Learn how to use Ancestry.com for genealogy research in Part 3 of Genealogy Boot Camp from GenealogyBank.

1. Genealogy Boot Camp: Part 3
Ancestry.com
Practical Sources You Will Use
and Rely On
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2. 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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3. Ancestry – Tree Mode
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4. Ancestry – Profile Mode
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5. Ancestry – Profile Mode
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6. Ancestry – Search
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7. Ancestry.com
• 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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8. Ancestry.com
• Birth, Marriages &
Death
– SSDI
– Is there a B, M, D?
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9. Ancestry.com
• Military
– WWI
– WWII
– Looking for clues to
other family members
• Address
• Full name
• Spouse?
• Age, birth date, place
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10. Ancestry.com
• Immigration
– Naturalization
– Canadian Border
Crossing
– International Cruise
• Date & Place of Birth
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11. Ancestry.com
• International
– Canadian
– UK
– Australian
– Census
– Vital Records
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12. Ancestry.com
• Family Trees
– Clues
– Do You Really Have a
Match?
– Sources?
– Documents?
– Photos?
– Limit Your Scope
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13. 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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14. 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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