Geneanet family trees are going to be indexed on the Ancestry.com site in July. Maybe you will be in touch with American cousins!
As we announced in September 2021, Geneanet family trees will shortly be indexed in the Ancestry search engine. This is already the case with search engines like Google or Bing.
When a search is performed on Ancestry with for example a first and last name, an Ancestry user will see a list of trees hosted by Geneanet. The user will have to visit Geneanet to see full trees.
This is precisely the same process as when you perform a search in the global search engine at Geneanet.
However, on Ancestry, search results will be shown slightly differently. Geneanet indexes all persons publicly visible in trees; on Ancestry, certain results will be excluded:
- all semi-public or private persons (by default, persons born in the past 100 years);
- all public persons born in the past 100 years without a date of death.
This indexing will allow cousins at Ancestry to find your family tree. A great opportunity to contact previously unknown cousins around the world and to discover new branches for your tree.
Note: if for any reason you do not wish to benefit from this indexing, it’s possible to opt out. All you have to do is visit the “Configure” page of the “Family Tree” menu.
Click on the “Advanced Options” tab on the right and check the box in the bottom section:
6/27/22
I’m a new user to Geneanet and have trees on Ancestry and Family Search. My concern is with double indexing with Ancestry, How can I opt-out???
Answer from Geneanet: Follow the instructions in our article above, all you have to do is check the “Don’t index my family tree in Ancestry” box.
6/26/22
i would like to index for Geneanet, i have indexed for My Heritage for years
Answer from Geneanet: Thank you for your interest! You can get started on our Collaborative indexing page, or find a project that interests you on our Community page. Don’t hesitate to ask questions in our forum!
6/24/22
How interesting. My working tree is on Ancestry (synchronized with Family Tree Maker), therefore my Geneanet tree is a copy of my Ancestry tree that is already available on their platform for public searches.I will opt-out, not because of any objection but to prevent duplication.
6/24/22
what if you are not a member of Ancestry
Answer from Geneanet: Ancestry users who see your tree in their search results can log into Geneanet (they can sign up if they don’t have an account yet) to view a tree and send a message.
6/22/22
I’m very concerned that Ancestry.com will slowly take over Geneanet. This is what they do with other companies they invest in. Here in America, Rootsweb was a wonderful free genealogy site that was expanding rapidly. Ancestry. took over and Rootsweb ended up closing down the free genealogy site. Please be careful that this doesn’t happened to Geneanet. I’ve clicked ‘don’t index my family tree in Ancestry’ People take your hard worked research and pass it off as their own work, as I have endured with my own well-researched documented family. Here on Geneant.org, we really are a great group of collaborative genealogists that do not do that. Anyway, I wanted to put that out for you to understand why Americans are disgusted with Ancestry.com
Answer from Geneanet: We understand how you feel; some of us were familiar with the Rootsweb history and were very concerned about joining Ancestry. That said, what our founder, Jacques Le Marois, said last year is holding true: “Ancestry wants to, and is committed to, preserving our uniqueness. They are well aware that a community is fragile and that membership is based on trust.” We have found that our new colleagues at Ancestry are very interested in understanding how we encourage and support our community.
The problem of copycat genealogy is not new, and exists on all platforms, Geneanet included. It’s always annoying when careful, time-consuming research is copied by others. It’s especially annoying when others copy photos or family documents. In the end, it’s up to each of us to decide what to share. We feel that sharing is essential to genealogy, and it’s always preferable to document family events with references to archives. But so often, a brick wall tumbles when a previously unknown cousin gets in touch with complementary information. We feel that through Ancestry indexing, Geneanet can help American cousins find their roots in Europe. At the same time, we understand why some of us might not want that indexing, which is why we have made it optional. Thank you for supporting Geneanet!
6/21/22
Can I with a Geneanet account have access to Ancestry.com family trees, to which I do not subscribe?
Answer from Geneanet: Although Geneanet trees will be indexed in Ancestry searches, the inverse is not planned at this time. That said, Ancestry does offer a free option, with which public trees should be visible. Alternatively, you can use ancestryinstitution which is available at National Archives offices and many state and municipal archives; or ancestrylibrary which is available at many public libraries, including LDS Family History Centers. Keep in mind that these latter free options will not allow you to message an Ancestry tree owner.
6/21/22
This has already been the case since mid June, as far as my tree on Geneanet is concerned. I have an account with Ancestry and my entries on Geneanet turn up on Ancestry.com. It would have been nice to have received prior notice. I’m not sure I want to be seeing my research on both sites.
Answer from Geneanet: We’re not sure how you would have seen links from Ancestry to yor Geneanet tree, as this feature won’t be live until July. If you want to keep your Geneanet tree hidden from Ancestry search results, this is easy to do, and you can do it now: in the Configure Family Tree screen, under Privacy, the Advanced Options tab, bottom of the form check the box “Don’t index my family tree in Ancestry”. It’s always possible to change your mind later.
6/21/22
Will this show living people in my trees ?
Answer from Geneanet: No, no one without a date of death born in the past 100 years will be visible, and even deceased persons will only be visible if they have a date of death and the tree is set to Public.
6/21/22
Hi,
does this mean that anybody can add/change any of your ancestors details without me knowing???
Thank you
Angie Tailby
New Zealand
Answer from Geneanet: No, no one can change data in your tree unless you give them Admin editing rights. However, you may indeed receive messages from American cousins who see common ancestors in your tree!
6/21/22
That sounds good might be helpful to many people.