Author Archives for Laura Dansbury

Card Catalog questions from the October 2009 Search Webinar


Thank you for your participation in the search strategies webinar. We had a wonderful turnout with thousands of comments and questions. We answered as many questions as time allowed. We have a list of the questions asked during the webinar and we’ll be posting answers to the most popular questions and topic areas.

There were many questions about the card catalog and about topics that can be researched using the card catalog.

Best Strategies for Searching Ancestry.com


Hello everyone,
The search team is excited about our free online webinar about searching Ancestry.com on October 14th at 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. In this webinar, we will show you the best strategies for searching Ancestry.com’s thousands of databases. Improving your search strategies will help you to find more information about your ancestors.
It can take [...]

Laura Dansbury

Laura is a new product manager for search at Ancestry.com. Her 15 years of experience in web, online search and graphical information display have focused on making web search easier and more powerful. From her recent roles as the world-wide search manager for HP.com and the SEO manager for CafePress, her interest in optimizing information discovery led her to Ancestry.com. Within its rich historical database, Laura has found records to support her family stories and uncover unknown family history. Her email is ldansbury at ancestry dot com.