Organization Tools to Use With new.FamilySearch

Keeping track of our progress in gathering families in the nFS is easier with a "progress tracking chart." The chart we have developed in our Brigham City Family History Center has kindly been posted inPDF format by Ohana Software at www.ohanasoftware. com . The completeURL ishttp://www.ohanasof tware.com/ ?sec=ldswc& page=FamilySearc hfamilytree(or) follow this sequence to arrive there: LDS Consultants >>FamilySearch family tree Help and Training >> Help and Training forFamilySearch family tree (aka new FamilySearch) >> Click here to viewor download these resource >> Progress Tracking Sheets for Working with FamilySearch family tree.

Working one pedigree chart page at a time:

• 1. Search couples on the chart against the nFS database, adding them to nFS pedigree as they are found. If no matches are found, add them to database manually. Do not add living individuals. (If couple already appears on the nFS pedigree chart, skip step 1, proceed to step
• 2.)Use printed family group sheets or toggle between opened nFS and computerized genealogy to direct the following actions. Remember to record your actions as directed on progress charts.2. Review one family at a time.
• 3. In nFS, click on husband in pedigree; then click on "Possible Duplicates" in detail screen. Review and combine duplicates.
• 4. Review "Details," editing as needed. Collect email addresses of available contributors for future coordination of research.
• 5. Review "Summary" and choose information you wish to view on individual summary.
• 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for wife. [Note: Work only on related wife through this exercise. Work on multiple wives and their children later, after you have gathered your direct line.]
• 7. Review ordinances for husband and wife. Make note of needed ordinances or reserve those you wish to process.
• 8. Repeat steps 1 through 5 each child in family. (PDF charts include child's spouse.)
• 9. Make note of needed ordinances or reserve those you wish to process.
• 10. Continue process for each family on pedigree chart. (Remember to record your progress as you go on your progress chart.)[Note: contact contributors to share information/ correlate research, or record for future contact.]
• 11. As needed, prepare temple ordinance request from your reserve list following Church suggestions for number of persons processed.