Descendancy View: (FamilySearch.org)
1. Using the “Fan Chart” view, find an ancestor
born around 1800.
2. Move the desired ancestor to the primary
position on the Fan Chart, then switch to the
“Descendancy view”.
3. Click the “4” next to ‘Generations’ to broaden
your possible finds.
4. One-by-one evaluate ancestors with orange
or green temple indicators to the right of
their name.
Hope Chest: (Google Chrome Extension)
1. Using Google Chrome, search for “Hope Chest
chrome web store”. Click the link, then click
“ADD TO CHROME”.
2. Using the “Fan Chart” view, find an ancestor
born around 1800.
3. Move the desired ancestor to the primary
position on the Fan Chart, then switch to the
“Landscape” view.
4. Click the Hope Chest icon in your address bar,
then click “Search Descendants”.
5. After the search is finished, click the “Hope
Chest” icon and click “Hope Chest” on the
drop down menu.
6. One-by-one evaluate ancestors listed by
clicking on the orange circle “Open Person”
icon to the left of their name.
Puzzilla.org: (FamilySearch Partner)
1. Use your browser to search for Puzzilla.org.
2. Click “Sign in” and sign in to your
FamilySearch account.
3. From the fan chart that populates, pick an
ancestor born around 1800/click on their
pink or blue icon/in the box that locks in
place, click “search descendants”.
4. Find individuals without descendants who do
not have gray or yellow dots by them/click
on their icon/click “Open in FamilySearch”.
5. Try to find a spouse and children using
record hints and/or the partner sites.
Interview an ancestor for the temple:
Open the “Person Page” and the default tab that is
open will be the “Details” tab. Before printing a
CARD1. Complete, correct, or prove vital information
by finding and adding sources from “Record
Hints” or from a partner site (links are found
on the right side of the Person Page).
Standardize dates and places.
2. Analyze the “Family Members” section: Note
possible duplicate individuals and missing
people. Use “Record Hints” and partner sites
to find sources that provide missing parents,
spouses, and children. Add these individuals
to the family.
3. Review attached sources. Is there
information available on source documents
that has not been added to the person’s
details? Are most details proved by sources?
4. Duplicates should be resolved. Once you feel
your ancestor’s information is as accurate
and proven as you can achieve with
reasonable effort and time, click “Possible
Duplicates” in the Tools box on the bottom
right side of the Person Page. Merge
duplicates, if any exist.
To request needed Ordinances:
Open the “Ordinance” tab on the Person Page
1. Click “Request Ordinances” and click
“Request” in the box that appears
2. Read the Church policies that appear and
then click the box that states you have read
the policy.
3. Click the “Add to Temple Ordinance List”
button.
4. Print or share your ordinance card(s) from
the Ordinance tab, or click the “Temple” Tab
at the top of any page on FamilySearch to
print or share ordinances you have reserved.
(This is the place where you will manage all
of your ordinance reservations).
Teach others what you have learned:
1. While you are anywhere in the Family Tree
on FamilySearch click the “Help Others” tab
found below your name on the top right of
the screen. Enter your friend’s username
and helper number (the last five digits of
their membership record number). The
Helper Number can also be found in
Settings on FamilySearch, on LDS Tools,
and from your Ward Clerk. In your friend’s
tree, use one of the finding skills to find an
ancestor that likely will need ordinances
once they have been interviewed.
2. Schedule a time to meet with your friend.
Having them run the mouse on their
computer, walk them through the process
of finding the ancestor(s) you have
identified. Interview the ancestor together
and request the ordinances.
3. Set a goal to do this regularly so that you do
not just talk about the work, but also
actually do it.
4. If you do this regularly, you will steadily
make a significant difference in your ward’s
attitude and performance. This process
removes intimidation you might have felt
and allows you to be proactive and excited.
RECORDSEEK (aka- Tree Connect)- Used for
THE FAMILY HISTORY GUIDE
(thefhguide.com)-This site is a one stop center for
moving record sources into FamilySearch from
other locations:
1. In your browser, go to RecordSeek.com / Drag
the green “RecordSeek” bookmarklet to your
bookmark bar (just below your address bar). A
round blue icon will appear to the right of your
address bar for your use whenever needed.
2. When you are viewing a source on a website
other than FamilySearch, highlight any
information you would like to transfer to the
source notes and then click the RecordSeek icon
in your bookmark bar.
3. The first time you use RecordSeek you will need
to click the FamilySearch tab and sign in / click
“Next” on the screen where the source fields are
pre-filled by RecordSeek/ copy the
FamilySearch ID # of the ancestor to whom you
wish to attach a source (no extra spaces), paste
it in the “Search by Person ID Number” box, and
click “Next” / type the reason you are attaching
the source, and click the green “Tag this source
to events” at the top right of the page to select
the events that are verified by the source being
added / Click “Create and Attach”.
family history training and resources.
PARTNER SITES- To sign up for your free
INDEXING- Go to FamilySearch.org and hover over
FIND-A-RECORD (findarecord.com)- This site
the “Indexing” tab at the top of the page to access
help, training, and service opportunities. It is
through indexing that we make records searchable
online so we can find and correct needed
information to save ancestors.
accounts with American Ancestors, Ancestry,
FindMyPast, and My Heritage, go to
familysearch.org/partneraccess.
uses your data in FamilySearch and provides
research suggestions that help you, 1) find sources,
2) find missing personal information, 3) find
missing family members, 4) find data problems, 5)
clean up information, and 6) find ancestors who
need ordinances
KINPOINT (kinpoint.com/lds)- This site uses
your data in FamilySearch and portrays your tree in
a fan chart that is gray when work needs to be done
and colored when the information for an individual
is complete. Vital statistics, ordinances, data
problems, and sourcing needs are addressed.
GRANDMA’S PIE (grandmas-pie.fhtl.byu.edu)This site uses your FamilySearch data to show the
countries of origin for your ancestors.
GENEOPARDY (geneopardy.fhtl.byu.edu)- This
site uses your FamilySearch data to create a game
that tests your knowledge of your family.
FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE MOBILE APPSearch for “FamilySearch Family Tree Mobile App”
and download the app to your phone or tablet. This
app allows you to use FamilySearch on phones.
FAMILYSEARCH MEMORIES APP- Search for
“FamilySearch Mobile Memories” app to easily add
pictures, stories, and audio files to FamilySearch.
FAMILYSEARCH WIKI- This powerful aid
provides advice and information for researching
throughout the world. Go to the top of any
FamilySearch page and hover over the “Search” tab
and click Wiki from the drop down menu.
FAMILYSEARCH HELP NUMBER- Call 1-866406-1830 (note the number is the date of the
organization of the Church) for help with any
question you might have relating to using
FamilySearch or doing family history work.
THE REXBURG FAMILY HISTORY CENTER
WEBSITE
Go to familyhistorynow.org for class schedules,
quotes, helpful links to learn skills relating to family
history work, and links to guides on lds.org and
FamilySearch for leaders and members.