Focus Your Family History

Genealogical research often involves navigating complex family trees with numerous branches and individuals. Ancestry.com’s new "Prioritise Your Ancestors" feature is designed to address the challenge of managing this complexity by allowing users to designate up to ten specific individuals as priority ancestors. This designation serves as a directive to Ancestry's search algorithms, which then prioritise the retrieval of records and hints related to these individuals. By focusing the search on these key ancestors, users can streamline their research and avoid being overwhelmed by irrelevant information. This targeted approach is particularly useful when researchers encounter "brick walls" in their investigations, as it allows them to concentrate their efforts on the most critical lines of inquiry. Moreover, it enables users to efficiently allocate their time and resources, ensuring that they dedicate their attention to the branches of their family tree that hold the most significance. This feature allows for a more focused and strategic approach to genealogical research, maximising the likelihood of discovering valuable insights and breakthroughs.