August- Leaf Six- Indexing

 Leaf Six – Indexing

To create searchable digital indexes of scanned images of historical documents that are relevant

to genealogy. The documents include census records, birth and death certificates, marriage

licenses, military and property records, and other vital records maintained by local, state, and

national governments. However, to access the billions of names that appear on these images,

indexes are needed to be able to search them efficiently.

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/

To get started, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Web Indexing page Start Indexing

2. If you are not already signed in, sign in with your Church or FamilySearch Account.

3. To find a project that interests you, click Find Batches, and then click Index.

https://youtu.be/FkDfe7QDXQY

https://youtu.be/M2uHGFQsX4o

July- Leaf Five-Add a Memory, Photo or Story

 Leaf five - Add a memory (like a photo or a story)

FamilySearch Memories help you preserve the photos, stories, documents, and audio file

recordings about your ancestors. You can use memories on the FamilySearch website, in the

Family Tree, and in the FamilySearch mobile apps.

 

Steps (website)

The FamilySearch website has the most complete set of features for using Memories.

 

1. While signed in to FamilySearch, hover the mouse pointer over Memories.

2. Click Gallery, People, or Find. 

o Click Gallery to do the following:

o Upload new photos, documents, and audio files.

o Add stories about your ancestors.

o View the memories you have uploaded.

o Annotate the memories you have uploaded with titles, descriptions, and

events.

o Add tags that connect memories to people in Family Tree.

o Listen to audio files that you uploaded.

o Organize your memories into albums.

o Archive memories after you have finished annotating and tagging them.

o Like memories.

o To view personal albums for the people you tag or who are your relatives,

click People.

o To search for people, places, events, or document types, click Find.

Here’s a video https://youtu.be/XnH4kRrjjPc

There is also a specific phone app for FamilySearch memories

June - Leaf Four- Submitt A Name to the Temple

Leaf four - Submit a name for ordinance  

Find an ancestor needing temple blessings 

The following tips can help you find ancestors awaiting temple ordinances.

1. Use the FamilySearch website or the My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together booklet to

identify one or more of your ancestors missing from Family Tree.

2. Check your temple opportunities to see if you can find ancestors’ names that need ordinances

there.

3. If your direct lines seem “done,” try searching for cousins using Descendency Research.

https://www.familysearch.org/home/etb_gettingstarted

Here’s a video : https://youtu.be/mNLbmfaBN3Y