Sunday, March 15, 2009

Ancestry.com: A Lot Of Names And Info

I'm using Ancestry.com again and I'm digging through the various censuses (censi?) for England and Scotland as I track down ancestors left, right and center. Because I'm a subscriber (what? you aren't??) I am locating some surprising information. And a ton of information. Lots of wheat and I'm beating it to separate for the chaff. Of course, I'm looking for Smiths and Thompkins surnames, White and others which are proving difficult to narrow down, but there are tantalizing clues that I can now follow up on.

Still Working On Family Tree Maker

I am plugging away adding dozens of records at a time, but I still have so much work to do before I get all my ancestors and assorted cousins correctly inputed on Family Tree Maker. I've been hard at work since mid-February trying to get all my family history information sufficiently changed over to Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum and I feel that I've just scratched the surface. The link I just gave will take you to Amazon so you can have a look at the program. It really gets a thumbs up from me. If you are unsure about how to use the program, you can also pick up The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2009, which is an in-depth guide that shows you how to get the most out of the features included in the program.