Cues & Clues for AQ: May 2015

Friday, May 29, 2015

Direct Research Links

While Ancestral Quest is a place to enter your ancestral information, it also has tools to help you research those ancestors in order to add new generations and fill in family information.

Looking in my files I'd like to learn more information on Charles Brisson, born in 1670 in Chateau Richer, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I've highlight him and clicked on the drop down "Internet" as follows:

One can choose from this point to search Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, WorldVitalRecords.com or go to my own list of "Favorite Sites" and see the results of my search. In reality, one needs to check each one out to see what information is available and what documentation is there to back up that information.

If one clicks the "Search Favorite Sites.." it brings up all the sites entered for researching:

Clicking on 'Perform Internet Search', takes the search of the highlighted person to that site. Checking Ancestry didn't provide much, but WorldConnect, FamilySearch and World Vital Records returned some possible connections:

Details (Sources) were provided with the FamilySearch entry and clicking the section from World Vital Records which is now owned by MyHeritage required a subscription, however, if you are in a Family History Center that is available for free.

The World Connect's response was from RootsWeb which also offered additional information on this family:

Additional searchable websites can be added to the 'Favorites' and this research tool can be used to help extend your ancestral lines and fill in missing family members.

Remember Ancestral Quest is fully FamilySearch Certified!

Comments and questions are always welcome!

Happy Ancestraling...

Claire ;)

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Friday, May 15, 2015

AQ Newsletters

Ancestral Quest has a monthly newsletter that you should be receiving by email.

We've had a newsletter since March, 2014 that is packed with ideas, tips, the latest updates, what's coming and information on ways to use different features. It is worth your time to review these each month. Here is the front of the newsletter:

If you are missing any of the newsletters, they are now available here: Newsletter Archives.

Additionally, we are on Facebook for those who are into Social Media, you can post questions, share ideas and success stories for others to read. Here is the link to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AncQuest

We also post tips and lots of inspirational and funny comments regarding genealogy and family history! For instance, our post today looks like this:

Learning about all the great features in Ancestral Quest will definitely help improve your research skills and in locating those elusive ancestors!

Remember Ancestral Quest is fully FamilySearch Certified!

Comments and questions are always welcome!

Happy Ancestraling...

Claire ;)

AQ Cues & Clues Blog:http://ancquest.blogspot.com/

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Setting the Home Person

Ever want to change the "Home" person in your Family File? This is not a difficult thing to do and is accomplished with a few clicks in Ancestral Quest.

First you determine who you want in the #1 position, it doesn't matter what their RIN number is to be there, just write that number down or remember it.

Go to "Tools" and scroll down to "Preferences" like this:

Once you have clicked on the "Preferences" you'll need to go to the "Database Tab", note that the default tab is "General" so when you open preferences it will go to the General Tab.

We have circled the area where you put the RIN number of the person you want in that "Home" position. Once you enter that number, click on "OK".

That's it, now that person will be in the main position when you click on the "Home" Icon at the top of the program.

As long as you use the Icon you'll be able to get to the 'Home' person in the Pedigree or the Family View.

Remember Ancestral Quest is fully FamilySearch Certified!

Comments and questions are always welcome!

Happy Ancestraling...

Claire ;)

AQ Cues & Clues Blog:http://ancquest.blogspot.com/

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