Have you seen some of the 'Beta' screens on Ancestry and FamilySearch. Have you been able to get back to those same Beta screens? I know that I have two previous blog posts highlighting beta screens that I can not get back to. One, was my Experimental Search post about the use of AI technology …
Category: Ancestry
Fan Charts
I'm feeling lucky! I've received the new BETA FAN CHART from Ancestry. The settings allow Selecting generations Color coding for Family Lines Hints Photos Sources Fan View - Family Lines - 7 Generations Fan View - Ancestry Hints - 7 Generations (white means no hints / the darker the green, the more hints there are) …
Evans DNA
It should be easier than this! I recently wrote about the 'Messy Family' of James Evans where I referenced my Ancestry DNA ThruLines for James Evans. While these DNA ThruLines matches support our being related it does not prove that our relationship is thru James Evans. This inability to use ThruLines to prove a relationship …
Message Boards
Do you remember using message boards? At one time these boards on both Genealogy.com and Ancestry were very active. While the Genealogy.com boards are no longer active, one can still post to the boards on Ancestry. Since many genealogists have migrated to Facebook groups, these boards are not as useful for asking questions as they …
DNA – By Parent
I know. This post is being published on Sunday morning when I typically answer Randy Seaver's "Saturday Night Genealogy Fun" challenge. However, I will not be home this Saturday to write the Sunday blog. Instead, I will be spending the weekend with my family. While we won't be making any trips to swim this year, …
Using Trees
OK - I'll admit it. I use trees from other genealogists! When I started my genealogy journey, it was common to share pedigree charts and family group sheets. Not only did I feel fortunate when I would receive those in the mail but I felt very fortunate that I received copies of Crawford, Currey and …
Pay Attention
Do you have twins somewhere in your tree with similar names? If so, have you encountered issues with the hinting systems suggesting hints for the opposite twin? As I was researching my WELLS line in Michigan, I ran into this situation recently. I was updating my research of Benjamin Wells children, including twins Clinton and …
Common Ancestors
Have you identified common ancestors for your DNA matches? If so, do you know how many of your DNA matches have a common ancestor identified? My answers to these questions is YES, I've tried to document them, but NO I had no idea how many of my matches have a common ancestor identified. That is …
Relationships
Have you ever received a message from someone asking how you might be related to their parent or grandfather? Such a message was in my Ancestry inbox recently. The writer wished to know my relationship to Alvin Lambert. Since Lambert isn't one of my common surnames, I needed to search my RootsMagic database to first …
Ancestry ‘New Person’
Something weird is going on with Ancestry hints for my tree. This is an attempt to document what I am seeing. I am researching descendants of one of my 3rd great-grandfathers using Ancestry hints. This afternoon, I was working with Sylvia Christy and her husband Clarence Boyer when the screens changed. Since I've already worked …