Search" section, I suppose it's no big deal. The one thing that has been happening for eons that I wish they could figure out is going to Newspapers and/or Fold3, and where it says "Send this info to Ancestry".. when you do it that way, a majority of the military documents or newspaper articles are literally impossible for people to read. Seriously.. I've clipped a crystal clear newspaper article off newspapers and used the "Send to Ancestry" option.. and when it shows up on there, it goes from a beautiful clear piece of journalism to a blurry blob the size of a postage stamp. It's better to clip the items yourself and add them in the Gallery so everyone can actually read them. I do know that they're working on it, ....but it ain't working yet".. I do enjoy ThruLines and am glad they added a 5th Generation. Thanks for the update & I'm looking forward to Roots Tech 2022! 😊
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
In regards to the quick links: - yes I read that quick links will disappear eventually so what I did was to copy my links into a word document, making sure to hyperlink them so I can access them straight from the document, so if the quick link does disappear I still have the links on my computer ready to use.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The "Save to Ancestry" feature on Fold3 and Newspapers is designed to create a low-res thumbnail with a link back to the original image on the original site. It is not designed to be a full hi-res (readable) image of the document. Saving the image and reuploading it to Ancestry yourself is a violation of the Terms and Conditions of both websites.
@AprylZA 2 жыл бұрын
=0" @11:57 Recent Searches! Who knew?! Thanks for this!!
@AprylZA 2 жыл бұрын
And REsearch. Yes. thumbzup emoji right here ;0)
@nell6913 2 жыл бұрын
In the genre of 'We Remember', would you please create a section where we can post pictures of family friends (not relatives). Going through the big trunk of photos from my grandmother (1890's), there are labeled photos of her friends circa 1890's - People she grew up with and lifelong friends. It would be nice to be able to store them in a way for their families to search and use.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You can create an additional (mini) family tree on your account that includes the information about these people and then upload the photographs to them in that tree.
@wyospring8797 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Yes, yes, Crista I have done that for so many family friends. I inherited the 0ld 1800s photos of family with friends and are just labeled with their names and given as mementos from friends to my ancestors. One tree I have created has 11 children--- no father instead the top name is INDEX MISC Trees then I have added their ancestor as a child--add all the photos and documents hoping to help that person. One photo I added has been added to 87 trees on Ancestry--it was the only photo ever taken of that particular Irish father of my 80 year old friend's grandfather. And I wanted to preserve and share it with them. He Is gone now and so is the original picture which is in a storage bin in a humid country.
@bobmiller8092 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your updates; that said, is there a location where one can find a complete list of topics and all updates to each topic? If not and you consider it a valuable resource it would be especially useful to me, and perhaps others, if the list is arranged by topic and chronologically from basic (initial) through all updates per topic, and yes, with links. Thank you!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
That is an interesting idea. I'll look into it. Thanks.
@lindapearce9987 2 жыл бұрын
I don't care for the new home page. It is showing me things I'm not interested in that just clutter up the screen. It would be OK if you could customize the home page - show/hide the DNA panel; show/hide family photos, etc. The current home page feels too busy.
@rachaelmarkworth2249 2 жыл бұрын
Can we please have the "tree search" on the new homepage. I want to be able to go straight to the ancester I need who isn't someone I worked on recently.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback. I will pass it along to the product manager over this part of the website.
@6kids3cats 2 жыл бұрын
I, like many other people, like to denote my direct ancestors by placing their name in all caps. Oftentimes, I don’t have a headshot and other times I do. I create icons that I use where the headshot would go to show things that I find significant, such as: DNA proven ancestor icon, a link to a DNA match icon, DNA match icon, immigrant ancestor icon, etc. I would really love to do both and I think a very easy solution to do this would be for Ancestry to provide a frame around the headshot and allow us as users to change the color of the thick frame. This frame could include tiny text to denote things such as DNA proven ancestor DNA link etc. The tags are great, but the instant visual is much easier for me. I would also like to have the option for users to change the color of the text of the name of the person so that you could denote different lines or use it for whatever purpose one would like to.
@6kids3cats 2 жыл бұрын
In case anyone is interested I create these icons by converting text to an image using the universal document converter in Microsoft Word which turns a document into a picture. I just upload it as an image through Ancestry.
