Using the FamilySearch Family Tree (23 March 2012)

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1 Using the FamilySearch Family Tree (23 March 2012)

2 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by FamilySearch, International Salt Lake City, Utah This document may be copied and downloaded for incidental, noncommercial Church or your own personal use.

3 Using the FamilySearch Family Tree (23 March 2012) Contents Copyright and Trademarks ? Chapter 1: Using the FamilySearch Family Tree What the FamilySearch Family Tree Does Gaining Access to the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 2: Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree The Ancestor Card The Ancestor Page Displaying More Generations of the Family Tree Displaying an Individual s Children and Descendants on the Family Tree Closing Generations on the Family Tree Moving the Family Tree Horizontally and Vertically Moving an Individual to the Main Position of the Family Tree Displaying Different Spouses or Parents on the Family Tree Resizing the Family Tree Returning to a Previously Viewed Individual Chapter 3: Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Viewing an Individual s Family Members on the Ancestor Page Viewing a Couple s Marriage Information Viewing Child-Parent Relationship Seeing Contributor Information Chapter 4: Seeing Information about Living Relatives in the FamilySearch Family Tree Reporting Living Individuals Mistakenly Displayed in the System How the FamilySearch Family Tree Displays Living People iii

4 Rules Used to Determine If an Individual May Still Be Living Chapter 5: Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Reasons for Adding and Editing Information Why Others Can Change Your Information and How to Prevent Improper Changes Adding, Editing, and Deleting Information about Individuals Adding New Information about an Individual Types of Events and Facts That You Can Add about an Individual Adding a Custom Event or Fact to An Individual s Record Correcting Information about an Individual Deleting Information about an Individual Adding, Editing, and Deleting Marriage Information Editing a Couple s Marriage Information Deleting Marriage Events Correcting Relationship Information Adding and Correcting Relationships in the FamilySearch Family Tree Changing the Relationship Type between Parents and Children Seeing the Change History and Undoing Changes Seeing and Undoing the Changes Made to an Individual Filtering an Individual s Change History Chapter 6: Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree How the Exact Check Boxes Affect Search Results in the FamilySearch Family Tree How the Exact Check Box Affects a Search for Names in the FamilySearch Family Tree How the Exact Check Box Affects Searches for Dates in the FamilySearch Family Tree How the Exact Check Box Affects Searches for Places in the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 7: Printing Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Using Certified Third-Party Computer Programs to Print Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 8: Attaching Sources to Individuals Why Sources Are Valuable What to Enter in Source Fields Detaching Sources from Individuals iv

5 Editing Sources That Are Attached to Individuals Adding, Changing, and Removing Tags from Sources Deleting Sources Seeing and Undoing the Changes Made to a Source Reporting Abuse in Sources Chapter 9: Combining and Separating Records in the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 10: Working with Other Users Appropriate Use of Contact Information and Discussions Seeing Contributor Information Participating in Discussions in the FamilySearch Family Tree Editing Your Discussions and Comments in the FamilySearch Family Tree Deleting Your Discussions and Comments from the FamilySearch Family Tree What Causes Discussions to Disappear Reporting Inappropriate Discussions and Comments Watching and Unwatching Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Watching and Unwatching Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Watching and Unwatching Sources in the FamilySearch Family Tree Seeing Your Watch List Appendix A: Feature Comparison between the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org Appendix B: Where the Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Came From Appendix C: System Requirements Glossary v

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7 Chapter 1 Using the FamilySearch Family Tree The FamilySearch Family Tree is an online family tree application that allows you to collaborate with others to build, share, manage, and preserve your family history online. It uses the same database as new.familysearch.org, and it will eventually replace that application. To use the FamilySearch Family Tree, your FamilySearch Account or LDS FamilySearch Account must be authorized. Even if you already use new.familysearch.org, your account must be authorized to use the FamilySearch Family Tree. The FamilySearch FamilySearch Family Tree does not yet contain all of the features available at new.familysearch.org. To use features that have not yet been added, such as adding new individuals and combining duplicate records, use new.familysearch.org. 1. To use the FamilySearch Family Tree, go to familysearch.org. 2. Click Sign In, and enter your user name and password. 3. Click FamilySearch Family Tree. This link appears next to the FamilySearch logo in the upper-left corner of the screen. The FamilySearch Family Tree is currently being tested and is not yet available to everyone who currently uses new.familysearch.org. If you do not see the FamilySearch Family Tree link, it means either that you are not authorized to use the FamilySearch Family Tree or that you have not signed in. What the FamilySearch Family Tree Does The FamilySearch Family Tree makes it easy to see what information about your ancestors is already available. Soon, it will also help you work with others on shared family lines, add new information, make corrections, and add sources and images. See What Information about Your Ancestors Is Already Available In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can easily see what information the system has about you and your ancestors. It lets you see names, dates, places, and relationships. In the future, you will also see notes and sources, if the original contributors provided them. 7

8 Using the FamilySearch Family Tree The system contains hundreds of millions of records about individuals. This information came from many different sources: Information that users enter directly into the system or contribute with a GEDCOM file. Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published these computerized databases to help Church members and other family history enthusiasts coordinate family history research. Church membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Much of this information is about living people and has restrictions that limit who can see it. The International Genealogical Index. Gaining Access to the FamilySearch Family Tree The FamilySearch Family Tree is currently being tested. It is not yet available to everyone who uses new.familysearch.org. If you would like to be one of the testers, you can submit a request online. 1. Go to 2. Enter the required information in the fields provided. Important: When you enter your user name and password, enter the same user name and password that you use on familysearch.org and new.familysearch.org. This lets you see your FamilySearch Family Tree and all of your changes as they appear in new.familysearch.org in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 3. Click Register. The FamilySearch FamilySearch Family Tree appears. You are in the main position on the screen. To get to the FamilySearch Family Tree from now on, go to and sign in. The link to the Family Tree appears in the upper-left corner of the screen, next to the FamilySearch logo. 8

9 Chapter 2 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree On the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can see your family information on a family pedigree. From there, you can see more generations, resize the pedigree, move families to different places on the screen, and change to different spouses or parents if an individual had more than one. 1. To display your FamilySearch Family Tree, sign in to the FamilySearch.org website, and click FamilySearch Family Tree. This link is located at the top of the screen, next to the FamilySearch logo. If this link does not appear after you sign in, it means that your account has not yet been authorized to use the FamilySearch Family Tree feature. 2. To navigate the system, click the appropriate option: Option to Click Result An individual s name Display an ancestor card that shows more information about the individual. To move this individual to the main position of the FamilySearch Family Tree, click View Tree. To see the individual s ancestor page (which contains all of the available information), click the View Ancestor link. (The background of your FamilySearch Family Tree, when the cursor shows as a four-headed arrow) Move your pedigree around on the screen. If this icon appears next to the last generation of ancestors of a line, click it to open more generations. If this icon appears next to an opened line of descendants, click it to close that line. 9

10 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree Option to Click Result If this icon appears next to a child of the couple in the main position, click it to see their children. If this icon appears next to an opened line of ancestors, click it to close that line. Increase or decrease the size of the FamilySearch Family Tree. Tip: In many browsers, you can also press Ctrl plus + and Ctrl plus - to increase and decrease the font size. If this does not work in your browser, see your browser s help system. Move your pedigree to the left, right, down, or up. To recenter your pedigree after moving it, click the center circle. Note: You can also move the pedigree by clicking your mouse on the screen and dragging it to the place you want that spot to appear. Tree Ancestor Search Watch List History Return to your FamilySearch Family Tree from another screen in the FamilySearch Family Tree. Display the last individual whose ancestor page you displayed. If you have not yet displayed an individual s complete details, your own ancestor page appears. Search for an ancestor by name or ID number (person identifier). See a list of all of the individuals that you are watching. Return to an ancestor who was previously in the main position. The Ancestor Card The ancestor card is a useful navigation tool that you can use in many places throughout the FamilySearch Family Tree. It lists basic facts about an individual. You can also use it to put an individual in the main position of the pedigree and view the ancestor page. You can display an ancestor card from your FamilySearch Family Tree, from the ancestor page, and from the search results. To display it, click an individual s name. What It Looks Like The ancestor card appears as a pop-up on top of whatever else is shown on the screen: 10

11 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree What You Can Do On the ancestor card, you can do the following: See the individual s name and basic events. See the ID number (formerly called the person identifier). This number identifies each individual in the system. It appears directly beneath the name. See how many discussions have been added and when the last activity occurred. To display this individual in the main position on the FamilySearch Family Tree, click View Tree. To display the ancestor page of this individual, click View Ancestor. To watch the individual, click. To unwatch the individual, click. The Ancestor Page An individual s ancestor page shows all of the information about an individual. From the ancestor page, you can also add information about an individual, correct information, attach sources, and participate in discussions. You can display the ancestor page from almost anywhere in the system. To display it, click an individual s name. Then click View Ancestor. Tip: If you want to have a ancestor page open for more than one individual, you need to open the ancestor page in another tab or window of your browser. In many browsers, you can do this by doing a right-click on the View Ancestor link. Then select the option to open the link in a new tab or window. Check your browser s help system for specific instructions. What It Looks Like The ancestor page is a long page that contains all of the information about an individual. It is divided into sections, and you must scroll down the page to see all of the information. The screen is too big to effectively show here, but the top part looks like this: 11

