How Ancestry Publishes Records | Between the Leaves with The Barefoot Genealogist | Ep 5 | Ancestry®
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Ever wonder how the family history magic unfolds at Ancestry®? Join The Barefoot Genealogist, Crista Cowan, for a peek between the leaves of how we deliver for our Ancestry customers.
Crista is joined by Nick Stoddard, Director Content Publishing for insight into the complexities of preparing and publishing all of the record collections you view on Ancestry.
If you missed the first videos in this series, you can watch them here:
Introduction: • Between the Leaves wit...
Ep 1 - How Ancestry Gets Records: • How Ancestry Gets Reco...
Ep 2 - How Ancestry Scans Records: • How Ancestry Scans Rec...
Ep 3 - How Ancestry Indexes Records: • How Ancestry Indexes R...
What was life like for your family? Use Ancestry to explore their past, and share their stories with the next generation.
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Collectively, these episodes give me the sense of a genealogical relay race, handing the ancestral baton along so that we, the users, can cross the finish line.
That's what I was going for. I'm glad you caught the vision. 😉
This family tree is a wonderful gift 🎁and amazing stories with families members.
Such an informative piece. Thank you.
This was very informative. I can see why you love working there so much. Always more to learn.
And sharing stories with Different people because it also makes sense to the black children and kids.
This Ancestry is Kristin you talking to people about Ancestry it is great.
What happened to Thru Lines????? I searched the site over and couldn’t find it. I hope you guys didn’t take it down!
Great video
Hi. I wanted to let you know that I did get my problem unraveled between Family Tree and Ancestry. I was then able to correct and submit a correction to my brother's census report.
THANK YOU for all that you and all of Ancestery has done to help me find info and grow my tree which I share with all my cousins. Blessings.
I'm so glad you got it all worked out!
Crista...Still waiting for you to find a few minutes to check that mistake in your Shipman Tree....would appreciate your help. Thanks
I haven't forgotten you. Just haven't gotten around to it. (It's already after 7pm and I'm still at work for heaven's sake.)
Yesterday the ancestry site was showing are matches by parent 1 and parent 2 and parenteral side and maternal side. What happened because it went back to how it always was?
Ancestry is testing a new feature before rolling it out. Stay tuned.
I really like this series & appreciate that in episode 5 you addressed my question from episode 3 about errors in indexing, specifically city directories. I do give corrections as often as I can. But when a name is missed in the indexing I'm not sure how I can offer corrections since there is no incorrect information to correct. Example: 1870 Mobile, AL, Page 118 (image 73), Mann, William D. is not indexed. Thanks.
Y'all are asking some really great questions as we go with this series and I'm trying to address them in the appropriate places. Those we don't get to here, I'll try to answer over on my Instagram Stories. As for adding records that are missed entirely, unfortunately we haven't figured out a way to do that yet. But, we are working on it.
@@CristaCowan Thank you. I do enter corrections as I can. If the name I want is not indexed sometimes I link to a name that's close to not confuse the hint process, not giving corrections. Or I may just link to the page to have the source in my profile. I will often go through giving corrections to other surrounding names even when they have nothing to do with my tree.
I am willing to help with the indexing when I encounter these issues, especially if there were a way to add to the indexing. Would it help to submit a list of where I find these problems?
@@dannyoconnell6608 Yes. When you find a problem like this (missing records on an image), please use the "report problems" link on the image to let the Ancestry Content team know.
My question is… I’m thinking that in the 1950 census, when the enumerator came to the house where my mom was living, they must have spoken to the neighbor or a child, because much of the information is incorrect. Do I go in and request corrections to the information, even if it differs from what is written?
When viewing the record, click on the "add or update information" link. You can correct anything that has been indexed.
Hi Crista, I have a question about the LifeStory function on the top banner.
I’ve noticed that the biography window does not auto-generate the biography as it used to. It no longer displays the biography, but instead, a window is displayed requesting that I should, “Add a Biography to Personalize the LifeStory.” Has this function been removed or is it just not working on my Ancestry version? It was always a great help having it self-populate a short bio. Thanks for your help.
I found the answer. Go to Tree Settings/Tree Name, and check the box "Automatically build stories for this tree."
@@thecaprisgroup Glad you found your answer.
Forgive me if I haven't looked properly, but I can't see the links below to the other episodes you mentioned. I can go and find them myself, that's no problem, (I'm missing the last one), but it would make it easier for others in the future. 😊
Ugh. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll get them on here right away.
@@CristaCowan thank you I see then now 😊
Wait… how many episodes are there going to be?!!
Of this series? Right now we have at least five more planned. If people have more questions that can be answered by some of my colleagues about what goes on behind the scenes here at Ancestry, I'm happy to slot in more episodes.
I have a weird records request. Is there a way to find a listing and descriptions of Police officers in cities or towns? I got this request from a cousin who suspects her father is not her father but a policeman may have been involved with her grandmother before the grandmother was married.
Oh that would be a cool request. And useful for other things too! I have an ancestor a few generations back that was murdered. It would be interesting & insightful to see who the investigating officers were, their reports, etc. It could also provide information on which family members were interviewed, addresses and all kinds of clues.
The officer involved with her grandmother wouldn't be her father. Her father would be her grandmothers son who may have a different father than the man the grandmother married. If you know the birthdate of her father then go back approximately 9 months and find the son was conceived prior to the marriage then it could likely be either the spouse of his grandmother or some other man who would be your father's father.
Hello Crista, about 10ish years ago, I entered much of my genealogical information that I had newly acquired onto my Ancestry account. Although I have continued to pay for Ancestry, sadly, I wandered away for a while. Is that information still around? Thank you, Maureen Fogg Tuohy. BTW, I just found your YT and am starting to watch the first episode.
Hi Maureen - Yes. You just need to log back in to Ancestry using the same email address you used for your old account and your tree should still be there.
Will work ever be done by anyone to add names of family members who may likely be in a record as opposed to all those numbers. Suggestions for family members and others likely included would be such a help! Thanks
I am speaking about those prior to 1850- sorry for that
@@alicejeffrieskeel6435 There is no way to know for certain who the family members living in the household were in the pre-1850 census records. I attach the record to the head of household for my own families and then try my best to account for everyone in the household using other records.
Crista, I have a question about the probate records databases. I appreciate that the extra names from the wills or estate settlements have been added to the record. But when are those extra names going to be searchable?
All indexed names are searchable.
@@CristaCowan Okay, I just did some checking. Hampton Waller is listed as a son in Major Waller's will from 1793 in Nottoway Co, VA. When I search the Virginia Wills and Probate Records database for Hampton Waller nothing is found. However, if I do a general search for Hampton Waller in Nottoway Co, VA and add the keyword son then his listing from the will does appear in the results. Why isn't he found when I search that particular database?
@@dougcorbin7830 Great question. I was able to reproduce the problem with the details you have provided and have reported it to the Content team here at Ancestry. Thanks.
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