tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6556328394253120039..comments2024-03-19T01:26:04.572-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: More on Finding Record Hints for a Specific Database on Ancestry.comRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-84513604547528017742016-05-22T12:27:06.125-07:002016-05-22T12:27:06.125-07:00Joe,
I'm sorry I forgot to put the updated in...Joe,<br /><br />I'm sorry I forgot to put the updated info in this particular post - Ancestry changed their address system several months ago. I added the following in a comment on 3 May:<br /><br />Ancestry changed their URL system somewhat. Russ Worthington figured it out - I wrote about it in http://www.geneamusings.com/2016/05/mining-ancestrycom-hints-by-specific.html<br /><br />Try that -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-41390719250201256212016-05-22T10:27:10.156-07:002016-05-22T10:27:10.156-07:00This is what I get....
We’re sorry, this page is ...This is what I get....<br /><br />We’re sorry, this page is temporarily unavailable.<br /><br />You can try, or come back later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198778649845884483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-32876891808161738192016-05-22T10:25:52.259-07:002016-05-22T10:25:52.259-07:00Frustrated, I hate it when I try to do what is sho...Frustrated, I hate it when I try to do what is shown and it does NOT work. Just get different webpage that is of no use. I know what my tree # is and what bdid I want to use, still nothing. Can you break it down even more? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198778649845884483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-65193444671601040792016-05-03T16:42:39.336-07:002016-05-03T16:42:39.336-07:00Ancestry changed their URL system somewhat. Russ W...Ancestry changed their URL system somewhat. Russ Worthington figured it out - I wrote about it in http://www.geneamusings.com/2016/05/mining-ancestrycom-hints-by-specific.html<br /><br />Good luck -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29464221808110508272016-02-09T17:39:10.911-08:002016-02-09T17:39:10.911-08:00When I want to sit down and do just "findagra...When I want to sit down and do just "findagrave" for example, I was using your suggestions.<br />I just hadn't done the specific database searches since the switch to new ancestry,until tonight. Sorry I didn't check my work before commenting. Mea culpa.Celtic Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722841959389221214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19713664883626533802016-02-09T16:59:21.415-08:002016-02-09T16:59:21.415-08:00Midwest Ancestree,
BUT you haven't given any ...Midwest Ancestree,<br /><br />BUT you haven't given any details of what you do and what you see. I use it all of the time from an EXCEL file I created to do this.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-32270503550390884762016-02-09T15:52:21.042-08:002016-02-09T15:52:21.042-08:00well, I don't know what i was doing wrong! it...well, I don't know what i was doing wrong! it sure does work! <br />SORRY!Celtic Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722841959389221214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-85401159578318302862016-02-09T15:11:32.685-08:002016-02-09T15:11:32.685-08:00Midwest Ancestree,
Works for me and has worked on...Midwest Ancestree,<br /><br />Works for me and has worked on the old and "new" / now current Ancestry.com.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19413179782853206212016-02-09T14:46:15.055-08:002016-02-09T14:46:15.055-08:00This doesn't seem to work with the new ancestr...This doesn't seem to work with the new ancestry? I've tried playing around with it, but can't get it to work. Any ideas?<br />THANK YOU!Celtic Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722841959389221214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-629533683447049882014-10-30T19:09:52.242-07:002014-10-30T19:09:52.242-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jan Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955777567178892247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-68280326719602318562014-10-18T10:37:27.840-07:002014-10-18T10:37:27.840-07:00Randy,
Great list of the dbid numbers. I would ad...Randy,<br /><br />Great list of the dbid numbers. I would add the 1921 Canada Census - dbid 8991 to your list.<br /><br />Thanks for posting the listing and saving me the time needed to gather them.<br /><br />IanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830769690458493191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-56656896135038747392014-10-17T21:08:20.021-07:002014-10-17T21:08:20.021-07:00Randy,
I am like you that I would rather work a d...Randy, <br />I am like you that I would rather work a database and mine as much info from it, instead of going person by person.<br />For those more 'distant' relatives that I will research later, I save their 'ancestry hints' from my World Connect tree. <br />It makes for a fast set of databases to review if I need to quickly work on them (like when a distant family member wants to meet and talk genealogy and I havent worked on their branch in years) <br />I just save the URL address into the notes for future use. Like here is the url for hints on Edward Flynn Husband of my First cousin 2x removed http://www.ancestry.com/s39552/t16615/grid1044/rd.ashx?did=17&pidlist=60525-26331883_3693-67929933_7602-73886083_8790-938294_7884-187981622_2442-8938536_6061-24149669<br /><br />Found in my World Connect tree at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=1familytree&id=I395<br /><br />And also for those Legacy Database users who have not yet moved to Ver 8 (I still use ver 7.5) you can use the greatest tool ever LTools "Data Bridge"<br />I just updated over 400 persons in less than an hour, including the source info , all from the Wisconsin Death Index 1959=1997! <br />Keep up the great Blog posts!! <br />Regards, <br />JayJay at 1FamilyTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961652635287579897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-61670228936336317012014-10-17T15:14:16.481-07:002014-10-17T15:14:16.481-07:00Wow, very cool! Thanks for sharing these tips! I...Wow, very cool! Thanks for sharing these tips! I have so many hints it's not even funny.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669075493056040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-17356511699744434782014-10-17T12:58:25.408-07:002014-10-17T12:58:25.408-07:00Randy,
Very cool. I have been collecting these db...Randy,<br /><br />Very cool. I have been collecting these dbid numbers as well. I'll post them at some point in time.<br /><br />Also, I did ALL my the DBID of 3963 and 3 days later I had 20 new ones in my same ATM.<br /><br />Right now, I have 8,968 people with 4,358 Record Hints. Now, I have also hidden 1,200 hints for records that I might use as a last resort.<br /><br />I used the Most Recent sort, for the Last Day, and I had 400 new hints from the previous day.<br /><br />Remember that as you look at the Most Recent Sort, you will see an indication from Last Day to Last Week. So these 400 hints were ADDED since 7 days ago.<br /><br />My reason for using this (new to me) way of handling of Hints, is that I can deal with my database by Record Group, which really boils down to the formation of a Citation. I do NOT use the Ancestry.com citation, so I move those citations into the Evidence Explained Template format in my program<br /><br />I get into the rhythm of the record group and just knock them out< one at a time, Cite my source AND make a Research Log entry.<br /><br />For me it, like you said, is much more efficient method to "mine" databases. and use of my time.<br /><br />I hope others give it a try.<br /><br />Thank you for your comments, they are appreciated.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.com