Crista Cowan has been employed by Ancestry since 2004; her involvement in family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. From being parked under a microfilm reader at the Family History Library in her baby carrier to her current career as a professional genealogist, Crista has spent thousands of hours discovering, documenting and telling family stories.

She is known as The Barefoot Genealogist and has a weekly internet show (found on the Ancestry YouTube channel) designed to help people discover their family history.

“Top Ancestry Search Tips and Tricks” (Mon-138), 1:30-2:45 P.M.

Ancestry currently has more than 16 billion records online and millions more are added every single day. We want to provide you with as many ways into those records as possible. Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of her favorite tips to make you a search pro and (even more importantly) a true researcher.

Topics: Repositories

“Using Ancestry as Cousin Bait” (Tues-146), 9:00-10:15 A.M.

With millions of members, Ancestry is a great resource for connecting with others who are researching the same families and in the same locations. Join Crista Cowan for a look at the many tools available on Ancestry.com for connecting with cousins and advancing your family history research.

Topics: Repositories, Technology in support of genealogical research 

“The Jewish Record Collection on Ancestry.com” (Weds-138), 9:00-10:15 A.M.

Ancestry has more than 16 billion total records online and millions more are being added each month. Join Crista Cowan for a look at what record collections specifically will benefit you in your research into your Jewish ancestry.

Topics: Repositories