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Unofficial guide to Ancestry.com : how to find your family history on the #1 genealogy website / Nancy Hendrickson ; [editor, Andrew Koch].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2018]Distributor: Distributed in the U.K. and Europe by F & W Media International, LTD Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second editionDescription: 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781440353260
  • 1440353263
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Contents:
Part one: Getting started with Ancestry.com. Learning the basics ; Using Ancestry.com family trees ; Mastering search and the card catalog -- Part two: Digging into records on Ancestry.com. Making the most of census records and voter lists ; Delving into birth, marriage, and death records ; Working with military records ; Using immigration and travel records ; Digging into newspapers, publications, and maps ; Searching stories, memories, histories, and pictures ; Making the most of schools, directories, and church histories ; Using the wills, probates, land, tax and criminal category -- Part three: Uncovering ancestors with Ancestry DNA. Interpreting your DNA results ; Connecting with others ; Applying DNA to your research -- Part four: Diving deeper into Ancestry.com. Collaborating with other users ; Branching out with newspapers.com and fold3.
Summary: Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of all the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer -- and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its 14 billion records, 60 million family tree and 32,000 databases.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 929.1028 H498 Available 33111010634331
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 929.1028 H498 Available 33111010786701
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Master the world's #1 Genealogy Website

Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book, newly revised and expanded, will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription. Inside, you'll discover how to take advantage of what the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer-and how to find answers to your genealogy questions within its billions of records and millions of AncestryDNA profiles. Each chapter includes step-by-step examples with illustrations to show you exactly how to apply search techniques to your genealogy. A new section on AncestryDNA will also help you understand and analyze your DNA test results.

What you'll learn-
* Timesaving tips for uncovering specific records, time periods and topics using Ancestry.com's search forms and Card Catalog
* Details on Ancestry.com's historical record collections, including what you can expect to find in them
* Step-by-step guides for creating and managing your family tree on Ancestry.com, plus how to connect with other users and utilize the site's powerful Hint system
* Plain-language strategies for using your AncestryDNA results, including guides to your ethnicity report and DNA matches

Whether you've just begun dabbling in family history or you're a longtime Ancestry.com subscriber, this book will turn you into an Ancestry.com power user!

"Expanded & updated"--Cover.

Includes index.

"Appendix: Ancestry.com quick links and Ancestry.com shortcut keys" (pages 263-264).

Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of all the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer -- and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its 14 billion records, 60 million family tree and 32,000 databases.

Part one: Getting started with Ancestry.com. Learning the basics ; Using Ancestry.com family trees ; Mastering search and the card catalog -- Part two: Digging into records on Ancestry.com. Making the most of census records and voter lists ; Delving into birth, marriage, and death records ; Working with military records ; Using immigration and travel records ; Digging into newspapers, publications, and maps ; Searching stories, memories, histories, and pictures ; Making the most of schools, directories, and church histories ; Using the wills, probates, land, tax and criminal category -- Part three: Uncovering ancestors with Ancestry DNA. Interpreting your DNA results ; Connecting with others ; Applying DNA to your research -- Part four: Diving deeper into Ancestry.com. Collaborating with other users ; Branching out with newspapers.com and fold3.

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