Tag Archives: Tools & Tech: Ancestry

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see a “new” option (well, new to “new search”) available on my Categories search results page.  In the upper-right corner of the results section, there are now two links that you can toggle between to sort your results. Name – Arranges the results in alphabetical order based on the collection title (really helpful when you are working with census records and want to go year by year).  Results Count – Orders them by the collections with the most hits down to the least amount […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

(This post was updated on 22 January 2013.  Updates are in blue.  Also note that the screenshots in this post vary slightly from the current version of the app.) You may be aware that Ancestry.com developed a mobile app.  The Ancestry app (Android, iOS; free) is essentially a bridge to your online Ancestry family trees (public, private, and those share with you).  It’s a good app, and mimics the look and feel of your online tree.  You can view your tree, add to it, and edit information.

My wonderful husband bought me a Kindle Fire for Christmas even though I already had a Kindle Keyboard.  In a few short months I’ve found several ways to use my Kindle Fire for genealogy.

A few years ago, I remember searching for my great-grandfather’s World War II draft registration card.  I tried every possible combination I could think of between names, places, and date of birth.  After countless attempts, I gave up and made a note of the search in my database. Several months after this, I was working on family in Michigan and was struggling to find the WWII draft cards for these guys.  Then it dawned on me.  My great-grandfather was also living in Michigan at the time and I was unable […]