Beyond the traditional records that yield essential names, dates, and places, you can often get a better understanding of your ancestors from some of the lesser-used records that don’t rise to the surface in a general search. From almshouse and agricultural schedules, and fraternal and ethnic collections, to a vast assortment of military records, great details can be found in the billions of records on Ancestry. This presentation highlights some of the best and most unusual collections on Ancestry, how to find them, and how to extract the wonderful clues in them that will lead to other records.