Keeping Current With Family Search Blog

Before I get started with this post, here's the link to last week's
 case study on searching effectively.  
If you didn't see it last week the entire post is here now.
  Includes Parts: 1 The Problem and Part 2, The Solution
In one post..

http://alegacythatmatters.blogspot.com/2013/11/searching-records-with-successful.html

More Trees

One thing that I think will help us all keep up with the torrent of changes and additions on Family Search is daily reading of the FS Blog.  It only takes a few minutes and can really increase your knowledge and awareness of what is current.  The sooner we get on the information trail with Family Search and Family Tree the easier it is to keep up.  I don't often copy an article verbatim but I am this time for two reasons.  One is I know they want this information to get to as many people as possible and because they do an excellent job and I am hoping by reading this you can see the value in what I said about reading it daily and keeping up.  Remember the link is right at the bottom of the home page on familysearch.org.  Lynne has done a great job here and she deserves full credit and attribution for the content of this for post.  The link is tiny but the information is not. Check it out.

"November 12, 2013 By Lynne C. VanWagenen

Recent updates to FamilySearch include:

• Deleting relationships from Family Tree
• Showing Photos for living people

Deleting Relationships

Deleting relationships from Family Tree is simple, but it is so easy that people sometimes delete a relationship when they should do something else instead.

When you delete a relationship, you now see a screen with more information to help you make better decisions about whether to delete the relationship or not. For example, you now see how many sources and events are attached to that relationship. The Delete button remains unavailable until you:

• Enter a reason for why you are deleting the record.
• Click both check boxes, certifying that you have reviewed other relationships.
• Entered a reason statement.

 Changes to Photos and Stories

When you are on a person’s details page in Family Tree, you can click tabs to switch between the details, photos, and stories. The Photos tab has been renamed Photos and Documents.

This change currently shows up in English. This change will show up in other language versions as translations are complete.

This is where you would see any documents that have been uploaded to the site and linked to this person.

Show Photos for Living People

You can now see photos of living people in Family Tree if you have permission to see their records.

Attach FamilySearch Historical Records without Adding to Source Box

When you are on a historical record and you click Attach to Family Tree, the source, until now, has been automatically added to your Source Box. You now have the option to attach the source without adding it to you Source Box.

The option is available during the last step of the process, which is:

1. Find an historical record that is about one of your ancestors who is in Family Tree, and click Link to Family Tree.

2. Find the person by using Possible Matches tab, History List tab, or the ID number. In this case, I’m using the ID number:

3.  The right person comes up:

• Enter a reason that you are attaching the source.
• Click the Add to Source Box checkbox if you want this source to be added to your source box.
• Click Attach.

Attach Browse-only Images as Sources and Edit the Title

When you are viewing an image from an unindexed (“browse only”) collection on FamilySearch, you can now attach that image to a person in Family Tree as a source. You can also edit the title of that source, since the title that is automatically generated may not have much meaning. During the attaching process, you have the option to include this item in your source box or to leave it out.

An important thing to note: The option to attach an image (rather than an index page) is available for browse-only images. For indexed images, you must still begin the attaching process from the page containing the indexed information.

1. Find the image that you want to use as a source.
2. Click the Sources option. (This option shows up on browse-only collections.)

3.  Click one of the following:

• Click Attach to Family Tree if you know the person in Family Tree you want to attach it to. From here, you can edit the title, select the person, and enter a reason.

If you click Person, you see your Family Tree history list. You can select a person from there or enter the ID number of a person who isn’t on the list.

• Click Add to My Source Box if you want to do the attaching later on. From here, you can edit the title to something more meaningful."