12 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree What You Can Do On the ancestor page, you can do the following: See the information about the individual. This section includes the individual s name, gender, events, and other facts. Add, edit, and delete information about the individual. See the person identifier. This is an identification number used to identify each individual in the system. It appears directly beneath the name. Watch the individual so that you can receive notifications when information about him or her changes. See a history of the changes that were made to the individual s information. See how many discussions have been added and when the last activity occurred. Return to one of the last 10 individuals whose information you viewed previously. See the individual s family members. You can click the name of any individual in the family to display his or her ancestor card. See, add, and edit sources about the individual. Participate in discussions. Eventually, the ancestor page will also show a picture of the individual (if available). Displaying More Generations of the Family Tree When you first display an individual s tree, you may not see all of the information that the system contains about that family line. You can display more generations if the system contains them. 12

13 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree 1. Find the last individual that is currently displayed in the family line that you want to see more of. 2. Click the appropriate icon: To display two more generations of the individual s ancestry, click Expand Tree, which appears to the right of the individual s name. To display the children of the couple who are in the main position of the FamilySearch Family Tree, click, which appears to the left of the individual s name. The children appear to the left of the couple. To display the children of any couple on your FamilySearch Family Tree, click Children. The children appear beneath the couple. You may need to wait for a few seconds while the information appears. You can extend one line of ancestors at a time. For example, if you click to expand the tree for one set of your grandparents, you can keep expanding one line of that tree back until the system has no more information about that line. If you then click to expand the tree for your other set of grandparents, the lines for your first set of grandparents close, and the lines for your second set of grandparents appear. If you do not see the arrow icon, the system either does not contain any more information, or it cannot display the information because the individuals may still be living. If nothing happens when you click the arrow, it means that the same individual is already shown on the pedigree. This could be the result of these situations: The same individual is in more than one line on your pedigree. For example, if your great-grandparents were first cousins, then two of your lines connect to the same individuals. If the pedigree already displays this line, the system cannot display it again. The pedigree can display the shared line once. The individual is part of a looping pedigree. A looping pedigree is a pedigree in which individuals are incorrectly linked back to themselves in future or previous generations. For example, an individual may be mistakenly combined with a father or grandfather of the same name. Consequently, he is linked to himself as his own father or grandfather. Displaying an Individual s Children and Descendants on the Family Tree You can display an individual s children and grandchildren on the tree. 1. To display a couple s children on the FamilySearch Family Tree, follow these steps: a. Pause your cursor anywhere over the box that contains the names of the father and mother. An option to display the children appears beneath the box. 13

14 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree b. Click Children. The Children option appears if the system contains information about the couple s children and if you are authorized to see the information. You can display the children of one couple at a time. c. When you no longer want to see the children on the family tree, click Children again. 2. When a couple is in the main position on the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can display their descendants on the left side of the FamilySearch Family Tree: a. If the couple is not in the main position, click the name of one of the parents, and click View Tree. The couple moves to the main position on the family tree. b. Click Expand Tree, which appears to the left of the couple. The icon appears if the system contains the couple s children and if you are authorized to see the information. The couple s children appear. c. To see another generation of descendants, repeat the previous step. You can extend one line of descendants at a time. For example, if you click see a couple s children, you can keep clicking to display more generations in that line. If you then click to display the descendants of a different child, the descendant lines that you previously opened close. d. To close a generation of descendants, click the icon of the children that you no longer want to display on the FamilySearch Family Tree. to Closing Generations on the Family Tree If your FamilySearch Family Tree view contains too many generations of ancestors or descendants, you can close some to make navigation easier. 1. On the FamilySearch Family Tree view, find the line that you want to close. 2. Click the appropriate icon: If you are viewing a pedigree and want to close one generation of ancestors, click, which appears to the right of the couple s names. 14

15 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree If a couple s descendants appear on the tree and you want to close that generation, click, which appears to the left of the couple s names. If you do not see the arrow icon, you cannot close the line any farther. Moving the Family Tree Horizontally and Vertically The fastest way to move your FamilySearch Family Tree around on the screen is to click your mouse anyplace on the screen except an individual s name, and drag your mouse until the FamilySearch Family Tree appears where you want it. With the click and drag method, you can move the screen diagonally, up, down, to the left, and to the right. If you prefer to not use click and drag, you can use the move icon: To move your FamilySearch Family Tree, use the icon: To move up, click. To move down, click. To move left, click. To move right, click. To move the FamilySearch Family Tree to its original position, click the small circle in the center ( ). Moving an Individual to the Main Position of the Family Tree You can move an individual and his or her spouse to the main position on the FamilySearch Family Tree. The main position shows the individual or couple that the rest of the pedigree is based on. For example, if you are in the main position, the family tree shows your children, parents, grandparents, and so forth. You can move an individual to the main position from either the family tree or the ancestor page. 1. Display the individual that you want to move to the main position: If you are on the FamilySearch Family Tree or on another screen where an individual s name appears as a link, click the individual s name. The individual s ancestor card appears. Display the ancestor page of the individual that you want to move to the main position. 2. Click View Tree. When you click an individual s name on the FamilySearch Family Tree, this link appears at the bottom of the ancestor card. 15

16 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree If you are on the ancestor page, this link appears beneath the individual s name, near the top of the page. Displaying Different Spouses or Parents on the Family Tree An individual can be linked to more than one spouse and more than one set of parents. If your FamilySearch Family Tree does not show the parents or spouse that you want, you can display a different one. 1. Pause your cursor over the box that lists the individual whose other spouses or parents you want to display. If one of the individuals in the box is linked to other spouses or parents, the options to display those other spouses or parents appear. The links to display Other Husbands or Other Wives appear next to the name of the currently displayed husband or wife. For example, the Other Husbands link appears next to the husband s name. This does not mean that the husband is linked to other husbands. Rather, it means that there are other husbands who could appear in that spot on the FamilySearch Family Tree. 2. To display a different husband or wife, follow these steps: a. Click All Husbands or All Wives. These links appear to the left of the couple s box. A list of the husbands or wives appears. b. Click the husband or wife that you want to be displayed on the FamilySearch Family Tree. The individual s ancestor card appears. c. Click View Tree to display that spouse on the FamilySearch Family Tree. That couple now appears in the main position of the FamilySearch Family Tree. Note: Currently, there is no way to display a different spouse on the tree without moving that couple to the main position on the FamilySearch Family Tree. 3. To display a different set of parents, click the names of the parents that you want on the FamilySearch Family Tree. 16

17 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree a. Click All Parents. This option appears to the right of the couple s box. A list of the other parents appears. b. Click the parents that you want to be displayed on the family tree. The parents that you selected appear on the family tree. Resizing the Family Tree If you open many generations of a pedigree or descendants on the FamilySearch Family Tree, it can be difficult to see all of the information. Resizing the FamilySearch Family Tree allows you to alternate between seeing the entire pedigree at once and being able to read the names of the individuals shown. Use the icon to resize the FamilySearch Family Tree: To make the FamilySearch Family Tree larger, click +. To make the FamilySearch Family Tree smaller, click. Tip: You can also use your browser s option to resize the FamilySearch Family Tree. In most browsers, this option is on the View menu. See your browser s help system for more information. This option also works to resize the font on the Ancestor page. In many browsers, you can press Ctrl plus + and Ctrl plus - to increase and decrease the font size. Returning to a Previously Viewed Individual Use the History option to return to individuals that you worked with previously on the FamilySearch Family Tree or ancestor page. The History option shows the last 10 individuals who were in the main position on the FamilySearch Family Tree or whose ancestor page has been displayed. The individuals that you most recently worked with appear at the top of the list. Note: This option displays only the individuals who were in the main position while you have been using the FamilySearch Family Tree. It does not show individuals that you displayed while using new.familysearch.org. 17

18 Navigating the FamilySearch Family Tree The system saves this list of previously viewed individuals from one session to the next. This means if you quit using the FamilySearch Family Tree, this list will be available the next time you use the FamilySearch Family Tree. 1. On your FamilySearch Family Tree or the Ancestor page, click History. This link is located in the upper-right part of the screen. A list of individuals appears. 2. Click the individual that you want. 18

19 Chapter 3 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can see details about an individual in two ways: You can show an ancestor card and you can see an ancestor page that contains all of the details. The ancestor card lists the most important pieces of information about the individual. To see all of the information about an individual, you need to display the ancestor page. Note: Currently, the FamilySearch Family Tree shows only the preferred version of the names, dates, and places. In essence, it shows what appears on the Summary panel in new.familysearch.org. The FamilySearch Family Tree does not show the following types of information: Every variation of every piece of information, like what you can see in the Details panel in new.familysearch.org. Notes. Until these features are added to the FamilySearch Family Tree, use new.familysearch.org to see these types of information. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 19

