Chloe's Version Of How It Goes...

A couple of year ago, our Granddaughter, Chloe, had it all figured out.  The Plan of Happiness seemed simple enough to her.   That was back in 2010....(Is this family history?  You betcha!)

Jen's Facebook Status Update today...
Chloe's interpretation of her adoption: "You and Dad went to the adoption store and you saw Amy (her birth mom) and you saw me in her tummy and I was the best one so you picked me and then: SNAP! I was yours forever!!"

Snap and I was yours forever...hmm, if only!

But wait...come to think of it, It can be a SNAP if we do a little each day.

Family History Work All Done?

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"Are you interested in taking family names to the Temple but don’t know where to start? Learn how to use the Family Tree to identify distant cousins who might be missing family members or need Temple work. This video will review the process of 1) choosing an ancestor, 2) selecting one of their descendants who might be missing family members, 3) finding a record identifying those missing family members, 4) attaching the record and adding new people, and 5) reserving ordinances.

Review a longer pre-recorded webinar discussing this topic on the Consultant Webinar Series page. Search for “New Tools for Finding Your Missing Cousins.”'

http://tinyurl.com/l3ouoem

These help center videos are fantastic.  I am going to include them here on occasion to let you know where and why the help center is incredibly amazing. Let's avail ourselves of the wonderful work being done daily to make our genealogy a lot easier.

Family Search Site Map~Revisited

When the Site Map was first added to Family Search I looked at it and then pretty much forgot about it.  However this week I was preparing for a presentation and looked at it again.  They have definitely made some improvements and it it a great resource.  You will find it on the very bottom of the home page near Blog and Feedback.

You know how it is when you know you have seen a feature or heard about it on Family Search, you know you have to drill down to find it but you're just not quite sure where to start?  Well Site Map is your new best friend.  It should also be shown to any person just beginning to use FS/FT.  Want a one click entrance to the Wiki-Site Map.  The 1940 census-Site Map.  The SSDI-or the Help Center...Yep Site Map.  Check out the following three section of the Site Map knowing that every entry is a link.  Love this.

I love that this allows us to remember things more easily and not have to search all over when something gets moved during all the updates.  Use it and pass it on to other staff and new patrons if you find it useful.  Sorry the print is so small in order to enable inclusion here as a jpg.  You can take a better look right here:https://familysearch.org/site-map