Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Here are the good, better, and best ways to search the Ancestry website. When researching your family tree and you can’t find the records you seek, try these best practices for genealogy research when looking for those elusive ancestors.
📝📝📝 DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@genealogytv/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
📝 3) Genealogy TV Academy Members have access to the handouts through the Academy portal.
❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!
youtube.com/@genealogytv/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced. patreon.com/GenealogyTV.
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TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:08 Searching from the tree view in Ancestry
1:00 New Ancestry menus have Beta hints
1:40 Types of Hints
4:20 Searching from the ancestor’s profile
6:02 Searching from All Collections
6:40 Modifying search criteria & filter results
7:40 Best way to search in Ancestry?
9:22 How to increase odds of finding records?
10:36 Go to state level if not found at county or township level
11:08 Tips to search Ancestry’s collections
12:12 The “Active” button and smart filtering function
I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records. The best genealogy tutorial videos on “Genealogy TV” are about how to keep research notes, stay organized, genetic genealogy, find missing ancestors, find family history records, organizing DNA matches, and more. Learn genealogy for free on GTV. Learn Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, Digital Public Libraries, Google, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources.
Best YouTubers for genealogy are Connie Knox on Genealogy TV, Ancestry's Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist), The History Guy, Aimee Cross Genealogy Hints, Family History Fanatics, Geneavlogger, Legacy Tree Genealogy, , Ancestry, FamilySearch, Useful Charts, Diahan Southard, Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow, and Lisa Lisson.
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Music Credits for Song on Word Tree Open
Circus Waltz Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/about-genealogy-tv-academy
Here are the good, better, and best ways to search the Ancestry website. When researching your family tree and you can’t find the records you seek, try these best practices for genealogy research when looking for those elusive ancestors.
📝📝📝 DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@genealogytv/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
📝 3) Genealogy TV Academy Members have access to the handouts through the Academy portal.
❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!
youtube.com/@genealogytv/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced. patreon.com/GenealogyTV.
✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE
genealogytv.org
✅ GTV on FACEBOOK
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV (Free)
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
*** GTV Affiliate Partners ***
🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites.
amazon.com/shop/genealogytv
🌳 FREE TRIAL to ANCESTRY.com click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.3&type=3&subid=0
🧬Ancestry DNA Kit click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.2&type=3&subid=0
🌳 Subscribe to Ancestry.com click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.3&type=3&subid=0
🌳 Gift Subscription to Ancestry click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.9&type=3&subid=0
🧬 Your DNA Guide Classes & Coaching yourdnaguide.com/ref/6
👉 Legacy Tree Genealogists Coaching legacytree.com/genealogytv
🍂 MyHeritage Free Trial myheritage.com/complete-genealogy-package?keyword=partners&utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_march20&tr_funnel=Complete
TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:08 Searching from the tree view in Ancestry
1:00 New Ancestry menus have Beta hints
1:40 Types of Hints
4:20 Searching from the ancestor’s profile
6:02 Searching from All Collections
6:40 Modifying search criteria & filter results
7:40 Best way to search in Ancestry?
9:22 How to increase odds of finding records?
10:36 Go to state level if not found at county or township level
11:08 Tips to search Ancestry’s collections
12:12 The “Active” button and smart filtering function
I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records. The best genealogy tutorial videos on “Genealogy TV” are about how to keep research notes, stay organized, genetic genealogy, find missing ancestors, find family history records, organizing DNA matches, and more. Learn genealogy for free on GTV. Learn Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, Digital Public Libraries, Google, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources.
Best YouTubers for genealogy are Connie Knox on Genealogy TV, Ancestry's Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist), The History Guy, Aimee Cross Genealogy Hints, Family History Fanatics, Geneavlogger, Legacy Tree Genealogy, , Ancestry, FamilySearch, Useful Charts, Diahan Southard, Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow, and Lisa Lisson.
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Music Credits for Song on Word Tree Open
Circus Waltz Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
