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'''From Record Discovery to Links and Conclusions''' | '''[[Image:Digital Research Document Linking.png|thumb|right|350x250px|Digital Research Document Linking.png]]From Record Discovery to Links and Conclusions''' | ||
'''Syllabus for class presented by Bill Mangum, Product Management at FamilySearch, presented at NGS 2010 Conference.''' | '''Syllabus for class presented by Bill Mangum, Product Management at FamilySearch, presented at NGS 2010 Conference.''' | ||
Have you ever wondered where the records on FamilySearch come from? Are you curious about why a certain collection is available, but another one you want is not yet there? FamilySearch is very motivated to make as many genealogical records available as fast as we can. In this presentation we will review how we make records available, what is available today, and how you can see what is currently being worked on. You will also learn how to influence what we do and how you can help make records available even faster. | Have you ever wondered where the records on FamilySearch come from? Are you curious about why a certain collection is available, but another one you want is not yet there? FamilySearch is very motivated to make as many genealogical records available as fast as we can. In this presentation we will review how we make records available, what is available today, and how you can see what is currently being worked on. You will also learn how to influence what we do and how you can help make records available even faster. [[Image:Trail blazing in Jotunheimen.JPG|right|200x270px]]<br><br> | ||
== YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE OF YOUR ANCESTORS | == YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE OF YOUR ANCESTORS == | ||
FamilySearch is focused on making more genealogical records available to more people faster, but we are not doing this work alone. There is a great community out there that works very hard to make this happen. We are a major player in the community and will continue making more genealogical information available for a long time to come. That is good news for you and everyone who wants to learn about their family history. <br> | FamilySearch is focused on making more genealogical records available to more people faster, but we are not doing this work alone. There is a great community out there that works very hard to make this happen. We are a major player in the community and will continue making more genealogical information available for a long time to come. That is good news for you and everyone who wants to learn about their family history. <br> | ||
You can find your ancestors by searching for them at FamilySearch | You can find your ancestors by searching for them at FamilySearch because: <br> | ||
#FamilySearch has experts searching throughout the world for records that identify important events in the lives of people, including birth, marriage, death, and other information of genealogical importance.<br> | #FamilySearch has experts searching throughout the world for records that identify important events in the lives of people, including birth, marriage, death, and other information of genealogical importance.<br> | ||
#Images are captured in archives or transferred from film to digital images. Volunteers and affiliates help capture, describe, and transcribe the images to make them easier to find.<br> | #Images are captured in archives or transferred from film to digital images. Volunteers and affiliates help capture, describe, and transcribe the images to make them easier to find.<br> | ||
#All the images, indexes, and record information are published on FamilySearch.org and partner affiliate | #All the images, indexes, and record information are published on FamilySearch.org and partner affiliate Websites so you can view the images and search the information over the Internet right from the comfort of your home. | ||
== HOW IT IS ALL DONE == | == HOW IT IS ALL DONE == | ||
=== Finding the Records | === Finding the Records === | ||
FamilySearch has a team of collection managers whose goal is to find records that cover a certain geographic location for each period of time. These collection managers consider record types, event types, dates, sample images, and record counts. <br> | FamilySearch has a team of collection managers whose goal is to find records that cover a certain geographic location for each period of time. These collection managers consider record types, event types, dates, sample images, and record counts. <br> | ||
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Once the records are identified, an agreement must be reached between FamilySearch and the record custodian to capture the collections. | Once the records are identified, an agreement must be reached between FamilySearch and the record custodian to capture the collections. | ||
=== Digitizing the Records | === Digitizing the Records === | ||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been microfilming records of genealogical importance for over 70 years, first under the Genealogical Society of Utah and now through FamilySearch. This effort has resulted in over 2.4 million rolls of microfilm that are stored in the Granite Mountain Records Vault near Salt Lake City, Utah. <br> | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been microfilming records of genealogical importance for over 70 years, first under the Genealogical Society of Utah and now through FamilySearch. This effort has resulted in over 2.4 million rolls of microfilm that are stored in the Granite Mountain Records Vault near Salt Lake City, Utah. <br> | ||
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=== Describing and Indexing the Records === | === Describing and Indexing the Records === | ||
==== Describe | ==== Describe ==== | ||
Records are described as they are found and as we learn more about them. | Records are described as they are found and as we learn more about them. | ||
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Preservation is a key service that FamilySearch provides, ensuring the records will be available for generations to come. | Preservation is a key service that FamilySearch provides, ensuring the records will be available for generations to come. | ||
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*Integral to making family history come to life is learning about those that passed away. The records that describe the evidence of their lives help us to do this. The digitization of images and the creation of the indexes and other descriptive information about those records will help more people have access to the information right from their own homes. | *Integral to making family history come to life is learning about those that passed away. The records that describe the evidence of their lives help us to do this. The digitization of images and the creation of the indexes and other descriptive information about those records will help more people have access to the information right from their own homes. | ||
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