As I walk through forests adorned in the splendor of autumn, I can’t help but marvel at the beauty that God has created. With the shifting of seasons, I find myself in the cycle of transition. This time of year, the warmth of the blanket embraces my soul with desires to read and watch my… Read More Remember and Preserve
Note: This article appeared previously on the FamilySearch Blog on October 10, 2024 (See Link) FamilySearch has a new tool that we hope will improve your experience with merges in the collaborative FamilySearch Family Tree. As merging affects the names, dates, places, sources, and relationships for 2 profiles, reviewing and fixing merges can be complex.… Read More Merge Analysis—A New, Detailed Look at Merges in the Family Tree
In a RootsTech session this year, Joe Price, the director of the Linking Lab at BYU, described how his lab, through technology, links names from specific groups to people on the FamilySearch Family Tree. One of his recent projects was creating a database of all Utahns who died in the 1918 flu epidemic using Utah… Read More Growing the Family Tree Through Community Reconstitution
Many of us get intimidated when we hear the word “research”, it conjures up memories of assigned research papers or research projects, reluctantly completed, often after much anxiety and procrastination. Our lack of desire to do Family History research may stem from bad past experiences, a lack of knowledge and skills required to do the… Read More I Don’t Need to do Family Research Anymore, Right?
Have you ever been working on family research and had a question? Maybe it was late at night or early in the morning, or when your family member, the source of all genealogy answers is not available. Where can you go to get the help you need right now? A great resource available to anyone… Read More Any Questions?