this is a good introduction to FamilySearch for you and be
screen and will also be in the description section. So, I hope
going to give you lots of ways to get more tips on family
of research tips for family search that will pop up on
sure to check out that family search playlist. Yeah, I'm
FamilySearch so as I've mentioned, we have a playlist
sure to check the description so it's a really massive
going to show me I can filter by close relatives added by me
uploaded. And on this teaching account I haven't uploaded very
memories. Here's a gallery of the pictures that I have
believe that we should be capturing and preserving family
many but other people have. Check out all these really
not attached to my family and you can go in and click and see
about both of these services so be sure to check out our
website isn't it you guys I hope you can navigate around
research videos. Finally have the memories section. Really
attached very cool hope you check that out and then finally
indexing and we have a video about indexing as well so be
the different media and the memories that people have
really cool items. I can search for people. And so this is
with Paul House. Gotta check out that video. Um there's
catalog to the Family History Library and you're going to
access the tree. So search Family Tree is the same as find
Now, we'll have videos in the future or we already have them
find it here. You can also search for books and the Wiki.
see various record hints and then I can go and explore.
keep this video short. The next part of a newbies guide to
have lots of tips on how to search. Let's keep it simple.
records. So if I wanted to find records for George Geisler we
genealogies. Now these are Sypney Genealogies from a
Quickly, we're going to go through a few more things to
We'll do a search and see what's comes up. We're going to
where you're going to organize and keep track of all of your
self explanatory. Then you can have there's we have a video
to help others keep people separate. Then, you're going to
the description section for more of those types of videos.
meet for me to talk to other researchers and try to figure
out a good solution. We have lots of videos about the
then his parents and his siblings. I hope that's pretty
them in city directories, census records, pens and files
in my other account lots of people are changing my tree and
activities they did. And you see that Cincinnati. That's
FamilySearch is to check out the search tab. So the tree is
family story. So you scroll down. You've got the vital
Then you have the family husband, wife, children, and
beginning of the video and some of them is an opportunity to
have to watch another video that I have about the different
There's the family tree search. This is when I want to search
see the vitals, information, name, birth date, and place,
for people that are in the tree. It's another way to
extremely beneficial like that picture that we saw at the
when he and his wife eloped. It's a pretty interesting
And these features when you have a little pin next to it
information. You have additional information. I
you don't need to clutter up FamilySearch with a bunch of
graphics like ships and flags and flowers. Scrolling down
person tab. And here is a person page. You're going to
types of charts on family search. But that's how you get
Name Studies which we've talked about on this YouTube channel
other things you can search. The cat catalog. There's a lot
can see when somebody makes changes now in this case it's
understand so what you can do is you can watch people and you
of you don't like people changing your tree I totally
about what the find tab was about like. Go ahead and check
blank because this is my teaching account but trust me
here you went to person. And then you come over to this link
of records on FamilySearch that are not available from the
search form. They are in the browse section. There's also a
order to tell people a little bit about the person that
variety of different places like the one The Guild of One
that out on our channel. And list our rate because how many
in the FamilySearch Tips playlist that I will include in
things of that nature. So in this view however it is any
death, date, and burial. Now, Penelope wanted to know how do
you can see all the little markers from the different
will come over here and show up on the timelines. Very cool.
collaborative nature of the FamilySearch platform. Check
address that now. You logged in. You went to Family Tree. Up
information. Your search tab is where you're going to access
picture attached to them you'll see it right here. And remember
stetch. So George was a pattern maker for the B and O railroad
to the charts. You get them by going to the family tree. So
I can go and interact with them some of the changes are
this is the life sketch section. So you add a life
can take you to your tree. Let me get my little handy-dandy
different lines for the different maternal paternal
next you can look at a person and this will take you to the
stories attached to these folks. And as you can see I've
see the name of the individual right there. If there's a
got relatives right here that have stories. You're going to
person is here in the center and then you go up the
really love using this to keep track of my ancestors when I
marker and you're going to see some things. Well, first, this
right here that says timeline. And there you have it. And so
worked on last because it's been maybe a few days maybe
you're exploring. In this case, this Robert Paul Geisler Senior
junk pictures that you see on ancestry. Just keep it to
can X out of it just like that. Next, let's take a tour of some
So, the family tree tab takes you to a few things. First, it
Ohio Tax Record Collection for Chester Award
I get from a login to chime line. Let me go ahead and
Huron Ohio and I can go ahead and add that and then I've
reminded myself what I want to do next and when I'm done, I
let's add it to do this. Let's say I wanted to research the
is the focal person. Um it could be you So this focal
in Columbus, Ohio. So, you can use this life sketch section in
places. Maybe some tombstones or records. But we don't need
a website for genealogy and you're not exactly sure who you
Margaretta Hoppa. Love it. So the other thing I haven't
and like. It's kind of like a a timeline of sorts here as well.
started right yet is this to-do list. So the to-do list can be
a reminder of some things that you want to work on. So So
some mine super longer. Well this is a list of where you
Robert Paul and then Mister Claybaugh and Magdalena
left off. So the last time I logged in I was working with
cool features that you're going to see the first one is
recent people now do you ever have the time where you work on
databases to see if they can find some hints for you. Some
really cool features that you are going to want to explore.
of my role which is I want to introduce you to a few other
other things you're going to see as you scroll down, you're
Marriage Records and then I can jump right and start doing some
research right there. So Family Search is like a virtual
you're watching. And she added it three months ago. Here is a
was added by Kay Strade. Thank you so much Kay Strait if
death record that Jean Christensen she added for one
platform. So here is a photo of our Villa Faith Comfort and it
right here and I can see how am I connected to this E Bruner
assistant for you. Always working, always searching the
going to see that some other people had put some things on a
related and then I can click on this hint and it's Kentucky
you know about the discoveries he made. So that's how I'm
Peak. Well it's up my line through the Andrew Jackson Peak
that Caleb has been working on on this YouTube channel to let
collaborators on the platform. So some of the texts you're
ancestors and see the trees that is already built by other
what that box is all about. Now this box right here is pretty
cool because it tells you some recommended activities that you
going to see are record hints. So I can click on this link
few features. The first is the announcement box. So on Family
Search, there's lots of different things that they want
you to know about conferences and events as well as some
can do again after you link yourself to your deceased
log in, you're on the homepage. So let me walk you through a
specific collections and challenges they have. So that's
to sign in to access the really cool features on FamilySearch.
I'll see you after I put in my personal information. After you
we are on FamilySearch and you have to sign in. Everyone has
to help newbies like you understand it better. So here
description. So let's go to FamilySearch and take a tour
first deceased relative and then you're going to see your
and he talked to you about how to connect yourself to your
family tree. Check out that video and again, the is in the
actually how do you use family search? Well, we're going to
about an old video that we released. It was by Andy Lee
talk about that in more details but first, I have to tell you
She said, how do you get from the login to the timeline and
conferences we coordinate as well as books available on
Amazon. Check out the links in the description. In the video
that Caleb made talking about using the timeline feature on
FamilySearch. Penelope Maine had a question in the section.
write your ancestors stories along the way. We do this
through videos like these on YouTubes through virtual
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