Interested in learning more about your family tree? The library has some great genealogy tools, but your database searches will be even more successful if you do a little homework first.
That’s especially true if you have a common last name. If you search for a grandfather named “John Smith” on Ancestry Library Edition, you’ll get millions of results. That’s way too many to sift through!
But if you can add information like John Smith’s estimated birth year, a place he may have lived, or a spouse’s name, you’ll have a much better chance of finding him in the search results.
If you’re getting together with family for the holidays, take some time to gather the basic information that will help build a strong foundation for your research.
more: Gather Your Family History While You Gather Together
