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You can now take FindAGrave on the go. Find grave sites near you. Snap photos of headstones and upload them immediately. Join Crista Cowan for a look at the FindAGrave iOS app and how you can use it to further your own family history and contribute to the genealogy community at large.

You can now take FindAGrave on the go. Find grave sites near you. Snap photos of headstones and upload them immediately. Join Crista Cowan for a look at the FindAGrave iOS app and how you can use it to further your own family history and contribute to the genealogy community at large.

There are now more than 116 million grave sites catalogued on the FindAGrave.com website. Join Crista Cowan for a look at how best to search these records and how to attach them appropriately to your Ancestry.com tree.

In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United States completed a World War I draft registration card. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age of 46 living in the country at that time. Between November 1940 and October 1946, more than 10 million American men between the ages of 18 and 65 registered for the World War II draft. Join Crista Cowan for a look at what these valuable records can tell you about your family members who lived dur

Are you looking for living or recently deceased family members? Join Crista Cowan for a look at The Obituary Times Daily Index and the U.S. Obituary Collection. With more than 44 million records (and more being added every day), these two collections ar e vital to descendancy research.

There are now more than 116 million grave sites catalogued on the FindAGrave.com website. Join Crista Cowan for a look at how best to search these records and how to attach them appropriately to your Ancestry.com tree.

In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United States completed a World War I draft registration card. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age of 46 living in the country at that time. Between November 1940 and October 1946, more than 10 million American men between the ages of 18 and 65 registered for the World War II draft. Join Crista Cowan for a look at what these valuable records can tell you about your family members who lived dur

Are you looking for living or recently deceased family members? Join Crista Cowan for a look at The Obituary Times Daily Index and the U.S. Obituary Collection. With more than 44 million records (and more being added every day), these two collections ar e vital to descendancy research.

Did you know that not all records on Ancestry.com are indexed. Without an index these records will never show up in a search but they could be just the key you are looking for to learn more about your ancestors. Join Crista Cowan for a demonstration of how to locate these records and how to save them to your tree.

When would your ancestors' births, marriages, and deaths be recorded by the government and when would they be recorded by the church? Join Crista Cowan for an answer to this question. She'll explain some basic differences between civil registration and church records and what you might expect to find in both that will help you learn more about your ancestors and their families.

Did you know that not all records on Ancestry.com are indexed. Without an index these records will never show up in a search but they could be just the key you are looking for to learn more about your ancestors. Join Crista Cowan for a demonstration of how to locate these records and how to save them to your tree.

When would your ancestors' births, marriages, and deaths be recorded by the government and when would they be recorded by the church? Join Crista Cowan for an answer to this question. She'll explain some basic differences between civil registration and church records and what you might expect to find in both that will help you learn more about your ancestors and their families.

Knowing more about the religious beliefs of your ancestors can help you understand them better and can often lead to more genealogy records. Those records can help you understand even more about them and their lives. Join Crista Cowan as she shares some tips and tricks for working with the Quaker records now available on Ancestry.com.

Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.

Knowing more about the religious beliefs of your ancestors can help you understand them better and can often lead to more genealogy records. Those records can help you understand even more about them and their lives. Join Crista Cowan as she shares some tips and tricks for working with the Quaker records now available on Ancestry.com.