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


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  
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>3. Level three = http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/level03/level%203.html  
 
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'''Linkpendium.com '''- when you need additional links of places to look for your ancestors <br>


<br> '''Use www.fallingrain.com/world - GREAT'''<br>• Locations will help “see” and "hear" where your ancestors lived or died  
<br> '''Use www.fallingrain.com/world - GREAT'''<br>• Locations will help “see” and "hear" where your ancestors lived or died  
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<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> '''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>
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