Descendancy Research Using FamilySearch

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1 Descendancy Research Using FamilySearch Finding Our Own Cousins Review Notes: Familysearch.org Two browsers work best: Mozilla Firefox And Google Chrome Now go to familysearch.org in browser of your choice. New Personal Log-in Page Coming Appears once you sign in

2 Familysearch.org d. swor d pas e an rnam r use no Sign in g you w usin Review Notes: Familysearch.org Click here Getting Help & Training

3 Learning Center If you need something not listed, describe and search Helpful trainings for all of familysearch.org Family Tree: Fan Chart View Go to your Family Tree: You will see different possible views: Explore fan: Family Tree: Fan Chart View Explore fan: You

4 Family Tree: Fan Chart Research Use fan chart to locate ancestor couple born before To move ancestor to main position, click on gray fan below name of ancestor. Family Tree: Fan Chart Research Ancestor moves to main position. WAIT! Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Note: Helpful to focus on US, Canada, or England. If you can t see a person born before 1830, use the Landscape View to select a couple.

5 Landscape View: Descendancy Research Click on name of person to see person box. Click on Tree to put person in main position. Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Now, click on Descendancy View. Verify your line back to the ancestor couple. Remember: Undocumented genealogy is mythology. Learning Center WAIT!

6 Learning Center Descendancy View Navigation Elder Leland Moon: Level 1 Descendancy Navigation (June 2014) Reading material/handouts Direct links to videosh Descendancy View Navigation Review Elder Leland Moon: Level 1 Descendancy Navigation (May 2015) Takes the family back 2 generations from this person

7 Descendancy View Navigation Review Expand gray arrows to reveal more family members Use this to expand to more descendants Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Use Settings to select information to be seen in Descendancy View. Collapse view so it is more workable.) Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Note: Limit research to one person or one family. Note: Keep journal, notebook, log of your work on one family/one person with the date of research.

8 Icons Overview Be familiar with icons: Record Hints Blue Icon Research Suggestions Purple Icon Data Problems Red Icon Temple icons: Needs More Information Yellow Icon In Progress Turquoise Icon Reserve Ordinances for Temple Green Temple Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Select an ancestor from Descendancy view with both blue and purple icons. Expand link if necessary and put another ancestor in main position. Repeat process to select another ancestor or to select an ancestor more generations back. Record Hints Click on Record Hints icon. Click on ancestor s name. Click here to see more possible records.

9 Record Hints Click Review and Attach. This allows you to review the record to determine if the person(s) of record are indeed yours. Record Hints Click on Record Hints icon. Click on ancestor s name. ree ily T Fam cord e ed R x Inde ord Rec Attaching Sources Compare Family Tree information with record. Add Reason to attach source and click box to Add Source to Source Box (if you wish). If record matches ancestor, click Add any new information to Family Tree. Click Attach.

10 ars Sarah appe Attached to d. he ac att se tho ord to e rec ach th an att s. we c r Now membe y famil green for r othe Detaching Sources Detach link means the record is already added as a source to the person in Family Tree. Sources: IGI Attached This record is accurate but may be attached to the wrong person.

11 Research Suggestions More research needs to be done to find sources and possibly missing people/information. Search suggestions include Search Records, ancestry.com, findmypast.com, myheritage.com., findarecord.com, recordseek.com (Tree Connect) Data Problems More research needs to be done to resolve problems. Again suggestions include Search Records, ancestry. com, findmypast.com, myheritage.com., findarecord.com, recordseek.com (Tree Connect) Temple Icons Needs More Information Yellow Icon Needs name, date, place, event in formatted order. In Progress Turquoise Icon Someone has reserved check date of reservation. Reserve Ordinances for Temple Green Temple Always check for duplicates.

12 Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Review Again: select an ancestor from Descendancy view with both purple and blue icons. Expand link if necessary and put a different ancestor in main position. Repeat process to select another ancestor or to select an ancestor more generations back. Doing Your Own Descendancy Research Use the resources available to you. Your heart follow the Spirit. Chinese Proverb: One who gains mastery will create his own opportunities.