Quick and Dirty Tree Strategy: A Genealogical Approach to Find Missing Family Members

We look into the 'Quick and Dirty Tree' strategy, an effective method for uncovering missing family members using DNA matches and traditional genealogy research.

This approach is particularly useful for adoptees and individuals trying to locate missing relatives like grandparents.

We discuss how to construct and use a floating tree on Ancestry, and features Ashley's personal story of using this method to identify her biological grandfather.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:14 Understanding Quick and Dirty Tree Strategy

02:33 Building a Quick and Dirty Tree

05:06 Ashley's Success Story

07:07 The G Rule

08:10 Census Records

09:29 Combine Traditional Work and DNA Records

12:26 Connie's Personal Experience

14:51 GenealogyTV.org