New Tools in the Ancestry Tree (March 2022)

[@dianapocalypse]

Did you enjoy today's video? Don't forget, you can use sites like Ancestry in conjunction with others! Learn more in 🔴 Ancestry and FamilySearch Combined for Genealogy Research kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqWrdneFhb1-mtE Keep on climbing your family tree! Diana, GTV Team

[@jennifertyus3156]

I just watched this today and about fell out of my chair. The tree (people) that was used in the video are the ones I'm researching for my mother. She was adopted in 1943 and this is her mystery side of her. I couldn't believe it. I'm completely speechless!

[@somewhereupthere785]

I like alot of these changes. However, Ancestry needs to have a drop down viewer of the surrounding family members of the person you are researching. Just something you can mouse over so that you can quick view. Because sometimes, when you are deep into it, you need to just quickly remind yourself of who the surrounding generations are. It's why a lot of people keep a full tree version open in another tab and just alt tab back and forth from it.

[@shamusosullivan5650]

In your "Ancestry Icons" section, you state that the drop down for trees will access all of your trees. I have about a dozen trees to work theories and found that the drop down only shows a couple trees; you have to go to the main "Tree" tab above it to and go to "Create and Manage Trees" to see all of them. The main "Tree" tab will show only show about 8-9 unless going to manage. Thanks for your great content!

[@JayEmree]

The focus person can also be changed by clicking on the profile picture in the tree, clicking on the wrench and select View his / her family tree. It's also a fast way to edit tags.

[@AlannahRyane]

I was avoiding digging into this because of time crunch to take advantage of my sub before I let it go for spring cleanup. You save so much time on every level even with my own 22 years of experience. Much appreciated.

[@GenealogyTV]

Thanks Alannah

[@nikkidehart4315]

Thanks! I simply love the collapsible tree segments! The ability to focus on a single spouse is nice too. Now, if Ancestry could get around to better overall tree management, i.e. splitting with source citations, I'd be thrilled. What started as what I thought would be a brief branch up the paternal tree has become a pre-colonial romp through history and I want to capture every facet, direct line or otherwise! It needs to be it's own tree but the effort is manually intensive.

[@sandyd-h9563]

Got it in Canada, with UK version of Ancestry. I love the new option to view the siblings or extra spouse.

[@kathleenkelley1299]

Thanks for another great video! Your tips and tricks are always valuable

[@GenealogyTV]

Thanks Kathleen

[@suzannemcclendon]

Thanks for this information, Connie. I knew about the visited person trail at the bottom of the screen, but I had no clue about how to maintain the focus person. I had never clicked that button up beside the tree name. Thank you also for pointing out that we can now see the relationships of other people in the tree from the perspective of the focus person. That will be a big help! Have a blessed weekend. :)

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks again Suzanne.

[@suzannemcclendon]

@@GenealogyTV You're welcome, Connie. :)

[@patriotsongs]

I just tried the Thrulines icon and it's wonderful! I was able to see which of my DNA matches was related through which lines, something I'd been trying to do for some time. This makes it so much easier.

[@GenealogyTV]

Fantastic!

[@godisloveireland]

This is a great video! Thanks for explaining the new features so well. I saw the newspaper stacks but didnt know it could do so much!

[@WobblyBiped]

Very helpful. I've been working on my Ancestry tree for over 2 years. Some of this is consistent with what I've learned the hard way, but I'm delighted to learn some things the easy way. Thank you!

[@amck6850]

Relationship labels is a great option. The panel is great

[@GenealogyTV]

:)

[@Nada62]

This is great, Connie. I learned several new things! Thanks!

[@lisapolk5263]

I love your teaching method! Hands on works best for me! I have some boo-boos in my tree that I need to delete and following you is a great tool,for me! Thank you for your expertise and sharing! 🙌

[@henrikeith3056]

This was great and so informative Connie! I was not aware of many of these new tools. I especially like being able to change the focus person then showing their relationship to other people in the tree. Love it!

[@GenealogyTV]

You are so welcome! Thanks Henri for supporting the channel!

[@AnnNunnally]

I didn’t realize how useful the family view was! Thanks!

[@charleshill6364]

Thank you so much Cuss, this makes it so much easier the old way I would be working say year 800 adding a parent and hit save and it would go back to the year 1700, then I would retrace back to who I was working on. Called Ancestry about this and they said "IDK why it's doing this"

[@mariacapaldi5062]

I like the idea of "Focus Person" thanks for always staying on top of the new ways to do things!

[@GenealogyTV]

Thanks Maria

[@junebutka6571]

I like the related links for the Focus person. Especially when researching a DNA match hint.

[@GenealogyTV]

Me too June! And BTW... You rock too! I saw your note on the RootsTech panel. :)

[@craftystash8667]

Spectacular! We all tend to do what we have always done..I LOVE the new tools.. TY so much

[@jmk1962]

Incredibly helpful video Connie. I had found some but not all of these new additions so will have another look.

