kathybarrick@mstar.net
Kathy Barrick
Family History Consultant
Family Tree Video Tutorials
Thank you for visiting my site. Below, you will find short videos explaining how to use Family Tree. I started doing genealogy research in 1967 by retyping my mother's sheets (no copy machines then). From there, I researched microfilms and sent in sheets of paper with the information on them to Ancestral Files. I've tried to keep up through the years but now I'm thrilled with Family Search Family Tree. It seems to have everything and allows everyone in the world to connect. It's wonderful. Please give it a try. I'll try to help with these tutorial videos. The videos are less than professional but this is my first experience at recording.
Any questions or suggestions contact me personally at:kathybarrick@mstar.net
...... Let us therefore, as a church and a people, and as Latter-day Saints, offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; and let us present in his holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the records of our dead, which shall be worthy of all acceptation.
~Joseph Smith: D&C 128:24 ~
Tutorial Index
- VIDEO: Saviors on Mount Zion 4 minutes VIDEO
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Tutorial 1: Create your Family Search Account VIDEO
- Tutorial 2: Family Search Homepage VIDEO
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Tutorial 3: Changing your Account Settings VIDEO
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Tutorial 4: Family Tree Formats VIDEO
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Tutorial 5: Landscape View VIDEO
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Tutorial 6: A Person's Details Page VIDEO
- Tutorial 7: Family Tree Formats VIDEO
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Tutorial 8a: Merging Possible Duplicates part 1 VIDEO
- Tutorial 8b: Merging Possible Duplicates part 2 VIDEO
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Tutorial 8c: Merging Possible Duplicates part 3 VIDEO
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Tutorial 9: Edit Data (Names, Dates, Places) VIDEO
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Tutorial 10: Changing a Relationship VIDEO
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Tutorial 11a: Add a Record and Add New Relatives to the Tree VIDEO
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Tutorial 11b: Add a Record and Create a Position on Tree VIDEO
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Tutorial 11c: Adding a Record shows Possible Duplicates VIDEO
- Tutorial 12: Video: Ordinance Submission Policy VIDEO
- Tutorial 13: Temple Opportunities part 1 Ordinances Ready VIDEO
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Tutorial 14: Temple Opportunities part 2 Descendancy View VIDEO
- Tutorial 15: Manage Your Temple Reservation Page Pt 1 VIDEO
- Tutorial 15a: Manage your Temple Reservation Page Pt 2 VIDEO
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Tutorial 16: Search for Records on Family Search VIDEO
- Tutorial 17: Change an Indexed Record VIDEO
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Tutorial 18: Search for Records on Ancestry.com VIDEO
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Tutorial 19: Search for Records on Findagrave.com VIDEO
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Tutorial 20: Search the Partner Site Findmypast.com VIDEO
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Tutorial 21: Family Tree Phone APP VIDEO
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VIDEO: Preserving your Photos and Family Memories VIDEO
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Tutorial 22: Your Memories and Gallery VIDEO
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Tutorial 23: Prepare your photo with Irfanview VIDEO
- Tutorial 24: Colorize photos with My Heritage VIDEO
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Tutorial 24: Tagging your photo and adding a caption VIDEO
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Tutorial 25: Add a written story with pictures VIDEO
- Tutorial 26: Manage your Gallery VIDEO
VIDEO TUTORIALS
Saviors on Mount Zion
From the 2009 Sunday School Course I hope you enjoy watching this
as much as I do.
Tutorial 1:
Create a Login for Family Search (8 minutes)
Even though Family Search / Family Tree has been created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Members and Non-Members are welcome and encouraged to view and input their family's information.
- Create Free Account: Members and Non- Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
- Recalling Forgotten Username and Password
Tutorial 2:
Family Search Homepage (4 minutes)
- Introducing Features: There are many great features found on the homepage of Family Search. I will walk you through each of these features and how to utilize them.
- Recommended Tasks
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Inspirational Videos
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Latest Photos loaded to your tree
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To-do list
Tutorial 3:
Changing Account Settings (4 minutes)
- Change Password
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Change Contact Information
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Select Messages You Would Like To Receive
Tutorial 4:
Family Tree Formats
(7 minutes)
- Landscape View
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Portrait View
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Fan Chart View
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Descendancy View
Tutorial 5:
Landscape View (7 minutes)
- Options for viewing photos, marriage information, Temple ordinances, etc
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Understanding Drop-downs and Pop-outs
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Extending and Viewing Ancestral Names
Tutorial 6:
A Person's Details Page (6 minutes)
Tutorial 7:
Details Page - Part 2 (7 minutes)
- Time Line
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Sources
- Collaborate
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Memories
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Ordinances
Tutorial 8 a:
Merging Possible Duplicates part 1 (6 min.)
- Merge 2 records
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Unmerge what you merged or what someone else merged
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"Living" and "Deceased" cannot be merged. Change the status of one.
Tutorial 8 b:
Merging Possible Duplicates part 2 (5 min.)
