This information really excited us and started us on the path of figuring out how we could empower Ancestry members to tap into this rich network of family relationships available on Facebook. In addition, Facebook now enables users to designate relatives as well as describe how an individual person is related (example: Jane Smith is my mother). While much of the focus of Facebook is on friend' relationships, our research has shown that the average Facebook user has created friend' connections with more than 20 relatives. What do my friends have to do with my family tree' Facebook represents just such a network of living individuals.įacebook is all about friends. For this reason we at Ancestry have long believed that a strong network of living relatives is key to opening the possibilities of family history. As I am able to connect with more and more of these individuals, the odds of great family history discoveries about my great-great grandmother increase. Surviving photographs, journals, vital records, and stories about her will likely be spread among this group of 81 descendants. By the time I come along there will be 81 descendants of this great-great grandmother.
Let's further assume that each of successive generation in turn had three children. Let's say that I am doing research on my great-great grandmother who had three children. Let's start off with a common family history scenario and a bit of simple math. Here are some answers to questions you might have about this new feature.įacebook is all about living people, why would I put living people in my family tree' Step 6: When you are finished adding relatives to your tree, click the ? I'm Finished? button at the bottom of the tree. If they are related to you, click the ? +Add? button and follow the prompts to add them to the proper spot in your tree. Step 5: After going through this list you will see your tree with a list of all the people that may be related to you on the left side. To accept a suggested match click on the Match ? button, to reject a potential match click on the Not a match' link. When there are matches, you can accept or reject them. Step 4: Now the app will compare your tree with your connections in Facebook. Click the green ? Match ? button if it is correct, or click the ? Not you'? link if this is incorrect. Step 3: You will be asked if has correctly matched you in your tree with you on Facebook. Follow the prompts to authorize the Ancestry Facebook Application. Step 1: In your family tree, hover the mouse over a living person, then click her or her name to go to the person's profile page. Getting started is easy, here is how it is done: Simple Sourcing: When we pull data from Facebook, we'll create Source citations so you know where the data came from.Just click through and send him a message on Facebook asking for a copy of that cool photo. Quick Contact: Remember that cool photo of Grandma that your uncle has hanging on his wall' When he is added to your family tree from Facebook you have instant access to his Facebook profile right from your tree.Birthdays:If your relative includes their birth date in Facebook, we'll grab it for you and insert it into your tree.As relatives grow their trees you'll get even more hints about people to add. Find Long Lost Relatives :We'll use Facebook to suggest people who might be family members.When your cousin Jen updates her Facebook profile photo, it's automatically updated in your tree. Photos: We'll pull the most recent profile photo from Facebook into your tree.When you attach Facebook information to someone in your tree you'll get the following: We are excited to announce the release of a new feature that allows Ancestry members to use Facebook to add information and new people to family trees quickly and easily.
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