Join us for Karen Evans’s Masterclass and learn how to use the Ancestry website better!
How can this Masterclass help you?
Ancestry is one of the main platforms genealogists use when researching their family history but are you getting the most out of it?
Your tutor, Karen Evans, will be focusing on:
- making the tree tools work for you
- powering up your searches
- troubleshooting those areas that often cause confusion
Karen will be offering practical hints and tips, her own ideas and research tactics learned from using Ancestry over many years.
Why not join this friendly and relaxed masterclass to see how you make your Ancestry subscription work harder?
How well do you really know Ancestry?
Have a go at our quick quiz to find out if you’re getting the most from the world’s biggest genealogy site...
- Q1. What is the most recent record collection added to the Ancestry website?
- Q2. If you have an ancestor in your tree twice what can you do about it?
- Q3. How do I make a back-up of my Ancestry family tree?
If you're unsure of the answers, or just want to know more about these and many other features, don't miss this online masterclass, presented by Karen Evans.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers…
What are the Masterclass course dates?
Karen Evans’s Masterclass is a three-part in-depth learning event and will be held live on Zoom:
- Tuesday 1st July, 7-9pm
- Tuesday 8th July 2025, 7-9pm
- Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7-9pm
Are the sessions recorded?
All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available for you to view as many times as you wish for 1 month after the course completion (ie until 15 August 2025).
Also included: your digital edition of Start Your Family Tree
Registrants will also receive a digital edition of Start Your Family Tree, worth £14.99, the new 100-page guide to genealogy, published in association with Ancestry.
How to book your place
You can book your place via the Family Tree website. Ticket prices are:
- £55 standard ticket
- £45 for Family Tree Plus members or subscribers to Family Tree magazine
Any queries about the Masterclass, please contact [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help you.
About the speaker
Karen Evans is a long-time family historian and in recent years she has enlisted DNA to help her work on, and solve, some of her family mysteries. Karen Evans is DNA advisor to Family Tree magazine, in which she writes a monthly DNA advice column featuring step-by-step advice and reader case studies.
Karen is also the DNA Club news anchor at the monthly DNA Club meetings provided to members of Family Tree Plus.
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Quiz answers
- Q1: Isle of Man, UK, Civil Birth Marriage & Death, 1849-2013
- Q2: On Ancestry, if the same person appears more than once (often due to cousin marriages or tree-building errors), you can use the 'Merge with Duplicate' tool. This allows you to combine two profiles into one, preserving facts, sources, and connections — and keeping your tree accurate and tidy.
- Q3: You can back up your Ancestry tree by exporting it as a GEDCOM (.ged) file — a universal family tree format used by most genealogy programs. Just go to your tree settings, scroll to “Manage your tree,” and click Export Tree. Then download the file to store or upload to other software.