and finally trigger through to add. So, if you're frustrated,
ThruLines and tell you the benefits and the pitfalls in
let me know. We'll see what we can do as a community to get
frustrating. I had to develop a couple hacks to make it work
guess what? It took me four months to try to figure out how
on your account? If so, let me know in the comments because
enough information to start accessing your ThruLines
but are you having trouble getting them to start appearing
was designed to just basically give you the barebone fact.
their DNA for DNA ThruLines to be activated. Now this video
that subscribe button so that you can be notified when
future videos. So, stay tuned to our channels. Be sure to hit
to get Ancestry ThruLines on my own tree and that was beyond
add a new person to that tree. It's pretty cool stuff. But
the strategies for success in order to ensure that you can
remember when you're making massive changes or when you're
of these videos and we'll see you in the next episode.
they're released. So, as we say goodbye, be sure to check any
get as many ThruLines as possible. I hope that gave you
them access to you. Now, I'm definitely going to analyze
lines to find a new common ancestor or a new link through
aunt, and so forth. When you make changes to their
linking yourself to a tree that can take two to three days So
What is a ThruLine? How do you trigger access and what are
the short answer is check back often for new opportunities
ancestors you have already found in common. You'll just
wondering how often does ancestry check for new common
ancestors and ThruLines. Well, the answer that the
linked to a searchable tree that it has at least three to
to make public trees or private shareable trees connected to
coming live every day and people are realizing they need
because people are being tested every day. The results are
mind if you make changes to relatives, let's say you
yourself with anybody else, you won't have as many DNA Thru
lines as you would like. The other thing you need to do in
it's been my experience two to three. Additionally, keep in
private, then the three loans don't work as well for you and
order to to ensure you have the most success is your tree have
find as much as possible. There will be an opportunity for true
four generations of ancestors just like you're supposed to
parentage, it could take up to two to three days for your
ThruLine to reflect those changes. Now, you may be
ancestry gives is every time you see a new DNA match who is
discover that you have the wrong parent for a in, a great
three lines to trigger. Now, Ancestry says one to two but
names into the tree, if you want to have the most success,
tree to a DNA test, it can take up to two to three days for the
you want to have it identifying pieces of information. Names,
to be either public or private searchable. If it's just
and your great grandparents as much as possible. When you put
the more success ancestry will have in recommending possible
lines appear. Not only do you need to link a DNA test to a
others on the platform. Now, when you initially link your
tree on ancestry but that tree will provide you with the most
you have your grandparents, your parents, your grandparents
places, and death dates. The more complete the information,
so forth. Now, if you're an adoptee and you cannot match
those extended relationships. So, aunts, uncles, nephews, and
ThruLines for you and finally, make sure you add in
success if you have three to four generations in your tree.
there will be a link for step-by-step instructions on
how to link one person's DNA test to your family tree in
it would be a that we can have in the future. So, how do
so right now all you can do is just kind of scroll past it but
connect one DNA kit to one person in a family tree on
Ancestry. You can't do multiple kits to the same tree. So,
ancestors. You can't filter down to just the paternal
grandmothers and because of that, some of us actually have
just want to focus on them there's no way to go you know
for right now I really don't want to pay attention to them
see Thomas Claybaugh or Nancy Claybaugh and they matches that
it'd be really strange if you had all of those branches. You
can't just see all of your Zempstein relatives and all of
these guys or maybe I'm working on Charles and Jane's line I
to do in order to have the best success with having DNA Thru
Well, you cannot filter just to your grandparent lines. You
because you never want to see it again. It's completely wrong
interested to other lines. So, one of the things you can't do
grandfather, you can't just filter to the his direct
What does that mean? So if you're starting with yourself,
the more complete the better. Birthplaces, birth dates, death
your account. Then, there's a cup other things that you need
might be related but you get the idea. So, your paternal
ThruLine or a potential ancestor. You cannot reject one
showing up. So, we're going to talk about accuracy in the
future videos so be sure to stay tuned for that but one of
and there's no way to ignore one. What am I mean by ignore?
the things I wanted to point out is you cannot accept a
Ancestry ThruLines trigger themselves? Well, you have to
like I really want to know anytime there's a match to
not climbing those trees for whatever reason. We're more
way love you guys but I'm I'm working on the Townsend line
you can't say you know what I really I really don't want to
lines that not that we don't like those lines. We're just
your long relatives or your geistler relatives. Granted,
is not my Charles Gordon's aunt father but yet, it keeps
fifth great grandpa father now another thing you cannot do on
scrolling mess. Okay, it's not a mess but again, the pictures
then you can just have everybody in one solid
already in my tree when you see a box regardless of whether it
words potential ancestor then this is a suggestion that
smaller. Now, how can you tell the difference between an
are really, really, really large. I wish they were
it says filter by potential ancestor right now, then you
ancestor that's already in your tree and a potential ancestor.
