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February 21, 2021

Small Tip for Big Results

Nature reminds us that small things lead to great things. A tiny seed becomes a rose; a little acorn becomes a great oak. It’s the same in family history. There’s something small you can do that has the potential to make a big difference. It’s simply this: when you’ve been doing family history and have to stop to focus on...

General/Learning/Research
February 8, 2021

Save Time with Partner Searches in Family Tree

On the right side of any Person page in Family Tree, you may have noticed that there’s is a section called Search Records which contains several logos:     These logos do more than just link to their respective sites. When you click a logo for a site, Family Tree actually does a search on that site using the information from the...

FamilySearch
January 17, 2021

5 Things You Might Not Know About the Family Tree Recents List

Note: This article by Kathryn Grant was published previously on the Hearts Linked Together blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   Recents is one of the options on the Family Tree menu. Although it’s right there in plain sight, it might be one of the least-used features in Family Tree. But it’s also one of the most helpful....

FamilySearch
January 3, 2021

What to Do when Sources Conflict

Note: This article was published previously by Kathryn Grant and is used with the author’s permission. In the 1881 census, William Shepherd Russell is living in the home of Mary Boyington. He’s listed as her nephew. In the 1891 census he’s still living with Mary, but this time he’s listed as her son. Which one is right? Because censuses and...

U.S. Research
December 14, 2020

Avoiding the “Same Name Trap”

Note: This article by Kathryn Grant was published previously in the Hearts Linked Together blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Picture this scenario: You’re working in the Family Tree on FamilySearch.org when you see a possible duplicate for John Chambers. And both of them have a wife named Elizabeth. Are these two John Chambers the same person?...

Research/U.S. Research
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