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Putting Your Ancestors' Lives in Historical Context | Ancestry

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When you understand what was happening in the your ancestors' world, it helps you to understand them better. Understanding them better often leads to additional records that help grow your family tree. Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of her favorite resources for historical research.
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27 авг 2024

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@tinkinc85 3 года назад

In 2020 this video ages well. Historical context is an absolute vital tool in studying any social situation, Viet family history for societal change.

@janabarnes1791 2 года назад

Christa, I just watched this. It is SO good that I am saving it! Even though I've been doing research for several years, this was very helpful and something I can pass along to others.

@CristaCowan 2 года назад

Oh. I'm so pleased you found it helpful. ❤️

@RobBoudreau 11 лет назад

An excellent, informative video Crista, covering an often overlooked or underappreciated aspect of genealogy. History transforms our research from just names and dates to living people, putting "flesh on the bones" so to speak. While much may still be left to conjecture in how events affected our ancestors, it does give us in a sense a time machine, a glimpse into the world as they saw it. Very well done.

@jenniferday1967 4 года назад

My paternal grandmother was born and raised a Quaker until she reached adulthood. Thank you for the topic. Always thought my History degree was a natural segway to genealogy.

@skipalidon 11 лет назад

Crista, you have no idea how valuable this vid is. I've been researching my family for over a year now and have struggled, let me tell you!!! Thanks for the tips!! Hope to see more in the future.

@unograd2000 11 лет назад

An important issue to research in understanding historical context are the number of epidemics our ancestors endured, i.e. the yellow fever and flu epidemics which caused the death of thousands.

@gendeb9666 7 лет назад

I love this! I am going through and putting each family into a story for my non-genealogy interested kids to make it more interesting for them. Very good information here.

@russbear31 11 лет назад

Great video. I have a lot of men in my family named "Van Buren." When I started genealogy I thought I might be related to Pres. Martin Van Buren. (I'm not.) But after years of digging I discovered that one of my g-g-g-g uncles campaigned for Martin Van Buren in the 1830s in Ohio and that one of my g-g-g-g grandmother's cousins was married to Francis Preston Blair, who was Pres Van Buren's campaign manager in 1830. That explains why I have 7 men in the family named Van Buren.

@dddz961 11 лет назад

If you haven't already, consider posting the details on your family in the Ancestry.com facebook group. Genealogical enthusiasts provide free assistance.

@moweaquas 11 лет назад

I have used storyworth to record grandparents history. It sends to the extended family and we love hearing about their lives. A great resource for historical context.

@gwedielwch 5 лет назад

A great talk - full of excellent ideas. Many thanks.

@leewolff7018 11 лет назад

I use the notes field to transcribe information also, but I put the word "Federal" with the federal census information or state abbreviation with the state census. In many cases there were states census in between federal census years.

@gsulli6873 3 года назад

Just ran across this. Terrific, very thoughtful.

@uttoga08 6 лет назад

I really appreciated your insights. I was hoping to find the blog post with more of the questions. I know understanding the historical context will help me in my quest to write family histories.

@rev.tommiestovall7541 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much. This was hugely helpful.

@lisajoyner5326 Год назад

I just watched this, so great! Is there a link to the blog post you mentioned for even more questions to consider? Thx

@ThePatchouliRose 11 лет назад

Really enjoyed this, you literally put into words, what was cooking in the back of my mind... Thank You Soooo Much!

@ropulse1 11 лет назад

Could not find Printerest examples - could you put url's in the program notes?

@sarahpoff78 11 лет назад

Enjoyed the program

@arjean9711 11 лет назад

I have enjoyed the emphasis on history with the new programs. The program that showed Andersonville

@moweaquas 11 лет назад

Thanks.

@matejaiskra1089 7 лет назад

how can my ancestors if i am from europa?

@davidwoodard9470 5 лет назад

How do I find obituaries from 1890’s in Minnesota ?

@AncestryUS 5 лет назад

Check on places like Newspapers.com for digitized copies of historic newspapers. If they don't have the papers you need, contact the local library in the area of Minnesota where the family lived to see if they have microfilm/fiche of the historic papers that they can research for you.

@davidwoodard9470 5 лет назад

Thanks for your help in my research

@thebubbie2 6 лет назад

How do I figure out why one of my great-aunt was put up adoption in the mid 1920s

@AncestryUS 6 лет назад

Do you know whether her adoption was handled by the state or by a private organization? Have you contacted them to see if they have paperwork?

@etheltoff 11 лет назад

Wow, can go back to your 6th great grandmother! I'm hitting brick walls at the 2nd and 3rd great grandparents! UGH! Everybody is in Italy at this point and the records aren't available on Ancestry.com.