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Ancestry.com - Webinars
by Ancestry.com
Collection of webinars produced by Ancestry.com.
Episodes
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What's New at Ancestry: May 2015 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the upcoming genealogy events she'll be attending. You'll also get a look at new features and tools available to make your family history easier and more fun. Then she will review the databases full of new content r eleased in the past month and show you how...
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Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors
Still looking for that elusive ancestor who "crossed the pond?" Join Crista Cowan for a look at immigration into the United States throughout history and where the best places are to look for information regarding their immigration.
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What's New at Ancestry: April 2015 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the upcoming genealogy events around the world. You'll also get a look at new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. Then she will review some of the databases full of new content released in the past month and show...
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AncestryDNA FAQ: Revisited
It's been three years since we launched AncestryDNA. Now, with more than 800,000 people in our database, and new cousins connections being made every day, there are lots of questions about how to get the most out of your AncestryDNA experience. Join Cri sta Cowan and Anna Swayne as they revisit...
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Basics of a Genealogy Source Citation
When you attach a record directly from Ancestry into your online family tree, the source citation is created for you. But, what about those records that you upload yourself? Join Crista Cowan as she reviews the basics of crafting a genealogy source cita tion in your online tree or in Family Tree...
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Genealogy on a Budget
Like all hobbies, there are some expenses involved in family history. Order a couple of birth certificates from a state vital records office or make one trip to an archive and your Ancestry subscription may look like the most inexpensive tool you use for genealogy research. Join Crista Cowan as…
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What's New at Ancestry: March 2015 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at upcoming events, new features and tools to help make your family history easier and more fun, and databases full of new content released in the past month. She'll give you her best tips for using all of these things t o find and share the stories of your...
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Smarter Searching: Look for Records Not People
With more than 15 billion records now online at Ancestry.com, doing a global search might not be the most effective way to locate records about your ancestors. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some smarter searching tips and tricks, including one little s hift in your perspective that could open…
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Family Tree Maker: Exploring Locations to Enhance Your Research
One of the great things about Family Tree Maker is the ability to explore your tree by location. Join Crista Cowan for a look at HOW to enter locations so you can get the most out of them later, WHY you want to do this and WHERE you can access features t hat allow you use locations to accelerate...
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Index Only Records
There are millions of new records being put online every single week. Some of these records are what we call, "Index Only." Join Crista Cowan for a discussion about what exactly these records are, what they do and do not tell you and what to do next to continue climbing your family tree.
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What's New at Ancestry: February 2015 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at upcoming events, new features and tools to help make your family history easier and more fun, and databases full of new content released in the past month. She'll give you her best tips for using all of these things to find and share the stories of your...
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Introduction to Fold3
If you have the World Explorer Plus subscription to Ancestry, then you also have access to Fold3. Join Crista Cowan for an introductory look at the great resources available on this website, particularly for U.S. military research.
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Missing Records
You might know that the 1890 U.S. Federal Census was destroyed. But, did you know that there are other missing records due to fires, floods, time and a plain old lack of record keeping. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some of the missing records that af fect many genealogists and how to get…
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Genealogy Goals for the New Year
Join Crista Cowan for a review of the new records and tools that came online in 2014. Then she will walk you through some great ideas for genealogy goals that will carry you into the new year.
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What's New at Ancestry.com: January 2015 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.
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Find A Grave: Linking Families
FindAGrave.com is an amazing resource for genealogists. It is made even more useful when you can link the memorials for family members together. Join Crista Cowan for a look at how you can contribute to making this FREE resource even more valuable.
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Genealogy Estate Planning
You've spent thousands of hours researching your family tree. You've collected documents and scanned old photographs. What happens to all of your hard work after you die? What happens to your Ancestry account? Join Crista Cowan for a look at some opti ons for genealogy estate planning. You're…
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Life Events: Telling the Stories of Their Lives
In your online tree at Ancestry and in Family Tree Maker there are dozens of life events that you can choose from to document the lives of your family members. Join Crista Cowan as she walks through the options and circumstances under which you might use them. You'll have a whole new appreciation...
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What's New at Ancestry.com: December 2014 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.
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Genealogy Source Checklists
You get those shaky leaf hints and then you do a few searches. But, with more than 15 billion records now available online at Ancestry.com and billions more available at archives, libraries and courthouses around the world, how do you know when you've do ne a "reasonably exhaustive search?" How…
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AncestryDNA: Cousin Matches and DNA Circles
AncestryDNA just released version two of cousin matches and new DNA Circles. Join Crista Cowan for a look at the changes and new features. Learn where to find the help materials and scientific white papers that explain the changes. Then spend some time exploring your own DNA matches and…
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Can Anyone Read This? Basic Paleography for Genealogists
Almost daily someone posts an image snippet in a genealogy group or message board asking for some assistance reading a record. They can't tell what the surname is or what occupation their grandfather was engaged in. They can't read the cause of death or the city their immigrant ancestor came…
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Genealogical Proof Standard: Soundly Reasoned, Coherently Written Conclusion
Join Crista Cowan for the sixth video in our series on the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). Step five is creating a "soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion." You will learn both WHY this is such an important step in your family history resear ch process and HOW to do it.
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Pennsylvania Family History Research
This year Ancestry has added more than 7 million new genealogical records that will be of inters to those of you with ancestors in Pennsylvania. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some best practices for location based research, focusing on Pennsylvania.
