Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Oct 24 Meeting:

We discussed some of the sessions that were held at the Family Discovery Day 2018, held on Oct 13 at the LDS Church.
Some of the cool apps and programs for FamilySearch are listed below - try them!!!  However, you need to have a family tree that connects back for 4 generations or more in FamilySearch for these to work.

FamilySearch Discovery experience (facial recognition): Click here
Show were your ancestors are from - Grandma's Pie: Click here
A world map with ancestors - Click here
        (you need to have your own location in your profile)
Family tree fan chart: Click here
Family tree with pictures: Click here
Easy navigation of tree with virtual pedigree: Click here
Find relationship to a friend: Click here
Another site is for your history lines (not FamilySearch): Click here

Here are the handouts for those sessions that had handouts:
Family Discovery Day 2018 Sessions: Click here
Interpreting your AncestryDNA results: Click here
Immigration Paths for Ancestors from Europe: Click here
Using State Asylum Records: Click here
Tracing African-American Ancestors: Click here
IAAM Family History Center: Click here
Relatives around me: Click here
FamilySearch hints and tips: Click here
Filling out DAR Application: Click here
FamilySearch navigation: Click here
Upload GEDCOM file to FamilySearch: Click here
Adding Photos to FamilySearch: Click here