In this intermediate virtual event, Ancestry's Corporate Genealogist Crista Cowan teaches viewers how to fully utilize the capacity of their online family trees. The primary objective is to demonstrate how to navigate the Ancestry tree platform like a pro, offering a detailed walkthrough of tree views, essential settings, and the person profile page. Highlighting that family trees are free to build on Ancestry, Crista provides unique insights into organizing vast amounts of data—drawing from her own 100,000-person working tree—so researchers can confidently manage and customize their family history workspaces.
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This event is structured around a live screen-share demonstration, beginning with a deep dive into the four main tree views: horizontal (pedigree), vertical (family), fan, and list views, explaining the specific research strategies for each. Crista then explores critical tree settings, including privacy controls, establishing the home person, and understanding the vital differences between sharing a tree with guest, contributor, or editor access. The session concludes with an examination of the person profile page's anatomy, showing users how to manage the facts timeline, attach sources, and edit complex or non-biological family relationships, ultimately empowering users to dive into their trees without the fear of making mistakes.
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Chapters:
- Tree Views and Navigation
- The One Tree Philosophy
-Â Tree Settings and Privacy
- Sharing Your Tree
- Mastering the Profile Page
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Explore your Ancestry tree settings today to customize your tree view, set your home person, and confidently invite your family members to collaborate on your family history.