[@GenealogyTV]

Fantastic

[@totopcat]

Ok! Link has saved on pc. Thanks for very useful session

[@debbiecarroll5672]

Fantastic Connie! Thank you

[@GenealogyTV]

Thanks Debbie

[@cindyilbcnu763]

Hi there. To generalize the name of two things....the three horizontal lines, one above another, is called a "hamburger" in tech talk...you called it a bullet list. The panel highlighting popping up on the right (or left) is call a sidebar. When will Ancestry add and drag and drop feature? Or are their ways to color code individual name cells? Or even add icons....i.e. I have quite a bit of royalty, would love to put a "crown" on those folks......a knights head for a knight....etc....

[@carlaporath7076]

Amazing video.....I had no clue!! I don't use the family view basically for the reason you mentioned--Getting LOST!! Thank you for this

[@amck6850]

You need to be able to search by ancestor location I think. When you look at everyone on the tree itd be great to be able to see an option to organize everyone by location

[@GenealogyTV]

Agreed. You can do this in Family Tree Maker... which syncs with Ancestry. I think there are other softwares that do that too... I just know FTM.

[@libbylambert5631]

Thank you SO much, for such clear explanation!

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lornaescobar3828]

Very helpful video, thank you Connie.

[@sophiamaycarolynweir1963]

Love your channel!

[@GenealogyTV]

Thank you so much!

[@elainefiveland1462]

So valuable. I’m off to try out all the new things!

[@garyjennyfrost9485]

I like the relationship lables. That is really cool. Very informative. thank you.

[@GenealogyTV]

You are so welcome!

[@gladystennant2721]

Great information

[@kathryng6363]

I love the new tools. Always wondered how I found two spouses for one person and now I can see how they're connected!! Two things are missing though - the downward arrow for the siblings' families, and the 'bullet points' for other spouses. I'm in the UK so maybe those options aren't available here.

[@charlesharrison7705]

View in tree has always existed. Nothing new about that. Ancestry and other sites seem to constantly change their format, display and navigation. I think they call it a upgrade. I call it "hiding the needle in more haystacks". Whenever I get used to their haystacks, they change it and I have to learn it all over again. I wish they would show the dna segments shared like other websites do. Also, I wish they would make it available to view matches with smaller segments shared--like other websites. Make it a premium feature, perhaps. I know that would make the number of matches increase tremendously and there is already a huge number of matches as is. So. make it optional, maybe. I do like the new feature of being able to view the ThruLines directly from the tree! This is a time saver!

[@SueC56]

Yep, you were right. Some things I didn't know. Thanks.

[@GenealogyTV]

We learn something new every day. 🤔

[@teresaeckford5072]

Great video - though I can't see the Relationship Labels option in Family View, only the one for multiple spouses...I'm in Canada, so expect that just hasn't rolled out up here yet...

[@lauriehamilton9959]

Thank you for the tips!

[@totopcat]

Option to save link so I can watch again later not shown for this session

[@peterb445]

Why is that the tools don't show up here in Australia? I have gone right through my Ancestry page and cannot find a tool button anywhere!

[@janetcarlson4923]

Very helpful So I am a Henley through my 2nd great grandmother who was born about 1830 in Devonshire. No known brothers or uncles or aunts. We have her father's information but only have her grandfather"s name. Too many men with that name to find the grandfather and probably too far back for DNA to help so I haven't done DNA. Most of my lines are done Into the 1700 or earlier.

[@patriotsongs]

If anyone besides me has had a hard time finding the "Community" tab, here's how you do it: Go to your own icon at the top right, click on "Purchases and Membership", click on "Manage Membership", then "SEE PERKS". Definitely not intuitive.

[@GenealogyTV]

You can also go to kzbin.infocommunity.

[@MarkJT1000]

I found the DNA viewing options yesterday after watching your video and thought this could be useful. Been back to my tree again today and those DNA options are missing now. Grrrrr. Edit: Sorted. This feature only works with the tree you have linked to your DNA test. I'd switched to another tree and (its obvious now) this tree could not see my DNA details.

[@jiwanthebe]

Do you have any idea if I can export my family tree to Microsoft word file? So all family lines and page break are well formatted. Is it possible to import gedcom and export proper family tree to word file.

[@GenealogyTV]

I would use a printing function within some of the software... like Family Tree Maker or you can print a book on Ancestry, they have a book service.

[@dorothydotson7154]

I work entirely in family view so I LOVE the ability to open and close siblings and children. For some reason, I don't have that bullet point symbol on any of the profiles that opens and closes spouses for a person. Maybe it will turn up later...

[@JayEmree]

Hi Dorothy, do you have Always view all spouses in the Tree viewing options turned on? It's only present for me if I turn that option off.

[@dorothydotson7154]

@@JayEmree Thank you! It was on and when it's off it does show it the way it is in the video. I would never have found that!

[@ffmedic1638]

I have built my family tree in MyHeritage, using their platform and paying there for several years. I am looking to break those ties as I really don't think that they are helping very much anymore. I get tons of messages telling me of "matches", when in reality they really are not matches at all. Of course, I heard you warn of that before anyway, so I am always wary of those alerts. I am looking for a nice, stand-alone family tree software where I can import my GEDCOM file and continue to add family members as my research helps me. Do you have any suggestions?

