Genealogy For Dummies. Helm April Leigh

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      1. Point your web browser to http://trees.ancestry.com/.

      The Ancestry.com online family tree page appears.

      2. Near the top of the page, enter your first name and last name, select your gender, age and a person to search for (father or mother), and click Start Your Tree.

      A new page appears labeled Father’s Information.

      3. Type in as much information as you know and click on the Search for Records button.

      The searchable information includes first and last name, birth year and place, and the names of his father and mother. You can choose to enter additional information by selecting grandparent information from the drop-down box. When you click the Search for Records button, a pop-up box appears asking you to provide your email address to register.

      4. Enter your email address and click on the Save & View button.

      The searchable information includes first and last name, birth year and place, and the names of his father and mother. The resulting page shows the search results for your father, as well as notifies you that your family tree has been saved and login information emailed to you. Certain items are marked with Preview buttons indicating that a subscription is required. Other items have a View button showing that it is free content.

      5. Click Trees in the black menu bar.

      The menu bar is located at the top of the page next to the Ancestry logo.

      6. Click on the [Your Name] Family Tree.

The resulting page shows a three-generation ancestor view with you as the first person at the bottom; see Figure 1-5.

      7. Add the name of a family member to the tree by clicking the Add Father link or the Add Mother link.

      In the pop-over box that appears, enter the first and middle names, maiden (or last) name, gender, birth date, birthplace, and, if applicable, death date and death place. A pop-over box is similar to a dialog box except that you must complete its fields and click a button to make it disappear. When you begin to enter a location in the Birthplace field, a list of potential matching locations appears beneath the field. You can select from the list to enter the information more quickly. You can also use this list to standardize the location that makes searches easier in the Ancestry.com database.

      8. Click Save.

      The new individual now appears on the family tree. If there is information on the individual in the Ancestry.com database, a shaky leaf will appear.

      9. Click the leaf symbol to see the hint. When you finish reading the hint, click the gray Return to Tree box.