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The Ten Most Annoying Habits of FamilySearch Family Tree Users – James Tanner (30 Jun 2024)
The FamilySearch Family Tree is a really good website but the users have some quirks and habits that make life difficult for the genealogists who are trying to do their work and using the Family Tree. This class goes through ten of the user-based ways that people knowingly or unknowingly make life difficult for the serious researcher.
Slide Deck: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/virtual-classes/the-ten-most-annoying-habits-of-familysearch-family-tree-users
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Видео

Things You May Not Know About the FamilySearch Home Page - Michelle Karren (30 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 470День назад
In this class, Michelle Karren thoroughly explains and demonstrates some of the features on the FamilySearch Home Page.
Intermediate (for LDS) 3: Mysteries of the Change Log Revealed - Kathryn Grant (30 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 160День назад
Complete Title: FamilySearch Intermediate Series (for Latter-day Saints) 3: Mysteries of the Change Log Revealed - Kathryn Grant (30 Jun 2024) Kathryn Grant explains what the change log is, why it's important and how to use it. She demonstrates how to use filters, see original information, restore information and fix bad merges. Class Materials: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-virtual-classes/fam...
Your First Confrontation with an Old Document in German(y) - Dr. Roger Minert (27 June 2024)
Просмотров 226День назад
Dr. Roger Minert goes over the very helpful principles of LACA analysis to help evaluate German documents. He also gives many examples and practice opportunities. For more information: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-webinars/your-first-confrontation-with-an-old-document-in-germany
Involving Children in Genealogy - Jerroleen Sorensen (23 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 161День назад
Jerroleen Sorensen discusses why it is important to involve children in genealogy and gives different activities that will draw them in and help them learn about their ancestors. Slide Deck: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/virtual-classes/involving-children-in-genealogy
Connecting to a Deceased Person on FamilySearch - Ann Tanner (20 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 176День назад
In this video, Ann Tanner demonstrates how to add living people to your tree in FamilySearch and how to connect them to a deceased person who may already be in Family Tree.
How to Talk to Your AI Chatbot About Genealogy - James Tanner (23 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 398День назад
AI has become a hot topic because of the Large Language Models and Natural Language Processors (NLP). They also use Natural Language Understanding or NLU technology and then respond using Natural Language Generation (NLG). The question is if they are useful for genealogical research. This video explores some of the things Chatbots do well and some of the things they cannot do at all. Slide Deck...
Intermediate (for LDS) 2: Duplicates in Family Tree Part 2: How to Resolve Them-Kathryn Grant (6-24)
Просмотров 210День назад
Complete Title: FamilySearch Intermediate Series (for Latter-day Saints) 2: Duplicates in Family Tree Part 2: How to Resolve Them- Kathryn Grant (23 Jun 2024) In the second part of her class on Duplicates in Family Tree, Kathryn Grant teaches how to resolve duplicates and avoid incorrect merges in the FamilySearch Family Tree. Class Materials: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-virtual-classes/famil...
The Québecois - French-Canadian Research - Maureen Brady (20 June 2024)
Просмотров 3282 дня назад
Maureen gives a historical overview of the Canadian region both before and after 1763, and she provides several different tips to help with French-Canadian genealogy research. For more information: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-webinars/the-quebecois-french-canadian-research
English Research: How the General Register Office Site Can Help You - Kathryn Grant (6 June 2024)
Просмотров 40614 дней назад
Full title: English Research: How the General Register Office (GRO) Site Can Help You Kathryn Grant teaches how the GRO site can be a useful tool for your English research and gives great tips on how to take advantage of its full capabilities. For more information: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-webinars/english-research-how-the-general-register-office-gro-site-can-help-you
Digitizing Video Cassette Tapes Using OBS Studio -James Tanner (15 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 16814 дней назад
James Tanner gives brief instructions for digitizing video tapes using OBS Studio and the ClearClick digital converter at the BYU Library Family History Center.
O Say, Can You See: Introducing U.S. Military Records -- Alyssa Martinez (9 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 40521 день назад
