New Ancestry.com Updates + Tips & Tricks February 2025

👉🏻 Discover the latest features on Ancestry.com, including the new AI-generated record summaries, plus get step-by-step solutions for your most common genealogy challenges! In this guide, learn how to: 🟢 Use the new AI record summary feature 🟢 Fix transcription errors in records 🟢 Handle multiple name changes for your ancestors 🟢 Merge duplicate profiles and set relationships correctly 🟢 Export your family tree information (with and without Pro tools) 🟢 Manage your DNA match list with hidden matches Whether you're new to Ancestry or a seasoned genealogist, this video will help you navigate the platform more efficiently. Plus, stay tuned until the end for a teaser about upcoming RootsTech 2025 announcements! Handout available for: 👉🏻 Academy Members 👉🏻 Patreon Members (Happy Dance level) 👉🏻 YouTube Channel Members (Information Access level) Purchase the HANDOUT HERE: https://genealogytv.org/product/hando... ❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY https://genealogytv.org/academy/ ❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!    / @genealogytv   ❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced.   / genealogytv  . 📝📝📝THREE DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS! 📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts.    / @genealogytv  . As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at    / @genealogytv   📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at https://genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts. 📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available.   / genealogytv   ✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE https://genealogytv.org/ ✅ GTV on FACEBOOK   / genealogytv   ✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genea... 👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV (Free)    / @genealogytv   ** GTV Affiliate Partners ** 🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites. https://www.amazon.com/shop/genealogytv SIMILAR VIDEOS 🔴 Master Plan    • Genealogy Master Plan (2025)  &list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw 🔴 Find a Grave Tricks & Transfers (January 2025)    • Find a Grave Tricks & Transfers (January 2...  &list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw 🔴 New AncestryDNA Tree Feature    • New AncestryDNA Tree Feature  &list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw 🔴 Social Security Records for Family History Research Updated 2025    • Social Security Records for Family History...  &list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw 00:00 Intro 01:12 Handout 01:29 AI Generated Stories 04:21 Fixing Transcription Errors 05:55 Name Changes 10:40 Connect with GTV 10:51 Merge Duplicates & Set Relationships 14:19 Print a List of All People 18:27 Merge Duplicates Tree Checker 24:00 Merge Duplicates w/o ProTools 25:26 Hidden DNA Matches 28:42 Heads Up #Genealogy #AncestryDNA #FamilyHistory #RootsTech2025 I’m a professional genealogist who loves to teach with video. It's all about genealogy, family history, and DNA to research. Goal: Create the best free genealogy videos on YouTube, teach genealogy research skills to build your family tree and research records. The best genealogy tutorial videos on “Genealogy TV” are about how to keep research notes, stay organized, genetic genealogy, find missing ancestors, find family history records, organizing DNA matches, and more. Learn genealogy for free on GTV. Learn Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, WikiTree, National and State Archives, genealogical & historical societies, Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, Newspaper Archives.com, Fold3, Archive.org, Facebook genealogy groups, and the very best genealogy websites and resources. Genealogy TV is the #1 largest independent YouTube channel for education. Best YouTubers for genealogy are Connie Knox on Genealogy TV, Ancestry's Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist), The History Guy, Aimee Cross @AncestryAimee, Family History Fanatics, Geneavlogger, Legacy Tree Genealogy, Useful Charts, Diahan Southard, Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow, and Lisa Lisson. Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...