want to hear about them, then you need to like this video,
locations and when you see something like that, it means
from the two different profiles. You can also overlay
They move to Polk County, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Wisconsin
really a lot of tools that are coming along in line for
multiple people to see how the family migrates through life to
to do in your FamilySearch Family Tree, let me show you
the Goldie May Subway tool or any of the really cool tools
this one which is a good example of migration in the
So, the more traffic this video gets, the more Goldie May
horizontal lines rather than the zigzags. Now that I've
such as the auto research log. Oh yeah, I hate research blogs
talked to Richard, the owner of Goldie May and he said there's
videos I will do in the future. So, everything rest on your
we're want going to do is we're going to come down and see that
family tree. So, first, they start off in New York City.
to do so many things. At the time of this recording, I
shoulders. If you want more tips and tricks on how to clean
unknown city locations but let's see if we can possibly
tool can also overlay a timeline from Ancestry and
condition. Now, video doesn't even scratch the surface of how
and then a final location in Wisconsin. That is a nice line
of how people migrate through through life and through
use this tool with source leaking. You can use this tool
we have unknown New York, Warren in New York, Worcester,
FamilySearch so that you can see whether those two aligned
if they are borders so they're close to get related people can
this timeline. If we go to the city, county, state level, it
that you have either research opportunities or cleanup work
that your tree and the facts that you have added are in good
well or not and which information needs to migrate
get the county resolve and then we have more of those
could try to resolve where these children's were born more
up your family tree, be sure to check out that video right up
married in County Tipperary. They have a child born in
migrating to Michigan. Now if you look over here in this
comment in the comment section and share this with everybody.
video. So, here's the deal. If you want to learn more about
but they have me liking their research log feature. If you
Ancestry but I don't have enough time to put it in this
taking place. So, an ancestor was born in Ireland. We're not
shown you several examples of Subway lines where you can see
Massachusetts, more unknowns taking place here and if we
to document the ancestors life and something 250 years after
change that's a reasonable explanation the change but what
go back and forth across the border or there's a boundary
country level and probably this New York and Massachusetts what
section of that event and then it won't plot on your map and
descendant of William Howe proved their lineage to this
see if it overlaps. You can use this tool when merging. You can
awesome this tool is when it works with FamilySearch. This
are printed out pedigree charts that are printed out and other
tools that are on FamilySearch. Now, here's an example
of a timeline that just shows some migration that might be
that child. Try to figure out where that child might have
controversial but I hope to understand we're really trying
doesn't change that much we still have some of those
specifically, that would be very helpful in cleaning up
been born. So coming down to New York. And they pop across
to Massachusetts and they come and live in New York before
lower left hand corner you can see the option to change this
Ireland before they go to New York but they're not entirely
sure what where. So this would be a research opportunity for
timeline both on Goldie May but also in research reports that
really sure where so we leave it that way and then, they are
to offer more details because right now it's the state and
without making that kind of information pop up on a
is nice but there's a different way to include that information
United Empire Loyalist ancestor but did this really impact
when we come down to other information so in 2003 a
would probably go back into the affiliate take out the date and
it won't confuse people so I know that might be a little bit
the location and just put that in the details in the note
William Howe's life not necessarily so in that case you
94. So 250 years later there is another event taking
plotted. We have a death date in place. So that will be
a christening date but no place that that's not going to be
on. So on this profile we have a birth date in place. We have
and so on and so forth. It's a pretty fascinating little tool.
know is New Jersey well now we need to go can we bring it down
it could mean it's a research opportunity perhaps all you
know where the cleanup needs to happen not necessarily excuse
it might be a little bit controversial. So, when you see
States that's for the marriage and we have some other things
to Susan's profile and make that change to British Colonial
us well because these are different dates this is 1773 in
there are errors or it could mean you need some cleanup or
me. That's not John. That's Matthias. John is his son. Then we
plotted we will do not see a burial date so that won't but
1750. It's really hard to see because my cursor
this timeline of William Howe, we see that his birth was about
to the county when a child once born or a marriage took place
potential errors might be name changes for that location now
same place again because Union and Essex split off from one
things taking place. When you see a horizontal line, that
to 1830. When you start seeing some zigzags, it's possible
is hovering over it. It's 1750 and then his death is in 17
a child's profile well this is in John's profile so now you
keep in mind is that some of the zigzag which could be
really moving the name of the location is changing so we have
place. So let's go over to the profile and see what's going
is go back here and clean up the facts, add more details.
