FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLETTER
Volume III, Issue 7
July 2009
Compiled by Jackson and Sylvia Sonneborn, York, PA
BULLETIN BOARDS TO JUMPSTART
FAMILY HISTORY ENTHUSIASM
FAMILY HISTORY ENGLAND
Phyliss Goodrich, one of the family history
consultants on the FH consultant chat line, sent me
photos of the bulletin boards that she has done to
create some zest for family history in her ward.
They are really remarkable. These are a few that
Phyliss has created. You can copy one into a blank
page, click on it till circles appear in the corners.
Latch onto that and pull downward to stretch photo.
DEAD MEN DO TELL TALES
FAMILY SEARCH ROLLOUT
FAMILY HISTORY TREES
FAMILY HISTORY GERMANY
Creator Phyliss Goodrich [mailto:pgoodrich7@sbcglobal.net]
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DOING THE GRUNT WORK
Just as we enjoy our modern washing
machine and would not want to go back to
the drudgery of using a wringer washer and
emptying wash tubs, many of us are
spoiled by computer searches. It is very
comfortable to search the “net” for possible
contacts about your ancestor. Yet, some
ancestors continue to elude. What then?
This article will give some suggestions of
places that a family history researcher can
look for original records or primary sources.
If you are seeking an adopted child, look
for adoption records. Contact the agency
in the state that handled the adoption for
non-identifying information, like medical
history.
Register in state and national
registries, join a support group, or hire a
professional.
Check for family bibles and try to get the
family history information copied, even if
you must have the owner escort you to the
printer. Check for clues like ball point pen
to identify the writer and era of the entry.
Check birth records. These are available
at the state’s Vital Records Office
(vitalrec.com). Just Google the name. In
Pennsylvania, the office is in New Castle,
and the phone number is 724-656-3100.
Another good technique is to look for
cemetery records, and this newsletter in
the past has published a lot of good
interment sites. You can do that online,
but you can also go to the cemetery
yourself and find ancestors’ graves. There
may be an office on the premises with
cemetery layout, or as we once found, 3x5”
cards with all the information available.
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One of the most valuable tools is the
census record. These are available free
at labs.familysearch.org under Records
Search – at least the ones that church
volunteers have indexed.
Paid subscriptions, like Ancestry.com, also have
census records available online. Sometimes
there is a five-year census, like New York,
and the easiest way to see those is to use a
Latter-day Saint Family History Center.
We once were allowed to use church
records in the little town of Frenchville,
PA.
They contained birth, death, and
marriage info, generally with the parents’
names. We were able to get the vital
statistics and also place the parties we were
researching in families.
Court records are wonderful sources. The
main problem is that there are too many
records for a court house to handle, so they
often develop an annex nearby. Usually
other records will be in the court house,
and you can find such things as wills and
death records, marriage license applications
and
divorces,
adoptions’
records,
naturalization records, and information from
court procedures.
Obituaries and other death records
contain a lot of pertinent information for
the researcher. Also, funeral homes record
personal information. You can obtain useful
information from death certificates.
Family reunions can be an opportunity to
collect family group sheets. Generally, if
you take these to your next reunion, you
will be able to update current family
information. If you are missing information
about older ancestors, those attending the
reunion may be glad to take the FGS home
and fill it out and mail it to the person
collecting the information.
Check for immigration records to learn
when your ancestors arrived in a country.
Footnote.com and Ellis Island are both sites
where ship’s arrivals and passenger lists are
recorded. Use state and national archives to
find records. There are a number of very
good lists of ships and immigrations records
available. Use Olive Tree Genealogy or
other sites. Google “immigration” to find
other sites.
Several years ago I did research in the
Pennsylvania Archives, and I was able to
have a copy made of a map that showed
where my Robinson ancestors lived before
1768 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. That
was thrilling to see them close to the
Colonel Morgan (of Morgantown, PA),
where Patty Barefoot was the servant.
William Robinson’s daughter Ruth married
James Ross and had Rebecca Ross, who
married Benjamin Barefoot. Thus I was
able to see a possible connection of the
Barefoots and Rosses. Going back that far
makes it difficult to find records, and the
land records were very helpful to me.