20 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree 2. (Optional) To see all of the information about each field in the Vital Information or Other Information sections, click that section s Show Details link. To see all of the information about one field, hover your mouse over that event, click the pencil icon, and click Show Details. The Evidence and Analysis field and the Modified field appear. The Modified field identifies the date when this field was last changed and who made the change. 3. (Optional) To close the details, click Hide Details. Viewing an Individual s Family Members on the Ancestor Page The ancestor page shows an individual s families, including the individual as a child with his or her parents and the individual as a spouse with his or her children. From the Family Members section of the ancestor page, you can or will be able to do the following: See marriage information. You will be able to edit marriage information in the future. Add missing spouses, parents, or children. Currently, you can add the missing individuals if they are already in the Family Tree database. If you need to enter a new individual, go to new.familysearch.org, and enter his or her information there. The new individual will then appear in the Family Tree. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 20

21 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Family Members section. The individual is shown with spouses and children on the left side, and with parents and siblings on the right side. 21

22 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree 3. (Optional) Determine what you want to do next: To display the children in a specific family, click Children. To hide them, click Children. To display all of the children in all of the families, click Show All. To hide them, click Hide All. To display a couple s marriage events, click the Edit link that is in the couple s box. You will be able to edit or add marriage events in the future. Viewing a Couple s Marriage Information From ancestor page, you can display a couple s marriage information, such as the marriage date and place. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 22

23 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Family Members section. The Family Members section takes from 3 to 12 seconds to appear. Over time, this section will load more quickly. The marriage date and place appears in the box that shows the names of each couple. 23

24 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree 3. If you want to see more information about the marriage, click Edit link that appears for that couple. The Couple Relationship page appears. 24

25 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Viewing Child-Parent Relationship From ancestor page, you can display information about the relationship between a child and parent. This information include the relationship type, which indicates whether the relationship was biological, step-, adopted, and so forth. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 25

26 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Family Members section. 3. Hover your mouse over the name of the child whose parent-child relationship you want to see. An Edit link appears. 4. Click the Edit link. The Parent-Child Relationship page appears. 26

27 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Seeing Contributor Information The FamilySearch Family Tree keeps track of who adds or changes information. You can quickly display that contributor s contact information if he or she allows it to be displayed. You can contact other users under these circumstances: The contributor is a current user of the system. The contributor allows the system to display contact information. FamilySearch Support cannot give you contact information when a user chooses not to display it. The contributor claimed his or her contributions to Ancestral File, the Pedigree Resource File, or the International Genealogical Index. 27

28 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree If someone entered the information in behalf of someone else, you see both a contributor and a submitter. The contributor is the person who provided the information. The submitter is the person who entered it for the contributor. The system does not provide contact information for the contributor or the submitter. 1. To display the contributor s contact information, click his or her contact name. You can display the contact information from the ancestor page, change history, search results, or any other screen on which the contributor s name is displayed. 2. Use the contact information. If the contributor provided an address, click it. Your program opens, and you can write your message. If you prefer to communicate by other means, either print the contact information, or write it down so you can use it to call or write a letter. Tip: The printout does not contain any information that reminds you what information this contributor provided. You may want to also print the information in question or keep notes that help you remember what you wanted to discuss. If a contributor chooses not to display contact information, try starting a discussion. That user may choose to respond through the discussion board. If not, please respect the privacy of users who choose not to display contact information. FamilySearch Support cannot give you contact information when a user chooses not to display it. Note: Much of the information in the new FamilySearch website came from older sources. The contact information might not have been available in these sources or might not have transferred to the website. In your communications with other contributors, it is helpful if you do the following: Explain how you got the other person s contact information. List the individual or family line of interest to you. It is especially helpful if you can include person identifiers so the other person can quickly find the information of interest to you. Remember that other users might not see exactly the same information as you when they look at their family line. For example, they may not see the same living people. 28

29 Seeing Details about Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Or they may see a different family line because they descend through a different spouse. 29

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31 Chapter 4 Seeing Information about Living Relatives in the FamilySearch Family Tree To protect the privacy rights of living individuals, the system limits the amount of information that you can see about living relatives. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, names of living individuals are shown in italics. If you want to add living individuals to your FamilySearch Family Tree, you can do it at new.familysearch.org. Since you cannot use the Search feature to find living relatives, use these options to find one of them in your FamilySearch Family Tree: - Display your FamilySearch Family Tree, and navigate to the individual. - Search for a close relative who has birth or death information, and display the pedigree. Then navigate to the individual that you want to find. Reporting Living Individuals Mistakenly Displayed in the System If you find living individuals whose information is displayed because the system contains incorrect death information, please contact FamilySearch Support. You can use either of these methods to contact support: - To call or send an , click Help, which is located in the upper-right corner. Then click Contact FamilySearch. - You can also send an directly to In your message, please include the following information: - Your full name and birth date. - Your helper access number. (By default, this is the last five digits of your membership record number. If you have changed the number, send the number that you changed it to). - The name and Person Identifier of the individual or individuals in question. - A description of the problem. - A brief explanation of how you know that the individual is still alive. 31

32 Seeing Information about Living Relatives in the FamilySearch Family Tree How the FamilySearch Family Tree Displays Living People You can identify individuals who may be living by the way the system displays their information. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, names of living individuals are shown in italics. The word Living appears instead of death and other types of information. In the tree, the names of living individuals appear in italics: Figure 1: How a Living Individual s Information Is Shown on the Tree On the ancestor card and ancestor page, the name also appears in italics. Further, the word Living appears instead of death and other information: Figure 2: How a Living Individual s Information Is Shown on the Ancestor Card 32

33 Seeing Information about Living Relatives in the FamilySearch Family Tree Figure 3: How a Living Individual s Information Is Shown on the Ancestor Page Rules Used to Determine If an Individual May Still Be Living The system uses rules to determine whether an individual may still be living. The system considers that an individual may be living if both of the following situations apply: He or she was born 110 or fewer years ago, married 95 or fewer years ago, or had a child born 95 or fewer years ago. The record contains no death information. Note: Any text in the fields for death and burial causes the system to determine that the individual is deceased. 33

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35 Chapter 5 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Currently, you can add, edit, and delete information about an individual who is already in the FamilySearch Family Tree. You can also edit and delete a couple s marriage information and add a relationship type to a parent-child relationship. You must still use new.familysearch.org to do the following: Add a new individual to a family. Add marriage events. Add or edit notes. The ability to do these tasks will be added in the future. To add or edit information in the FamilySearch Family Tree, display the individual s ancestor page. Then see the specific instructions for the type of information that you want to add. To add or correct information that you must currently do within new.familysearch.org, follow these steps: a. Make the change to new.familysearch.org using one of these methods: Open both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org at once, either in separate browser windows or in separate tabs. Have each system open in a different browser window or tab. Make your changes in new.familysearch.org. Make your changes in a certified, third-party application that synchronizes or uploads information to new.familysearch.org. Then synchronize or upload your changes. Note: For a list of certified applications, see ucts. b. In FamilySearch Family Tree, refresh your browser. In most browsers, press F5 to refresh. If the Family Tree can display the change that you made, you see it. The change history also lists changes within new.familysearch.org. Reasons for Adding and Editing Information Whenever you add or edit information about an individual in your family tree, you should explain why you think the information is correct. This reasoning is intended to 35

36 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree prevent improper changes and to direct other interested researchers to the sources that prove the information. When you enter your reasoning, include as much information as is needed to explain why you reached this conclusion, such as in these examples: Give the sources you used. If possible, you should also attach that source to the individual. If the records about an individual contain contradictory or incorrect information, explain why you think this version is correct in spite of the evidence provided by other records. Explain why the information contradicts family stories. Explain why the information is correct, even though it may seem illogical. If you derived or estimated the information, explain how you reached your conclusion. Point out relevant discussions. The reason fields are used to explain why the information is the best possible conclusion based on the available sources and information. These fields are not the place to hold a dialog or debate with other users. Do not use them to post questions or requests for information. If an issue needs to be discussed or if you need to request additional information, use the Discussions feature rather than a reason field. Why Others Can Change Your Information and How to Prevent Improper Changes In the FamilySearch Family Tree, any user can change almost any piece of information, regardless of whether he or she originally added it. You may be concerned that other people may change your carefully researched and documented information to something less correct. New.familysearch.org let you edit and delete information that you contributed. The features required to prevent others from changing your information created some very difficult problems. For example: It was almost impossible to remove information that was incorrect, that was nearly identical to other information, or that was less complete than other information. Some of the original contributors have died, did not use new.familysearch.org, or could not be persuaded to make the changes themselves. Some individuals in the tree had so much incorrect information that their records were slow to load and impossible to work with. The Family Tree is intended to become a genealogical record that is correct, that contains sources to prove its accuracy, and that endures longer than any of the individuals that add information to it. Most contributors do their best to ensure that their information is correct. However, sometimes the records required to prove something are not available. It is possible that future researchers will have access to better records than we do now. We need to allow future researchers the ability to correct and add better information as it becomes available. It is not always easy to collaborate with other researchers. Evidence may be contradictory. Incorrect family legends are common. Disagreement can arise. The FamilySearch Family Tree has several features that are intended to encourage people to provide accurate information and to prevent improper changes: A watch feature that tells you when changes are made to individuals. You can then go to that individual s record to see the change and analyze the evidence for it. 36