Alyssa Martinez discusses what records are available for early United States military conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. She also guides you through where these records can be located and what types of genealogical information can be found within them.
Training Your Mind to Think Like a Genealogist - James Tanner (9 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 88121 день назад
Genealogy is a challenging and complex pursuit. This presentation explains some of the skills that are helpful to becoming a genealogist and where and how you can acquire those skills. You can be self-taught or take formal university courses whatever suits your time and resources. Slide Deck: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/virtual-classes/training-your-mind-to-think-like-a-genealogist
FS Intermediate (for LDS) 1: Duplicates in Family Tree Part 1 - Kathryn Grant (9 Jun 2024)
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Complete Title: FamilySearch Intermediate Series (for Latter-day Saints) 1: Duplicates in Family Tree Part 1: Why They’re There and How to Find Them - Kathryn Grant (9 June 2024) In this class, Kathryn Grant teaches why duplicates can cause problems in Family Tree and different ways to find them. Class Materials: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-virtual-classes/familysearch-intermediate-series-for...
Exploring the MyHeritage DNA Tools - James Tanner (6 June 2024)
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James Tanner discusses the different tools and features of MyHeritage DNA. For more information: familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/all-webinars/exploring-the-myheritage-dna-tools
Boost Your FH Brain Power (for LDS) 2: Avoiding the Same Name Trap-Kathryn Grant (2 Jun 2024)
Просмотров 315Месяц назад
Boost Your FH Brain Power (for LDS) 2: Avoiding the Same Name Trap-Kathryn Grant (2 Jun 2024)
Using the FamilySearch Full Text Search Feature-A Genealogical Goldmine - James Tanner (2 Jun 2024)
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Using the FamilySearch Full Text Search Feature-A Genealogical Goldmine - James Tanner (2 Jun 2024)
Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search Results - Julie Wilcox (2 Jun 2024)
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Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search Results - Julie Wilcox (2 Jun 2024)
Researching Genealogy Records in Japan - Koji Sekiguchi (30 May 2024)
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Researching Genealogy Records in Japan - Koji Sekiguchi (30 May 2024)
Involving Younger Generations in Preserving Family History - Shenley Puterbaugh (23 May 2024)
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Involving Younger Generations in Preserving Family History - Shenley Puterbaugh (23 May 2024)
Innovations in the Family History Technology Lab at BYU (for LDS) - Mark Clement (19 May 2024)
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Innovations in the Family History Technology Lab at BYU (for LDS) - Mark Clement (19 May 2024)
Exploring the Old and the New FamilySearch Genealogies - James Tanner (19 May 2024)
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Exploring the Old and the New FamilySearch Genealogies - James Tanner (19 May 2024)
Boost Your FH Brain Power (for LDS) 1:Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them-Kathryn Grant (May 2024)
Просмотров 307Месяц назад
Boost Your FH Brain Power (for LDS) 1:Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them-Kathryn Grant (May 2024)
German Compiled Genealogies - Larry Jensen (16 May 2024)
Просмотров 598Месяц назад
German Compiled Genealogies - Larry Jensen (16 May 2024)
FamilySearch Basics Series (for LDS) 4: Basic Research Skills - Kathryn Grant (28 Apr 2024)
Просмотров 385Месяц назад
FamilySearch Basics Series (for LDS) 4: Basic Research Skills - Kathryn Grant (28 Apr 2024)
FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 2: Adding and Correcting Info. in Family Tree-Kathryn Grant(14 Apr 24)
Просмотров 305Месяц назад
FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 2: Adding and Correcting Info. in Family Tree-Kathryn Grant(14 Apr 24)
All About Family Groups on FamilySearch.org - Kathryn Grant (9 May 2024)
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All About Family Groups on FamilySearch.org - Kathryn Grant (9 May 2024)
FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 5: Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances - Kathryn Grant (5 May 2024)
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FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 5: Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances - Kathryn Grant (5 May 2024)
FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 3: Finding People to Add to Family Tree - Kathryn Grant (21 Apr 2024)
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FamilySearch Basics (for LDS) 3: Finding People to Add to Family Tree - Kathryn Grant (21 Apr 2024)
Using Historic Topographic Maps to Find Cemeteries and Churches - James Tanner (5 May 2024)
Просмотров 376Месяц назад
Using Historic Topographic Maps to Find Cemeteries and Churches - James Tanner (5 May 2024)

