I ended up purchasing the 2017 version and, wow! What a plug in! You can select any starting point in your tree and with only two or three clicks, compile and print a book for that line of your tree that includes not only the ancestors and their family and descendants but will include any images and documents that were saved for each ancestor along with documenting all of your references. Then I ran across a plug in for Family Tree Maker called Family Book Maker. It is a great resource and what’s even better, the work you do in Ancestry can be synced to Family Tree Maker so both programs are up to date with your latest revisions and additions. I have been using Ancestry as my primary family tree builder but ran across the Family Tree Maker program that offers considerably more flexibility in how your tree appears and how you can manipulate data.
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Putting Photos and Documents as Memories in FamilySearch Family TreeĢ.Family Book Creator for Windows Review by Barry4d, Other FT Entry Level Task Guides(STEPS with Pictures) ġ. Retaining a copy of the Guide for reference, they can more readily repeat the task thereafter. Thus, by the end of the lesson, they have read through the Steps TWICE and performed the task ONCE.
After that, the participant does the task in their Tree by following the same Steps. at the same time drawing attention to the specific directions on the handout. First the teacher/mentor perform the Steps in their own FT or in the account. The lesson guide is found to be most successful in enabling users to do the task independently when it is part of a "Model with Steps Do with Steps" approach. It is designed to provide beginner and intermediate level FT users with a hands-on practical experience in putting INDEXED Family Search documents as sources in their Family Tree. This lesson guide can be used individually, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class situation.
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How to best use the "Attaching FS Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker" Guide STEPS with Pictures Guide Ĭlick here To view, save and print above "Attaching FS Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker" Guide Check the FS catalog for these valuable resources. Not all FS records have been indexed, many others are available on film and in books. To find that record search for the GS film number and reference ID under the source citation. When there is no accompanying image, likely it is because, when the indexing was done, digital imagery was not available.Įven with the abstract attached to your ancestor, it is always preferable to examine the actual record (for more details and to avoid transcription errors). Do not misunderstand- there is always an image of the actual record or an abstract could not have be made!. Reading "NO IMAGE AVAILABLE" does not mean there is no record.
Typically you will see an abstract of the record without an image attached to it. Indexed records in the Family Search databases can be found in two ways: by looking under RESEARCH HELPS - RECORD HINTS and under SEARCH RECORDS - Family Search in the person's FT Details page.įollowing this lesson guide leads to a valuable hands-on practical experience for the beginner/intermediate level FT user in locating and attaching FS records to their ancestors using the Source Linker.īefore linking the record, the information in it should be compared with proven information about that ancestor to determine whether or not it belongs to that person. This Lesson guide contains written STEPS interspersed with PICTURES that show how to find and add Family Search indexed records to a person in Family Tree. Guide to Attaching FamilySearch Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker. "Attaching FS Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker" What's Up ** NEW Steps with Pictures Guide, 22 December 2017.
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