TASKS #5

 

                                                 

                    

 

            

 

Searching of Family Search

My favorite way to search Family Search is by my ancestor.

     I think the simplest way is to use the person page.  On the right-hand side, there is a Search Records tab.    

    Each of these different databases will populate the information of the specific ancestor of the person page.    The Family Search linksends you directly into the records.     It searches with the information that is on that page.   The critical point is that the information on the person page should be as accurate as possible to find the correct records.   

     Once we have created the accounts with the partner sights, it is straightforward to use the Ancestry, Find my Past, and My Heritage as other choices.   Above is an excellent method to find ancestors in records.  

     
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When a person gets to the search results on the Family Search page, the records appear as most likely to match to the least likely.   Another cool part of the search results is that the user can modify the information on the left-hand side of the page.  For example, the Refine your search is to change to a married name or a different spelling.    It is a great time to use wild cards to find other records.  There is a blue button that says update; use it to complete the new search parameters.   One way to make sense is to open several tabs and play with your results.     Going through the records may help you to learn the difference between the records and places.

 

                                                                         

 

 

Getting the most from FamilySearch search is a Rootstech 2021 video about 25 minutes long about using the records on FamilySearch. Robert Kehrer of Family Search gives it.  

 

The FamilySearch Wiki provides this document on Searching Family Search. Wiki page -or how-to on searching     The Wiki is a great place to learn anything you can think of on or about Family Search.   

 

Finally, here is a YouTube series by Family Search about how-to search Family Search.    It starts with this video Searching Family Search.

 

Types of Indexing

#2   Indexing is an interesting event.    It is so important and such a great way to help move family history forward.    The difficulty is the last several times I have tried to index or have my children index; there have been no batches available for beginners.    That is a difficulty with youth who were not taught to read cursive.    (Not one of my favorite decision in education.)      It is possible, but it takes a lot of energy to do indexing.    I have an incredible appreciation for indexing and know it is vital.    I believe it is essential to look and see if there is something available that your family could help indexing.   It may not be the most accessible place to start as it was ten years ago.   

Indexing Overview  This is a great 4-minute video about indexing done this year by Rootstech.   Here is another video about Family Search Web Indexing.  The BYU Family History department did this video.

 

This is automated indexing that I shared with the young women a few months ago.    Many people working with FamilySearch are using machine learning to do indexing.   It is very cool.    Joe Price is a professor at BYU who is using programing and family history together.    Indexing for all Ages is a Roots Tech class that is another option to help move the work forward; he works closely with FamilySearch.    As far as I know, he is separate.   This is a video from another family history consultant in Idaho.   It is a fun way to do Reverse Indexing.     This is an easier way to do indexing. 

 

Finally, this FamilySearch WEB Indexing was done a few years ago by BYU Family History Library.   It is 13 minutes long and an instructional video on indexing.      There is a Handout available with this helpful video.    Here is an overview of FamilySearch Indexing.    This is a tour and a type of help page from FamilySearch.  

 

I hope you find something interesting in this Post!    And so exciting that the Temple is open!

 

 

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