@ZachDa1 2 жыл бұрын
7:38 Oh wow I'm also related to the Lawrence's! James O Lawrence (1796-1862) is my 5th great-grandfather. His son, James Franklin Lawrence (1834-1912), is my 4th great-grandfather. James's son, Andrew Franklin Lawrence (1868-1948), is my 3rd great-grandfather. Andrew's youngest daughter, Eula Mabel Lawrence (1905-1997), is my 2nd great-grandmother. Eula's daughter, Helen Marie White (1927-2003), is my great-grandmother. Helen's daughter, Valorene Sue Bowman (1958-2012), is my grandmother. And Valorene's oldest daughter, Ashley Marie Randol (1985-), is my mother. I can't believe I'm related to the Barefoot Genealogist! Can't believe she's a distant cousin of mine!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Zach! James and Kizziah are my 4x great-grandparents. That's makes you and I 5th cousins 1x removed. So far we've discovered more than 6000 descendants of theirs. It's a big family.
@susanbakerfarmer5452 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to get to your Shoebox without having to go through that Home Page? It's a pain to have to go from person-profile to home to shoebox just to move a record you saved to the correct person!
@TheMother2eight 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know where to ask this so I will here. I would love for our DNA matches to have a flag by them so we can quickly see what country they are in. There are other websites that do that and it helps alot.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry does have a map view on the AncestryDNA Match List. This shows the locations of your matches who have chosen to show where they currently live.
@margoprechtspeciale5779 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update. You look great! I like the new features with photos but I was wondering if you plan to ever add any privacy features for photos. For example, there are some photos I would like to have on my tree but I don't really want to share them with the whole world. One thing that drive me nuts is when someone uploads a photo from my tree and instead of it saying "originally shared by me" it says their username. I have been told there is no way to prevent that from happening but I feel there should be.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Margo - Thank you for the compliment and the thoughtful feedback. If you use Family Tree Maker or RootsMagic as your desktop software program in sync with your Ancestry online tree, they have a function that allows you to select specific pieces of media that you want to keep private. We are exploring other ways to do this directly on the site. We have also been trying to solve the issue of images being reuploaded and losing attribution to the original submitter. It's a difficult problem.
@margoprechtspeciale5779 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Thank you for responding. I do use Family Tree Maker so I will look into that. Its also good to hear that you are looking into the issues I flagged. I hope you are able to fix the problem.
@KarlGreenwood 2 жыл бұрын
It is less applicable to census records, but I'd love some UI/UX update to the Sources list on the profile where we could visibly tag each source as to whether the person is the primary (self) or a relation on the record. For example, many BMD collections it is time consuming to click into each card to find which link is for the individual's personal event vs. one for their children and they are listed as a parent. The connecting lines back to associated facts can sometimes help, but hard to scroll and follow when you have a long list from the same source/DB. Hope that makes some sense. 😊
@KarlGreenwood 2 жыл бұрын
...or perhaps additional ways to group and sort multiple records from the same DB/collection on the same profile?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the specific feedback. I only save records to the primary person (adding notes to secondary people mentioned in the record) so I don't run into this issue. But, I can see how it would be helpful. I will pass this feedback along.
@gloryrich7123 2 жыл бұрын
The updates are great. But I may be behind the times on this but I can no longer find the to-do option.
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Glory. Thanks for reaching out. We're happy to answer your question. On the new Ancestry home page the 'To Do' list is no longer showing there. If you'd like to submit feedback about this change, please feel free to do so by using the link in the article below. We're always happy when our members submit feedback about the website. support.ancestry.com/s/article/Providing-Feedback-About-Ancestry?language=en_US
@emmagata 2 жыл бұрын
I would really like to see a feature similar to 23 and me. Instead of "shared matches" - many would like to see how our matches are related to each other. This can sometimes be seen in Thrulines when a parent/child test. Also seen when siblings or first cousins. Ancestry knows that two of your matches are a parent/child but you cannot easily determine that from "shared matches" - And "shared matches" can trip people up. A "shared match" doesn't always mean that two of them are related to each other. You have to ask your match if the other person is a match to them.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
I don't anticipate that Ancestry will provide this information due to privacy issues. Imagine if you learned how two people were related to one another before they did?