- Compare 2 records, accept the correct data, then merge
- Even if the same spouse is named in both records, If they have different ID numbers, add that additional spouse and merge them later
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Unmerge if necessary
Tutorial 8 c:
Merging Possible Duplicates part 3 (4 min.)
Tutorial 9:
Editing Data: Name Spelling, Dates and Places (9 minutes)
- Click the Edit button in the "Vitals" on the Details Page
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Click on the Standardized format that pops up
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Add or change marriage information
Tutorial 10:
Correcting a Relationship (11 minutes)
- Change a parent's relationship from "Biological" to "Step" or "Adoptive"
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Add or Change a Spouse
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Change a Mother
Tutorial 11a:
Adding a Record and Adding new Relatives to the Tree (10 minutes)
- Find a "Record Hint"
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Add a Person from a Record
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When attached, "Record Hints" will show up in "Sources"
Tutorial 11b:
Adding a Record and Creating a Position for that New Person (6 min)
- When a name on the source is not the same as on the Tree, I need to force a new line to be created
- Change the gocus person to allow parents to be adde
Tutorial 11c: (6 min)
Adding a Record sometimes Shows Possible Duplicates
- When a Record shows it's already been attached to someone else, it would indicate a possible duplicate
- Sometimes the person you're adding from the record is already on the Tree, simply connect her to your family
Tutorial 12:
Temple Submission Policy Video (5 minutes)
- This video was created and published by the Church
- Who can you do Temple work for
- The 110-year wait is explained
Tutorial 13:
Temple Opportunities part 1 -- Ordinances Ready (8 minutes)
- Names can be obtained from the Temple Shared list
- 90 days to complete those ordinances
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The system tries to find people you are related to
Tutorial 14: (9 min.)
Temple Opportunities part 2 -- Landscape and Descendancy Views
- Looking for the Green Temple Icon
- Landscape view is available
- Search for descendants with the Descendancy View
Tutorial 15: (5 min) Manage your Temple Reservation Page Part 1
- Share with Temple or Family members
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Reservation Policy
Tutorial 15a: (7 min) Manage your Temple Reservation Page Part 2
- Filter your list
- Share with Temple
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Expiration date
Tutorial 16:
Search for Records on Family Search (12 min)
- Search for Records
- Attach records to your ancestors in Family Tree
- Add new people to the Tree from the record
Tutorial 17: (4 min.)
Change the Spelling on an Indexed Record
- You can now correct name spelling or data that was indexed incorrectly
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A search can be made with the incorrect spelling or your corrected spelling
Tutorial 18:
Search for Records on Ancestry.com (10 min.)
- Start in Family Tree on your ancestor's page
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Click on Search Records "Ancestry"
- Edit Search and go to the bottom and click "Family Trees"
Tutorial 19: (7 min.)
Search for information on Findagrave.com
- Findagrave.com is a free site and is managed primarily by relatives of the deceased people
- The submitter will often add to the site, other relatives of the deceased person
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You can search that cemetery for others with that same last name who might be buried there as well
Tutorial 20:
Search for Records on Findmypast.com (England) (8 minutes)
- This site is one of Family Search's Partner Sites but you might have trouble creating a login. If so, please contact Findmypast.com
- There are great England records
- Censuses are very valuable
Tutorial 21:
The Family Tree
Phone APP (15 minutes)
- This demonstration is done on an Android Phone but the features are the same. The menus are in a different location.
- Add an audio about yourself or a relative right from your phone.
- Play family search games
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Add historical records to your ancestors
VIDEO--"Preserve your Photos and Family Memories" (3 min)
This cute 3-minute video can be found and downloaded from ChurchofJesusChrist.org, then search for the video by title
Tutorial 22:
Your Memories and Gallery (6 minutes)
- Add Photos
- Add Documents and Stories
- Add Audio recordings
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Add Videos
Tutorial 23:
Prepare your Photo with Irfanview.com (6 minutes)
- Irfanview is a free photo manipulator
- Irfanview saves in jpeg to upload to Family Tree
- It is relatively easy to use
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Makes your photo so much better than your copy
Tutorial 24:
Colorize your photo with MyHeritage.com (6 minutes)
- My Heritage.com it a free partner site for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Colorize your photo
- Repair your photo
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Animate your photo
Tutorial 24: (9 min)
Tag your photo and Add a Caption or "Title"
- Always remember to Tag your photo so others will know who is in the photo. Also tagging will allow you to add this photo to the files of the others in the photo.
- If you tag a person who is still living, don't link that person's name to the tree or it won't show up in the deceased people's files.
- Click on the default photo on the Person's Details page and select a photo you like. Change the size and center it.
Tutorial 25:
Add a Written Story with photos (3 minutes)
- Type in your story or copy and paste it from another format
- Add several pictures to the story to make it come to life
- Put that story to the page of each person who is in that story
Tutorial 26: (10 min.)
Manage Your Gallery
- You can view in Tiles or list
- You can search for someone in your gallery
- You can create Albums in your gallery
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