Комментарии

  • @raheacock9964
    @raheacock9964 День назад

    Playback audio is not good. The information in the webinar was great. I just couldn't listen to the whole webinar due to the audio issues.

  • @kelly3942
    @kelly3942 День назад

    I found that alot of people do not research, I research & research agian to make sure the information I put online is right. What I come across the most is May 24, 1878 & findagrave will have May 24 1876. So it takes more time found the information,.

  • @dhscts
    @dhscts 2 дня назад

    All of these points are part of my FamilySearch tree. Especial on my maternal Grandmother's side. It gets to the point, of why even try to support Family Tree. In the near future my death date will be recorded and my work will be replaced by fairy tales.

    • @dhscts
      @dhscts День назад

      Some members of my family insist on a fictitious relation to peerage, Northern Ireland. Claiming ancestor Edward Rocks is Edward Agustus Duke of Kent. They have even created a parallel family tree. Some type of fictisous relationship to peerage has been added to every single family in the line.

  • @annes133
    @annes133 3 дня назад

    Mr Tanner, can you tell us the time period (roughly) when Junior and Senior became a father-son designation? And in-law. I believe I heard that a son-in-law could mean something different in 1780 than how we use it today. So my question is - when did it change? Thanks.

  • @cvoskuil
    @cvoskuil 3 дня назад

    Thank you for this post. You have hit on many of my complaints. My favorite is the one where people are added who are parents of "discovered" people. I have multiple occurrences in my tree. Thanks again.

  • @beepbopboop3221
    @beepbopboop3221 3 дня назад

    Is "gedcom" a valid source? I don't think it is. It says nothing to me. That could mean the person's mistakes came over with their data from where ever they imported it from.

  • @alanwilson175
    @alanwilson175 3 дня назад

    I can understand James Tanner's comments and objections to historical records - or lack of records. But I find that his objections lack any remedies or solutions. His main point seems to be that Family Search (FS) wants and needs sources. The difficulty is that FS does not have any useful way to include historical sources into some profiles. To take an obvious example, records for royal families have all kinds of pseudo sources, but do they really qualify as true sources for genealogy? History tells us that William the Conqueror married Matilda of Flanders about 1051, but are there any records of this event? So far as I know, there is no such record from contemporaneous sources, that exists today. But, I think we are justified in claiming the date anyway, despite our genealogy proof standards that criticize this practice. I think this is justified for no other reason than that everyone alive in 1066 acted as though Matilda and William were married, because if they contradicted the assertion, William would kill them. Seems like proof to me. This problem also occurs in more modern situations, such as families in Eastern Europe circa 1930 to 1950. In that time period, every single family east of Berlin and west of Moscow was dislocated, and moved, sometimes to new continents, but always to some place else. Are there any source records in eastern Europe that can be connected to their descendants now? I think any such connection is tenuous at best, and they certainly do not adhere to any genealogy proof standard. I think Tanner's objection has to be tempered by some kind of acknowledgment that the scope of a source, has to be widened to include something else besides paper with some names and dates written on it.

    • @jamestanner45
      @jamestanner45 3 дня назад

      Please understand that this is not the first and will probably not be the last of the times I have written about these issues. I have been suggesting solutions to FamilySearch since almost the day the Family Tree went online.

  • @user-ju2ry2mk5h
    @user-ju2ry2mk5h 4 дня назад

    Wonderful !

  • @lumbaracres3587
    @lumbaracres3587 4 дня назад

    #11. The lady who created from her imagination, generations of people with no last name, no dates, no places, who, when asked for sources or references, replied they are "in a private notebook" that can't be divulged. She did it twice on my line, which suggests she is related. Horrible thought. One group was about 47 people, counting all of the sibs and cousins. She was thorough. FS had no solutions for it - either for cleaning up the mess, or counseling the offender. Ultimately I created a fictional male and a fictional female with obviously bogus names, merged in all of the fictitious characters, and left them floating as two small blobs in the FS universe. (The person changed their userid, attempting to hide...)

    • @mardeanchandler5177
      @mardeanchandler5177 3 дня назад

      I have a situation similar to that only they think they have documentation but their documentation obviously shows their person is not the same as my person but they can not believe their documentation shows that.!!

  • @toniasalways
    @toniasalways 4 дня назад

    And the disadvantage is wrong information gets posted and reposted and changed back after it's been corrected. I don't use it and I wish people who think they know more about my family than I do will go away.

  • @Eli-tj1om
    @Eli-tj1om 7 дней назад

    Love your webinars! They are so informative and down-to-earth.

  • @alissong.
    @alissong. 7 дней назад

    nice, thanks

  • @olabaskerville
    @olabaskerville 15 дней назад

    Very inspiring and motivating lecture 🤓 Thank you!

  • @user-df3wi1ti1p
    @user-df3wi1ti1p 15 дней назад

    As somebody who was born in Worksop, it was quite the shock to have this as a case study in this video!

