The Web Search Merge Wizard presents the information it has found in Ancestry.com record along with its recommendation as to how to include the information. The user has great flexibility and the ultimate control over this process. For example: First the user can elect to not merge the information from the match. In that case, you can elect to Ignore the record and FTM will no longer display it as a possible match or Hint. If the user elects to merge the match, the user can 1. Elect to ignore a specific individual. In this case nothing is merged and no source is generated for that individual. 2. Elect to Add a specific individual. In this case, the user accepts the Merge Wizard's recommendation including the source and source-citation information. 3. Merge with an existing individual. In this case, the user is offered more choices. Each potentially bit of information is presented and the user can 1. Accept it as the Primary fact - in that case the source-citation is included. 2. Accept it as an Alternate fact - the source-citation is included. 3. Discard the fact - in this case the user can include the source-citation or discard the source-citation. Other than those choices, you cannot disregard or eliminate the source-citation; however, you can take some additional steps to make it easier to subsequently remove the source-citation if you don't want it. Perhaps if I describe my methodology, it will present some ideas which you may use. * I do not merge any information from Ancestry.com's Public trees because much of the information is of very poor quality and is not documented. If I find something I want to add for future follow up, I selectively add the information along with a Source-citation stating it came from an Ancestry.com Public tree including the Tree name and owner. I use only one source and source-citation. This way once I find other documentation, I only have to delete that one source and all source-citations are also removed. * While merging matching information from the Ancestry.com's data bases, I may change the Source-citation information to suit my standards or to make it more easily found. I do this by Editing the Source information. I may add an asterisk + space at the beginning of the Source name. This causes it to sort to the top of the list of sources where it is easily found and if I want, I can delete the source name which also deletes all of its source-citations. * Alternately, I can Edit the source name or the source-citation to meet my documentation standards by changing the Citation Detail and Citation Text information. * I also rename the media image information which may be downloaded by renaming the file name to match my naming standards. * Once the merge is complete, I immediately click on the Source tab and go to the Sources work area. I find the Source and the Source-citation. Depending upon whether the source title has other source-citations or not o If the Source Title only has this single source-citation and I don't want the documentation, I highlight the source title in the left panel, click the right mouse button and select Delete source. This removes the Source record and all linked source-citations. o If the Source Title has additional source-citations which I want to keep, then I select the source-citation I don't want and delete it. This removes the source-citation and all links to any facts. * Since FTM has added the ability to Copy/Paste facts, I have changed my methodology of Web Merging of Census and similar records a little. o I elect to only merge the matching record to a single individual. o I edit the source, source-citation and media name to meet my naming standards. o I edit the fact to meet my standards such as common date, Place, Description and Note. o I then Copy that fact and Paste it to other individuals. o I find this methodology more efficient and more standardized. I hope this has answered your question and perhaps given you a little food for thought. BJ On 12/16/2013 2:06 AM, rewolf4 wrote: > When I merge information found on Ancestry.com, into my offline tree, > Ancestry.com becomes a "Source" for every bit of information merged. > When I verify that information thru other sources, I have to go back and > eliminate each and every one of the "Ancestry.com" sources. Is there > any way to prevent "Ancestry.com" from appearing as a "Source"? I am > using FTM 2014. >