37 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree A change history feature that keeps track of all changes made. You can restore a previous version of information when needed. The ability to attach the sources that prove information is correct. Every screen where you can add, edit, or delete information contains a field where you can enter a reason for your change. In this field, you should enter the reasons why you think the information is correct, perhaps in spite of family legend or contradictory source records. In the future, additional features will be added to increase our ability to track and monitor the changes and resolve any disagreements that may arise about a particular piece of data. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Information about Individuals Adding New Information about an Individual In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can add information such as the individual s name, gender, birth and christening information, and death and burial information. You can also enrich record by adding fields for information such as other versions of the individual s name or the individual s occupation, naturalization, military service, titles of nobility, an so forth. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 37

38 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree 2. If you want to add a new event to the Vital Information section, follow these steps: a. Click the Add link for the information. Fields appear where you can add the information. 3. If you want to add a new information to the Other Information section, follow these steps a. In the Other Information section, click Add. 38

39 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. Click the event that you want. The fields in which you enter information appear. 4. Enter the information, including your analysis about why this information is correct. If you are adding an alternate name, you can select the type of name that you are entering. 5. When you enter a date or place-name, follow these steps: a. Begin typing the date or place. A drop-down list of standardized dates and places appears. Using standardized dates and places helps clarify the information that you enter. It also helps the system find individuals with the search feature. Note: You can enter place-names in your native language. However, the database that standardizes place-names is not yet complete. If the system does not have a standardized place-name for the place that you enter, select as specific a standardized place as you can, even if it is only the district, province, or country name. The standards will improve over time. 39

40 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. If a drop-down list with standardized dates and places appears, select an option to tell the system which date or place to use: If you want the system to use only the standardized date or place, click the standard date or place in the drop-down list. The standard replaces what you entered. If you want the system to keep exactly what you entered, select None of the Above. This option appears at the bottom of the list of standard dates or places. 6. When you are finished adding the information, click Save. If you have a source and if it is not already attached to this individual, attach a source to show that the information is correct. Types of Events and Facts That You Can Add about an Individual An individual s record can contain many different types of information, or fields, in which you can enter information about that individual. For some types of information, an individual s record can contain only one version of this information. For other types of information, an individual s record can contain multiple versions of that information. Vital Information Section Field Name Gender Birth Christening Death Burial Purpose The name given to this individual at his or her birth, or the main name that the individual used throughout his or her life. Male, female, or unknown The date and place that the individual was born. The date and place that the individual was baptized as an infant. The date and place that the individual died. The date and place that the individual was buried. If an individual was not buried, you can do one of the following: Add a Cremation event to the Other Information section. Add a custom event for burial at sea and other types of interment. Are Multiple Versions Allowed? No No No No No No Other Information Section To add one of these events or facts to an individual s record, click the appears beneath the Other Information heading. Add link that 40

41 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Field Alternate Name Stillborn Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Military Service Naturalization Residence Affiliation Religious Affiliation Title of Nobility Occupation Cremation Custom Event Caste Name Clan Name National Identification National Origin Physical Description Race Purpose Other names by which this individual was known, such as a nickname. The date and place that an infant was born dead. The date and place where a Jewish boy had his bar mitzvah ceremony. The date and place where a Jewish girl had her bar mitzvah ceremony. The details of an individual s service in a country s armed forces. The details about where and when an individual became a citizen of a different country. The dates and address where an individual lived. The date and place that an individual was affiliated with a secular organization. The date and place that an individual was a member of a religious organization. A word that describes the individual s position within the noble class of a country. How an individual earned a living. The date and place that an individual s body was burned after his or her death. The date and place that something happened to the individual that the Family Tree does not provide a field for. The name of the caste that the individual belonged to. The name of the clan that the individual belonged to. The number used to identify an individual for government purposes. In the United States, this might be a Social Security Number. The country where this individual was born. What the individual looked like. An individual s ethnic group. Are Multiple Versions Allowed? No No No No No No No 41

42 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Field Tribal Name Custom Fact Purpose The name of the tribe that the individual belonged to. Information about the individual that the Family Tree does not provide a field for. Are Multiple Versions Allowed? Adding a Custom Event or Fact to An Individual s Record If the FamilySearch Family Tree does not provide a field for the type of information that you want to add, you can add your own custom fields for it. 1. Beneath the Other Information heading, click Add. 2. From the list of options, click the appropriate option: Click Custom Event if you need date and place fields. Click Custom Fact if you do not need date and place fields. You may need to scroll down to see these options. The fields in which you enter information appears. 42

43 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree 3. Enter the information, including your analysis about why this information is correct. In the Title field, enter the label of the field. For example, if you are entering information about an individual s missionary service, you might enter the word Mission in the Title field. 4. Click Save. If you have a source and if it is not already attached to this individual, attach a source to show that the information is correct. Correcting Information about an Individual You can correct any of the information that is in an individual s Vital Information and Other Information sections. You can edit the information of any individual in the Family Tree. The Family Tree keeps track of all of the changes made to an individual in a change log. If someone makes a change that you do not agree with, you can use this list to restore a previous version of the information. You can undo changes made to any individual, regardless of whether you entered the information or made the change. If possible attach a source that shows your information is correct. Every time you make a change, you can enter detailed reason that explains why you believe the information that you entered is correct. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 43

44 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Click the information that you want to change. A box with more details about this information appears. 44

45 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree 3. Review the existing information, especially the field containing the reasoning. 4. If you still want to make a change, click Edit. The fields appear. 5. Make your changes, including your analysis about why this information is correct. Tip: If the existing reasoning is applicable, leave the existing explanation, and add your own comments to it. 6. If you edit a date or place-name, follow these steps: a. Begin typing the date or place. A drop-down list of standardized dates and places appears. Using standardized dates and places helps clarify the information that you enter. It also helps the system find individuals with the search feature. Note: You can enter place-names in your native language. However, the database that standardizes place-names is not yet complete. If the system does not have a standardized place-name for the place that you enter, select as specific a standardized place as you can, even if it is only the district, province, or country name. The standards will improve over time. b. If a drop-down list with standardized dates and places appears, select an option to tell the system which date or place to use: If you want the system to use only the standardized date or place, click the standard date or place in the drop-down list. The standard replaces what you entered. If you want the system to keep exactly what you entered, select None of the Above. This option appears at the bottom of the list of standard dates or places. 45

46 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree 7. Click Save. If you have a source and if it is not already attached to this individual, attach a source to show that the information is correct. Deleting Information about an Individual If an individual s ancestor page contains an event or fact that should not be there, you can delete it. You can delete any information, regardless of whether you added it. You cannot delete an individual s name, gender, birth information, or death information. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 46

47 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree 2. Click the information that you want to delete. A box that contains the information and its reasoning appears. 3. Review the information. 4. If you still want to delete the information, click the Delete link that is in the box. If the box does not contain a Delete link, it means that the information cannot be deleted. 5. In the field for the reason, explain why you want to delete the information. 6. Click Delete. If you have a source that shows why you deleted this information and if that source is not already attached, attach it to the individual. 47

48 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Adding, Editing, and Deleting Marriage Information Editing a Couple s Marriage Information In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can see a couple s marriage information, but you cannot yet edit it. To edit marriage information, you must still use new.familysearch.org. 1. Make changes in one of these ways: Open both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org at once, either in separate browser windows or in separate tabs. Have each system open in a different browser window or tab. Make your changes in new.familysearch.org. Make your changes in a certified, third-party application that synchronizes or uploads information to new.familysearch.org. Then synchronize or upload your changes. Note: For a list of certified applications, see 2. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, refresh your browser. In most browsers, press F5 to refresh. Deleting Marriage Events In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can see a couple s marriage events, but you cannot yet delete them. To delete marriage events, you must still use new.familysearch.org. 1. Make changes in one of these ways: Open both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org at once, either in separate browser windows or in separate tabs. Have each system open in a different browser window or tab. Make your changes in new.familysearch.org. Make your changes in a certified, third-party application that synchronizes or uploads information to new.familysearch.org. Then synchronize or upload your changes. Note: For a list of certified applications, see 2. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, refresh your browser. In most browsers, press F5 to refresh. Correcting Relationship Information Adding and Correcting Relationships in the FamilySearch Family Tree To add new individuals to a family or make other types of changes to relationships, go to new.familysearch.org, make the changes, and then refresh the browser to see changes displayed in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 1. Make changes in one of these ways: 48

