Ancestry.com indexes aren’t always right, making it more difficult to search successfully for your ancestors in old records. In many cases, you can correct those errors and help others find it in the future. Here’s how to do it. When the announcement was...

Everyone can use a great coach and a new genealogy service is striving to fill that need! GenealogyDOTcoach (SM) is a new online service matching up professional genealogists (called Genealogy Coaches) with people who want to have all the excitement of making their...

Dropbox is my go-to tool for sharing files online. Here’s how to share folders on Dropbox, and an update on how Dropbox sharing has changed. Dropbox is a favorite free tool of mine for sharing genealogy files online with family and fellow genealogists....

Famicity: a new free platform that allows families to gather, record and share their stories. Now in English and French. One of the things I love about RootsTech is meeting innovators who are passionate about creating new ways to discover, preserve and share family...

MyHeritage.com has created a unique new database that allows you to find others who have searched for the same relatives you’re trying to find. Genealogy companies are getting smarter about figuring out how to use the data that’s created when people use...

Is someone else’s Ancestry family tree causing a pain in your own tree trunk? Here’s a way to approach it–nicely! Scott is a new Genealogy Gems listener and he recently dropped me a line about a problem that just a few–ok, nearly...