Three Things You Need To Know About Ancestry

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There has been lot of confusion around the partnership between Family Search and Ancestry and how it all can work to our benefit.  I don't know what we'd do without these FS bloggers.  They just take it to the next level by explaining all the changes and how to navigate through them so nicely.

November 18, 2014 By Debra Woods

If you haven’t taken the plunge and started an LDS account at Ancestry.com, here are three reasons you might consider doing so now. An LDS account gives you access to features not available to general Ancestry.com users.

1. Import 4 generations from Family Tree

You don’t have to start from scratch! Once you have used the partners’ link on FamilySearch to set up an LDS Ancestry.com account, you can create a new family tree and import your data from FamilySearch with the click of the mouse.

1. Log in to your Ancestry.com account, hover your mouse over the Family Trees menu item on the top horizontal menu.
2. From the drop-down menu, select Import tree from FamilySearch.
3. Name your tree.
4. Decide if you want others to be able to view your tree.
5. Click the Save button.
6. The program automatically imports four generations into your Ancestry.com Family Tree.

Now that your tree has been imported, it appears in the drop-down menu under Family Trees. You will notice there are two ways to view your tree. In the Family view, the layout of your tree is vertical, with you at the bottom and spreading out upward from there, generation to generation. In the Pedigree view, the layout is horizontal with your record on the far left, spreading out to the right, generation to generation.

Two little icons you will notice on person records are very helpful:

The Ancestry Hints leaf in the upper right corner of the individual record indicates that additional information at Ancestry.com is available that may match this person. In the profile for this person, there is a tab showing the details of the Ancestry Hints.

When you click on an individual in Family or Pedigree view, more of their details appear in a pop-up window. Look for the little tree icon in the bottom-left corner. This indicates the person is connected to FamilySearch.org. In profile view, this same tree icon appears with the status of temple ordinance work for this individual.

2. Exchange Details with Family Tree

From this point, you can extend further on any family line by adding an individual to your Ancestry.com tree and then connecting that person to FamilySearch.

You will be given a list of possible matches to choose from before making the connection. Using the FamilySearch ID is a more exact way to match records.

3. Submit Names for Temple Ordinances

Once a person is connected to FamilySearch, you can see his or her ordinance status and determine if additional research is needed. Click Request–View ordinance details.

You will be able to compare and update details between the two records.

Once you are ready to continue with ordinance request, you will be redirected to the person’s Ordinances tab on FamilySearch. From there you can reserve ordinances as usual!

Free Webinars and Handouts Online From the SL FHL

If you have ever had the pleasure of going to the Salt Lake Family History Library you know that throughout the day wonderful classes are being taught on a variety of genealogy topics.  I had the opportunity to attend a few this past summer and it was phenomenal.   If you are not aware that many of the classes are also webinars so that any and all of us can participate online, you will like this Family Search Blog post from today.  Thank you, Lisa Mc Bride!  familysearch.org  Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the home page and click on blog.  You'll find a wealth of valuable information almost daily!

November 7, 2014 By Lisa McBride

"Do you wish that you could come to the Family History Library in Salt Lake to attend classes and learn from the genealogical specialists on the Family History Library research teams? The specialists are coming to you! Each team has planned and prepared webinars and handouts to help you with your research. All you need to participate is a computer and an Internet connection.

In 2014 we offered several popular webinars on a variety of family history topics. We will offer a wide selection of new webinars in 2015 as well. They will all be available to you free of charge and easily accessible via the internet. So, come join us for a great year of exciting new webinars.

US/Canada

The final webinar for 2014 will be on Thursday, Nov 13 at 6 pm MST. The webinar will cover United States Naturalization Records. See https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Online_Webinars_from_the_United_States/Canada_Research_Team for more information about how to join the webinar.

British Isles

Beginning in January, a full slate of webinars is planned for 2015 for British Isle subjects. Seehttps://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Online_Webinars_from_the_British_Isles_Team for more information. Handouts are available on the website for the Irish research webinars held during 2014.

International and Scandinavian

The Danish research series of handouts from the 2014 webinars are available athttps://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Online_Webinars_from_the_International_and_Scandinavian_Research_Teams . Watch this page for more information about webinars available in 2015.

The Family History Library research teams look forward to bringing their services to you wherever you may live.

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It is my understanding that they also archive these webinars for easy access after the original class is given.  You can find them in the "consultant" section of the website."

Descendancy Research~A Video

Lately I have been talking with some of you about the descendancy view of the Family Tree on Family Search.  I think this video is very good and gives you an understandable explanation for how it works. Enjoy!  This video is short and produced by Family Search.  

http://bcove.me/1a9jy0vk

My Heritage in Family History Libraries Now

Today on The Family Search Blog the following was announced:  Written by Hadley Duncan Howard.  So we should be able to find it in the portal for free premium websites rather soon!  Possibly even today depending on how they add it.

"FamilySearch and MyHeritage announced today that the MyHeritage Library Edition™ is now available for free at every FamilySearch Family History Center and Family History Library in the world. MyHeritage’s new institutional service is a powerful online service that provides libraries and educational facilities with instant access to centuries of history in billions of global historical documents.

FamilySearch operates more than 4,700 Family History Centers in 134 countries. The centers are dedicated family history spaces, open to anyone with an interest in genealogical research. Visitors enjoy free access to historical records and personal assistance from staff to help them in their search for information.

The MyHeritage Library Edition™, launched last month and distributed exclusively by EBSCO Information Systems, provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past 5 centuries. Available in 40 languages, the MyHeritage Library Edition™ is the industry’s most multilingual family history archive and search engine, breaking down geographical and language barriers in research.

“We’re delighted to allow our patrons to benefit from the large amount of family history information that MyHeritage offers” said Dennis Brimhall, FamilySearch CEO. “MyHeritage’s ability to constantly deliver great technology for genealogy enables us to better serve the visitors to our centers, and helps the family history community as a whole.”

“MyHeritage and FamilySearch share a vision to make family history more accessible to everyone”, said MyHeritage’s Founder & CEO Gilad Japhet. “We’re delighted to make the MyHeritage Library Edition™ available to the patrons of FamilySearch’s institutions all over the world.”

I have been using My Heritage for awhile now along with the other FS and Ancestry and have found they have an amazing array of services that find hundred of documents for you through record match.  Each person should have their own account however.  Jim and I tried a joint one at first and it was not effective.  One person works best.  The reason is simple.  The owner of the tree has more privileges and receives all the record matches. You can see how that might be a problem.  They are an Israeli based company and they also have a Utah Office. They are very good at untangling such things.  The company is quite impressive.  The Founder and CEO, Gilad Japhet, even more so.

Scanning Photo on the Lexmark X792 de to Flash Drive

More and more patrons are finding the need and desire to scan their photos to their flash drive. Today lesson is on how to do this and we can then add one more important tool to our cache of helpful ways of assisting others in this work.  Jim will be assisting us with this.  It is a hands-on lesson.  For those of you that read this blog but are not library staff, make a mental note that this is something the staff can help you with when you come the Oakland Family Search Library to scan your photos.

Bonnie used Dropbox to share a file with you! Click here to view.