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Compiled 5/27/2014 Rev4.5 Van Celaya<br>FastAccurateResearch@gmail.com<br>Riverton FamilySearch Library
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'''FamilySearch.org - START'''<br>• Start with Elder Moon's training site (to improve proficiency with Family Tree): http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level01/levelone.html  
'''FamilySearch.org - START'''<br>• Start with Elder Moon's training site (to improve proficiency with Family Tree): http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level01/levelone.html  


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'''BabyNameWizard.com for Indexing'''<br>• Use for both: Indexing – displays variations of unusual or difficult to recognize names – and -- Research - helps with unrecognized names.<br>• Under the tab “BasicName Tools” you can use “Name Voyager” - If you can only decipher part of the name, use this to find different possibilities for that partial name – and -- “NameMapper” - If you need to find if a name reoccurs often, you could use this  
'''BabyNameWizard.com for Indexing'''<br>• Use for both: Indexing – displays variations of unusual or difficult to recognize names – and -- Research - helps with unrecognized names.<br>• Under the tab “BasicName Tools” you can use “Name Voyager” - If you can only decipher part of the name, use this to find different possibilities for that partial name – and -- “NameMapper” - If you need to find if a name reoccurs often, you could use this  


'''Pandora’s Hope Chest – (for more information, see [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Pandora%27s_Hope_Chest Pandora's Hope Chest])&nbsp; ''''''WARNING:''' Contary to some views, Pandora's Hope Chest extension for Family Tree is not a fast accurate research tool. Users must be very careful when using this extension to FamilyTree and it is not recommended for novices. The large majority of green arrows represent individuals who have duplicates in FamilyTree and when these duplicates are combined the green arrow disappears. Users should always make a reasonable effort to find records and complete as much of the vital details as possible for a person. This should be done before users check for duplicates.&nbsp; Checking for duplicates is imperative before processing green arrows.&nbsp; Further, after users submit a name, they must again resolve any remaining duplicates that are shown on the submission page as well as make sure that this submission does not violate the policy for submitting names.'''<br> '''  
'''Pandora’s Hope Chest – (for more information, see [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Pandora%27s_Hope_Chest Pandora's Hope Chest])&nbsp; ''''''WARNING:''' Users must be very careful when using this extension to FamilyTree and it is not recommended for novices. The large majority of green arrows represent individuals who have duplicates in FamilyTree and when these duplicates are combined the green arrow disappears. Users should always make a reasonable effort to find records and complete as much of the vital details as possible for a person. This should be done before users check for duplicates.&nbsp; Checking for duplicates is imperative before processing green arrows.&nbsp; Further, after users submit a name, they must again resolve any remaining duplicates that are shown on the submission page as well as make sure that this submission does not violate the policy for submitting names.'''<br> '''  


'''Newspapers.com'''<br>• Select Browse at the top of the page – put in a name and chose advanced search (date range, state, etc)  
'''Newspapers.com'''<br>• Select Browse at the top of the page – put in a name and chose advanced search (date range, state, etc)  


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