familysearch - basics a quick look at the puzzle pieces
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FamilySearch - BasicsA Quick Look at the Puzzle Pieces
familysearch.org
FreeFamily Tree is a unified family tree.
It is NOT “my” tree but “our” treeEveryone can edit and contribute.Does this work? Yes (eventually)How? Source everything and
collaborateFamilySearch is a major repository
of family history records
New opening page coming to
FamilySearch.org
Where do I start?
There are many pieces to the FamilySearch.org
program:
• Family Tree
• Memories (photos, stories, documents,
audio)
• Search (records, genealogies, catalog, books,
wiki)
• Indexing
• TempleWhere do I start?
Sign In
Sign In - then check your settings
Next - Get Help
Call Center • Self Help • Help Center • Learning Center • Wiki
Help & Learning Centers
Help center - questions answered, FAQs
Learning center has many videos and training lessons
Courses will help you understand how to use the records of different countries
Where Did the Data Come From?• Ancestral File
• IGI
• Pedigree Resource File
• LDS Membership Records
• Temple Records
This might suggest much of the temple
work has been completed.
Duplicate submissions….
FamilySearch Components
Family Tree
Summary Card
Analyze the Data
Is is Correct?What is Missing?
Open a Person Page
Person Page (bottom part)
Ask These Questions
Where were they born?Where did they die?When were each of their children
born?Are all the children included?Are the children the children of
these parents?Do dates and places make sense?
Do the math!
New way to edit relationships is coming
Four Different Tree Views
Landscape
Four Different Tree Views
Portrait
Fan
Four Different Tree Views
Descendancy
Four Different Tree Views
Changing Incorrect Information
Add a New Person
Adding a Person
Put in as much information as you have
If no person is found, then add the new person
ALWAYS check for duplicates!
Living People (privacy)
Add Sources – Document Each Person
Memories
Photos Stories Documents Audio People Albums Find
Photos – Preserve & Share
Photos – Preserve & Share
Scan your photos, slides, and documents as .jpg, .tif, .bmp, or .png
Photos – Collaborate
Tags
Stories
Stories
Stories
Write in word processing program, then cut and paste text into Stories.
There is presently a 1 hour time-out so you risk losing all your typing if you do it in the program.
Don’t copy someone else’s work without permission and attribution.
Documents
Audio – Preserve & Share
People – see all photos added by others
Albums
Searching for Descendants of a Common Ancestor
Use the Descendancy view in the Family Tree. Find an ancestor born in the early 1800’s, preferably in the U.S.
Look for people who lived long enough to marry and have children.
Do the research. Document each person and his/her family.
Try Puzzilla.org for this step.
Searching for Descendants of a Common Ancestor
Search Records
Search Records
Search Records
Search Records
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Books
Wiki
Additional Resources
YouTube BYU Family History Library
Thefhguide.com
The Family History Guide
Family Tree Training Lessons on
FamilySearch.org ->Get Help ->
Learning Center (Leland Moon)
Merging Duplicates
Merging Duplicates
Merging Duplicates
Look at information • Check PID • Add new
Merging Duplicates
Always give a reason • Document if you can • Then finish merge
Merging Duplicates
Now we need to merge the two husbands who are the same person.
Check PID numbers.
Thank You
Whether we recognize it or not, we
are connected with our past and
we can fashion a better future if
we draw upon the inspiration of
the past….
When there is proper regard for
the past and its people, we enrich
the present. Spencer W.
Kimball