How to Build a Family Tree Totally for Free on Ancestry.com: No Credit Card Required

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[broughps]

When I have a paid subscription to Ancestry or get records through my local library's Ancestry subscription I download any records to my laptop and then re-upload them to my tree on Ancestry so I can always see those records even without a subscription.

[awizenwoman]

My guest tree has over 18, 000 profile. Messaging is also now free, so you can contact people and access their trees for tree too. However, the tree access invite system was always free.

[janetcarlson]

I started with just the free tree on ancestry but that only allowed me very limited access to records. Now I have an account. The problem is the hints often pull up conflicting information. So it helps having a tree on a shated tree to compare. Also, by using both an ancestry tree and familysearch, once you verify rhe indi is correct, it is rasy to pull in up to 4 generations at time saving hours of entering by hand. A family member was a professional geneolofist and took my maiden name line back to 1500 including collateral lines. All are on family search up to maybe the 1970s. So quicker to pull over and then make any corrections on ancestry. This is like thousands of people.

[daleinarizona]

Great to know. Question…how do you catalog your information sheets? I have been working on my family sheets but don’t know how to catalog them electronically.

[terria]

Thanks for this video. I didn't know there was a difference in free and free trial. I've been a member of Ancestry for many years and appreciate. I like family search for the free records but there's pro's and con's to everyone having the ability to change anything. I like that scanner!

[suzannemcclendon]

I think it is great that the Ancestry user left the URL to the document in the image description! It isn't against anyone's Terms of Service to download the documents from FamilySearch and upload them to Ancestry?

If we're allowed to do that, it would sure be a big help because some things I haven't been able to find on Ancestry but found them on FamilySearch. I have just been using the person tree profile notes section to put the source information there so that I can find the FamilySearch document later. That's what I have done with links to obituaries that I've found on funeral home sites, too, plus, I copy/paste the obituary into the notes section, too.

Thanks for a very informative video! Have a blessed day. :)

[williampeck]

Thank you for the video! I have a question sort along these lines maybe you'll know the answer. I pay for an Ancestry account, but if I were to let it lapse, even though the tree itself would remain, would all source docs I've attached, remain attached? Just curious, thanks again.

[robynbeattie]

If I don’t pay I can’t search in ancestry iv been paying years and when decide have a break I can search says re subscribe

[glallison]

Tons of info for even an account holder! Thanks, Connie!

[lindabright]

can other members of ancestry see your free account?

[debbieroot]

Is there a limit to how many people on the free guest tree?

[jeslookn]

Thank you for all of this information. Very informative! You really have to verify the Geneanet Index. When I see them I instantly click on ignore, As you know this index is from other family trees. I don't know if they are using Ancestry exclusively to generate this Index. If everyone has the incorrect husband of someone it will show up on Geneanet. I've seen it. There is a woman on my tree with 14 hints that I ignored because I have her mother's obituary and will with the woman's married name. I know who the woman married. I have the woman's obituary, headstone and where she is buried. Everyone else just used the hints, got it wrong and that's why the wrong husband shows up on Geneanet.

[clsmithent]

Hi Connie, so happy to find your channel early on in my genealogy journey.
Ive decided to join one of your memberships but not being able to. Needs some help. Ty

[ntl]

I just noticed that in the Ancestry app you can see your dna matches' public trees without a paid subscription as long as they are linked trees... you can only see their direct ancestors and their basic info.
In the Ancestry website you don't have this access without a paid subscription.

[leighsirvent]

What’s the advantage of duplicating on this free site when I have it all on Family Tree?

[awizenwoman]

Found these shortcut about three months ago, and as a fake spouse you can also build and add cousin match trees until you find the connection. It is all I do know. However, I did all my research for several on Familysearch years ago, now I do my DNA match research on Ancestry.

[terridavisford]

I think me & you are looking for the same DAVIS line. I may can help you locate your great grandfather. I'm on Ancestry my tree name #1Ford51&Me

[hughwilliams]

with a free guest account are all the records you showed us restricted to the area of the world you live in or is the information available worldwide ? I have a paid account in the UK so cannot see US records without a worldwide account. Love your videos.

[wandaparker]

Wow! Scary. If you have access to info. Who will have access to ALL info.

[chrisbennett]

This is great. Will try it myself this coming weekend. Thank you.