@emmagata 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Ancestry already breaks that rule with Thrulines. As a search angel, I have run across a good number of those when helping people.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@emmagata ThruLines only show you how much DNA you share with each of those matches and then the relationship to you IF all parties have their DNA attached to a family tree. It does NOT show you how much DNA your matches share with each other. Nor does it show you how they are related to one another if either of them do NOT have a family tree attached.
@emmagata 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan I agree with both statements if the requirements for TL are not met. But TL can show you a relationship between you and two or more of your matches that are at the other end of that single TL. For example I have seen quite a few TLs that show a parent/child. Sometimes siblings that have different names but each have the same parents in their tree. Other relationships between DNA matches (not just to you) are quite often displayed in a TL. What I don't see (and at that point don't need to know) is the cms between them. I would hate to see that go away because as a search angel, relationships between matches, not the shared cms, are important to our work.
@bridgetflake8728 2 жыл бұрын
I have a question but it isn't related to this video. I have been working mostly off of FamilySearch to build my tree. What are the benefits of building your tree on Ancestry? Can you move the tree over from FamilySearch or each one individually? Do you build both trees together? What are some tips to get started working in Ancestry? How did you get involved with family history work?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Bridget - Thanks for asking some great questions. The primary benefit of building your tree on Ancestry is that it is fully in your control. On FS, you are working off a "wiki" tree that anyone can change at any time. I keep my primary tree on Ancestry. I transfer information to FS as needed to share that information there. If you have your Ancestry account through the Partner Access program at FS, transferring information from one to the other is fairly simple. If you have an LDS-Ancestry account, you can go to TREES on Ancestry and there is an option there to download your tree from FS. This will bring over a full four generations of your ancestors. You can then go to each "end of line" ancestor in your Ancestry tree and bring over four more generations. I wouldn't suggest doing more than that without verifying that the FS data you are copying over is accurate because (as I said earlier) anyone can change it at any time. If you are interested in learning more about how I got started in family history, I would love to have you join me over on Instagram. I have shared that story in a few posts.
@nanamjk 2 жыл бұрын
I am enjoying the new page., but would love to be able to rearrange the tiles on this new page. I want my new matches on top, instead of the hints. Is there any possibility for this kind of flexibility in the future? Because everything is right there, I spend far more time on my home page now, than ever before!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the specific feedback. I will pass it along to the team responsible for this portion of the website.
@ArthurSB73 2 жыл бұрын
Something that I noticed about the new pages. When adding from hints or search. The merge sidebar is narrower than the content, like it's formatted for a wider frame. If this is fixed, great, but it was like this for me last week or so.
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Have you sized your browser viewing up or down recently that might have caused this?
@baltojo 2 жыл бұрын
It is a recent design change that is incredibly annoying. When you click on a hint, the info appears in a column that is about 1/4 the size of the page. If I need to correct the spelling of something like a town, I have to keep moving the mouse and backspacing because the column is so narrow that I can't see the whole word.
@brendafrancis3939 2 жыл бұрын
Please add Tree Search to the Home Page.
@sae9381 2 жыл бұрын
Are all ship manifest passenger lists complete? When they update ship manifests, are they adding new passengers? I have a brick wall because I can’t find when my great grandparents immigrated to America. I don’t want to waste my time researching updated passenger lists if new passengers haven’t been added, please advise. Thank you!
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The updates to the passenger lists on Ancestry are indexing additional names. When first indexed it was only the name of the passenger that was indexed. We are now going through them and indexing the names (where they exist) of the person they are coming to in the U.S. and the person they left behind in the "old country."
@Hawk247365 2 жыл бұрын
I think it would be awesome when the 1950 census is uploaded if there was a way to click on that record then somehow see everyone in your tree who now has a 1950 census record in hints instead of clicking on each person in your tree or scrolling through thousands of all your hint records in order to find the ones your interested in.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
One of the things I am doing right now to get ready for the 1950 census is prepping a list. I created a custom MyTreeTag called "1950 Census." I am going through my tree and adding that tag to everyone I want to find in that census. When the time comes, I can simply filter my list of all people in my tree down to that list and - Voila!