49 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Open both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org at once, either in separate browser windows or in separate tabs. Have each system open in a different browser window or tab. Make your changes in new.familysearch.org. Make your changes in a certified, third-party application that synchronizes or uploads information to new.familysearch.org. Then synchronize or upload your changes. Note: For a list of certified applications, see 2. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, refresh your browser. In most browsers, press F5 to refresh. Changing the Relationship Type between Parents and Children The relationship type specifies how a child and parent are related. By default, the system uses Biological as the relationship type. Currently, you cannot change the relationship type between parents and children. You must still use new.familysearch.org to make these changes. 1. Make changes in one of these ways: Open both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org at once, either in separate browser windows or in separate tabs. Have each system open in a different browser window or tab. Make your changes in new.familysearch.org. Make your changes in a certified, third-party application that synchronizes or uploads information to new.familysearch.org. Then synchronize or upload your changes. Note: For a list of certified applications, see 2. In the FamilySearch Family Tree, refresh your browser. In most browsers, press F5 to refresh. Seeing the Change History and Undoing Changes Seeing and Undoing the Changes Made to an Individual The Family Tree tracks when an individual s information is added, changed, or deleted. If someone makes a change that you do not agree with, you can use the change history to restore a previous version of the information. You can undo changes regardless of whether you originally added the information. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 49

50 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Open the list of changes that you want to see: Option See all of the changes Description In the box that lists recent changes made to this individual, click Show All. This box is located on the right side of the screen. 50

51 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Option Description See the changes for 1. Hover your mouse over the information whose change history only one type you want to see. of 2. Click History. information When the change history lists the changes for one type of information, the screen contains a button that identifies the type of information in the change history. In the above example, the Death button acts like a filter. To turn the filter off and see all of the changes in the change history, click the Death button. The change history appears. 3. Find the change that shows the correct information, and click its Restore button. If the change history contains more changes than can be shown on the list, click the More link that is found at the bottom of the list. If a change does not have a Restore button, then you cannot undo that change. What happens next depends on whether you are restoring information that can have multiple versions. For example, an individual s record can have one version of the name, gender, birth, christening, death, burial, race, and so forth. It can have multiple versions of information, such as alternate names and occupations. If multiple versions of the information are not allowed, you see a screen where you can compare the information as it currently appears on the individual s record with the information that you are restoring. If multiple versions are allowed, you do not see a compare screen. Instead, the information that you are restoring gets added to the individual s record. The previous version of that information is still there. If you want to remove it from the individual s record, you must delete it. 4. If the compare screen appears, compare the information. If you want to restore the information, click Restore. To return to previous screens, click the Go Back link until you get to where you want to be. This link is located beneath the FamilySearch tree logo. 51

52 Adding and Correcting Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Filtering an Individual s Change History You can filter an individual s change history if you want to see the changes made to one type of information. If you are already on the individual s change history, click the link that tells you what type of change was made. For example, click Name Created or Name Changed to see all the changes made to an individual s name. The list narrows to that type of information. A button appears at the top of the list to show what type of filter has been used. Click this button to remove the filter and redisplay the entire change history. If you are on an individual s ancestor page, follow these steps: a. Click the information whose change history you want to see. b. Click History. The change history for that information type appears. A button appears at the top of the list to show what type of filter has been used. Click this button to remove the filter and display the entire change history. 52

53 Chapter 6 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree You can use the Search feature to find out whether a deceased individual is in the system. You cannot use the Search feature to find living individuals. Before you can search for a deceased individual, you must know one of the following: At least part of the name of the deceased individual or his or her father or mother. You can add more information if you have it. ID number (person identifier). This unique number is assigned to every individual in the system. An example is KW3-BFN1. It appears on the individual s ancestor card as well as on the ancestor page. Note: ID numbers are generated randomly to help the system keep track of an individual. You cannot use them to determine specific information about the individual or the source of the information. Note: In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you cannot search with Ancestral File numbers (AFNs). 1. From within the FamilySearch Family Tree, click the Search link. Important: You can use the Search feature to find deceased individuals only. You cannot use it to find living people. 2. If you know the individual s Person Identifier, use this shortcut: a. Click ID Number Click b. Enter the number. c. Click Search. 53

54 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree The system finds the individual whose number matches what you entered and displays him or her on the search results. d. Skip to step In the name fields, enter at least part of the name of the deceased individual that you want to find, or enter at least part of the father s name or mother s name. 4. (Optional) Enter any additional information that you want to use to make your search more precise. If you enter dates or places, the system displays a drop-down list of the standardized dates or places that match what you are typing. Using standardized dates and places helps clarify the information that you enter. It also helps the system find individuals more accurately. 5. (Optional) If you want the system to find only records that contain exactly what you enter in a field, follow these steps: a. Click Show advanced. b. Click the Exact check box of each field for which you want an exact search. For example, if you know an individual died in 1850, search using a death event. Enter 1850 in the Date field, and click the Exact check box beneath the Date field. The system finds only records of individuals who died sometime in Click Search. The system looks for individuals who match what you entered and displays the first 25 of matches on the Search Results page. The individuals whose records most closely match your search are listed first. Individuals who match less closely are listed after. If the system found more than 25 matching records, click the numbered links, which are located at the bottom of the list, to see more matching records. Boxes appear at the top of the search results are boxes. Each box contains a piece of information that you included in your search. You can use these boxes to change your search criteria. 7. On the list of search results, see if the individual is listed. 8. If you find the individual that you want, follow these steps: a. Click the name to see the individual s ancestor card. 54

55 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree b. Indicate whether you want to go to the individual s family tree or ancestor page. To see the family tree, click View Tree. To see the ancestor page, click View Ancestor. 9. If you did not find the individual that you want, use the options at the top of the search page to modify your search: To remove a piece of information, click the X that appears next to it. The system performs the search again using the remaining information. To go back to the Search screen and see the fields as you previously filled them out, click one of the pieces of information. For example, click the first name that is shown within the button. You can then add or change what you entered. To go back to a blank Search screen, click New Search. As you refine searches, consider these strategies: Strategy Search using less information. Why It May Work The individual s record may be in the system, but it may not contain all of the information that you know. Entering less information may help your search criteria match the individual s record more closely and increase the likelihood that it will appear near the top of your search results. For example, try these strategies: If the name is not common, search using the name only. Leave the main name fields blank, and enter only the parents names or only the spouse s name. Try searching with only the name and one event, such as a birth date or death date. 55

56 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Strategy Search using more information or different information. Conduct an exact search. Search for a close relative instead. Search with other alphabets or writing systems. Why It May Work If the individual s record is in the system and has a lot of information, adding more information to your search may help your search criteria more closely match the record. Using exact searches on dates and places is especially helpful, since it limits the search results to people who lived in a specific place and time. You might not be able to find the record for several reasons, such as the following: The record may not have a lot of information that the system can use for matching. The record may contain information that is very different than what you are looking for. The individual might be alive. You cannot use search to find the records of living individuals. The individual might be deceased, but the record might lack the death information that would let the system publish the record. In cases like these, search for the record of a close relative instead. Then navigate to the individual that you want to find. If the individual was from a country that does not use the roman alphabet, such as China, Japan, Korea, or Russia, try searching for the name in the native writing system and in the roman alphabet. How the Exact Check Boxes Affect Search Results in the FamilySearch Family Tree The exact search option limits the variations in names, dates, and places that the system considers close enough to include in the search results. It also specifies that the records in your search results must contain the information. To see the Exact check boxes, click Advanced Search. The check boxes appear in each search field where an exact search is allowed: 56

57 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree The following example compares what records get found when you click the Exact check box for different fields. In your search, you enter the following information: First name: Thomas William Last name: Brand Birth date: 23 June 1896 The results you get depend on which Exact check boxes you click: Which Exact Check Boxes You Click None Which Records the System Finds All records with variations of the names Thomas, William, and Brand, regardless of the birth date, and all records with birth dates within a few years of 23 June 1896, regardless of the name. For example: Thomas William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Frederick Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Brand-Jones, born 23 June 1896 Thos. William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas W. Brand, born about 1896 Tom Bill Brannd, born 6 June

