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© 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
A Whirlwind Tour of
FamilySearch Resources
BYU Conference on
Family History and Genealogy
July 30, 2013
Ben Baker
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Background
• 3½ years as Software Engineer at FamilySearch
• Currently work primarily on Family Tree
• A lot of work around merging persons in Family Tree (later presentation on this topic)
• Experts in specific areas also presenting here
• Previous experience at FamilySearch with digital image processing of historical documents
• Try to do my own genealogy and help others
• I’m here to learn from real users of our services
• Click here for a copy of the syllabus which includes URL links to reach all screens in this presentation
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FamilySearch
Family Tree
• Replacing https://new.familysearch.org
• Some key new features include:
• Public access (not just LDS church members)
• A single wiki-like tree that can be edited by any user
• Linking to sources
• Change history with justification reasons
• Not a match declarations to prevent bad merges
• Interactive fan chart
• Integration with photos/stories
• Temple Opportunities
• Lots more
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Photos and
Stories
• Upload photos and stories about your ancestors to
bring them more to life
• Supports sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Google+,
Pinterest and via E-mail
• Connect to ancestors in Family Tree
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Search
• This is the place to go to search for historical records
and user-uploaded genealogies
• This page is the most like the previous home page
• About 1 million images are being added each day,
many not indexed, so don’t forget to search un-
indexed record collections
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Example Using Facets to Narrow Down Collections
Show me all collections that contain birth, marriage or death records in Illinois between 1800 and 1849
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Process to Submit Tree
1. Upload GEDCOM to FamilySearch
2. Compare each person with those in Family Tree
3. Add persons not already in Family Tree
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Temple
• Shows information and status about LDS
temple ordinances
• Only available to LDS church members
• More features around sharing reserved cards
with family and friends are coming soon
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Volunteer
Volunteer to give of your time, knowledge,
money or insight
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Get Help
• Supports phone calls, live chat and sending a
message to get help
• Don’t forget to login to see LDS-specific
helps.
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LDS Church
Websites
There are many pages on lds.org that have
family history related content
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Profile
• Control user profile settings such as password,
contact information and notification e-mails
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Indexing
Help index historical records to produce
searchable indexes
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Celebrating One Billion Records Indexed!
Volunteers have indexed
one billion records since
FamilySearch online
indexing began in 2006.
Join the US Immigration and Naturalization Community Project to help make the next billion
records free and searchable online!
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What’s New
Learn about the latest features in FamilySearch
products and services
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Locations
• In-person help at Family History Centers and
Libraries worldwide
• Some offer on-site courses, microfilm
ordering and other services
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About
Learn more about the FamilySearch
organization, affiliated products and more
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Blog
• See the latest announcements and features
• Can subscribe via an RSS news reader
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Feedback
Provide feedback on FamilySearch
products and services
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Languages
• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• German
• French
• Italian
• Russian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Chinese
Website currently supports 10 languages
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Other Useful
Related Sites
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Learn about serving in family history:
Call: 1-855-346-4774
Email: [email protected]
Online: familysearch.org/mission
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Q & A
Thank you for attending today’s presentation
Do you know of any other great pages I missed?