@JediSimpson 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know when the 1921 England and Wales Census records will be uploaded to Ancestry? I know they’ve been released fairly recently, but I know they aren’t on Ancestry yet.
@louisemcelhill5748 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you asked that question. I was about to ask the same thing. I have a rather mysterious Great Great Grandfather, who was a servant/ Butler and I haven't been able to find out much about him. So I'm hoping the 1921 census will help.
@JediSimpson 2 жыл бұрын
@@louisemcelhill5748 - I think the Census will help me to find out about about my 2nd great-grandmother’s birthplace. I don’t know anything about her family yet, but I do have a couple of hypotheses.
@richardewan2593 2 жыл бұрын
As I understand it, Find My Past were selected by the UK National Archives to undertake the digitisation of the 1921 Census and therefore it is only available on their website. I’ve not seen anything to indicate that Ancestry will be getting access to it anytime soon
@carokat1111 2 жыл бұрын
@@richardewan2593 That's my understanding as well.
@marblehead2500 2 жыл бұрын
Are these new elements true for the mobile app, too? I haven’t seen them yet.
@Greywolfgrafix 2 жыл бұрын
Have you heard anything about how much of the census has already been indexed?
@nodreb123 2 жыл бұрын
I've been using the Add Relationship feature since it was introduced last year to split my maternal and paternal cousins. Love the feature but I don't understand why the relationships stop 5th cousin. Are there any plans to go up to 6th cousin?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what the plans are for that feature regarding adding additional possible relationships. I will pass the request for it along to that team.
@cindydimery708 2 жыл бұрын
I have a leaf hint that’s no longer available but I can’t get rid of it.
@xochxrry6857 2 жыл бұрын
Will you ever index some Croatian records? I have 4 great great grandparents from Croatia, and records for them are very scarce.
@BirdNotice 2 жыл бұрын
I am having the same problem. I forgot what website I was on, if I find it I will post the link. But basically it said alot of church or family records at stored at a few different libraries in Croatia and you can request them, but of course you'll have to pay for it and it specifically says requests can be made by calling the library but you must speak the Croatian language not English. Which makes sense and is understandable just makes it a bit difficult for the average person to obtain records. For as much as we pay ancestry, I hope they will be able to help get these records sometime in the near future.
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry does have some records for Croatia. You can find them by searching for Croatia in the Ancestry Card Catalog. Here is the list: www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?title=croatia Of course, through history, this area has been under the rule of Yugoslavia, Hungary, Italy, and others. So, be sure to search the Card Catalog for those locations as well in order to see what records are available for the time period when your family members lived there.
@sie4431 2 жыл бұрын
Something that's always bothered me is how the pages for search results only let you jump to the next one. It's prev 1 2 next, which makes either 2 or next redundant
@robertlaw6283 2 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to be able to crop a photo manually. The auto crop is very limiting and often not beneficial.
@gmdelemeester 2 жыл бұрын
Would love way to upload a facial photo and find estimated matches as means of helping to ID people in old photos
@victimofugliness 2 жыл бұрын
Any chance a chromosome browser will be added sometime?
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry has no plans to add a chromosome browser to the site.
@laskeycollective 2 жыл бұрын
Missing the "home button" on the tree pages. Like some below - finding the new colours very hard on the eyes.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The home button is still there for me. Are you using a computer or a mobile device to access the site? If you are using a mobile device, are you using a web browser on your device or the Ancestry mobile app?
@olivevista1 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, For some reason I thought you did these once a month, I have a bunch of questions. If I were to ask all these in ancestry where would be the place? I noticed the widget for events is on USA time, is there a way to change it to my phone time so I'm not a day late? Will there be a way to custom order tree tags so the ones you use the most can be at the top and in the order you want them? Will we be able to see more of the tags under the name on the profile instead of just 3? I was watching one of Connie Knox's videos and saw when she went to hints and selected ancestry member trees at the top of the list she had 10 trees in her list. I only every see 3. Is there a way to change that? Can there be an option to lock the tree tag panel to the profile. If I have a second window open reviewing hints and refresh the first window to see the new info I loose the tree panel and have to open it and then edit to see all my custom tags which is annoying. When saving records to people it would be handy to link that to a fact there and then instead of later. That's alot of questions, sorry about that. Thanks
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of questions, Vickilee. I'll try to answer them all. 1. The widget should be showing you birth, marriage, and death events based on your phone time. I'll look into that further. 2. There is not currently a way to sort the custom MyTreeTags. I will submit that as a request for a possible enhancement. 3. There isn't really enough space to show more than 3 of the tags on the person profile page without causing some other issues. 4. Ancestry reduced the tree hints to 3 a while ago. Too many people were just copying all of the information from other trees without using some critical thought. You can still do a search from your tree and see all the trees with that person in it. 5. Both MyTreeTags and Hints use the same side panel workspace. So refreshing will always reset it. 6. I'm not quite sure what you mean by this question about linking to a "fact there and then instead of later." Hope I caught everything.