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Updated Search Forms on Ancestry.com
With more than 15 billion records now available for searching on Ancestry.com, we want to provide you with as many ways to discover your ancestors and their stories as we can. Shaky leaf hints. Suggested records. And several different ways to search. Join Crista Cowan for a sneak peek at the...
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What's New at Ancestry.com: November 2014 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors lives.
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Top Tips for Beginning Mexico Family History Research
Do you have Mexican ancestry? Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of the top tools and record collections that will help you find success in tracing your Mexican ancestors.
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Lesser Known Ports of Immigration
Have you looked for your ancestor coming into the Port of New York/Ellis Island and come up empty? What about Boston? Philadelphia? Baltimore? Join Crista Cowan for a look at the "lesser known" ports of immigration that your ancestor might have used on their journey into the United States.
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Navigating The Ancestry YouTube Channel
It's the 3rd anniversary of The Barefoot Genealogist. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some of her favorite videos from the past three years. She'll even throw in some tips for navigating YouTube using the playlist and search features.
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Five Reasons You Are Not Finding Your Ancestor
You have searched and searched and searched and are still coming up empty when looking for information about a particular family line. Join Crista Cowan for a look at five possible reasons why you might not be finding your ancestor. Even one of them cou ld provide you with the spark of an idea…
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Joining A Hereditary Society
SAR. DAR. DUP. ADEAW. What do all of these acronyms have in common These are just a few of the 100 (or more) hereditary societies you can join once you find a person in your family tree who qualifies. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some of the diff erent societies that are available for you to...
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Genealogical Proof Standard: Resolution of Conflicting Evidence
Join Crista Cowan for the fifth in our series on the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). Step four is "resolution of conflicting evidence." You will learn both WHY this is such an important step in your research process and HOW to do it.
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Ten Things You Can Do To Celebrate Family History Month
October is National Family History Month here in the United States. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at ten things you can do to celebrate family history month over the coming weeks. Share your ideas in the comments below.
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Top Tips for Beginning Swedish Family History Research
Do you have Swedish ancestry? Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of the top methods and record collections that will help you find success in tracing your ancestors through their time in the United States back to Sweden. She will then give a high leve l review of the Swedish records available…
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What's New at Ancestry.com: October 2014 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun She'll also review databases full of new content released in the past month and let you know what conferences and events are c oming up where you can learn even more in...
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Genealogical Proof Standard: Analysis and Correlation of the Collected Information
Join Crista Cowan for the fourth in our series on the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). Step three is "analysis and correlation of the collected information." You will learn both WHY this is such an important step in your research process and HOW to do it.
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Why Visiting a Cemetery is a Good Idea
As the weather turns a little cooler and the leaves start to fall, it is the perfect time to get out and visit cemeteries. Photographing tombstones is a great idea. But, there is more to do in a cemetery than you might think. Join Crista Cowan for a lo ok at how cemetery visits can enhance your...
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Ancestry Mobile App Update: Sep 2014
Join Crista Cowan for a look at the latest version of the Ancestry Mobile App for iOS.
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When You Can't Find A Death Record
We all know the importance of finding documentation about the facts we put into our family tree. But, what happens when you can't find the records you need? Join Crista Cowan for a look at all the places you find death information.
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When You Can't Find a Marriage Record
We all know the importance of finding documentation about the facts we put into our family tree. But, what happens when you can't find the marriage records you need? Join Crista Cowan for a look at alternative places to find marriage information.
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What's New at Ancestry.com: September 2014 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.
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Westward Expansion on the Oregon Trail
From 1836 to 1869 more than 400,000 settlers used the Oregon Trail to head west. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the history of the Oregon Trail. Were any of your ancestors adventurers and pioneers across this 2000 mile wagon road?
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Genealogical Proof Standard: Complete and Accurate Citation of Sources
Join Crista Cowan for the third in our series on the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). The second element is a complete and accurate citation of your sources. You will learn both WHY this is such an important step in your research process and HOW to im prove your source citations.
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A Case Study in Quaker Records
If your family lived in New Jersey in the 1800s or early 1800s, chances are they were Quaker. Join Crista Cowan for a case study in researching available records to uncover the story of one family.
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Twitter For Genealogy
There are lots of ways to reach out and collaborate with other genealogists and distant cousins who might be researching some of the same families you are researching. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at how you can use Twitter to enhance your family h istory research.
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Not All Colonial Americans Were Patriots
Do you have ancestors who lived in Colonial America at the outbreak of the the Revolutionary War? You might be surprised to learn that not all of them were on the side of the Patriots. Join Crista Cowan for a look at where to find Loyalist records to de termine which side of the battle your...
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What's New at Ancestry.com: August 2014 Edition
Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.
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FAN Club Research to Build Your Family Tree
Revered genealogist, Elizabeth Shown Mills, coined a phrase that explains a genealogy methodology we should all be familiar with - "FAN Club." Join Crista Cowan for a look at how the study of your ancestors' Friends, Associates and Neighbors can help you learn more about your own family history.
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How Historical Events Shaped Our Ancestors' Lives
The California Gold Rush. The Civil War. The Influenza Epidemic. There are so many major historical events that shaped our ancestors' lives. Join Crista Cowan for a look at how to determine which historical events may have affected your ancestors and where to learn more about them.
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Double Dating: Julian Calendar or Gregorian Calendar
You may have seen the double dates recorded in some family trees - a birth date listed as 1743/1744. But, do you know WHY it is recorded that way? Join Crista Cowan for a look at the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and that aff ects your family history research.
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