[@GenealogyTV]

I use Family Tree Maker... but primarily use Ancestry. I use FTM for special needs, like preparing for a research trip.

[@ffmedic1638]

@@GenealogyTV Do you know if I would be able to import my GEDCOM file from MyHeritage?

[@JustAGuitarPlayer]

Hi Connie, I love your videos, they are always very well done and informative. The best genealogy videos on the internet in my opinion. I was wondering since you’re well respected in genealogy circles, by any chance do you have a “hotline” to the “head honchos” at Ancestry? Can you suggest or put forth a request that they increase the number of groups that we’re able to organize our dna matches into? The limit of 24 groups just isn’t enough for those of us that like to organize our dna matches into grandparent couples groups as you’ve shown in your grouping dna matches video. I currently have 8-2nd great grandparent groups and 16-3rd great grandparent groups which takes up all my 24 groups but I have dna matches/cousins who our MRCA is really a 4th, 5th or 6th great grandparent, so if Ancestry expanded the amount of groups to allow me to create groups for the 4th, 5th, and 6th great grandparents, then I could more accurately organize those matches and I feel it could benefit my research and everyone else who likes to group their dna matches. I wrote Crista Cowan about it and Ancestry a couple years back but I never saw any change, yet they change the graphics and overall look and certain functions fairly frequently which I don’t find as useful as the groups. The ability to filter dna matches by groups is the most helpful tool of all of their dna tools in my opinion. If they perhaps added the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to the colored groups, (still with the ability to filter0, might be one way to re-use the same colors but with a number inside the colored circle. I’d love to see Ancestry add that and also a chromosome browser like MyHeritage has and the ability to see the amount of dna each match shares with each of our commonly shared match (also a feature in MyHeritage). Okay, sorry for rambling, I hope next time you have a live chat with Crista Cowan or any of the heads of Ancestry, that you’ll consider my suggestions if they seem beneficial to you as well. Thanks for your great videos!

[@jennifermckinnon5818]

Hi Connie. Can you direct me to where I find records of stillbirths in England abt 1938 which lead to a stay and horrific treatments at a “lunatic asylum”

[@barbarashelmire8327]

I’m redoing my tree from scratch (verified) but still have the old unverified tree. Can I link my DNA matches to both trees?

[@GenealogyTV]

You can only link DNA to one tree on Ancestry.

[@maryellenschwemm9165]

Does anybody know I could find out on Ancestery .... who else is doing research on one of my family lines . A certain woman's name comes up in the hint . Thank you

[@anaz5918]

Those hints sometimes are not necessary direct relatives and sometimes they even get the wrong relationship. I have a hint that keeps popping up from my grandfather but I know it doesn’t belong to him because my grandfather was born in Mexico this other man has the same name ( which is a very rare last name) but is from another country Uruguay , their middle names and birth days don’t match either . I keep putting no but ancestry keeps showing this person idk maybe they are very far relatives like 6/7 cousin but so far I haven’t find any connections.

[@zzzzzsleeping]

How can you use this tools if you dont have the dna data if say my heritage, ancestry, 23and me and so on? Is this app an addons to the existing dna companies?

[@GenealogyTV]

I'm not sure I understand your question.

[@zzzzzsleeping]

@@GenealogyTV What I meant was, the tools or the apps you were using - how can i used the tools if i don't have the dna information ??

[@janh5199]

Your screen looks a lot different from mine. Is it because I don’t have an Ancestry membership yet?

[@GenealogyTV]

Most likely yes.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

Anyone ever look at their tree to see if thier great grandparents, great grandparent's lived long enough to meet? I did most of them didn't but did see that my great grandmother who I knew had a great grandmother that died when she was like 10. Weird to think I knew someone who possible knew my 4th great grandmother.

[@GenealogyTV]

Interesting.

[@rbennflower]

I think a statement that hand outs are available for purchase at blah blah blah would be more transparent.

[@garylhaas2005]

Stuff I didn't know

[@theMaryAnneR]

I don't like the graphics. Everything leaning one way and the choice of colours is distracting . The graphics make it look like other sites and I always have to check I am on Ancestry.

[@hemichallenger3643]

I do like the new labels as pertaining to the home person. I have used some of them to varying degrees of success. I seem to notice, when hiding a spouse, they are back in subsequent visits. I have often wondered, for someone as a "lifelong genealogist", your tree isn't back to the 1400's or anything cool. LOL Is it like a mechanic and or you help everyone and no real time for your own research?

[@nickmiller76]

Very few people can trace their ancestry back to the 1400s. The records simply don't exist.

[@anaz5918]

@@nickmiller76 laughs in Catholic and Mormons , those two groups have always kept records of everyone. There’s records in my country all the way back to when the country was conquered and colonized by the Spaniards.

[@GenealogyTV]

I have one line to about 1100 but it is rather hard to prove.

[@winterwolf9797]

These aren’t that new

[@Lamoka54]

This is not new.

[@andre1987eph]

Over the past 18 months, Ancestry has gone backwards in their accuracy, including this new feature.

[@imperfect8674]

Way to fast and disorganized. Like a drunk person wrote the script