Name: Don’t Ruin Your Ancestry Tree! Avoid These Common Fact-Adding Fails
Uploaded: 2025-05-14T14:12:00+00:00
Duration: 13 min 13 s
Description: Adding facts to your Ancestry tree should be exciting, not stressful! But if you’re not careful, you can end up with a mess that takes hours to fix. In this video, I’ll show you the biggest mistakes p

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Adding facts to your Ancestry tree should be exciting, not stressful! But if you’re not careful, you can end up with a mess that takes hours to fix. In this video, I’ll show you the biggest mistakes people make when saving facts to their family tree and how to avoid them. Whether you’re just starting or you’ve been at it for a while, these tips will help you keep your research organized and reliable. Let’s save time and make sure your tree stays clean and accurate!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
00:41 Use Caution When Adding Sources
01:31 Start From a Profile
02:15 Should you use Ancestry hints?
02:32 Should you use Ancestry member trees?
02:45 Avoid Unhelpful Images and Stories
03:56 Build Your Family Tree with Records
05:05 Carefully Add New Information to Your Tree
05:43 Should you add an alternative fact?
06:13 Inconsistent Place Names on Ancestry
08:10 Where is Oraeb, Arizona?
08:44 Why is this tutorial so basic?
09:43 Remove Extra Details in Place Names
11:34 Do you need that fact?
12:24 Mess Family Trees are Avoidable