Saving Ancestors for Future Searching

After selecting "SAVE," the new ancestor is also listed at the left. You can save up to ten ancestors. They will all be listed at the left.

Saving your ancestors this way is particularly useful if you would like to check websites every so often to see if any new family trees are available. It also helps if you are working your way through the list of websites over a period of days or weeks. You do not need to keep re-entering the ancestor information to repeat your searches. The ancestors are saved until you are ready to start searching again.

Saving ancestors for future searching

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Easiest way to search family trees

Use Active Searches. This allows you to search major sites by entering your information just one time. Also, this determines the best type of search for you at a particular site (all sites are not created equal).

Go to Family Tree Searches.

For those just starting out

Are you just starting to research your ancestry? If so, the following site provides an easy set of decision charts to help you get started.

Go to Genealogy Fast Track.

Free advice

Have you started your genealogy search, but need suggestions that will make your search on the Internet more productive?

Go to Genealogy Search Advice.

Record keeping software

Family Tree Maker 2012, the latest version of the world’s best-selling family tree software, gives you an easy way to build and share your family tree — and preserve your family history. It is probably the easiest and most complete resource for keeping track of your research.

Go to Family Tree Maker at Ancestry.com.

Family tree hints

Search hints for the nine family tree sites on the Active Searches page.

Go to Hints for Family Trees.

Save this site

Bookmark this page so that you can easily come back to it as you continue your family tree research.

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