@olivevista1 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Hi Crista, I mean when you are accepting a hint, is it possible to suggest which fact you want to attach it to an they don't always.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@olivevista1 Yes. Absolutely. When you are reviewing the hint, click on each item and it will allow you to determine what information is saved and cited and what information is not.
@MinisterDBush1 2 жыл бұрын
Can we find out if we are related to celebrities featured on tv
@marilyncarey7957 2 жыл бұрын
Love the hint badges. Still want to be able to arrange the photos in my preferred order, eg the persons chronology or seperate individual and family. I still don’t like the mobile app - definitely need a facts column rather than the life story.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback. I will make sure the appropriate teams here at Ancestry see it.
@janetbrown1521 Жыл бұрын
I also want to adjust the docs and photos placement. Would be nice to click and move.
@carolefreeman2544 2 жыл бұрын
Can we change the “Focus” in the search from “All collections” to for example: U.K. and Ireland “Permanently” unless changed manually?
@AncestryUS 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Click on SEARCH (in the main top menu) and then click on All Collections. Perform a search from that page, making sure to set the Collection Focus to whichever country you want to be on. That feature is sticky and will remain on that focus no matter which search form you use on the site until you change it again from that specific page.
@marblehead2500 2 жыл бұрын
Are the picture enhancements available on the app?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
They are.
@hermelindaromero2485 2 жыл бұрын
Thru lines, is there a way to mark those matches that one has matched? When in thru lines I would like to know which matches I have done without having to leave that page.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
There is not currently a way to do this. But, I will submit that as a suggestion to the team responsible for this part of the website.
@jeansandgenealogy599 2 жыл бұрын
I use two 'methods'... First I enter 'Done' as the first word in the Notes for those matches I've identified and completed work on. Secondly, I use two of my Groups to create a 'Done' group and a 'Not Done' group. Then apply as needed. Makes it easy to select desired Done/Not Done group to find the Matches I'm looking for; such as among my Common Ancestors
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeansandgenealogy599 I do something similar. Once I have verified the path and added them to my tree, I use the STAR to note that they are "done." However, I think the OP here was asking for a way to see those notes or groups while viewing ThruLines so you know which matches you have worked with already when in that view.
@jeansandgenealogy599 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Gotcha... I missed that. As you say, what I described was referring to the Matches List and not ThruLines. As it presently stands with ThruLines there would be two ways to identify which matches you've 'done'. The first requires carefully looking at the descendant chart 'boxes' for each individual to determine if the box outline is 'dashed' or 'solid'. The dashed boxes are not in your tree and are suggestions from other Ancestry member trees. Whereas the solid boxes indicate that individual is already in your tree. In addition I use a special DNA icon as the Profile image for those individuals I have included in my tree. That method makes it really clear when viewing ThruLines
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeansandgenealogy599 Great tips.
@jillpalmer835 2 жыл бұрын
I was very disappointed to lose my links on my home page. I used these links on a regular basis for searching for birth, marriage and death records. It is not easy to always get to the specific items and having the shortcuts saved time
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
save any link to a word doc make sure they are hyperlinked so you can easily open them as you need
@jeanmarino246 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a brand new user of ancestry and I still have the two tile homepage. I believe you said all new users are automatically on the new and improved home page. In my case that's incorrect
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. How long ago was your Ancestry account created?
@jeanmarino246 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan January 25th , 2022
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeanmarino246 Hmmmm .... I'll have to check with the product manager over that part of the website.
