Articles by Crista Cowan
Six Ways to Jump Start Your Family History Research
Are you brand new to genealogy and not quite sure where to start? Maybe you’ve been doing this for a while and need some inspiration to help you break through that long standing brick wall. As we head into the long weekend, I plan on spending a little time working on my own family history… Read more
New Search Results Page On Ancestry.com
Have you logged on to Ancestry.com today and done any record searching? Then you probably noticed that we made some changes overnight to the search results page. This is part of our continued effort to improve performance on the site and the load time required for key pages. This also allows us to work towards… Read more
Join Ancestry.com in Southern California for Three Days of Family History
Just starting to build your family tree? Ready to take your research skills to the next level? Trying to break through some sticky brick walls? Then you won’t want to miss the . 2013 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Produced by the Southern California Genealogical Society June 7-9, 2013 Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California… Read more
Lessons in Genealogy Collaboration
I got an Ancestry.com Message today from a woman related to a man in my family tree. In her research she had come to a conclusion regarding the identity of his wife that was different from mine. . When was the last time you read and responded to your Ancestry.com messages? . Of course, my… Read more
From Our Families To Yours – Happy Thanksgiving!
Here at Ancestry.com we spend a lot of time looking at the past through genealogy records and family history research. We spend a lot of time looking to the future, developing new technology and making plans for the business. As we take a few days off to spend time with family and other loved ones… Read more
Honoring Our Veterans
During the Civil War fallen soldiers were often buried quickly, in the most convenient spot as battles continued and troops moved on. Following the Civil War, many interred in these makeshift resting grounds, in the Mississippi Delta region, were moved to Memphis to be re-interred in a “designated field.” Thus, most of the earliest burials at… Read more
AncestryDNA at the 2012 Consumer Genetics Conference
The 4th annual Consumer Genetics Conference in Boston, Massachusetts is a gathering of hundreds of thought leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs with a shared interest in the field of genetics. Our own Dr. Ken Chahine, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AncestryDNA, was invited to give a keynote presentation on the AncestryDNA product, how it… Read more
Genealogy Goals: 3rd Quarter Report
We are headed into the last few months of 2012. Kids are headed back to school. Fall is in the air. And I thought it was a good time to revisit our goals for the year. If you remember, I shared mine at the beginning of the year. Some of you shared yours in the… Read more
Family History All Done? What’s Your Number?
I cringe every time someone says their genealogy is “all done.” I’m a professional genealogist. I’ve been doing this for decades, building on family history research passed down to me from a great-uncle and parents who knew what they were doing. And I am not even close to finished. There are still hundreds of people… Read more
1940 Census Update – Six More States Now Searchable By Name
What do Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia all have in common? Early this morning, fully indexed census records for each those six states were put online. All images for the 1940 census have been online and fully available to you since the first week of April. But, the completion of these indexes now… Read more
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