58 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree Which Exact Check Boxes You Click Which Records the System Finds Tom William Brannd, no birth date given Thomas Wm. Brandt, no birth date given Thomas Brandson, no birth date given John Wm. Brand, born 23 June 1896 Mathew Dixon Brand, born 23 June 1896 Records that match the name and birth date most closely appear higher on the search results. They also have more stars. First name, last name, and birth date Only records that contain exactly Thomas and William in the first name, exactly Brand in the last name, and exactly the birth date 23 June For example: Thomas William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Frederick Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Brand-Jones, born 23 June 1896 Birth date All records with variations of the names Thomas, William, and Brand and exactly the birth date 23 June For example: Thomas William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thos. William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas William Frederick Brand, born 23 June 1986 Thomas William Brand-Jones, born 23 June 1896 Last name and birth date All records with variations of the first names Thomas and William, and the exact last name Brand and exactly the birth date 23 June For example: Thomas William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thos. William Brand, born 23 June 1896 Tom Wm. Brand, born 23 June 1896 Thomas Brand, born 23 June 1896 How the Exact Check Box Affects a Search for Names in the FamilySearch Family Tree If you click the Exact check box to search for a name, the system finds records that contain that exact name somewhere in the name field. For example, if you enter Carl in the first name field and click the Exact check box, the system finds first names like these: Carl Carl Matthew Ivan Carl 58

59 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree To see the Exact check boxes, click Advanced Search. The check boxes appear in each search field where an exact search is allowed: How the Exact Check Box Affects Searches for Dates in the FamilySearch Family Tree If you click the Exact check box to search for a date, the system finds records that contain that date or a date that is contained within that date s range. For example, if you enter 1900 and click the Exact check box, the system finds dates like these: 1900 About 1900 April April 1900 This is helpful, for example, when you know that someone died in 1900 but not the exact month and day. Doing an exact search for April 1900 finds any day in April Doing an exact search for finds all dates between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 1905 and dates like About 1903 and

60 Searching for Deceased Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree To see the Exact check boxes, click Advanced Search. The check boxes appear in each search field where an exact search is allowed: How the Exact Check Box Affects Searches for Places in the FamilySearch Family Tree When you click the Exact check box to search for a place, the system finds records from anywhere within that place s boundaries. For example, if you enter England and click the Exact check box, the system finds records from anywhere in England. If you search for Lincoln County, Wyoming and click the Exact check box, the system finds places like these: Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States To see the Exact check boxes, click Advanced Search. The check boxes appear in each search field where an exact search is allowed: 60

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63 Printing Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 7 Using your browser s print feature, you can print the information that is displayed on a screen. 1. Display the information that you want to print. 2. Click your browser s File menu, and select Print. Your browser s print window appears. 3. Click Print. 63

64 Printing Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Using Certified Third-Party Computer Programs to Print Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree Because the FamilySearch Family Tree uses the same database as new.familysearch.org, you can use certified third-party computer and web programs to print information from the system. These programs offer wider variety of printing options than the system itself. For example, you can print more generations or different types of charts. You can use the following types of programs and services to print information from the system: Add-in programs for Personal Ancestral File. These programs let you use Personal Ancestral File to exchange information with the online system. You can then store a copy on your computer and correct and add to the information online. You can also print charts and reports and use Personal Ancestral File s other features. Family history computer programs. These programs let you exchange information with the online system. You can then store a copy on your computer and correct and add to the information online. You can also print charts and reports and use the program s other features. Printing programs. These programs let you print information directly from the new FamilySearch website. Printing services use the information in the online system to create charts and reports. For a current list of certified programs, see 64

65 Chapter 8 Attaching Sources to Individuals You can use online records to add richness to your family tree. Seeing your ancestor s name on a record can increase your awareness that your ancestors were real people and that you really are connected to them. Adding sources also proves the accuracy of the information in your tree. A source has one link, so you need to create one source for each image that you link to. For example, if you find three families in the 1910 U.S. census, and each family is on a different image within the census, you create one source for each image. It is not currently possible to create one source for the entire 1910 census and add a different link for each family that you found in that census. Here are some important facts about sources: You attach sources to individuals rather than to names, events, and relationships. If a record contains information about a relationship (such as a marriage record), or if it identifies several family members (such as a book or census), attach that record to all of the individuals mentioned in the record. This is easy because every source that you enter is added to your Source Box, from which you can reuse the sources that you enter. An individual can have up to 1,000 sources attached to him or her. You cannot currently upload an image from your computer for use as a source. If the source is available online, use the online version. If it is not available online, you can upload the image to a photo sharing site an link to it there. (For example upload the image to 1000memories.com, aboutone.com, familyhistorynotebook.com, flickr.com, photobucket.com, photoloom.com, or picasa.google.com.) This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. 1. Display the ancestor page of the individual that you want to attach the source to: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 65

66 Attaching Sources to Individuals b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Click Add a Source. Your Source Box appears. The sources are listed in the order in which you listed them, with the most recent on top. You cannot currently sort the list into another order. 66

67 Attaching Sources to Individuals 3. Add the source to the individual: Option The source is already in your Source Box. Description 1. If your Source Box contains a lot of sources, and the source that you need is not on the first screen, click the numbered links at the bottom of the list until you see the source that you want. 2. Click the Attach button that is next to the source s title. The source is not in your Source Box. 1. Click Create. 2. Enter the information for the source. The Source Title is required. When you put the cursor in a field, the example text disappears, and you can enter your own text. The citation and notes can contain up to 5K of text. 67

68 Attaching Sources to Individuals Option Description 3. Click Save. This source is saved to your Source Box and will be available for your use from now on. 4. Enter a reason that indicates what this source proves and why it is being attached. Focus your reason on the facts that the source proves. Be polite and factual. This field is not the place for lengthy discussions or debates. If the facts require debate or discussion, use the discussion feature instead. 68

69 Attaching Sources to Individuals 5. Click Save. Why Sources Are Valuable Sources indicate where the information in your family tree came from. They add richness and credibility to the information in your family tree. Examples of sources include government and church records, cemeteries, your own memory, the memory of others, and so forth. Sources provide you with the following benefits: They increase your sense of connection to your ancestors and their place in history. They allow you to evaluate the reliability of your information. For example, an original record created near the time when an event occurred is probably more reliable than a biography written after the event. Knowing the source can help you identify information that you want to verify with other types of records. They provide a history of the sources you have examined. You can then focus research efforts on sources that have not yet been used. They help you evaluate conflicting information. When you find conflicting information, such as two different birth dates for the same individual, you can use your sources to determine which one is the most likely to contain the correct information. They acknowledge work done by others. What to Enter in Source Fields Each field in a source contains important information that can help you and others understand what the source is, where to find it, and how to understand its reliability. A source can either link to an online record or simply be a citation telling you where to find a copy of the record. An example of a source with a link might look like this: 69

70 Attaching Sources to Individuals If a source is not online but you have a citation, you can leave the Web Page field blank and enter information in the other fields. Important: When you add a source, describe the one that you actually use. If you used an abstract or index, cite it and not the actual record. Abstracts and indexes may contain errors. They may contain more information than was included in the index. Source Title As you enter source titles, keep the following guidelines and tips in mind: The source title is required. The source title must have between 5 and 100 characters. In your title, include the names of the individuals contained in the record. For example, instead of England and Wales Census, enter England and Wales Census, 1881 for William Shaw. Doing this will help you manage your source box. Your source box will have one entry for each source that you use, even if you use several records from the same collection. Having fifteen sources titled England and Wales Census would not be helpful because you would not know which specific family that particular source refers to. If you are using an unpublished source that has no official title, create a descriptive title. The source title is used in the following places: It appears on the ancestor page of each individual that the source is attached to. It is used in your Source Box, which keeps all of the sources that you entered so you can reuse them. As you add more sources, the list in your Source Box grows, and the more you will rely on descriptive titles to distinguish between your sources. Web Page (URL link to the record) Enter the address of the web page where the record can be found. Along with the title, the web page appears on the ancestor page of each individual that the source is attached to. Tip: Here are some tips for entering the web page: In another tab in your browser, find the record. Then copy its address, and paste it into this field. If possible, use a web page that will not change or be taken down. For example, it is better to use the web page of an online collection provided by an archive instead of an image from your own personal genealogy website. Whenever possible, link to the source on a site where the record is available for free. If you have a record that is not available online, you must first scan the record and then upload the image to another website, such as a photo sharing site, and then provide a link to that image. Describe the Record (Citation) Enter the source citation. A citation describes the source as a whole, such as an entire collection of records or an entire book. Tip: Here are some tips for the citation: Provide enough information so that you or another individual could find the source again, even if the website where it is currently located were to go down. You will never regret adding too much information. 70

71 Attaching Sources to Individuals The Family History Library Catalog and the FamilySearch Research Wiki both contain suggested citations for the records they describe. If you can find the record that you used in one of these places, you can simply copy the citation and paste it into this field. Notes In the Notes, enter any other information that will help others understand the information and obtain a copy if needed. It might also be useful to include the following types of information: Fees required to access the record. A transcription of the record, particularly if the image is located on a site that requires a fee or subscription for access. A translation if the information is in a language that your relatives may not read. Detaching Sources from Individuals If you find that a source should not be attached to an individual, you can detach it. You can detach any source, no matter who added it. You can also detach the same source from more than one individual without going to each individual separately. Detaching a source removes it from the individual. If that source is attached to other individuals, it remains attached to them. The source also remains in the Source Box of the contributor who added the source. If you want to be notified when an individual s source changes, click the Watch option for that individual. The notification lists changes to sources. Note: Currently, you must go to new.familysearch.org to change your preferences about this notification . Note: This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the source is currently attached. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 71

