An Introduction to Geni

Learn more about the benefits of collaboration in a single-family tree, including adding sources to shared profiles, communicating with public discussions, understanding the revision history of profiles, and working with projects. Learn how Geni and MyHeritage work together to help improve the quality of the World Family Tree and connect…

Take a deep dive into the Geni website and learn how you can manage individual profiles, upload images, take notes, and much more to further your genealogical research.

Geni volunteer curator, E. Randol Schoenberg, describes the advantages of building your family tree collaboratively on Geni.com. Topics discussed include the Geni relationship finder, dna integration, finding correcting mistakes, using different languages, ancestor and descendant reports, merging duplicates, getting help with public discussions, using the Actions menu and projects.

Leer hoe Geni en MyHeritage samenwerken om u te verbinden met nieuwe verwanten.

MyHeritage discovers your DNA matches, individuals with which you share DNA from a common ancestor. how are we able to detect that? How are we able to predict the degree of relationship given the amount of DNA shared? And how do we match your DNA against such a large genetic…

When you login to see your matches at MyHeritage DNA, your initial excitement at your sudden popularity (who knew you had thousands of DNA cousins?) is often quickly replaced by confusion as you try to figure out how you are all related. In this easy-to-understand 45 minutes you will learn…

Newspapers are a valuable resource for genealogy research. Don’t think your ancestors were not important enough to appear in the paper OR that it is too difficult to find anything in newspaper records. Learn how to leverage the historic newspapers at MyHeritage to locate your ancestors, understand their daily lives…

Have you taken a DNA-test to find an unknown parent or grandparent? Or have a DNA-test discovered a big family secret, like dad not being dad? Which family members can you expect to find with a DNA-test? How can you find dad with a DNA-test with no clue on who…

With over three billion records from thousands of collections of European origin and its vibrant user community MyHeritage is an incredible resource for European research. This session will provide an overview of these collections and highlight how to best find, access, and utilize these sources.