Here's another mistake that is hiding in your family tree and
family members so the spouse if you put in a marriage date in
showing up over here. Now, one more thing to keep in mind,
finding residents, and putting in the date and location where
that will plot what quite nicely. Let's go ahead and go
military education those type of things if it's not here then
children and you put in a birthday or a death date for
So, let's go ahead and examine this profile. There's a lot of
Goldie May can't plot anything Goldie May will also plot
need to go to leave it in Matthias' profile and come down
you found that person in a census record for it to be over
place then Goldie May will plot it and if the person has
Union this is 1775, you know the American Revolution began
in 1776 so it's entirely possible that this States
another but then we have it goes back to Essex, British
but if you'll notice, we have Essex, New Jersey, British
needs to be done over here. Now, let's show you a profile
here on the subway line. So, if you do have sources over here
that are not showing up in the map, then, what you need to do
States. Well, that is really the same location. Something to
add is you need to have facts in this section and I'll make
that child then Goldie May complot it. So, if your plot
sure that I highlight back that in a different profile here in
taking place so it's really this zigzag could mean that
really should become British Colonial America now this is in
America. We have another unknown, New Jersey, United
Columbia- British Colonial America. So what does that tell
learn. I'm going to link to a Goldie May YouTube video that
review. So, what you have to do is make sure that you have more
lot of features on Goldie May that you're going to want to
tells you how to do some of these features. Now, let's go
here and put residence by clicking alternative facts,
was a census record, then, you need to make sure you come over
as this change we have union now this could actually be the
Goldie May is considering the possibility of kind of grouping
borders it's not there yet but be advised okay they're not
locations together particularly if they have name changes or
FamilySearch profile page. It's going to take me directly
that you were looking at. It's really neat. Now, there are a
to the Franklin County, Ohio Wiki page or whatever location
that you have some messes to clean up in your family tree
to Matthias. And you can see that there's a lot of things take
this section. So, if you want, let's go back over here. There
a moment but if you don't have facts in this section residents
date in, then, Goldie May cannot plot that point. The other
be Essex County, New Jersey for a long period of time from 1800
Colonial America. We have Essex, New Jersey, United
States, you're also going to see Find My Past, MyHeritage,
some prompts to take you directly to some research
and get some prompts. So, Goldie May is a research tool.
is a christening and christening of death. If there
necessarily have the information transfer over to
means the person is staying in this location. This happens to
first, if your subway looks like this, it's probably
a death but unfortunately, all we have is a death date. It
up here and click on the Wiki and in the browser that had the
Ancestry, and a few more. So, for Franklin, I'm going to come
over Ohio, I will get some prompts and the United States
going to want to know about the Goldie May tool is that if you
click on the left vertical column, if you click on one of
well as the Family History Guide. If I click on United
So, when you hover over the locations, it will give you
pages, some research guides, some card catalogs on a variety
there's the FamilySearch Wiki, the FamilySearch catalog as
because you don't have enough information for Goldie May to
date and a place. That's the first. The. second dot could be
and examine those mistakes I promised. Now, first, if you're
looks like this, it means that you have some research that
linker or we create custom sources here, we don't
when we attach sources to FamilySearch using the source
one I'm activating and I'm going to go ahead and make it
sure it's active. So, it'll be a little light blue. You see,
smaller and I can make it larger and you can see that the
points that you need to add, the other details you need to
to make bigger control minus to make smaller. So, I'm going to
are two separate windows, you will be able to drag your
much smaller on your screen. So if you want to increase the
on your keyboard. So, if it's an Apple, you will use a
doesn't have a location. So, if you don't put a location and a
facts in FamilySearch. So, here we can see there's a birth
Franklin and then I'm going to get some prompts. If I cover
of different websites and location. So, for instance,
side font is more readable. A couple of other things you're
command plus to make bigger, command negative to make
order to make this work really well. The first thing that you
will want to know are the locations are across this left
the locations. So, right now, I'm going to hover over
into a number of things that you're going to need to know in
make it smaller but make sure you click on the profile. Make
locations readability you're going to have to use the keys
timeline. Now some of you may actually view the locations
smaller. If you're using Windows, control plus
side. The vertical column and the horizontal line is the
how it's going from light blue to dark blue depending on which
super easy. So, now, I'm going to come up to the three
hamburger buttons at the top and come down to Subway Map and
sign in button and since I'm signed in over here, it will be
now, you're going to see the Subway May map because these
second narrow window will pop up. So, I need to click the
window over and view it a little bit better and then
switch between the two screens. So now let me introduce you
chrome extension scroll down to the option for Goldie May and a
that you are interested in viewing with Goldie May. I'm
and then sign in. From the homepage, navigate to a profile
start using this feature to help you visual the lifespan of
going to click click this one. Now, with my FamilySearch
signed in into a profile, I'm going to come up here to the
extension store. Type in Goldie May into the search box and
your ancestor to navigate over to the FamilySearch website
then you will find the application right there. Go to
the process of installing it and then you are good to go to
Goldie May, a revolutionary technology that works with a
it isn't accurate. Do you really want me to answer that
question? Now, Goldie May is a 10% chrome extension and a 90%
make sure they are accurate because what's a family tree if
web application. Basically, you have to go over to the Chrome
online family tree. Today, I'm going to introduce you to
Ancestry family trees to show you how to clean up both up and
FamilySearch trees and in the future, we'll be working with
there. And we'll see you next time. mistakes and research opportunities hiding in your
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