It was more common for most men to
serve in the military in the 1700 and 1800’s
than it is now, so military records can be
a boon to genealogical research. Since the
time of the world wars, men have also
registered for the draft, Ancestry.com has
many military records. You can also Google
the war for records. And in large libraries,
you will find listings of military in state
records, now bound into books.
Naturalization records are available for
states and territories from 1790 to the
present.
Footnote.com (free at Family
History Centers) has many naturalization
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records. On these, if you can locate them
for your ancestors, you will find a wealth of
information, esp. the port of departure and
the nationality of the person.
These
records often will allow you to “jump the
pond” and find ancestors in other countries.
Don’t overlook newspapers. Most large
libraries have them on microfilm, and many
newspapers are producing online archives.
Two of the most valuable records are the
obituaries and the social news. Period
newspapers can open up a comprehensive
view of your ancestor – esp. if he ran for
office, played a school sport, or held a
prominent position in the community. Old
newspapers can be a lot of fun to read.
High School yearbooks, usually available
in the school’s library, can yield information
for you to get to know your ancestor better.
His graduation photo and information about
him can give you insight into his interests
and a visual of the person you are
researching.
The Social Security Death Index can be
very valuable for twentieth century
ancestors. To be listed, they need to have
participated, received benefits, or received
a death benefit for the family.
Mentioned previously, wills and probate
records are excellent sources, often found
in the court house or in a library.
By all means, visit the court house and its
annex, local historical society, family history
center, cemetery, church offices, funeral
offices, and public library in the city
where you ancestor lived. Computers do
not do everything! Often we genealogists
have to perform the grunt work.
By Sylvia Sonneborn
Marriage Banns and Intentions
Church records often list the date on which a
couple makes the announcement that they intend
to marry. These are called marriage banns. In
addition, you can find marriage intentions,
which were non-religious public announcements
of the couple's intention to marry. Don't
misinterpret the dates of marriage banns and
marriage intentions as the actual wedding date.
Source: "Tips for Reading Old Records:
Dangerous Dates and Word Meanings" by
Genealogy.com. Read the full article at:
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/75_read
ing.html
Reading Old Handwriting
One of the most important fundamental
principles in reading old handwriting is that it is
always necessary to compare: compare and
match unknown letters, characters, or doubtful
words in the same document to determine if
they are the same. Compare with words on the
same page, and then look on the pages before
and after the one in question. Compare with
letters and words that are familiar to you.
Source: "Guidelines for Reading Old
Documents" by Kip Sperry Read the full article
at genealogy.com/genealogy/68_sperry.html
I Want!
I want ancestors with names like
Rudimentary Montagnard or Melchizenick
Steubenhoffman or Spetznatz Giafortoni,
not William Brown or John Smith or Mary
Abbott.
I want ancestors who could read and
write, had their children baptized in a
recognized house of worship, went to
school, purchased land, left detailed wills,
had their photos taken once a year,
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subsequently putting said pictures in
elaborate isinglass frames annotated with
calligraphic inscriptions, and carved
valuable and informative inscriptions on
their headstones.
I want relatives who religiously wrote in
the family Bible, journalizing every little
event and detailing the familial
relationship of very visitor.
I want forebears who were wealthy
enough to afford, and to keep for
generations, the tribal homestead, and who
left all the aforementioned pictures and
diaries and journals intact in the library.
But most of all, I want relatives I CAN
FIND!
Thank you very much for this Barbara A.
Brown.
SOMETHING TO DO THIS
SUMMER – OR ANYTIME
6 June 2009 The Summer of Sleuthing kickoff event was held at the Family History
Library in Salt Lake City. Available for the
first time online, this fun event for all ages
provides small family history challenges to
accomplish over the summer months. It's a
great way to get the whole family
involved! Just follow this link to the family
history activities page to get started.
This activity will get rid of the comments
like…I’m bored. What’s there to do? It will
help those Young Man attain their
Genealogy Merit Badges, which EVERY
Latter-day Saint YM should earn just
because he IS a Latter-day Saint YM. It is
one of the Three-Fold Mission of the
Church.
