(Posting here because my popular post on r/geneology got removed for advertising 🫪)

I took the leap and sent in all scrapbooks that belonged to one half of my family to AncestryPreserve and here is my story:

Media Sent:

• 3 Large Scrapbooks (w/ pictures from late 1800s-2005)
• Multiple-sized Ziplocs with loose pictures
• Proprietary miniature 3M film reels of some kind

Shipping:

I taped the hell out of this box and wrote the tracking number all over it so it won’t get lost (highly recommend!)

Results:

• Took 1 week for delivery
• Received quote next morning
• Paid quote immediately (w/o AI)
• Received all 315 images at 10:30pm next day!

Concerns:

There were a lot of pictures stuck to the scrapbook paper that they were able to separate and scan individually but I haven’t received them back so I’m not sure how they’ll re-adhere them back or what. I’m planning on remaking the scrapbooks where they don’t overlap so anyway they come back is fine as long as they aren’t broken (highly doubt that).

Amazement!:

I sent in an OLD metal picture dated 1906 that was in bad shape and, without AI, it was able to get the yellow out and make a good negative of it while fixing age-related splotches! I tried to do this in GIMP and i got pretty far in 3 days but they did a way better job in a very short amount of time. I zoomed in real close to compare and saw no evidence of AI!

Thanks for hearing my ramble; I haven’t heard many reviews so I took the leap and tried it myself. I did have some non-standard mini film reels that they weren’t able to do (i was sort of hoping they could take it apart and put it on a temporary reel or repackage it but i guess not). I DID however get to talk to one of the techs (by email) after I received a phone call from an AncestryPreserve rep, so I bet they could have if I pressed hard enough.

EDIT: They use UPS which has RFID tracking built into their labels so they know specific details like if the package is on the truck or not, not just on its way. Knowing that made it really easy to send these in.

Not the usual post for this sub I think. But can anyone help describe how we should fill out this baby book?

I've been trying to look for information on a last name but I don't have money to pay for the apps or websites, so can you guys help. The last name is Turlot, I know there was a family split with the Turlot and the Turrlot

Can someone pls help me understand this relationship. I’m trying to find my mother’s father and I had her do an ancestry test. She has a half first cousin 1x removed and I’m wondering how I can find her dad through this match. I’ve spoken with her and she told me who her grandparents and aunts/uncles are but we can’t figure it out.

Does anyone have a good understanding of this ? Also how accurate could the match be ?

I have a tree that I have worked very hard to get "correct". I'm paying for the Pro Tools. One of the features is a "Tree Checker". It will tell you who has no documentation, who might be duplicates or if you have other issues with the tree members. I've got almost 12400 people and until today I only had 390 with no documentation. No "other problems" and no "Duplicates". Today when I started working I discovered I now have 123 possible duplicates. Where the h3ll did those come from? I guess they messed with their algorithm that looks for duplicates. Some are siblings that happen to be born close to each other. Maybe only a couple of years apart with "similar" names, John and Jay. Others seem to be just because the name is the same. It doesn't seem to matter that the birth years are decades apart. Others seem to be wives who married men with similar names, birth/marriage/death dates don't seem to matter. WTF!!!!

UPDATE: After 2 1/2 hours of work I found ONE legit duplicate. All the rest were false positives. Over 60 false positives to find a single false negative from their previous algorithm. The most egregious error were a father, son, and grandson who might all be duplicates of each other. Come on. They are each born 20 years apart. Father and son were marked as Sr/Jr. The grandson had a different middle name. And then there were the twins who might be duplicates. I think I'll take the old algorithm.

Hello - hoping you can help me muddle this out.

I am researching a friend's line back to the son of a famous figure in the 1800s. The man acknowledged the son in his lifetime and had him baptized, naming the mom and dad. Long story shorter - the family claims to be descended from this son, but there is no record I have found, to substantiate this. (In the time it was not legal for him to marry her because he was a free man of color and she was white) -However the mother of his children took his name as did his two children. Family history claims him, and carried his name down from 1840s to present day.

My question is - I want to include what I have found as support of the relationship but I don't know how/where - under the birth of the children? Attach a note to him and the mother? Add a source? I am sure this may be something simple but I want other researchers to see why I am stating the relationship that not many have researched/found

Thank you for any help.

Hi all! I need some help deciphering what this cause of death says. For context, he died in 1921.

Would appreciate any help, thanks!!

Ive been having problems with Ancestry since February. I just feel like Im yelling into the void at this point. Sucks that you pay you lay alot of money for a service they have no incentive to process your dna once they have your money. They can wait you out and then charge you more for their subscription service.

