How to Build a Family Tree Totally for Free on Ancestry.com: No Credit Card Required

NEW TODAY - Learn how to build your family tree for free on Ancestry.com. I’m going to show you how I built a family history tree back to the 1700’s, without spending a dime. No credit card required. No kidding. In this episode, I’ll show you step by step how to create a free family tree on Ancestry and have total control over it. There are thousands of records you can access, for free, on Ancestry.
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[@Truestoriesofmetalhealth]

You're a life saver!❤️🥺

[@broughps]

When I have a paid subscription to Ancestry or get records through my local library's Ancestry subscription I download any records to my laptop and then re-upload them to my tree on Ancestry so I can always see those records even without a subscription.

[@awizenwoman]

My guest tree has over 18,000 profile. Messaging is also now free, so you can contact people and access their trees for tree too. However, the tree access invite system was always free.

[@chrisbennett8493]

This is great. Will try it myself this coming weekend. Thank you.

[@terria9739]

Thanks for this video. I didn't know there was a difference in free and free trial. I've been a member of Ancestry for many years and appreciate. I like family search for the free records but there's pro's and con's to everyone having the ability to change anything. I like that scanner!

[@janetcarlson4923]

I started with just the free tree on ancestry but that only allowed me very limited access to records. Now I have an account. The problem is the hints often pull up conflicting information. So it helps having a tree on a shated tree to compare. Also, by using both an ancestry tree and familysearch, once you verify rhe indi is correct, it is rasy to pull in up to 4 generations at time saving hours of entering by hand. A family member was a professional geneolofist and took my maiden name line back to 1500 including collateral lines. All are on family search up to maybe the 1970s. So quicker to pull over and then make any corrections on ancestry. This is like thousands of people.

[@glallison1]

Tons of info for even an account holder! Thanks, Connie!

[@GenealogyTV]

You are so welcome!

[@Verderep]

Wow, what a treasure trove of knowledge and tips. Thanks for sharing

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@suzee_]

wonderful information! thank you

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keepontruckin5862]

Awesome great video with lots of information thanks

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@suzannemcclendon]

I think it is great that the Ancestry user left the URL to the document in the image description! It isn't against anyone's Terms of Service to download the documents from FamilySearch and upload them to Ancestry? If we're allowed to do that, it would sure be a big help because some things I haven't been able to find on Ancestry but found them on FamilySearch. I have just been using the person tree profile notes section to put the source information there so that I can find the FamilySearch document later. That's what I have done with links to obituaries that I've found on funeral home sites, too, plus, I copy/paste the obituary into the notes section, too. Thanks for a very informative video! Have a blessed day. :)

[@GenealogyTV]

That depends on who you talk to, but I don’t think so.

[@suzannemcclendon]

@@GenealogyTV Thank you.

[@dannyoconnell6608]

I started on Ancestry more than 20 years ago with a free account. It only took me about 3 years to realize I couldn't live without a paid account, and have loved it ever since. Thanks for the video reminding me of the time when I was starting out and the encouragement to keep going.

[@awizenwoman]

Found these shortcut about three months ago, and as a fake spouse you can also build and add cousin match trees until you find the connection. It is all I do know. However, I did all my research for several on Familysearch years ago, now I do my DNA match research on Ancestry.

[@rickaindow]

Great presentation, can you tell me the video programme that you use?

[@daleinarizona1561]

Great to know. Question…how do you catalog your information sheets? I have been working on my family sheets but don’t know how to catalog them electronically.

[@GenealogyTV]

Put them in Surname folders on your computer. Ex. JONES Family Groups > JONES John Family Group Sheet... or JONES John Pedigree chart.

[@clsmithent]

Hi Connie, so happy to find your channel early on in my genealogy journey. Ive decided to join one of your memberships but not being able to. Needs some help. Ty

[@GenealogyTV]

Hi Cheryl, I'm just seeing your note. All you need to do is click Join and follow the prompts. Alternatively, you could join at Patreon.com/GenealogyTV at the Happy Dance level to get the handouts.

[@clsmithent]

@@GenealogyTV l so tried to do that this morning and it wouldn't go thru. Now, this time it went straight thru. Thank you for the work you do!

[@ntl5983]

I just noticed that in the Ancestry app you can see your dna matches' public trees without a paid subscription as long as they are linked trees... you can only see their direct ancestors and their basic info. In the Ancestry website you don't have this access without a paid subscription.

[@GenealogyTV]

Interesting. Good to know.

[@love98joy]

Hello, With the free account do you have to start your tree from the beginning again? Thank you for the information. Shelley

[@GenealogyTV]

You could upload a Gedcom. I think you would have to skip the opening wizard to do that.