72 Attaching Sources to Individuals b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 72

73 Attaching Sources to Individuals 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 4. Detach the source: Option You want to detach a source from this individual only. Description Click Detach. 73

74 Attaching Sources to Individuals Option You want to detach the same source from more than one individual. Description 1. Click Edit. 2. In the box that lists everyone that this source is attached to, click Show All. (This box is located on the left side of the screen.) 3. Click the Detach button for each individual that you want to detach the source from. 5. When the system asks if you are sure, click. To return to previous screens, click the Go Back link until you get to where you want to be. This link is located beneath the FamilySearch tree logo. Editing Sources That Are Attached to Individuals If you can provide a more complete or correct description of a source, you can edit that source, whether you originally entered it or not. You can also edit the source s justification. The system keeps a history of all changes made to a source. If someone makes a change that you do not agree with, you can restore a previous version of the source. If you want to be notified if anyone changes an individual s sources, watch that individual. The notification lists changes to sources. Note: This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the source is currently attached: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 74

75 Attaching Sources to Individuals b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 75

76 Attaching Sources to Individuals 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 4. Review the source s details. 5. If you want to change the source, follow these steps: a. Click Edit. 76

77 Attaching Sources to Individuals b. Hover your mouse cursor over the information that you want to change, and click. c. Click Edit. d. Make your changes. e. Click Save. Adding, Changing, and Removing Tags from Sources To associate a source to a specific piece of information about an individual, you add tags to the source. For example, you can add tags to a birth certificate to indicate that it provides the individual s name, gender, and birth information. After tags have been added, you can change and remove them. Anyone can add tags to any source in the Family Tree. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the source is currently attached: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 77

78 Attaching Sources to Individuals 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 78

79 Attaching Sources to Individuals 4. Select the tags that you want to use: a. Click Tag. b. Click the checkbox of each tag that you want to select or deselect. c. Click the Tag button that is located at the bottom of the drop-down list. Deleting Sources When you delete a source, it is automatically deleted from every individual that it has been attached to. You can delete a source only if you added it. 79

80 Attaching Sources to Individuals The system does not keep track of source deletions in its change history. If you delete a source and then find that you need it back, you have to enter it again. Note: This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. Caution: If you attached a source to the wrong individual, do not delete it. Detach it from the individual instead. 1. Display the ancestor page of any individual where the source is currently attached. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 80

81 Attaching Sources to Individuals 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 3. Click Add a New Source. Your source box opens. 81

82 Attaching Sources to Individuals 4. Click the source that you want to delete. 5. Click Delete Source. 6. When the system asks if you are sure, click. Seeing and Undoing the Changes Made to a Source The Family Tree tracks changes to a source s title, web page (URL), citation, and notes. If someone makes a change that you do not agree with, you can use this list to restore a previous version of the source. You can undo changes made to any source, regardless of whether you created the source or made the change. 82

83 Attaching Sources to Individuals Note: This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the source is currently attached. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 83

84 Attaching Sources to Individuals 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 4. Click Edit. 5. In the box that lists recent changes made to this source, click Show All. This box is located on the left side of the screen. The source s change history appears. 84

85 Attaching Sources to Individuals 6. Find the change that shows the correct information, and click its Restore button. If a change does not have a Restore button, then you cannot undo that change. 7. When the system asks if you are sure, click. To return to previous screens, click the Go Back link until you get to where you want to be. This link is located beneath the FamilySearch tree logo. Reporting Abuse in Sources If a source contains content that you feel should not be included in the system, a system administrator can review it. If it is found to be inappropriate, the administrator can then delete it. Types of inappropriate discussions or comments to report might include the following: Offensive or abusive language or content. Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives. Links to external web pages with inappropriate content. Solicitations for business or research services. Important: Please use the Report Abuse link to notify FamilySearch Support about inappropriate sources. Do not use it to report inaccurate sources. You can edit any source that you feel is incomplete or incorrect. You can detach any source that does not contain information about the individual to whom it is attached. Note: This source feature is available only in the FamilySearch Family Tree. It will not be added to new.familysearch.org. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the source is currently attached. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 85

86 Attaching Sources to Individuals b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 86

87 Attaching Sources to Individuals 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 4. Click the item s Report abuse link. 87

88 Attaching Sources to Individuals 5. Click the reason that you feel the item is a problem. If you click Other, please enter your specific concern. 6. Click OK. The system indicates that FamilySearch Support has received your report. This message also lists the address to which a response will be sent. 7. To close the message, click OK. A system administrator reviews your concerns. If your user profile contains an address, you will receive an to explain what actions were taken. 88

89 Combining and Separating Records in the FamilySearch Family Tree Chapter 9 Currently you cannot combine or separate records in the FamilySearch Family Tree. Nor can you see a combined record. Until you can do these tasks in the FamilySearch Family Tree, use new.familysearch.org or a certified third-party application that supports the combining and separating of records. For a list of certified applications, see 89

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91 Working with Other Users Chapter 10 One of the advantages of having your family history online is the ability to work with close or distant relatives. You can work together to make the information about your shared history as complete and correct as possible. So that you can work with others, make sure that your user profile contains a valid address where you can be contacted. Also make sure that your preference settings within new.familysearch.org are set to allow contact by at least one method (mail, telephone, or ). You can work with others in these ways: You can contact the user who contributed information about an individual or family. You can participate in discussions. You can watch individuals in your family tree. The system sends you a weekly to notify you if changes occurred. Appropriate Use of Contact Information and Discussions Please keep all interactions with other users polite and appropriate to the purpose of the new FamilySearch website. For example, when you participate in discussions or contact another user directly, do not include the following types of information: Offensive or abusive language or content. Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives. Links to external web pages with inappropriate content. Solicitations for business or research services. For more information, please see the Conditions of Use. Seeing Contributor Information The FamilySearch Family Tree keeps track of who adds or changes information. You can quickly display that contributor s contact information if he or she allows it to be displayed. You can contact other users under these circumstances: The contributor is a current user of the system. The contributor allows the system to display contact information. FamilySearch Support cannot give you contact information when a user chooses not to display it. The contributor claimed his or her contributions to Ancestral File, the Pedigree Resource File, or the International Genealogical Index. 91

92 Working with Other Users If someone entered the information in behalf of someone else, you see both a contributor and a submitter. The contributor is the person who provided the information. The submitter is the person who entered it for the contributor. The system does not provide contact information for the contributor or the submitter. 1. To display the contributor s contact information, click his or her contact name. You can display the contact information from the ancestor page, change history, search results, or any other screen on which the contributor s name is displayed. 2. Use the contact information. If the contributor provided an address, click it. Your program opens, and you can write your message. If you prefer to communicate by other means, either print the contact information, or write it down so you can use it to call or write a letter. Tip: The printout does not contain any information that reminds you what information this contributor provided. You may want to also print the information in question or keep notes that help you remember what you wanted to discuss. If a contributor chooses not to display contact information, try starting a discussion. That user may choose to respond through the discussion board. If not, please respect the privacy of users who choose not to display contact information. FamilySearch Support cannot give you contact information when a user chooses not to display it. Note: Much of the information in the new FamilySearch website came from older sources. The contact information might not have been available in these sources or might not have transferred to the website. In your communications with other contributors, it is helpful if you do the following: Explain how you got the other person s contact information. List the individual or family line of interest to you. It is especially helpful if you can include person identifiers so the other person can quickly find the information of interest to you. Remember that other users might not see exactly the same information as you when they look at their family line. For example, they may not see the same living people. 92

93 Working with Other Users Or they may see a different family line because they descend through a different spouse. Participating in Discussions in the FamilySearch Family Tree Discussions are a great way to coordinate family history work with other FamilySearch users. Participating in discussions is easy. They work like social networking sites that you may already use. The system provides a discussion board for most individuals in the system. It does not provide a discussion board for individuals who are living, who were stillborn, or who have restricted records. In a discussion board, you can do the following: Work out issues that require interaction with other interested researchers. Post questions requesting more or better information about an individual. Coordinate additional research with other interested users. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual whose discussions you want to see: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 93

94 Working with Other Users 2. Scroll down to the Discussions section. 3. Read through the discussions. To see the comments on a discussion, click Show. If a discussion or comment is too long to be displayed on the screen, click Read more. Important: The same discussions are available in both new.familysearch.org and the FamilySearch Family Tree. However, the FamilySearch Family Tree does not show all of the conflicting opinions about names, dates, places, and relationships that new.familysearch.org does. You may need to use new.familysearch.org to see details that are mentioned in a discussion. You may also need to use new.familysearch.org to make any changes that arise from a discussion. 4. (Optional) To add a comment to an existing discussion, follow these steps: a. Click the Comment link of the discussion or comment to which your comment pertains. b. In the field that appears, enter your comment. c. Click Post. 5. (Optional) To start a discussion about a new topic, follow these steps: a. For the title, enter a brief description that introduces your concern. b. In the next field, explain the issue. Important: Please be polite and factual in your discussion posts. The following types of content are not appropriate: Offensive or abusive language or content. Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives. Links to external web pages with inappropriate content. Solicitations for business or research services. 94

