How to begin your own User Tree on FamilySearch.org

 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/genealogies/

You might spend quite a bit of time trying to find how to begin a user tree on FamilySearch.org. Here are the current step-by-step instructions for uploading a tree and beginning your user tree experience. You will need to be signed into FamilySearch.org. 

Prepare Your File: Export your family tree from your current software as a GEDCOM (.ged) file.

Access Genealogies: From the Search menu select FamilySearch Genealogies, scroll down to the section titled "How is FamilySearch Genealogies different from FamilySearch Family Tree?"

Upload: Click the button UPLOAD YOUR INDIVIDUAL TREE.

Choose File: Click Upload GEDCOM File, select your file from your computer, and give it a title. 

Once your tree is uploaded, you go to the Family Tree menu item and navigate to Manage Trees. In Manage Trees, you should see the name of your tree that you uploaded. You can then review matches, which allows you to enter more information into your user tree from the FamilySearch Family Tree. I would also suggest looking at the settings. You may find there are a number of challenges in using the user trees because they are still under development. There may be changes not only in the way the user trees can be maintained but also with the process of uploading the files. 

You may also need to maintain a separate tree from the FamilySearch.org website for your own purposes, either with a desktop program or in another online family tree website.