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Noorlander demonstrated many of the premium bells and whistles of ''Puzzilla,'' but he will review these at the beginning of next month's class since there were technical problems and we lost audio during the class. | Noorlander demonstrated many of the premium bells and whistles of ''Puzzilla,'' but he will review these at the beginning of next month's class since there were technical problems and we lost audio during the class. | ||
'''More comments on Puzzilla from March 27, 2024:''' | |||
After loading in your family tree, there are many search items that you can explore on the premium version. But before clicking on any of these search items, make sure that you enable pop-up pages/windows in your browser since the results bring up multiple pages. Some of the search items Craig found interesting are: | |||
* '''Find Duplicates''': this is a lot more efficient than scrolling around your family tree hoping to catch some. As Puzzilla analyzes the date, you will see empty squares show up on branches. If duplicates are found, the squares will become solid. | |||
* '''Find Sources''': This will look through every individual and display the ones that have sources. | |||
* '''Find New Person''': This one will take a while to search depending on how big your tree is. Craig was unable to get any of these squares to become solid on several people's trees, so I'm not sure what you will get with this. | |||
You can update your ''FamilySearch'' tree directly from any of the pop-up windows. | |||
=== An Introduction to ''ArkivDigital'' (February 28, 2024) === | === An Introduction to ''ArkivDigital'' (February 28, 2024) === | ||
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She closed with a tip on how to quickly add a webpage as a source to ''FamilyTree'' and other genealogy programs. She uses a website called recordseek.com. When you go to the website, there will be a note that explains how to install a browser extension by dragging the green '''recordseek''' button to your browser's bookmark bar. Then whenever you are on a webpage that you want to add as a source to a family member's entry, click the recordseek bookmark. You will get a window asking what genealogy service you want to add the source to, and you will need to log in and complete the information about what family member to add the source to. If you are saving the source to a family member in ''FamilyTree'', you can click the family member's ID number which will automatically copy it, so that all you have to do is right-click in the field for the ID number and it will paste the ID number for you without you having to write it down and retype it. | She closed with a tip on how to quickly add a webpage as a source to ''FamilyTree'' and other genealogy programs. She uses a website called recordseek.com. When you go to the website, there will be a note that explains how to install a browser extension by dragging the green '''recordseek''' button to your browser's bookmark bar. Then whenever you are on a webpage that you want to add as a source to a family member's entry, click the recordseek bookmark. You will get a window asking what genealogy service you want to add the source to, and you will need to log in and complete the information about what family member to add the source to. If you are saving the source to a family member in ''FamilyTree'', you can click the family member's ID number which will automatically copy it, so that all you have to do is right-click in the field for the ID number and it will paste the ID number for you without you having to write it down and retype it. | ||
=== An Introduction to ''Geneanet'' (March 27, 2024) === | |||
Craig Noorlander taught this class about another premium genealogical program that is available for free at FamilySearch Centers. ''Geneanet'' has a few features available for free, and you can access the full premium version if you are on the Liahona WiFi network. (See directions above in the ''Puzzilla'' writeup.) | |||
''Geneanet'' is dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. They have 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online. It is useful in helping you find more names and sources. It also lists events occurring during the times of your ancestors. These events may even include family reunions and their associated web pages. There is also a fun tool called Family Statistics that shows what percentage of individuals in a family tree have the same last name, what occupations they had, etc. | |||
There is a major difference in how ''Geneanet'' works depending on if you are accessing the premium version at the FamilySearch Center/Liahona network or your own paid subscription. When using the FSC version, you will not be able to import your own Family Tree from Ancestry. You can still access and edit individuals and get information about them. You can load in other's family trees that are already on ''Geneanet''. | |||
Noorlander also had a few comments on ''Puzzilla'' that he didn't cover in his first class. See the earlier recap on ''Puzzilla''. | |||
==Class Notes for 2023== | ==Class Notes for 2023== | ||