BALTIMORE FAMILY HISTORY
WORKSHOP – September 12, 8:45 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Click here to register –
www.BaltimoreFamilyHistoryWorkshop.org
FAMILYSEARCH - Research Wiki
Have you been on this site? You are
missing some neat stuff. FamilySearch
Wiki is a large, on-line library where you
can find thousands of articles and how-to
instructions about doing family history. To
learn more about the Wiki, read Getting
Started.
Civil War Rosters
Arranged by State - This is a directory of all
Civil War Rosters and Muster Rolls found on
the Internet.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/
cw/cw.html
Current Projects: Family History
Support - FamilySearch 'Alpha'
The church is starting a major renovation to the
FamilySearch.org website. They have assigned
the'Alpha' name to the project. They hope to
make the FamilySearch site, a place where
people can cometogether and work on their
family history. Theyare building it on 'Labs'
where you can monitor their progress and give
feedback as they go. Members can use the
feedback link (upper rightcorner) to tell them
what we think. We may access the site by
putting our cursor on the hotlink below and
while holding down the control, key click the
left mouse button.
http://labs.familysearch.org/alpha/index.php
Our feedback support will be much appreciated
by those trying to bring us new and better
research products.
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BING?
Bing is Microsoft's effort to compete with
Google Search. What is Bing? Bing was
designed to be a brand new search experience.
Bing claims to be a richer experience: It is
Innovation and may make searching the Web
better. Bing is a multimedia web search
experience. Try it and take a look at some of the
great features you can experience. Then watch
their site and stay up-to-date for details of new
search features as they are launched.
The Bing search experience will just keep
getting better! Bing has a different look and
feel: Bing's new features help you find what
you're looking for more quickly and easily. Plus,
its eye-catching visual imagery and more
intuitive layout make the search experience a lot
more enjoyable.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN is now
faster, easier and safer than ever. IE8
accelerators - let you quickly search or translate
a word, or map a location, all without leaving
your web page in Bing. Search your favorite
resources and save many clicks.
It is different; take a look and try it out! I'm sure
they would like some feedback from you.
http://www.discoverbing.co.uk/intro/intro.asp
Bookmark an Individual in NFS
Have you ever wished you didn't have to
navigate your whole pedigree each time you
wanted a specific individual you work with
frequently? With the individual in the primary
position in new FamilySearch, click Favorites
(Internet Explorer) or Book Marks (Firefox),
then click Add to Favorites (or Bookmarks) and
enter a name such as "nFS-Bill Jones". Click
Add. The next time you want to use new
FamilySearch, select the "Favorite" or
"Bookmark" you created in your browser. Sign
in and new FamilySearch takes you directly to
that person (rather than to your own record).
Question:
SYLVIA’S GENEALOGY CORNER
Using PAF 5.2, when I go to file, then print
reports, then select books, then open in
Microsoft word 2000, the portraits in PAF
were automatically included. However, after
I upgraded to 2007, the pictures are not
included. Have you seen this before?
Month after month, I keep having fun with
collaboration. This month I received an email from a state of Delaware employee. I
am not certain where she found my name,
but she was inquiring about what
information I have on the Cauffiel Family of
Delaware. Perhaps she picked up my name
on Dead Fred or Familyoldphotos. Or she
might have googled Cauffiel and found me
on the Barefoot blog. Anyway, she was
inquiring about a Dan Cauffiel and his wife
who moved from my hometown area of
Cambria County, PA, to Wilmlington,
Delaware. I had the basic information on
my computer.
Answer:
Try changing the view to the Print or Web
layout view. Word 2007 does not
automatically display graphics unless they
are formatted "in line with text.” You can
force them to display by choosing the Print
or Web layout view. Or you could reformat
all the individual pictures to "in line with
text.”
Discover what indexes and
records you can use online
More and more information is becoming
available online (either free or fee-based), which
can save a trip to the library. In some cases, the
actual records you wish to use may not be
online, but even if indexes to those records are
online, you can save time by doing a little
digging at home first and then making more
effective use of your on-site time.