95 Working with Other Users If you have more questions about what is appropriate, please review the Terms of use. c. Click Post. Editing Your Discussions and Comments in the FamilySearch Family Tree You can add to and correct the discussions and comments that you add. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual where the discussion is located: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 95

96 Working with Other Users 2. Scroll down to the Discussions section. 3. Find the discussion or comment that you want to edit. 4. Click the Edit link for the discussion or comment. 5. Make your changes. Important: Please be polite and factual in your discussion posts. The following types of content are not appropriate: Offensive or abusive language or content. Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives. Links to external web pages with inappropriate content. Solicitations for business or research services. If you have more questions about what is appropriate, please review the Terms of use. 6. Click Save. Deleting Your Discussions and Comments from the FamilySearch Family Tree You can delete the discussions that you begin and the comments that you enter. When you delete a discussion, all of its comments are also deleted, regardless of who entered them. Delete a discussion only when it contains no information of lasting value. You cannot delete the Legacy Disputes discussion. If you entered a dispute on this individual, it is now a comment within this discussion. You can delete your comments from the discussion. 1. Open the ancestor page of an individual where the discussion is located: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 96

97 Working with Other Users b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Discussions section. 3. Find the discussion or comment that you want to delete. 4. Click the Delete link for the discussion or comment. 97

98 Working with Other Users What Causes Discussions to Disappear A discussion can disappear from an individual s record for several reasons. The most common reasons are the following: The individual s record was separated. Do a search to find the correct record. Note: You cannot currently separate records using the FamilySearch Family Tree. If the record was separated, it was done by someone who was using new.familysearch.org. The user who began the discussion deleted it. If you think the issue was not resolved, begin a new discussion. A system administrator deleted the discussion. A system administrator would have deleted a discussion only if its content was not appropriate. You can begin a new discussion that is appropriate. Reporting Inappropriate Discussions and Comments If a discussion or comment contains content that you feel should not be included in the system, a system administrator can review it. If it is found to be inappropriate, the administrator can then delete it. Before you report an inappropriate discussion or comment, try adding a polite comment to suggest that discussion or comment be reworded or deleted. The issue may get resolved without having to report the issue to support. Types of inappropriate discussions or comments to report might include the following: Offensive or abusive language or content. Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives. Links to external web pages with inappropriate content. Solicitations for business or research services. Important: Please use the Report Abuse link to notify FamilySearch Support about inappropriate content in a discussion. Do not use it to report inaccurate information about individuals or families in the system, such as incorrect names, dates, places, and relationships. To correct these errors, work with other contributors, and use the Discussions feature. 1. Open the ancestor page of the individual where the discussion is located: a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 98

99 Working with Other Users b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Discussions section. 3. Find the item that you want to report. 4. Click the item s Report abuse link. 99

100 Working with Other Users 5. Click the reason that you feel the item is a problem. If you click Other, please enter your specific concern. 6. Click OK. The system indicates that FamilySearch Support has received your report. This message also lists the address to which a response will be sent. 7. To close the message, click OK. A system administrator reviews your concerns. If your user profile contains an address, you will receive an to explain what actions were taken. Watching and Unwatching Information in the FamilySearch Family Tree In the FamilySearch Family Tree, you can watch both individuals and sources. (In new.familysearch.org, you can watch only individuals.) When you watch an individual or source, you receive an notification when it changes. You can also unwatch any information that you have been watching. To get the notifications that you want, you need to watch the correct type of information: Watch an individual to learn when someone changes the individual s summary, when new activity in an individual s discussions occurs, when sources are attached or detached, and when the individual s record is combined with or separated from a record. Watch a source to learn when someone changes a source s title, URL, citation, notes, or justification. 100

101 Working with Other Users The same notification system is used for both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org. Furthermore, both websites use the same underlying database. Therefore, you receive one that identifies changes that occurred in your family tree, regardless of which system was used to make the change. This means that people who use only new.familysearch.org will also receive notifications when sources are attached to individuals from within the FamilySearch Family Tree. Since these people may be unaware that the FamilySearch Family Tree exists and that it has a new source feature, they may be confused about some information in their notification Display the information that you want to watch: To watch an individual, display his or her ancestor card or ancestor page. To watch a source, display the ancestor page of any individual where the source is currently attached. Scroll down to the sources section, and click the title of the source that you want to watch. Then click the Edit link that is located beneath the source s title. 2. Click Watch. This link is located in the upper-right portion of the screen. You are now watching the selected information, and the word Watch changes to Unwatch. If you later decide that you do not want to watch this information, repeat this process, and click Unwatch. If you do not receive the or if you want to stop receiving it, you must go to new.familysearch.org and change your preference settings. These preference settings have not yet been added to the FamilySearch Family Tree. You can change the address where these notifications are sent from both familysearch.org and new.familysearch.org. From familysearch.org, click the Settings link, which is located in the upper-right corner of familysearch.org. From new.familysearch.org, go to the home page, and click Update My Profile and Preferences. Watching and Unwatching Individuals in the FamilySearch Family Tree When you watch an individual, you receive an notification that tells you when someone changes the individual s summary, when new activity in an individual s discussions occurs, when sources are added, and when the individual s record is combined with or separated from a record. If you later decide that you do not want to watch information, you can unwatch it (which means to stop watching it). You can use both new.familysearch.org and the FamilySearch Family Tree to watch an individual in your tree. The same notification system is used for both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org. Furthermore, both websites use the same underlying database. Therefore, you receive one that identifies changes that occurred in your family tree, regardless of which system was used to make the change. 1. Open either the ancestor card or the ancestor page of an individual that you want to watch. 101

102 Working with Other Users a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Click Watch. This link is located in the upper-right portion of the screen. You are now watching the selected information, and the word Watch changes to Unwatch. 102

103 Working with Other Users If you later decide that you do not want to watch this information, repeat this process, and click Unwatch. If you do not receive the or if you want to stop receiving it, you must go to new.familysearch.org and change your preference settings. These preference settings have not yet been added to the FamilySearch Family Tree. You can change the address where these notifications are sent from both familysearch.org and new.familysearch.org. From familysearch.org, click the Settings link, which is located in the upper-right corner of familysearch.org. From new.familysearch.org, go to the home page, and click Update My Profile and Preferences. Watching and Unwatching Sources in the FamilySearch Family Tree When you watch a source, you receive an notification that tells you that someone edited the information about the source, such as its URL or citation. If you later decide that you do not want to watch a source, you can unwatch it (which means to stop watching it). You can use the FamilySearch Family Tree to watch sources. This feature does not work in new.familysearch.org. The same notification system is used for both the FamilySearch Family Tree and new.familysearch.org. Furthermore, both websites use the same underlying database. Therefore, you receive one that identifies changes that occurred in your family tree, regardless of which system was used to make the change. This means that people who use only new.familysearch.org will also receive notifications when sources are attached to individuals from within the FamilySearch Family Tree. Since these people may be unaware that the FamilySearch Family Tree exists and that it has a new source feature, they may be confused about some information in their notification Display the ancestor page of any individual where the source is currently attached. a. On the family tree, click the individual s name. 103

104 Working with Other Users b. On the ancestor card, click View Ancestor. 2. Scroll down to the Sources section. 104

105 Working with Other Users 3. Click the source s title. The source s details appear. 4. Click the Edit link that is located beneath the source s title. 5. Click Watch. This link is located in the upper-right portion of the screen. You are now watching the selected information, and the word Watch changes to Unwatch. 105

106 Working with Other Users If you later decide that you do not want to watch this information, repeat this process, and click Unwatch. If you do not receive the or if you want to stop receiving it, you must go to new.familysearch.org and change your preference settings. These preference settings have not yet been added to the FamilySearch Family Tree. You can change the address where these notifications are sent from both familysearch.org and new.familysearch.org. From familysearch.org, click the Settings link, which is located in the upper-right corner of familysearch.org. From new.familysearch.org, go to the home page, and click Update My Profile and Preferences. Seeing Your Watch List Your Watch List shows all of the individuals that you are watching. From the Watch List, you can see basic information about the individuals, see the last change made to the individual, and unwatch several individuals at once. 1. Click Watch List. The watch list appears: 2. Decide what you want to do next: To stop receiving notifications about one or more individuals, click Unwatch for each individual that you no longer want to watch. To see an individual s ancestor card, click his or her name. To see the individual s ancestor page, click the change description that is located in the Last Modified column. For example, click Birth Edited. From the ancestor page, you can see the change history. To see a contributor s contact information, click his or her contact name. It is located in the Last Modified column. 106