Saturday, August 15, 2015

Notes & Links for FamilySearch.com

  1. AN OVERVIEW
    1. FAMILY TREE
      1. Tree
        1. Different Views (Landscape, Portrait, Fan, Descendancy)
        2. Four Icons - Record Hints, Research Suggestions, Data Problems, Request Ordinances
Tips button -
  1. Person
    1. Different Tabs (Details, Memories, Ordinances)
    2. Other (Watch, View My Relationship)
  1. MEMORIES
  2. SEARCH
  3. INDEXING (Another Lesson)
  4. TEMPLE
  5. "YOUR NAME"
    1. Get them to come to you - Updating your contact information (under settings: contact)
  6. GET HELP
    1. Free Account to other tools like (Ancestry.com
      1. Click "Get Help" in the top right corner
      2. Select "Help Center" from the drop down options
      3. Scroll down and select the "Partners" icon
      4. Next to "Our Partners" click the "Open" drop list
      5. Select which new account you want to create
        1. Ancestry
        2. MyHeritage
        3. findmypast
        4. Family.me
        5. AmericanAncestors
        6. Other Partners Includes partners (many of which are free) other sites, software, charts, tree analysis, stories and photos, and more.
      1. Follow the instructions provided for that specific partner
    2. Contacting Help: Phone: 1-866-406-1830, Online chat, or email

  1. GETTING STARTED
    1. FamilySearch.org Introductions, Resources, & Learning Aids
      1. An Overview page - https://familysearch.org/ask/gettingStarted
      2. Learning Center - Courses, Videos, Specific Courses, Beginning Genealogy Courses "5 Minute Genealogy"
      3. Help Center (Menu System)
      4. Playing in the Sandbox (for the very early beginner). - Guided, hands on lessons and videos
      5. Wiki
    2. Other Resources
      1. Willow Wood Ward HPG Blog - http://willowwoodhpg.blogspot.com/
      2. Riverton Family Search Library Handouts and Guides - https://familysearch.org/ask/#/partners/
      3. Puzilla.org - Coming back down the tree
  2. THREE MAIN TASKS IN FAMILY SEARCH
    1. FINDING NEW ANCESTORS / FILLING IN THE BLANKS
      1. Search
      2. Using outside sources (other databases like Ancestry.com)
    2. FINDING TEMPLE ORDINANCES
      1. Preparing a name for the temple - NOTE: FamilySearch only scans back as far as your great–great–grandparents, also looking at each of their spouses, their children, and their children’s spouses. - From <https://familysearch.org/temple/opportunities>
      2. Reserving names: NOTE: There are nearly 12 million ordinance reservations held by FamilySearch patrons in Family Tree. Amazingly, 5% of FamilySearch patrons hold 60% of those reservations. From <https://familysearch.org/blog/en/releasing-reservations-years/>
    3. CORRECTING MISTAKES
      1. Finding proof
      2. Attaching proof / Sourcing
        1. If you can get a picture and a citation, you have an unbreakable source.
        2. If you have a link (url), although it will break someday if it is not from FamilySearch, you will have easy access to the source until it does break.
        3. Having a picture, citation and a link is the best.
    4. REACHING OUT TO OTHER USERS FOR INFORMATION
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