@raveyhites7179 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t like the new Search feature. When accessing Search from within the profile, I set the filters and all is well. However when I follow a link to the item and add the info to the profile, I have to reset the search all over again - I find this very frustrating. Is there some way I can return to the same original search with the filters already set?
@debbeb4499 2 жыл бұрын
When you want to follow a link, right click on it and open it in a new tab. That way, your search page does not change. Or if you just regular left click on the link, you can use the back arrow to return to your search page.
@raveyhites7179 2 жыл бұрын
@@debbeb4499 Thanks Deb. It still requires a lot more ‘clicks’ than it used to, that is the point I was trying to make. The ‘new’ way we have to do it now is a step backwards IMO.
@acaribbeanwoman 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial. When will Ancestry update/add to Puerto Rico's birth and death records?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mary - You are very welcome. Ancestry has nearly 5.5 million birth, marriage, and death records online dating from 1885-2001. Have you found that database on the site?
@acaribbeanwoman 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Hi Christa. Thank you for the reply. Yes, I have found several records. I haven't found birth and death records in the mid 1940's - 1949 for Puerto Rico. Now that the 1950 Census records are open will those birth and death records be available?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@acaribbeanwoman I just checked the database on Ancestry called "Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001" and it contains death records for the 1940s. It looks like birth records are only available through 1931. You can contact the civil registration offices in Puerto Rico to see if they will give you additional access to records from the 1940s.
@bassmanjez3842 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know if there will be a time when we can tell which parent our matches belong. I have so many matches I can’t tell from surnames alone?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
That is something that Ancestry is working on, yes.
@nell6913 2 жыл бұрын
When I find someone famous in my ancestry, it would be great to attach their ancestry. I am sure there are thousands of professionally created trees out there of famous people. You could charge a fee to attach a professional tree to your personal tree. Example, I descend from James V of Scotland. It would have been so nice to pay something like $5 to attach his tree, rather than type in all the information for his ancestors. And I could be sure it was correct.
@AndrewRoberts11 2 жыл бұрын
Have you fixed the leading spaces added to Find A Grave image names/captions, when you add them to your tree?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not aware of this issue. What problem is it causing?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewRoberts11 I'm not sure what (if anything) has been deleted. I can see your question here, have asked a clarifying question of my own and don't see a reply to that question.
@AndrewRoberts11 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Have you a contact address, as someone / something keeps deleting my posts
@nell6913 2 жыл бұрын
It would be great to be able to tag an ancestor as tentative. Or a name as tentative or alternative so that it isn't forgotten when i hit a deadend.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You can do this with the MyTreeTags feature. If you are not familiar with that you can do a search here on the channel to watch a video explaining how to use them.
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
The 'alternative name' option under the 'profile name field' is missing and adding the name under the 'add' field results in you just changing the name rather than adding an alternative name
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
When you are on the profile page of a person in your tree on the FACTS tab, you will see an ADD button at the top of the facts column. Click that and select NAME. Add the alternate name. You then decide if you want that name to be preferred or alternate by either checking the "preferred" box or not.
@weinanduk 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan HI THANKS knew that but i discovered I did not have the filter set to show alternatives
@mab426 2 жыл бұрын
Under edit photo, will you be able to crop the photo?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You can currently "focus" photos when you select them as the profile image. No cropping required.
@stansadler8113 2 жыл бұрын
When is Ancestry going to add the UK 1921 Census records?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The National Archives owns those records. You will need to contact them.
@donnaheflin4733 2 жыл бұрын
Does photo editing change that photo on other relatives trees too or just my record?
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
The new photo editing features retain the original photo and give you a view of a colorized, enhanced version.
@pattyh2410 2 жыл бұрын
Crista, please consider adding KZfaq to your Facebook lives (simultaneously). I am not a Facebook user, and I am not alone. Thanks.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch the videos on the Ancestry Facebook page.
@pattyh2410 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan I am not sure how that works, but thanks for reaching out.
@CristaCowan 2 жыл бұрын
@@pattyh2410 I share links to the Facebook LIVES on Twitter, Instagram, and (sometimes) here on KZfaq. Whether you have a FB account or not you can click on those links and view the video.
@pattyh2410 2 жыл бұрын
@@CristaCowan Thanks so much, Christa. I guess I need to get with the times…I don’t use Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. 😬
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