The Ancestry Insider

The unofficial, unauthorized view of Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. The Ancestry Insider reports on, defends, and constructively criticizes these two websites and associated topics. The author attempts to fairly and evenly support both.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Darned Boys in Dresses

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We depend upon records to reveal the “truth” about our pasts. Yet sometimes records have anomalies. Some are amusing or humorous. Some are...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Ancestry.com Adds Linking Tool to FamilySearch Collection

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Amy Johnson Crow, Ancestry.com spokesperson recently wrote about a new feature on Ancestry.com: the ability to link a record from an image...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Mother’s Day Videos

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Better late than never. Click each thumbnail to watch each video. From Ancestry.com : “Here's to the mothers who fought, who farmed, wh...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

Ancestry.com Updates Find-a-Grave iOS App

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Just in time for Memorial Day, Ancestry.com has released several often requested features for its Find-a-Grave app. The app can now upload...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Darned Brazilian Records: Actors and Apostles

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We depend upon records to reveal the “truth” about our pasts. Yet sometimes records have anomalies. Some are amusing or humorous. Some are ...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Planning Your Time at a Conference

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I really liked how I planned my time at the National Genealogical Society’s 2014 annual conference. I thought I’d capture it here so I can r...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Thank You to Attendees

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The National Genealogical Society sent a thank you to attendees of their 2014 conference. It included some interesting information. Thank...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Recorded Sessions Available Online

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Some of the lecturers: Elizabeth Shown Mills Barbara Vines Little Thomas Jones David Rencher The National Genealogical Society has an...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Using Case Studies to Learn

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Thomas Jones presented several sessions at the 2014 annual conference of the National Genealogical Society . I attended the lecture “Using C...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Using Evidence Creatively

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Attending a national conference is not complete without attending a session from each of Tom Jones and Elizabeth Shown Mills. The Mills sess...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

#NGS2014GEN Framing the Problem for Overseas Research

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David Rencher, the Chief Genealogical Officer at FamilySearch , presented a session at the 2014 annual conference of the National Genealogic...
Friday, May 9, 2014

#NGS2014GEN English Research and the FamilySearch Wiki

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Nathan Murphy of FamilySearch presented a session titled “FamilySearch Wiki Guide to English Research” at the 2014 annual conference of the...
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