Source: Time-Saving Tips for Genealogists by
Michael John Neill,
genealogy.com/genealogy/66_neill.html
Begin today to write and keep records
of all the important things in your own
lives and also the lives of your
antecedents…Your own private journal
should record the way you face up to
challenges that beset you.
No one is
commonplace…Your own journal,like most
others, will tell of problems as old as
the world and how you dealt with them.
Spencer W. Kimball
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Dan Cauffiel was the son of Daniel Maddox
Cauffiel and Mary Hammer. Mary is the
daughter of my third great-grandmother
Elizabeth Barefoot, who married Solomon
Nunemaker Hammer. So it is a line that is
connected but not closely related.
My
great-great grandfather is Mary’s brother.
Since I was asked, I decided to do some
research on Dan Cauffiel, Jr., and I became
fascinated with his story. While the family
was still in the Johnstown, PA, area, Dan
went to work for the DuPont Family. First
they sent him to Alabama to help lay
railroad track. Then they sent him to Death
Valley to buy land that had Borax. Dan was
a realtor.
Finally, the DuPonts opened a black powder
(dynamite)
factory
in
Wilmington,
Delaware, and they hired Dan Cauffiel to
move his family there to continue to
represent them in the acquisition of
additional properties. The Cauffiels had
two homes there. One was permanent;
the other was a summer home in an area
which is now a state park.
The Cauffiel’s had a beautiful daughter
named Luella, who helped to take care of
her younger siblings. She never married
and lived to be 103 years old. I keep a
lovely picture of her on my wall, just
because she is such a pretty lady.
been donated by Hazel’s two sons – Dan
and William Lickle. That really gave me a
laugh and solved a mystery for Harold
Sickle-Pickle-Mickle-Lickle. Once I had the
name Charles Harold Lickle, I was able to
find the family on the 1930 census. Then I
had an additional laugh when I learned that
Charles was the son of John Lickle and
Fannie (Treakle) Lickle. I wondered if his
mother called herself Trickle but decided
that that would just be too funny.
I was able to go online and find the home
at this site:
http://www.destateparks.com/park/bellevu
e/cauffiel-house.asp
The Cauffiel House's
comfortable charm and picturesque setting provide
a refuge from the modern world. The surrounding
grounds feature a gracious canopy of mature trees
and a quaint gazebo.
(1889-1992)
I often think about her and her
circumstances and wonder why she never
married.
It seems that Luella had a younger sister
named Hazel Elmedia Cauffiel. I didn’t
know much about her, but my family
genealogy llists her as married to a Charles
“Harold” Sickle, but then my sister changed
his name to Pickle. When another family
member wrote the Barefoot Family
genealogy, she lists Hazel as married to
Charles Harold Sickle, but she adds a
second husband named Harold Mickle,
which is a common last name in our
Barefoot genealogy. So now I had a Harold
Sickle-Pickle-Mickle.
Then the representative from the state of
Delaware communicated with me and told
me that the Cauffiel Summer home on the
edge of the Bellevue State Park has now
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Tours of the home are available. The state
was seeking the biographies of the original
owners – the Dan and Elizabeth Eva
(Leventry) Cauffiel Family. I was able to
provide family group sheets for Dan Cauffiel
for several generations.
I also had 4
generations of ancestors of Leventrys, so I
used the “write a book” feature in PAF and
sent them a book on Elizabeth’s line. My
grandmother had also saved photos of her
cousins, and so I was able to send those
too. It was quite an adventure researching
and putting together this interesting family.
Now I think I need a trip to Delaware to
tour the Cauffiel Home, don’t you?
“I saw behind me those who had gone,
and before me, those who are to come.
I looked back and saw my father, and his
father, and all our fathers, and in front,
to see my son, and his son, and the sons
upon sons beyond.
"And their eyes were my eyes.