to just the people you have linked to in your tree or you
has an image or just an icon when you see a dashline you see
have the ability for the people who are in your link tree or
then go back to your family tree to the profile pages and
ThruLines is let's go to my potential ancestors. Now, I
Ancestry is providing you a perhaps someone that is your
Well, Ancestry did a few things. If you see a solid box
may want to filter to just your potential ancestors. Now, did
chart into my my tree, my database. You can't do it. What
multiple generations, then maybe you just want to filter
brother. Here is the new common ancestor and then I have
see different people who've taken a DNA test as well as
multiple paths to not only my DNA cousins but also how they
white box here. These are people who are already in my
have worked repeatedly to get people to realize this person
the dashline here when you see that dashline and then the
tree because I know that they are children of my third grade
uncle. I do not have these people in my tree but Ancestry
happen is ancestry will go up to a common ancestor that's in
ThruLines says, hey, I think these people are related to you
chart you may ask? Uh huh. Good question. So, it's different
Lean author, I want to go ahead and add her to my pedigree
ancestor that you don't have on your tree. Now, when you get an
ancestries were scrolling will then attempt to a potential
and this is how they're related to you. That's the beauty of
have quite a few established individuals on your tree to
like I do for Anna Murray Geisler then this person is
you see how I did that? There is, let me zoom in just a
little bit more for you. There is this little drop down box,
add your person in that way. Now, if you're like me and you
you have to do is take this information, evaluate it, and
multiple people's trees and then look for new DNA matches.
get to me. Notice I have a white box here and I have a
the three lines. One of the things you cannot do from your
three lines pages is when you see, oh, look, for Virginia
And how they connect to you. So here was my ancestor common
grandparents and that's as far as ancestry goes back which is
yourself and how you're related. The other thing will
to see if you they can find a common ancestor and then
for what you're trying to see. Now, how far back do your
bit better. I just really think the pictures are way too big
back in just as fit so we can read. I met my fifth great
a really good thing because if you have watched Andy's video
your DNA to the DNA of others and then looking on your trees
about how you're only related to 120 ancestors, that's
notice is that you'll see your common ancestor and then you'll
because unlike a pedigree chart, ancestry is comparing
essentially the fifth generation. If you haven't
label of the generation right there as you scroll on by.
you are using your browser use the Zoom out tool for Chrome
them. And so Ancestry will just stick just like that. Stick the
generations go? They go all the way back. There is, let's zoom
ancestor from myself and those other individuals including my
for Safari and then you can stew your generations a little
grandparents and there's a lot of them or potentially a lot of
label will stick right here. This helps when you scroll
further down your tree and your your third or fourth grade
have to forget which generation I'm on because the generation
ancestry ThruLines, a couple thing you'll you'll
Unfortunately these pictures are really really big. So when
watched that video yet, be sure to check a pop ups or the link
view of your ThruLines. So you have your parents right
in the description. Now, how is this different than a pedigree
here. And notice as I scroll up to a next generation I don't
it either from that pedigree view or from the DNA menu or
said before, you can get to your Ancestry ThruLines
page for your ThruLines. ThruLines grid through I don't
click on a profile and now, I have ThruLines right here.
their DNA portal page. Now let's go back to the profile
Ancestry ThruLines right here and then, did you see what
is from the individual pages of the people who have ThruLines.
At least not at the filming of this video. So as you can see,
ThruLines. Additionally, anywhere on the site, you can
I click on, it says, do you want to see your ThruLines
know what they're calling this page. But it's a generational
it will tell you that you can turn on the icons for your
pop up but if you will come over and click on this icon, a
suggestions from your pedigree chart and the pop up that comes
for George and then, I will be taken to that page. Now, as I
this page do I see the ThruLines link. I have to get
places I access points to my Ancestry ThruLines. Now, I can
here but the place that you Access Your Ancestry ThruLines
pop up will show up on the right side of your screen and
nowhere on this profile, I have a lot of records. I found him
in city director. It's for Henry Joseph but nowhere on
these steps but the key is you have to link your DNA Results
to a person in your family tree and will come to that later. If
researchers to new discoveries but you probably are asking how
you're going to go click on DNA, your research results
subscriber, then you're going to come to your homepage and
that you can access Ancestry ThruLines. If you are
your DNA results to a tree, there's another way place that
from that menu drop down. As I said before, if you have linked
to access your DNA Thru line. There are several places
summary and in this third box, you will find a path to the
happened? Now, all of a sudden, I have these circles. These are
through your pedigree chart. Let's hop over there to the one
ThruLines but if I hover over my profiles, I see a standard
ThruLines but you shouldn't have the problem if you follow
you have already completed that step, this is how you're going
Well, the concept what if users who take a DNA test and build
before Ancestry ThruLines overcomes many of the
that I am linked to. So, this is me linked on Ancestry
you can access your ancestry ThruLines and that is
lifting. Sounds good doesn't it? So, this is an Ancestry
click DNA ThruLines and then get to the ThruLines
ThruLines. The goal is to leverage the power of people
couple ancestry DNA circle but now I have multiple Ancestry
who are working to build their family tree who have connected
took several months for me to get access to the Ancestry
do I get to the Ancestry ThruLines. I know I did. It
DNA to that tree to match new users and experienced
limitations that that service provided. I know I only had a
you and your common ancestor. If you've used DNA circles
their family tree on Ancestry could take their pedigree chart
this tool if they have taken a DNA test. Even with the roll
combine it with their match list and then Ancestry will use
out, Ancestry ThruLines is just something people have heard of.
and the bell next to it so that you will be notified when we
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