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Page for training information about Hispanic family history for this center. | Page for training information about Hispanic family history for this center. | ||
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#'''Tools for family history'''. <u>''<u>Royert.org/FHall.html</u>''<br></u> | #'''Tools for family history'''. <u>''<u>Royert.org/FHall.html</u>''<br></u> | ||
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= Family History Training<br> = | = Family History Training<br> = | ||
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#Determine a general and a specific goal for each visit to the FHC. | #Determine a general and a specific goal for each visit to the FHC. | ||
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== What if I do not know how to use a computer? == | == What if I do not know how to use a computer? == | ||
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It may be best if you select one of the programs installed on the computers at the family history center. The Utah South Area Hispanic Family History Center (HFHC) has the following data base programs compatible with NFS on its computers: Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, PAF, Roots Magic and Family Insight.<br> <br>It is important to use your own database program and not rely on NFS for the primary place for your family history data. You may add to your own genealogical database program; photos, video clips, copies of source materials such as scanned birth records, death certificates, and census records. This is not possible in NFS. Also, there may be some possibly related names you find that don’t fit in your family tree yet. You can put them in your file for incorporating in your family tree when you find the relationship. You may also work offline on your program, whereas with NFS you must be on the internet. Another major reason is that there is already too much unsubstantiated and incorrect genealogical “garbage” on the NFS. | It may be best if you select one of the programs installed on the computers at the family history center. The Utah South Area Hispanic Family History Center (HFHC) has the following data base programs compatible with NFS on its computers: Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, PAF, Roots Magic and Family Insight.<br> <br>It is important to use your own database program and not rely on NFS for the primary place for your family history data. You may add to your own genealogical database program; photos, video clips, copies of source materials such as scanned birth records, death certificates, and census records. This is not possible in NFS. Also, there may be some possibly related names you find that don’t fit in your family tree yet. You can put them in your file for incorporating in your family tree when you find the relationship. You may also work offline on your program, whereas with NFS you must be on the internet. Another major reason is that there is already too much unsubstantiated and incorrect genealogical “garbage” on the NFS. | ||
It is also important to validate the information before you add it to the system. Another important reason for using your own genealogical database program is that you may include living people. NFS does not search for living people and this produces duplicate people in the system, thus if a living person is added, a duplicate will be created each time the name is added. | It is also important to validate the information before you add it to the system. Another important reason for using your own genealogical database program is that you may include living people. NFS does not search for living people and this produces duplicate people in the system, thus if a living person is added, a duplicate will be created each time the name is added. | ||
== <br>Beginning steps == | == <br>Beginning steps == | ||
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== Getting into the programs == | == Getting into the programs == | ||
The staff is happy to assist with any of these steps. | The staff is happy to assist with any of these steps. | ||
1. For LDS patrons:<br> a. Download the NFS data into your program file. Downloads may require a lot of time if there are many people of your family on NFS. If only a few, it would be fine to select 5 generations of ancestors and 2 of descendants with spouses and children. If there are a lot of relatives on NFS for the person selected, it would be best to select perhaps 2 or 3 generations of ancestors with spouses and children as a point of beginning.<br> b. Synchronize the individuals with NFS and bring the information from NFS into your file. Pay attention to data in NFS that is obviously in error, such as children born before parents and children born after their mother’s death. If desired, these people may be added to your file with notes that the error(s) need to be resolved. The error may be the dates or it may be that the individual does not belong in that family.<br> c. You need to be aware that names of living people should not be added to NFS. They are to be retained on your own genealogical data base program. <br> d. Determine if there are any temple ordinances that can be done now. <br> e. Learn how to obtain a “Family Ordinance Request” (FOR) to take to the temple.<br> f. Clean up the NFS data on your line to the extent possible. This includes combining duplicate persons and separating erroneously combined persons. | 1. For LDS patrons:<br> a. Download the NFS data into your program file. Downloads may require a lot of time if there are many people of your family on NFS. If only a few, it would be fine to select 5 generations of ancestors and 2 of descendants with spouses and children. If there are a lot of relatives on NFS for the person selected, it would be best to select perhaps 2 or 3 generations of ancestors with spouses and children as a point of beginning.<br> b. Synchronize the individuals with NFS and bring the information from NFS into your file. Pay attention to data in NFS that is obviously in error, such as children born before parents and children born after their mother’s death. If desired, these people may be added to your file with notes that the error(s) need to be resolved. The error may be the dates or it may be that the individual does not belong in that family.<br> c. You need to be aware that names of living people should not be added to NFS. They are to be retained on your own genealogical data base program. <br> d. Determine if there are any temple ordinances that can be done now. <br> e. Learn how to obtain a “Family Ordinance Request” (FOR) to take to the temple.<br> f. Clean up the NFS data on your line to the extent possible. This includes combining duplicate persons and separating erroneously combined persons. | ||
2. For non-LDS patrons and LDS patrons<br> a. Investigate the possibility of obtaining information from family members.<br> b. Become familiar with FamilySearch, FamilySearch Wiki, and other useful internet sites and search engines such as Google and Yahoo. FamilySearch has information added from the indexing program so it grows by more than a million names a month. NFS does not have the same database. That means, in searching for information, a search in FamilySearch one week may not find the information but a week later it might be there. See list of source sites that could be used to find information and people.<br> c. In all genealogical research investigation it is extremely important to determine the location of events in the lives of your ancestors and to learn about the history at those locations at the time of the ancestor being researched.<br> d. If there are more people to enter in the program being used, complete adding those to the data base.<br> e. To find ancestors and their families, you may follow the suggestions on the source sheets prepared by the HFHC.<br><br> | 2. For non-LDS patrons and LDS patrons<br> a. Investigate the possibility of obtaining information from family members.<br> b. Become familiar with FamilySearch, FamilySearch Wiki, and other useful internet sites and search engines such as Google and Yahoo. FamilySearch has information added from the indexing program so it grows by more than a million names a month. NFS does not have the same database. That means, in searching for information, a search in FamilySearch one week may not find the information but a week later it might be there. See list of source sites that could be used to find information and people.<br> c. In all genealogical research investigation it is extremely important to determine the location of events in the lives of your ancestors and to learn about the history at those locations at the time of the ancestor being researched.<br> d. If there are more people to enter in the program being used, complete adding those to the data base.<br> e. To find ancestors and their families, you may follow the suggestions on the source sheets prepared by the HFHC.<br><br> | ||