Using Ancestry.com 4 http://www.colket.org/genealogy/usf/
Overview Accessing Ancestry via http://www.ancstry.com $$$ Using Ancestry.com 1. Home 2. Family Trees 3. Search 4. DNA 5. Collaborate 6. Learning Center 7. More (Publish; Shop, Gift; Hire an Expert) Using Ancestry.com 2
Home Page - 1 3
Family Trees - 1 Porter-Marlow Family Tree Start a New Tree Upload a GEDCOM 4
Family Tree - 2 5
Family Tree - 3 6
Family Trees - 4 GEDCOM (Genealogical Data Communication) - a proprietary and open de facto specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software. GEDCOM was developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as an aid to genealogical research 7
GEDCOM File Example 0 HEAD 1 SOUR Reunion 2 VERS V8.0 2 CORP Leister Productions 1 DEST Reunion 1 DATE 11 FEB 2006 1 FILE test 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 1 CHAR ANSII 0 @I1@ INDI 1 NAME Bob /Cox/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 CHAN Ancestry.com Family Trees - 5 0 @I2@ INDI 1 NAME Joann /Para/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 18 AUG 1948 0 @I3@ INDI 1 NAME Bobby Jo /Cox/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 28 APR 1974 0 @F1@ FAM 1 HUSB @I1@ 1 WIFE @I2@ 1 MARR 1 CHIL @I3@ 2 DATE 23 OCT1946 0 TRLR Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gedcom 1 st column indicates an indentation level. The individual records (INDI) define Bob Cox (I1) Joann Para (I2), Bobby Jo Cox (I3). The family record (FAM) links the husband (HUSB), wife (WIFE), and child (CHIL) by their 8 ID numbers.
Search - 1 Search All Records Census & Voter Lists Birth, Marriage, & Death Public Member Trees Immigration & Travel Card Catalog 9
Search 2a Search All Records 1 Warning: Do Not Enter too much information; Use only to REDUCE Number of hits. Requiring a spouse for a young soul will return little. Ditto for a Sibling who has not been born yet. 10
Search 2b Search All Records 2 11
Search 2c Search All Records 3 12
Search 2d Search All Records 4 13
Search 2e Search All Records 5 14
Search 2f Search All Records 6 15
Search 2g Search All Records 7 16
Search 2h Search All Records 8 17
Search 2i Search All Records 9 18
Search 2j Search All Records 10 19
Search 2k Search All Records 11 vvv 20
Search Census & Voter Lists 21
Search Census & Voter Lists Note: Only Census Years Where John Pelot is Found Let s Try 1900 22
Search Census & Voter Lists 23
Search Census & Voter Lists 1900 Census Looks Identical to Other Census, Because it is 24
Find A Grave Famous Grave Search Searches on 121 Million Graves Searches on Cemeteries Browse by State Browse by Location Browse by DOB or DOD Founded by Jim Tipton in 1995 Has over 500,000 Contributors providing information Accessed by over 50,000 people daily Financed by advertising and private donations Now part of ancestry.com and commercialized Al Capone Volunteer MUST supply data Mostly in US; 25
Find A Grave Home Page http://www.findagrave.com/ 26
Find A Grave Search Form 466 matches in 2015 27
Find A Grave Pelot Search 172 matches in 2010 28
Find A Grave Memorials 29
Find A Grave Photos Easy to Download any Photo 30
Find A Grave Pelot Results 31
Card Catalog - 1 32
Card Catalog - 2 33
Overview Accessing Ancestry via http://www.ancstry.com Using Ancestry.com 1. Home 2. Family Trees 3. Search 4. DNA 5. Collaborate 6. Learning Center 7. More (Publish; Shop, Gift; Hire an Expert) Using Ancestry.com 34
DNA Last Viewed Match Your DNA Results Summary Buy Another Test 35
DNA Last Viewed Match Last Viewed Match Your DNA Results Summary Buy Another Test 36
DNA Results Summary - 1 37
DNA Results Summary - 2 38
DNA Results Summary - 3 39
Overview Accessing Ancestry via http://www.ancstry.com Using Ancestry.com 1. Home 2. Family Trees 3. Search 4. DNA 5. Collaborate 6. Learning Center 7. More (Publish; Shop, Gift; Hire an Expert) Using Ancestry.com 40
Collaborate - 1 41
Collaborate - 2 Recent Member Connect Activity Online Support Community Message Boards Ancestry World Archives Project Member Directory Public Profile 42
Collaborate - 3 Recent Member Connect Activity Online Support Community Message Boards Ancestry World Archives Project Member Directory Public Profile 43
Collaborate - 4 Recent Member Connect Activity Online Support Community Message Boards Ancestry World Archives Project Member Directory Public Profile 44
Collaborate - 5 Message Boards 349 Pelot Messages 45
Collaborate - 6 46
Learning Center What s New First Steps Next Steps Great Educational Our Social Network Opportunities to Family History 101 Improve Your Webinars Genealogical Help FAQ Skills Family History Wiki Ancestry Academy Research Guides Translation Help Five Minute Find Ancestry Wiki Search Military Records 47
More Publish Shopping Give a Gift Hire an Expert 48
Using Ancesty.com Questions 49