  • @wp9860
    @wp9860 21 день назад

    This is the only analysis that I have found that purports to offer a system of organizing genealogy archives and correctly identifies the problem: multiple avenues of access. It's solution, to use genealogical software for this purpose is problematical. These programs have no archival use in that they offer no unlimited life of their being operational. Consider the Personal Ancestry File (PAF) family tree program once offered by the Church of the Latter Day Saints. It is no longer supported. Family tree programs in general have three features that eliminate them from consideration as archival systems. One is that all information is stored in a database. Database systems are volatile. The technology changes over time creating the risk of obsolescence and loss of access to your data. The second problem is that the information is very difficult to extract from the database that it presents a problem nearly in the range of encryption. The third problem is that the database in these family tree programs is closed and proprietary. The opposite of this would be an open (published interface) and controlled through public standards making. The no longer maintained GED standard illustrates the concept of open system design. A digital genealogy archive should stick to tools that offer the most stability. Elements that may fit this bill is using only the operating system file management system as the "database" repository. Using file formats that offer long term stability, such as TXT, .RTF, PDF, and perhaps DOCX text format and TIFF, JPG, and GIF image formats. Also, seek stability in audio and moving image formats. I like this presenter very much. He identifies the real of organizing genealogy archives, the only person who I find gets that right. The notion of digital archive organized with off-the-shelf family tree software is problematic.

  • @ValorieZimmerman
    @ValorieZimmerman 22 дня назад

    Thank you, James Tanner

  • @Eli-tj1om
    @Eli-tj1om 22 дня назад

    Thank you for an informative and well-done lecture. Just wanted to let you know that the marine corps is pronounced “core” as in apple core not “corpse” as in a dead body)))

  • @davidetienne9404
    @davidetienne9404 24 дня назад

    Thank you very much for sharing this information. There are a few key people I would love to have a photograph of. If it's even only a slight possibility, I'm going to try. And I have plenty of information of my own to share.

  • @RuthI118
    @RuthI118 24 дня назад

    You provided lots of good information! Thank you!

  • @martnal
    @martnal 24 дня назад

    It's all good progress, but AI still has a long way to go. Recently, searching a newspaper archive for my grandmother, Kate Loughborough, I was given a link to a production of the play "Kiss Me Kate", Loughborough Theatre.

  • @warrensmith2902
    @warrensmith2902 25 дней назад

    I don't worry about duplicate in my family tree, they find me with great regularity.

  • @ValorieZimmerman
    @ValorieZimmerman 26 дней назад

    Please don't diss FamilyTreeDNA which was the first testing company and the only one offering both Y & mito testing. While autosomal testing is cheap, and the most useful, this company is useful and most users are genealogists. And you can upload your autosomal raw data from Ancestry. Not your first step, but don't discount it either.

  • @alexandracruz5243
    @alexandracruz5243 27 дней назад

    Excelent analysis of the ethnicity estimates. That's why it's so important to combine history with geneaology.

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 27 дней назад

    It's George A Miller. That 1801 is not obvious!! How would we know that they made the 8's sideways!!!?? I know now, because you just told me.

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 27 дней назад

    Could you please tell us what that Carlingian writing says?!! It would be nice if you added the translations that you worked out. Please.

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 27 дней назад

    I fully advocate the teaching of writing in cursive and teaching how to read old documents. History is important.

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 27 дней назад

    Your video scrolled across my you tube today. I am trying to work on my family genealogy. I have a niece who is with your church. She has helped me with some records. Please slow down and give yourself time and breathing room. It could help minimize the ums and the uhs.

  • @gabrielzazueta2218
    @gabrielzazueta2218 Месяц назад

    Someone from BYU is the last person I’d want to learn from

  • @barbarabrann6217
    @barbarabrann6217 Месяц назад

    Why is marriage not a tag?

  • @kimba341
    @kimba341 Месяц назад

    Thanks for doing this class

  • @AnnieBarentine
    @AnnieBarentine Месяц назад

    Helpful!! Thank you:)

  • @kaybobbitt7787
    @kaybobbitt7787 Месяц назад

    very interesting, James. Always appreciate your information

  • @tinkinc85
    @tinkinc85 Месяц назад

    Just finishing up a 3-year project tracing descendants of my fourth great-grandfather who was a pioneer settler in Indiana. Primarily used ancestry but want to use FamilySearch as a counter check

  • @Raven_Rozze
    @Raven_Rozze Месяц назад

    Thank you for this! I just learned that a line from my paternal side came over during this time on the ship called Francis. The last name was Rose...both of my great x grandfather and grandmother and their children.

  • @marshamorrow3132
    @marshamorrow3132 Месяц назад

    Very interesting information. Thank you.

