The FamilySearch Community and Resource

May 11, 2010

The FamilySearch Community and Resources

Dear Family History Consultants, Family History Center Directors, and Stake Extraction Directors:
FamilySearch invites you to become a member of the FamilySearch online community. The community resources will become invaluable as you do your own family history work or help others with theirs. In addition, community members’ experience and assistance is needed in building online help for family history enthusiasts and newcomers.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

FamilySearch Research Wiki
On the Research Wiki you can:

• Find information about resources available for family history research in a particular geographic area.
• Determine where best to look for records from a specific time period.
• Add information about a place that you’ve been to or researched.
• Add information about records or archives that will help others.

You can access the Research Wiki by clicking this link: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Main_Page . You do not need to register in order to contribute to the site if you already have an LDS Account.

FamilySearch Forums
On the FamilySearch Forums site, you can find answers to any question that you may have. Here you can ask about:

• Specific ancestors that you’re trying to find.
• Which records are best for a particular time period.
• Locations of resources.
• Features of new.familysearch.org.
• Any other FamilySearch product or Web site, such as the Indexing site.

To access the FamilySearch Forums, click here: http://forums.familysearch.org . If you register on the site, you will need to set up a user name and password because the Forums site has not yet converted to the LDS Account system. Hint: It is recommended that when you register for Forums, you choose the same user name and password that you use for your LDS Account so that you will not have to change your user information later.

Where do I go from here?

• Join the community, and contribute to both the FamilySearch Research Wiki and the FamilySearch Forums! Others need the information that you have.
• Please share information about these sites with members of your units and FHC patrons. Both the FamilySearch Research Wiki and the FamilySearch Forums improve as more patrons use and contribute to these sites.

Your contribution to this great cause is very much appreciated. Please come share what you know!

FamilySearch

MyHeritage Top 100 Genealogy Site

I just found out my blog was listed on MyHeritage's Top 100 Genealogy Sites.  I am just tickled pink about it. If you would like to read more about the selection process, click here.  Congratulations to everyone on the list.

I just love the badge.
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!

Ward FH Progress Chart & Spreadsheet + Indexing Flyer

The following is from Robert Strange.


Ward Family History Progress Chart and Spreadsheet Program

At the St. Anthony Idaho Family History Center, we have developed a computer program to help High Priests Group Leaders (HPGL) and FH Consultants track Family History progress within the ward and then easily create a simple report for the HPGL and the bishop.

You can add and delete family names as they move in and out of the ward.

You can add and remove notes for each family as needed.

You can print copies of the Chart at any time for the FH Consultants, High Priests Group Leader and even the Bishop so their information is always up to date.

With the Ward Family History Progress Chart 


You will be able to measure FH Progress in your ward and

Visually see just what is happening

and

What still needs to happen!

Designed for the free program, Open Office, but will also work on Microsoft Excel

Without some kind of report, it is impossible for the HPGL to fulfill his calling.

Plus an Indexing flyer

This will provide both information and inspiration to your ward members so they will want to try Indexing.

ALL MATERIALS ARE FREE!

We simply request feedback - how it's working for you.

To request a copy of the program email us at:

res@ida.net

PLEASE INCLUDE

Name

Email address

City

State

in your first email requesting the program so we can click reply, attach and its on its way.

Arcalife.com Announces full Integration with FamilySearch.org

The following is from Arcalife.com.


Arcalife.com announces full integration with FamilySearch.org. This integration further deepens the features and capabilities between the two sites and offers members arcalife.com was established as an online community where members can preserve their family history, scrapbook their memories, and securely share rich life content all in one place. arcalife has developed a wide range of tailored tools and services to allow members to capture their ‘past’ and ‘present’ life content for ‘future’ generations.

The concept for arcalife.com was born from the most basic of human needs; to leave a lasting imprint of our lives and experiences. arcalife has developed a range of tools and services to enable members to research their family history, build a family tree, and securely share and collaborate with family members in building a ‘Digital Estate’ to pass to future generations. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. For over 100 years, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide.

Aside from access to millions of free records, the integration will bring a host of new resources to arcalife members. Furthermore, FamilySearch members are now able to use arcalife.com to do more with their records, research, and family tree- including:

• Add rich Media Content to Trees and Events - Photos, Videos, Records, Documents, and Timelines
• Synchronize Trees and Events Between the Two Sites
• Make Family History Scrapbooks, Biographies, and Printed albums from memories, experiences and events
• Print large size color Family Trees with a few clicks, up to size 36.1 in × 51.1 in 100% Secure & Encrypted, Gated Site for Storing and Sharing Family History

“…We’re excited about this new integration as our members will now have access to a wider range of records, and FamilySearch members can do more with their existing research on our site” says Paul Taylor, arcalife.com CEO