tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post4531384234865124674..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: How to add sources to FamilySearch Family TreeJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-17834195776915767372013-01-25T18:11:16.433-07:002013-01-25T18:11:16.433-07:00I was one of the people who said it was hard... I ...I was one of the people who said it was hard... I admit it. You are right though, for sure. It is way important to add sources. I was spoiled by features like Ancestry.com Hints and the button on Ancestry.com Member Trees you can click that auto-populates the search form and shows you results. Then you can connect sources directly from any source you find without the middle step of adding it to a box first. It is a few less steps. I do think the "My Source Box" of FamilySearch is more versatile than the shoebox of Ancestry.com though. I just want the best of everything. ha ha Well, that is that. I will keep adding sources and hoping it keeps getting easier. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108246378388789103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-39596400993944746842013-01-24T11:45:51.785-07:002013-01-24T11:45:51.785-07:00I have been using Family Tree for about a year now...I have been using Family Tree for about a year now and love it! I have spent many hours finding sources and attaching them to my ancestors. Over the last few months I have learned a few things that others might benefit from, besides the basic 'find a source-add source to Source Box-paste or type notes-attach to all ancestors mentioned in the source' procedure.<br /><br />Family Tree Tips <br /> a. If you want to use a book (not usually the best source but useful for clues) from books.familysearch.org as a source for someone in your Family Tree, be aware that the URL in browser is very temporary. You should be able to find a permanent link, however. Right now I see 'Copy Link' in the top right corner by the title of the book I just accessed. When I click on 'Copy Link' it opens the permanent link that I can copy by using Ctrl-C. Then I paste it into the web page field of the source I am creating.<br /><br /> b. Use the little 'Copy' button located beside 'My Source Box' on the landing pages of the sources you find in familysearch.org. This copies what has been indexed so you can paste the indexed data into the notes field in your source. It does not pick up household information on census records, however. You can copy and paste that in also if desired.<br /><br /> c. If you find a source attached to one of your Family Tree ancestors that is not in your Source Box (maybe someone else attached it there or you removed it from your Source Box by mistake) and you want to attach it to a relationship or to someone else, <br /> 1. click on the title of the source you want,<br /> 2. click on 'view' <br /> 3. add it to your Source Box as you would any other source you find on familysearch.org. <br />The entire source, including notes, will be copied and you will still be able to tell to whom and to which relationships it has already been attached.<br /><br /> d. Be sure to attach sources to your husband-wife AND parent-child relationships to prevent others from coming in behind you and deleting correct relationship data.<br /><br /> e. I think it is important to put a transcription of the source data in the Notes field in Family Tree. If a website outside of FamilySearch disappears, the information from it will persist in Family Tree. Even if the Source is on FamilySearch.org, including a transcription or extract makes it easier to make sure you attach the source to all persons mentioned in it. Transcript is a very helpful free program that can be downloaded from http://www.jacobboerema.nl/en/Freeware.htm. It allows you to open an image you have saved to your computer and right below the image you can type the information you see in the image.<br /><br /> f. At http://recordseek.com/ drag the ‘Tree Connect’ button to your browser bookmark bar. (It works with Chrome, Firefox and Safari but NOT Internet Explorer) When you find a source on a webpage other than FamilySearch.org, click on the 'Tree Connect' button, sign in to FamilySearch.org and save it to your Source Box, so you can attach it to your ancestor(s). If you highlight the information you find in a source before clicking on the 'Tree Connect' button, Tree Connect will put that information in the notes field.<br />Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572739124200052085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-64350234214885878052013-01-24T08:20:17.341-07:002013-01-24T08:20:17.341-07:00Good point...Good point...Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294141770148560409noreply@blogger.com