  • @ropulse1
    @ropulse1 Месяц назад

    Not real good on Indian Territory in Oklahoma - starts in 1890 - it also does not have the alpha counties in Oklahoma territory

  • @cindyenglish6041
    @cindyenglish6041 Месяц назад

    Your sound is not working from the video (car chase) to the end. This happens a lot with Kathryn’s presentations.

  • @beepbopboop3221
    @beepbopboop3221 Месяц назад

    So true about those shared family trees. I spent a lot of time separating an ancestor from some other guy with the same name and lived in the same are. They had merged them into one poligamist guy who never existed.

  • @alanbrown1700
    @alanbrown1700 Месяц назад

    At about 48:10, someone asked what happens when a living person in a Family Group Tree is marked as deceased. The answer is simply that it works exactly like it does when you mark a living person in your private tree as deceased. The profile becomes part of the shared public tree, and within the FGT, all relationships to any living persons in the FGT are preserved. Of course, that same person may be marked as deceased from within various private personal trees, or from within other FGTs; all of those would then be public and would need to be merged together. If you need to undo it (because the person is not actually dead) then you need help from Support, exactly as you do for people incorrectly marked as deceased from a private tree.

  • @amypeacock-lq6jw
    @amypeacock-lq6jw 2 месяца назад

    ❤thank you!

  • @VincenzoCapodivento-kl1ek
    @VincenzoCapodivento-kl1ek 2 месяца назад

    Ciao sono kevin io ho fatto test myheritage e ho un gruppi di persone perllopiu giovani che loro sarebbero figli di cugini di 4 grado e loro sono tutti di altre nazioni ma hanno in comune l origini dei rom perche ho contattato certe corrispondenze e loro sono rom e nei loro risultati hanno gruppi genetici dei rom e tutti hanno la stessa etnia asia meridionale con qualcuno asia occidentale e medio orientale.ho delle triangolazione stesso segmento.ho fatto il test ha mia madre pensavo che era dalla sua parte incece non e uscito ha mia madre.forse sara paterno ho falsi.grazie

  • @rhondamorton
    @rhondamorton 2 месяца назад

    I greatly enjoyed your podcast today! Thank you for sharing all of this valuable information and insight as well as the projects and programs & resources in place that you shared at the end to help descendants of slaveholders and of enslaved persons to Learn more about their ancestors.

  • @rhondamorton
    @rhondamorton 2 месяца назад

    Forgive me for posting a link, but this private genealogy website contains information pertaining to Richard Tally Dozier & associated families and connections. I hope you all find it useful for your research!! carrfamilytree.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I9100&tree=CFT

  • @suevize6853
    @suevize6853 2 месяца назад

    Thanks again for an informative presentation. Just wanted to add that both ThruLines and Theory of Relatively are based on user submitted trees and hence full of errors. I have not found any new ancestor on either program and they in fact predict incorrect ancestors (especially TOR which I find wildly incorrect). They are super useful for connecting the dna matches through known lines.

    • @mardeanchandler5177
      @mardeanchandler5177 2 месяца назад

      I have that problem on a 5th great aunt. I have documentation that shows she is my 5 great grandfather’s sister but another family is saying she was married to a different man and their 4th great grandmother. Ancestry is frustrating.

    • @lionheart830
      @lionheart830 Месяц назад

      @@mardeanchandler5177 As long as you have verified results, then I wouldn't worry.

  • @ceh4564
    @ceh4564 2 месяца назад

    This so awesome! Thank you so much! I can't wait to try it out!

  • @litebriteeyes
    @litebriteeyes 2 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for this! I've spent years trying to understand the area of my ancestors that changed over and over and over. 😂

  • @wethepeople2206
    @wethepeople2206 2 месяца назад

    Keep your list highlighted

  • @zbigniewkisielinski9841
    @zbigniewkisielinski9841 2 месяца назад

    Poland has always been strong and has never surrendered. She accepted Christianity twice, on December 25, 554 and on April 14, 996. Polish pride - God-Honor-Fatherland. We only kneel before God.

  • @sr2291
    @sr2291 2 месяца назад

    I hope they eventually have full text searches of non English language records too.

  • @copisetic1104
    @copisetic1104 2 месяца назад

    I do my research outside of family search family tree, I get all my research together and post it on family search family tree as soon as I can get approval for temple work I reserve them and go do the work before someone can change it or modify it. After the temple work is done they can do what they want I don’t care once the work is done. I stay away from family search family tree I’m tired of fixing bad research from other people.