Task #4 A. How to attach Source or Hint On May 30th during the adult fifth Sunday, I tried to demonstrate how to attach a source or use the hint. This is a great way to start researching on FamilySearch.org Using sources and hints is an effective way to get to know your ancestors and some of the records where they are listed. I have found several new people who were left off of the FamilySearch Family Tree and are present in these sources. It is also a way to start to learn what records are and what records are available on FamilySearch. Hint or Tasks in FamilySearch can be a quick and easy way to do just a few minutes of family history. It is possible to ignore or skip a hint if it does not make sense. In attaching hints I have also found lost people. Sometimes our four generation pedigree only included our direct line ancestor. I have had multiple experiences where the hints lead to another sibling or missing person in the family tree. I would
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Sharing and Saving Family Video: FamilySearch and YouTube.
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The Family History Bug has Bitten!! It is Father's Day and the beginning of Summer. It is the time when we are ambitious with how we are going to get lots of things done. Well this week, we were trying to organize photos to make memory books and we found some video of Grandpa, who passed last year. I told Chris that I had heard of a workaround on how to share videos through FamilySearch and he made it work. YAY! This post is written by Chris Reed. Adding Family Videos to Family Search Family Search doesn’t allow adding video by default, but the following workaround will allow you to add family videos to Family Search. Sign into YouTube with a Gmail account that you use frequently so that it is always active and follow the process to verify your account by going in