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'''START BY HAVING SOME FUN - '''who are you related to - also create groups and share with others
'''START BY HAVING SOME FUN - '''who are you related to - also create groups and share with others http://roots-fb.cs.byu.edu  
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'''FamilySearch.org - use for everything !!! - '''Start with Elder Moon's training site (to improve proficiency with Family Tree):
'''Use "Descendancy" view in FamilySearch - BEST '''<br>• Descendancy View – use instead of traditional or fan chart views<br>


1.Level one = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level01/levelone.html<br>2.Level two = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level02/leveltwo.html<br>Level three = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level03/level%203.html




'''FamilySearch.org - use for everything&nbsp;!!! -&nbsp;'''Start with Elder Moon's training site (to improve proficiency with Family Tree):


'''Use "Descendancy" view in FamilySearch - BEST&nbsp;'''<br>• Descendancy View – use&nbsp;instead of traditional or fan chart views
1.Level one = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level01/levelone.html<br>2.Level two = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level02/leveltwo.html<br>Level three = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level03/level%203.html


<br>'''http://www.fallingrain.com/world - GREAT'''<br>• Locations will help “see” and "hear" where your ancestors lived or died<br><br> '''CreateFan.com - GREAT'''<br>• Use "Source Tracker" for Census, and "Name Cloud" (for fun)&nbsp;<br>• Print out your own FanChart in color<br>• Use in conjunction with Puzzilla and Rootsmapper AND as a “search log”<br>• Give as a gift - give family and friends a copy of their (or your) FanChart as a gift<br>• Laminate FanChart (or any fragile or special documents)


'''RootsMapper.com - GREAT'''<br>• Locations will help “see” where your ancestors lived or died<br>• Select several generations - RootsMapper will download from FamilySearch ancestor's “locations,” and display them with links on the World Map.<br>• To display single lines, and not all of them, here are the instructions: “http://blog.rootsmapper.com/2013/10/feature-focus-expand-parents.html”
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'''SortedByName.com – Search Social Security Numbers'''<br>• Follow the instructions, because it is complicated - it will take you 3 to 5 screens in order to get to the names you want


'''CreateFan.com - GREAT'''<br>• Print out your own FanChart in color ($ 0.60 or with lamination will cost $1.60)<br>• NEW *** Use “Source Tracker” for Census, and “Name Cloud” (for fun)<br>• Use in conjunction with Puzzilla and Rootsmapper AND as a “search log”<br>• Give as a gift - give family and friends a copy of their (or your) FanChart as a gift<br>• Laminate FanChart (or any fragile or special documents)
<br> '''SearchEngineColossus.com'''<br>• International Directory of Search Engines by Country


<br> '''GenealogyInTime.com – GREAT RESEARCH'''<br>• Stories, Books, Newspapers, Genealogy links - great place to start research<br>• Use both (1) Individual, and (2) Family Genealogy searches (Located on left side of page)<br>• Rare Book Search will take you to “google books” (free) or archives.com (pay site)


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'''SortedByName.com – Search Social Security Numbers'''<br>• Follow the instructions, because it is complicated - it will take you 3 to 5 screens in order to get to the names you want
'''Google Images = &nbsp;http://google.com/images -&nbsp;'''(do NOT throw away any old photos or documents)<br>• Upload a “picture” or document - One of the first places to look – but you will need to scan a picture in order to upload it<br>• If anyone is using that same picture (or document) on the internet, you will be given the internet locations


<br> '''MillionShort.com – GREAT RESEARCH '''<br>• Many “personal” websites are too obscure to show up in a normal search<br>• You can eliminate millions of sites using this and find the little know websites you might need


'''SearchEngineColossus.com'''<br>• International Directory of Search Engines by Country
<br> '''Advanced Google Searches – EXTREMELY Good Help'''<br> (you might need to type “http://www.google.com” to see advanced options, bottom right of the google page under settings, and then click on “advanced search”)<br>1. quotes = “ “<br>2. range = .. (two periods between a range of items, for example 1800..1850)<br>3. tilde = ~ (it is on the left of the one key on the keyboard)<br>4. asterisk = * (global character)<br>5. question mark = for just one character<br>6. delimiters = AND, NOT, OR, +, -, (many more = here is just one site that shows delimiters = “http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html” )<br>7. site = site: (with no space after the colon, type the website address)<br>8. country servers = do a search for “google country” (replace the word country with the actual name of the country – then you will be in the “google server for that specific country”<br>9. google images = type in “google images” - (google now has facial recognition software)<br>10. allintitle:subject (then add additional words)<br>11. allinurl:subject (then add additional words)<br>12. allintext:subject (then add additional words)<br>13. link:subject (then add additional words) <br>14. related:subject (then add additional words)<br>15. view source – this is available from any browser, but a great tool<br>16. cached websites – use the “down arrow” from the google search – or try “the wayback machine”


 
<br> '''Linkpendium.com '''- when you need additional links to places to look for your ancestors <strike></strike><strike></strike>How_to_articles
'''GenealogyInTime.com – GREAT RESEARCH'''<br>• Stories, Books, Newspapers, Genealogy links - great place to start research<br>• Use both (1) Individual, and (2) Family Genealogy searches (Located on left side of page)<br>• Rare Book Search will take you to “google books” (free) or archives.com (pay site)
 
 
 
'''Google Images = &nbsp;http://google.com/images'''<br>• Search on a “picture” One of the first places to look – but you will need to scan a picture in order to upload it into TinEye.com<br>• If anyone is using that same picture on the internet, you will be given the internet locations
 
 
'''MillionShort.com – GREAT RESEARCH '''<br>• Many “personal” websites are too obscure to show up in a normal search<br>• You can eliminate millions of sites using this and find the little know websites you might need
 
 
'''Advanced Google Searches – EXTREMELY Good Help'''<br> (you might need to type “http://www.google.com” to see advanced options, bottom right of the google page under settings, and then click on “advanced search”)<br>1. quotes = “ “<br>2. range = .. (two periods between a range of items, for example 1800..1850)<br>3. tilde = ~ (it is on the left of the one key on the keyboard)<br>4. asterisk = * (global character)<br>5. question mark = for just one character<br>6. delimiters = AND, NOT, OR, +, -, (many more = here is just one site that shows delimiters = “http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html” )<br>7. site = site: (with no space after the colon, type the website address)<br>8. country servers = do a search for “google country” (replace the word country with the actual name of the country – then you will be in the “google server for that specific country”<br>9. google images = type in “google images” - (google now has facial recognition software)<br>10. allintitle:subject (then add additional words)<br>11. allinurl:subject (then add additional words)<br>12. allintext:subject (then add additional words)<br>13. link:subject (then add additional words) <br>14. related:subject (then add additional words)<br>15. view source – this is available from any browser, but a great tool<br>16. cached websites – use the “down arrow” from the google search – or try “the wayback machine”
 
 
'''Linkpendium.com '''- when you need additional links to places to look for your ancestors
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