When Will RootsMagic 8 Be Available?

When will RootsMagic 8 be available? You may get irritated responses if you pose this question in several genealogy forums. I spotted one old hand complaining that the question had popped up three times in 45 minutes. I purchased RootsMagic 7 in 2020. The company included a free license key for RootsMagic 8 with this … Read more

How To Make Your Online Family Tree Photos Private Or Protected

Are you looking for ways to make your family tree photos private or protected from misuse? There are many advantages to having a public family tree enriched with photos, but there are two major downsides: Your uploaded images may be copied without due credit Your photos may get assigned by mistake to the wrong people … Read more

Does Ancestry Own FindAGrave? What You Need To Know

The FindAGrave website has been around since 1995, but it is no longer owned by the original founder. As the new owner didn’t rename or rebrand the website, it’s not obvious that it changed hands. So who owns FindAGrave now? The answer is Ancestry.com, the genealogical giant. Ancestry purchased FindAGrave from founder James Tipton in … Read more

Who Owns Ancestry? (You May Be Surprised)

Many people who are curious about who owns Ancestry have the misconception that the genealogy giant is owned by Mormons (the Church of Latter-day Saints). That isn’t the case. But it’s understandable why people think so – we’ll explain why later in this article. But first we’ll look at who owns Ancestry currently, who founded … Read more

Ancestry Search Tips

24 Tips To Search Ancestry Records With Great Results

Even experienced users of Ancestry.com will learn plenty of new tricks among these Ancestry search tips. We keep each tip short and sweet, but we link to expanded articles with case studies and examples. Some specialist tips apply to specific research scenarios, so bookmark this page for future reference. Let’s go! Ancestry Search Tips – … Read more

How To Use Ancestry ThruLines (12 Best Tips)

These twelve tips for using Ancestry Thrulines are our best strategies and tips to identify the most useful Thrulines for your research avoid polluting your tree with incorrect paths to mistaken ancestors I’ve reviewed a wide range of articles and social media postings for great ways to evaluate ThruLines. There’s no single best way to … Read more