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Putting Documents as Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree (view source)
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[[Training for FamilySearch Family Tree|Family Tree Training]] | [[Training for FamilySearch Family Tree|Family Tree Training]] | ||
Guide to '''Putting Documents in FamilySearch Family Tree as Sources.''' This '''Help handout''' contains written '''Steps''' and '''Images''' that show how to add both online and unpublished documents. | Guide to '''Putting Documents in FamilySearch Family Tree as Sources.''' This '''Help handout''' contains written '''Steps''' and '''Images''' that show how to add both online and unpublished documents. | ||
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[[Image:Getting One of a Kind Documents in FT.PNG|center|647px|Getting One of a Kind Documents in FT.PNG]] | [[Image:Getting One of a Kind Documents in FT.PNG|center|647px|Getting One of a Kind Documents in FT.PNG]] | ||
There are many instances where it is desirable to enter a document as a Source in an individual's Details page in Family Tree. This is particularly true when the document establishes/verifies the name, date and place of a person's vital event (i.e. birth register/certificate). | There are many instances where it is desirable to enter a document as a Source in an individual's Details page in Family Tree. This is particularly true when the document establishes/verifies the name, date and place of a person's vital event (i.e. birth register/certificate, marraige record, etc.). | ||
While documents found in the Family Search digital databases can be easily attached as a Source to a person, (see Wiki page '''"Adding Sources in Family Search Family Tree"''' - pending), often they are found on other websites (free or subscription) or found in the possession of a family member or other individual. Records found in these other places ought to be added to Family Tree using a different series of steps which are presented with visuals in the handout "Attaching Documents as Sources in Family Tree" shown below. | While documents found in the Family Search digital databases can be easily attached as a Source to a person, (see Wiki page '''"Adding Sources in Family Search Family Tree"''' - pending), often they are found on other websites (free or subscription) or found in the possession of a family member or other individual. Records found in these other places ought to be added to Family Tree using a different series of steps which are presented with visuals in the handout "Attaching Documents as Sources in Family Tree" shown below. | ||