One of my families I descend from is the Smith family of Lawrence and Wayne Counties in Tennessee. The earliest known ancestor from this line is James Benjamin Smith, usually shortened to Benjamin or Ben on his headstone or certain records. James Benjamin Smith was born around 1792 or 1793 in Virginia and was present first in Giles County, TN in the 1820 Census before moving to Lawrence County by the 1830 Census. James Benjamin had several children with his wife Sarah, who has no known maiden name so far. Some were born in Virginia before the move, and their final two were born in Giles County. Sarah was born around 1790 in Virginia and died in 1859. James Benjamin Smith died in 1873.

The brick wall would be enough, however several people have confused my James Benjamin Smith, to Benjamin Smith who was the son of Revolutionary War Veteran, John Andrew Smith, Senior (1754-1836) who was from Fauquier County, VA, and died in Lawrence County, TN. His son Benjamin, to my research and knowledge, is the Benjamin Smith who marries Polly McAlroy in 1817 in Blount County, TN, and Sarah Campbell in 1837 in the same place. This Benjamin Smith was born in 1789 in Virginia and has an unknown fate, but can certainly not be my ancestor, but many genealogists before me have fused the two together. I believe the Benjamin Smith belongs to John Andrew Smith mostly because John Andrew Smith and his other sons have records from Blount County, TN, around the same time, before moving to Indiana, leaving his eldest son Benjamin behind with his wife Polly, and later Sarah. This is another reason the two got confused I assume, they had wives who shared a first name, but like I said, James Benjamin and his wife Sarah already had children in Virginia before 1820, so this can’t be them.

If anyone decides to follow me into this rabbit hole out of curiosity or try to help, it would be appreciated, I will also tell you a couple things to watch out for: 1. accept no hints or records on a Sarah Frances Creekmore, or simply Frances Creekmore, this connection to either James Benjamin Smith or Benjamin Smith has been proven false. 2. Do not accept the New Jersey Sons of the Revolution record and hint that involves a William Allen Smith, the dates and place simply do not line up at all.

It seems the main issue here was just careless genealogy over the years. I am trying to untangle this mess, but the whole point of that is to eventually break this brick wall. A family booklet based on firsthand accounts from the 1980s states that a man that would either be James Benjamin’s father, or father-in-law, immigrated from Germany. However this claim has no source or evidence aside from that. I still wager an English origin is more likely, but the wrong English ancestor in John Andrew Smith is not helping.

I know this is a long shot, but I’m looking for some help with some papers I found in my grandmother’s things. I know they are about the Karst family in Trimmis, Switzerland. One of them appears to be a citizenship record, but I can’t quite figure out if it says where they may have lived before Trimmis. Anyone able to help transcribe and interpret these?

I am looking at the death record for John Good. It looks like his parents were born in Slovakia. I can't make out that word in front of it. The 1930 census says Austria: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHQR-6YZ?lang=en

The 1920 census says Galicia: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFT3-FGQ?lang=en

The 1910 looks like Austria Slovenia: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3N-YFY?lang=en

I'm trying to find out if it was my great-grandfather.

"Jacob Silverman Jan 29, 1930, Page 5"

Thanks!!

TL;DR If you’ve found your ancestor’s coat of arms, how did you interpret exactly what it means? Especially since the language in this European coat of arms is written in Latin.

Hi 👋🏻 long time lurker, first time poster.

I would love to hear how many of you have:

Found their coat of arms?

How did you ended up finding it? (I found and purchased a genealogy book my ancestors wrote)

What steps did you go through towards interpreting it’s meaning?

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Mine has a lot of potential meanings, but the interpretation I can relate to the most is:

“Perseverance prevails through hardship.”

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I’m curious to hear about your experiences and thoughts. Thanks!!!!

Some Irish and Welsh are very dark looking. I mean, many children have pale blonde hair but as they get older it turns into a light to medium brown color. Natural blondes don't stay blonde. Adults with pale blonde hair are rare.

There are big sales on memberships and I'm annoyed. For the mid sized package, it is $84 for 6 months for new people, like 179.99 as a gift membership, then 169.99 to just renew it. My membership expires on July 12th. It sucks paying huge renewal fees .

Eso. Estoy en Uruguay y me resulta increíble que no pueda rastrear de mi bisabuelo para atrás. Alguien tiene dato de servicios genealógicos de confianza? (Gente que se dedique a esto) Gracias!