Training for FamilySearch Family Tree
This page is intended to be a search-engine-friendly list of the online training lessons and other materials available to instruct patrons in the use of the FamilySearch Family Tree. Links labeled "FS" lead to resources produced by FamilySearch.
| Title and Description | Course | Video | Guide or Manual | Lesson or Activity | Handout | Webinar |
| Introduction to the Family Tree | FS (PPT download) | FS | ||||
| Quick Start to the Family Tree | FS | |||||
| Getting Started In Genealogy | FS | |||||
| Switching to Family Tree | FS | |||||
| Searching for ancestors | FS | |||||
| Adding Information | FS | Wiki | Wiki | |||
| Adding Information Not in Record | ||||||
| Correcting Family Relationships | FS | Wiki | Wiki | |||
| Correcting Information about a Person | FS | |||||
| Adding Sources | FS | Wiki | FS, Wiki | |||
| Sourcing (video and handout) | FS | Wiki | ||||
| Special Problems | ||||||
| Family Tree Reference Manual | FS | |||||
| Family Tree | FS | |||||
| Family Tree Photos | Wiki |
Wiki | ||||
| The Case for Moving to "Our Tree" | FS | |||||
| Managing Ordinances | FS | |||||
| Moving Information from new.familysearch.org to Family Tree | ||||||
| Dealing with Duplicate Records | FS | |||||
| Introduction to FamilySearch Tree | ||||||
| Family tree Advanced Topics: Editing Relationships* | FS | |||||
| Family Tree Advanced Topics: Sourcing | Wiki | Wiki | FS | |||
| Family Tree Advanced Topics: Merging | FS | |||||
| Family Tree Bookmarklets - shortcuts to merging and finding possible duplicates | Wiki |
Notes
* This resource is out of date, but it still contains enough good information to be useful.