May 15, 2026 Last week I wrote about using public trees on sites such as Ancestry to share your genealogy. This week I want to point out another important way that public trees can advance your genealogy. Thousands of people post their research on Ancestry. Others contribute to collaborative trees such as FamilySearch’s Family …
Public or Private Family Trees
May 8, 2026 Many people now save their genealogy on online family trees. There are lots of options on websites such as My Heritage and Find My Past, but, in my experience, Ancestry is the website most often used. As anyone who has a tree on Ancestry knows, trees can be either public or …
Saving and Organizing Your Genealogy
May 1, 2026 Recently several new genealogists asked me the best way to organize and save their genealogy. The answer is simple: It depends. Putting that into practice isn’t so simple. Your genealogy goals will determine why, how and where you store your genealogy information. Most of us start our genealogy journey by jotting …