Morningside 7th Ward
Family History Sunday School Class

CLASS 1 (2012-01-15):
NEW FAMILYSEARCH AND HELPS

©2012 by Donald R. Snow
This page was last updated 2012-01-14.
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    INTRODUCTION

  1. Instructors are Donald R. and Diane M. Snow ( snowd@math.byu.edu , dmsnow34@gmail.com ) of Provo and St. George, Utah.
  2. These notes with active Internet links are posted at  http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/ms7-classes.html .  You can set an icon on your desktop to get to it immediately.  Don's other FH notes, including the Update Series, are posted on a different website.
  3. Family History Update Series, 1st and 3rd Wednesday afternoons 1-2:30 PM, RS Room, Morningside Stake Center, all welcome, no charge -- this Wed 18 Jan 2012 on PICASA AND OTHER FREEWARE TO WORK WITH PHOTOS -- Schedule and notes are posted at  http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html .
  4. St. George Heritage Days this week and next - lots going on, e.g. at the Dixie Center tomorrow and Tuesday -- http://www.dixietoday.com/history.html
  5. Southern Utah Family History and Genealogy Group Meeting (SUFHGG), Sat 21 Jan 2012 10 am-noon, Robert and Joel Kroff's presentation on "Uncle Verl" about Southern Utah -- at St. George East Stake Center, 449 South 300 East, St. George, Utah (across the street east of the St. George Temple)
  6. RootsTech 2012, 2-4 Feb 2012, Salt Palace, SLC - sponsored by FamilySearch, BYU, and others -- http://rootstech.org/
  7. FH Expo, 24-25 Feb 2012, Dixie Center - Registration $59 and at the door $99 -- register at http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com -- lots of FH classes, including for beginners
  8. "Members Guide to Temple and Family History Work" and accompanying videos are online -- Members Guide -- can download and/or view the pdf's and the FH videos that go with it
  9. Spiritual thought - D&C 128:24

    10. NEW FAMILYSEARCH CONCEPT

  10. Overview of new concept
    1. Each ancestor has a "file folder" containing all the records about him (or her)
    2. You select the correct  data to show on the Summary screen for the person.
    3. The other data, correct or incorrect, is stored in the file folder, but doesn't show on the Summary screen.
    4. You can only change or delete what you submit, but nFS staff can change anything.
  11. Slideshow about the nFS concept from Gary Turner's short video "New FamilySearch" -- http://newfamilyhistory.googlepages.com/home

    12. SLIDESHOW - OVERVIEW AND COMBINING IN NEW FAMILYSEARCH
  12. Navigating in nFS and symbols used
  13. Combining duplicate records in nFS
  14. Our task: know the correct data for each ancestor, combine nFS records, set the correct data to show in the Summary, and be sure the temple work is done
  15. Systematic way of considering individuals in a family
    • Select an individual: Check for possible duplicates, compare, and combine individuals
    • Spouse and children's view: Check each individual for possible duplicates, combine duplicate spouses and children
    • Parents and siblings view: Check each individual for possible duplicates, combine duplicate parents and siblings

    16. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO

  16. Register for an LDS Account go to https://apps.lds.org/sign-in/go/login.jsf -- Your user name and password also allow you to log in to nFS and other Church websites, e.g. the Morningside 7th Ward and Stake websites at http://www.lds.org .
  17. nFS webpage -- https://new.familysearch.org (Note the "s" after "http") -- Log in with your LDS Account user name and password
  18. nFS suggests we keep an electronic home database with sources and documentation, so you always know what is correct, regardless of whether your nFS data gets "clobbered"
  19. See your 9-generation pedigree fan chart of nFS data -- http://www.createfan.com/ -- Log in with your LDS Account; can be downloaded and printed, if you want
  20. New interface for nFS is at -- https://familysearch.org/invite/familytree_tab -- Log in with your LDS Account; new interface is helpful to find corrections needed, then switch to nFS to correct them; can now add and correct a few things through the new interface

    21. NEW FAMILYSEARCH HELPS

  21. Many helps, publications, and tutorials on nFS
  22. Video tutorials (only seem to work with Internet Explorer) -- go to nFS home page and click on Help Center > Video Demonsrtations > For Users of New.FamilySearch.org > Combining Duplicate Records -- short tutorial video followed by a summary you can download as pdf or print out -- several other tutorial videos there, too
  23. 322-page "nFS Users Guide (Oct 2011)" -- New FamilySearch > Help Center > (See the Whole List (34)) > [Scroll down] User's Guide LDS Version (PDF) -- can read any of these online, download, or print them
  24. 7-page "White Paper" -- New FamilySearch > Help Center > (See the Whole List (34)) > The Case for Moving to "Our Tree" (Apr 2011) -- plans for the future of New FamilySearch
  25. 73-page New FamilySearch Reference Manual (May 2011) -- http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/NFS/NFS_RefManual.pdf
  26. If you need help with any of this, stay after class in the FHC today, call one of the FH Consultants, and/or come to the FHC Thursday evening.
    27.
ASSIGNMENT
  1. Log on to the Internet where these MS7 FH SS notes are stored, so you know how to do that.
  2. Register for an LDS Account and use it to view your 9-generation pedigree chart of nFS data on http://www.createfan.com/ .
  3. Begin gathering your FH records from home and relatives.  In particular, get copies of electronic FH databases of your family with sources and documentation.
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