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[[Media:Services Portal EdgewoodNM FHC Mar23 2022 .pdf|Handout]]
[[Media:Services Portal EdgewoodNM FHC Mar23 2022 .pdf|Handout]]


FSC Director Craig Noorlander spoke to a group of twelve attendees including six virtual participants about wrong assumptions that people have about family history. The two most common wrong assumptions are
Edgewood FamilySearch Center Director Craig Noorlander spoke to a group of twelve attendees including six virtual participants about wrong assumptions that people have about family history. The two most common wrong assumptions are


# “I’ve located all my ancestors and have no more work to do,” and
# “I’ve located all my ancestors and have no more work to do,” and
# “Why do we need the FSC? I can do everything on my home computer.”
# “Why do we need the FamilySearch Center (FSC)? I can do everything on my home computer.”


Noorlander demonstrated many things that can be added to existing ancestors such as adding events to an individual’s timeline and searching through newspaper articles on ''newspapers.com'' (available for free only at the FSC). In the course of searching through these sources, clues to more ancestors will inevitably show up, so one’s family tree is always sprouting new leaves. A class handout showing all of the premium family history websites that can be accessed for free only at the FSC is posted on the FSC website.
Noorlander demonstrated many things that can be added to existing ancestors such as adding events to an individual’s timeline and searching through newspaper articles on ''newspapers.com'' (available for free only at the FSC). In the course of searching through these sources, clues to more ancestors will inevitably show up, so one’s family tree is always sprouting new leaves. A class handout showing all of the premium family history websites that can be accessed for free only at the FSC is posted on the FSC website.
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