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Creating /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179 stories

1. From any page on Ancestry, click the Trees tab and select /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179.
2. Select Grandfather or Grandmother. Use any grandparent from either side of your family. Because more information is available about deceased people, it’s best to choose an ancestor who’s deceased.
3. Enter the name of your grandparent and a place they lived.
4. Click Find your stories.
5. If your grandparent is among the results, click This is my grandparent. If your grandparent isn’t listed, at the bottom of the page, click Tell us more about [name] or Try a different grandparent.
6. Once you’ve found a grandparent, click the arrow on the right side of the page (or swipe left, from a phone or tablet) to scroll through stories.

Creating shareable links

1. From any /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179 story, click Share  in the bottom center of the page (or from a phone or tablet, tap the three dots > Share ).
2. Click Copy link.
3. Share the story by pasting the link into an email, on social media, or as a fact in your tree. Anyone with the URL can view the story.

Attaching /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179 stories to your tree

1. Open a story in /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179.
2. Click Save to tree (or in the app, tap +)
3. Click Save this information.

Accuracy

The stories in /hc/en-us/articles/53933347612179-/hc/en-ca/articles/53933347612179 are as accurate as the information they’re based on, which comes from historical records and family trees on Ancestry. If you come across inaccurate information, you can ignore it by clicking the three dots in the top-right corner and selecting Dismiss this story.