Are you brand new to genealogy? Did you just sign up for Ancestry.com? Are you overwhelmed, wondering what to do next? Join The Barefoot Genealogist, Crista Cowan, as she shares some basic next steps to keep you moving along on your journey to discovering more about your family history. Experienced researchers might pick up a tip or two as well.

Did your ancestors immigrate to the United States in the late 1800s? Join Crista Cowan as she shares her favorite tips and tricks for finding immigration documents on your ancestors. She'll show you exactly what information you can expect to find, what fa mily stories these records can prove or disprove, and how they can unlock the secrets of exactly where your ancestors came from in the Old Country.

Did your ancestors immigrate to the United States in the early 1900s? Join Crista Cowan as she shares her favorite tips and tricks for finding immigration documents on your ancestors. She'll show you exactly what information you can expect to find, what f amily stories these records can prove or disprove, and how they can unlock the secrets of exactly where your ancestors came from in the Old Country.

Crista Cowan discusses some excellent tips on how to search the site and maximize your results on Ancestry.com

It doesn't matter if you are new to genealogy or have been doing this for years, we've all made mistakes and assumptions as we climb our family tree. Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of the most common family history research mistakes and gives tips a bout how to avoid them. (You can view part one of this presentation here: http://ancstry.me/WHAlsk)

Join Ancestry Anne for Five Minute Friday as she shares quick tips for finding the parents of your ancestor.

Ancestry.com has a lot of resources available for African American genealogy research. Join Crista Cowan as she highlights some of these collections and shares some tips and tricks for making use of these records.

Spend a few minutes with Crista as she shares exciting new content collections and fun new tools that have been added to Ancestry.com over the past month.

We've all got them -- family myths that just won't die. Maybe your great-grandmother was an Indian princess or grandpa had his name changed at Ellis Island. Maybe you're a descendant of someone who sailed on the Mayflower or a cousin to a famous politicia n. Whatever your family story, join Crista Cowan as she dispels the ones that can't possibly be true and helps you know how to prove (or disprove) the rest.

Whether you've been doing genealogy research for 20 minutes or 20 years, there are always new things to learn. Join Crista Cowan for a sneak peek into how she sets up her computer, manages her research, and records her findings. You might just pick up a t ip or two that will help you use Ancestry.com like a professional.