Comments on: Card Catalog questions from the October 2009 Search Webinar

By: Gayle Young

Gayle Young — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:56:57 +0000

What happened to the ahnentafel part
of ancestry.com. I don’t like it since you took this away. Please advise.

By: Roberta Grubaugh

Roberta Grubaugh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:53:40 +0000

I am just learning how to get around Family Tree Maker 2010. I was fluent in Family Tree Maker version 16.
Things are getting easier. But, I am struggling with getting pictures into 2010. It is complicated for me.
I could not find a help topic to cover this process. At present I am scanning the photos, copy and pasting them into my e-mail. Then saving this to save as. This send it to a searchable link from 2010.
Then I can copy this image ino 2010.
My scanner is HP photosmart premier.
This program was linked to Family Tre Maker 16 through the program.
I could get pictures through the scanner or just copy the picture and paste it into Family Tree. If I liked I could also copy the picture in family tree and paste it to an email. I wish it was that simple in this 2010 Family Treemaker.
It seems that verything I want to do requires more steps than my old program. It has not been easier for me.

By: merleen gholdston

merleen gholdston — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:39 +0000

I searched the card catalog for titles containing ‘new orleans’ and came up with 18 hits. Can I search this whole subset for a surname, or must I search each title separately?

By: Michele Hartskamp

Michele Hartskamp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:35 +0000

I have distant relatives in Ireland I would like to meet.

By: Arlene Castor

Arlene Castor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:05:47 +0000

Very helpful. I get discouraged when I can’t find the database I want and I know it is buried somewhere. Theis will make it easy to find.

By: Bryan Pepper

Bryan Pepper — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:20:03 +0000

I now have a light green background on my home page instead of the blue white blackgroun i previousley had. it is now almost impossible to navigate to where i want to go, it used to be almost effortless. what has happened? This is not asseptable. Please advise.

By: Henry Newbold

Henry Newbold — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:48:58 +0000

A bit off topic, but as there is no other way to vent to Ancestry, I’ll take advantage.

A constant irritation to me is the fact that Ancestry posts databases that have been “updated”, without providing even a CLUE as to what the nature of the update is.

For long time users, this is a real pain. For example, the WW I Draft Registration Database has just been noted being “updated”. I’ve made good use of this database in the past. If I had an idea about what the nature of the recent update was, I would know whether or not to dive back into it again or not.

Could Ancestry please explain to me why you cannot provide a short comment about the nature of any database update is?

Thanks.

By: Milan Hotels

Milan Hotels — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:46:43 +0000

helpful post!! Yes, it is possible that when the cards are officially released, there will be a sheet listing all of the possible cards, but I rather like the interactivity of the site–pictures, thumbnails, links to discussions

By: Karl Wilson

Karl Wilson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:15:25 +0000

Very helpful! Thanks for the tips and clear explanations.