[@hughwilliams7361]

with a free guest account are all the records you showed us restricted to the area of the world you live in or is the information available worldwide ? I have a paid account in the UK so cannot see US records without a worldwide account. Love your videos.

[@GenealogyTV]

That’s a great question. And I don’t know the answer. I don’t work for Ancestry, so I don’t have easy access to those answers. I would assume you need worldwide access to see US records.

[@Colin56ish]

@@GenealogyTV You can see the transcriptions, not the actual image, but if you skip across to Family search, you can then view actual documents to verify you information.

[@williampeck844]

Thank you for the video! I have a question sort along these lines maybe you'll know the answer. I pay for an Ancestry account, but if I were to let it lapse, even though the tree itself would remain, would all source docs I've attached, remain attached? Just curious, thanks again.

[@robinnewton563]

Yes. I think so.

[@GenealogyTV]

Yes they stay attached but you can’t drill in to see them. They do this so if you pay for your membership again you regain access to the records you had previously attached.

[@williampeck844]

@@GenealogyTV Thank you!

[@robynbeattie264]

If I don’t pay I can’t search in ancestry iv been paying years and when decide have a break I can search says re subscribe

[@rockygirlstevenson3568]

Do you know how to download multiple pages at once? I want to dl the whole slave owners registration and marriage logs I keep having to go back and I prefer to create my own OCR database. I found this to be the most effective way to compile a large number Ancestors via cross reference search. Familysearch limits donloads within a specific time frame and ancestry only lets me do 1 page at a time. Also FS has their files all mixed up. It jumps from book 1 or 2 of marriages then jumps to births for the 3rd book instead of marriages.

[@GenealogyTV]

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[@Jay123hollis]

Does this still work with a ancestry account used for ancestry DNA results? Because I've got a friend that just started her ancestry account and made a family tree after taking ancestry DNA she doesn't know that much about her family.

[@GenealogyTV]

She should have a free guest account with her DNA kit, to the best of my knowledge.

[@utubetubular]

Re Vivid Pix - do you think the quality is better than a flat bed scanner?

[@GenealogyTV]

The Vivid Pix scanner goes up to 600 dpi. My flatbed scanner scans up to 2400 dpi. I use a higher resolution scanner when I scan a photograph that needs to be zoomed in to the details in the photograph. The 600 Vivid Pixs scanner is plenty high resolution for genealogy. I love it. Go to genealogytv.org/sponsors for more information.

[@SueCrerar]

@@GenealogyTV I guess you are saying it's a simpler process than the flatbed option?

[@MelodyLovesMusic]

How real are the hints that they give us?

[@GenealogyTV]

I would say about 50% of the time they are good... Keep in mind it is a machine. It is trying to match up the data that is exact or close to the same. It is sorted from the most likely on down... but that doesn't mean the top hint is correct... especially the family trees as a hint.

[@geokidone]

Can we download our gedcom files instead of putting everyone in separately.

[@GenealogyTV]

Yes. Under trees, create and manage trees, at the bottom, upload a Gedcom file.

[@rschoudhury3131]

I have family tree. I'm descent of Hussain bin Zayd bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib bin Abdul Mutallib (Shaibah) bin Hashim.

[@Colin56ish]

When you upload a Gedcom file all your errors (everything) also get sent over. So make sure everything is verified.

[@lindabright4609]

can other members of ancestry see your free account?

[@awizenwoman]

Yes, if you make it public!

[@GenealogyTV]

Yes, if it is public. You can privatize it under Trees>Create and Manage Trees>Tree Settings>Privacy Settings (tab at the top of the screen) then set it to private. If you don't want anyone to be able to search it either, that is a separate check box near the bottom, and then save.

[@lindabright4609]

@@GenealogyTV ok knew how to do that just wasn't sure it applied to "free " tree. thanks Connie

[@wandaparker6183]

Wow! Scary. If you have access to info. Who will have access to ALL info.

[@roberthopgood1894]

I am pretty sure the records still appear in your tree after the free trial you just cant look at them any more

[@Knittfix]

That's what thought also, I certainly hope they don't disconnect them from your tree when you're not paying, I don't mind not being able to see them but I would hope they would still be connected

[@GenealogyTV]

Yes

[@patriciashears1780]

I can’t copy and paste sine if tour tips. At the mesaged here !!!😊

[@terridavisford2160]

I think me & you are looking for the same DAVIS line. I may can help you locate your great grandfather. I'm on Ancestry my tree name #1Ford51&Me

[@marilynncottrell2569]

It's so small.