"As I felt, so they had felt, and were to
feel, as then, so now, as to-morrow and
for ever. Then I was not afraid, for I
was in a long line that had no beginning,
and no end, and the hand of his father
grasped my father’s hand, and his hand
was in mine, and my unborn son took
my right hand, and all, up and down the
line that stretched from Time That Was,
to Time That Is, and is not yet, raised
their hands to show the link, and we
found that we were one …”
Robert Llewellen, How Green Was My
Valley (New York: Macmillan, 1940) 297
Daniel Maddox and Elizabeth Leventry Cauffiel
MEMORIES OF A VISIT FROM
BEYOND THE VEIL
My grandmother’s line was extremely difficult to
trace. Once, when I was very sick, I dreamed of
her. She was trying to tell me where to look for
her records. But, since I'm inquisitive, I didn't
give her time to tell me anything. I was too busy
asking her questions. However, after that dream,
ideas began to pop into my mind, and I was able
to find enough information to have her ordinances
done. Whenever I get a bit discouraged, I
remember the special feeling I had during and
after the dream.
Beverly
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THE JOY THAT OUR ANCESTORS ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE VEIL FEEL WHEN
TEMPLE WORK IS DONE FOR THEM
On Feb. 14, 1977, my grandmother died at
the age of 95 yrs. old. I sent an entry form
to Salt Lake with her information requesting
that her temple work be done. It was sent
to Washington D.C. and the ordinances
were performed in her behalf. The year
before her death I had received my
patriarchal blessing telling me that my
mission was to research my relatives and
open the prison door for them. It goes on
to tell me that my joy would be great when
I received their thanks in the kingdom of
our Heavenly Father. Well, I had reflected
on this blessing many times wondering how
that might be, how they might thank me
and how I might feel. After all, I was told I
would feel great joy.
In 2002, I awoke after having a vivid dream
of my grandmother. We were standing
outside in a place I had never been. We
were in front of a stone wall that had bits
of greenery growing out and up between
the cracks. There was an open doorway
and I looked in trying to see the inside. It
was completely dark, and I could not see so
much as a glimmer of light therein. My
grandmother had a very hard life, and I had
not in this lifetime ever seen her happy,
and I don't remember her ever hugging or
being demonstrative at all. Yet her face
glowed with a radiant happiness and smile
that I can still see clearly in my mind to this
day. She extended her arms and hugged
me and repeatedly kissed my face on both
sides of my cheeks. How did I feel? In my
dream I was amazed at her transformation
and the joy I felt and still do when I recall
that memory.
Joan
OBSERVATIONS ON NEW FAMILY
SEARCH AND DISPUTING
I feel the need to say something about
some of the things I've been reading of
late. It appears that some people are trying
to use newFamilySearch as a replacement
for their database (PAF, RootsMagic,
Ancestral Quest, etc.). This is neither the
purpose nor the function of new
FamilySearch. NewFamilySearch, at this
point in time, does one thing only; it
replaces TempleReady. Hence, live people
are not to be added to the program, with
the exception of immediate family. Rather
than add people to newFamilySearch, we
are encouraged to use the search function
before adding any information. The
information you see in newFamilySearch
comes from Ancestral File, PRF, ordinances,
extractions, medieval records - in other
words, accumulated church records. This is
the legacy. If you are the individual who
contributed any of these records through
TempleReady, then you can claim that
legacy and it can only be corrected by you.
The prophet wants us to work together and
come to an agreement with each other,
with sources, not dispute every dit and dot.
And human beings make mistakes. When
you place a dispute on a name, you stop all
progress for that family. Not even support
people can bypass the dispute to make
corrections. At our center we suggest that
the only time disputes should be used is if a
male is listed as a female or vice versa and
a really blatant mistake with relationships.
There are bound to be a few mistakes but
generally they can be corrected. Generally
speaking, if your family has been in the
church more than 4 generations, chances
are that their work has been done
numerous times. Our responsibility is to
clean up the records and work together. VA
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Family History Presented to
President Barack Obama by
Church President Thomas S.
Monson
WASHINGTON 20 July 2009 President
Barack Obama was presented with five
large leather-bound volumes today by The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
that detail his family history going back
multiple generations covering hundreds of
years. The presentation was made by
Church President Thomas S. Monson and
Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Church’s
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. They were
accompanied by Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid of Nevada, who is also a
member of the Church. [Read the full story
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/
news-releases-stories/family-historypresented-to-president-barack-obama-bychurch-president-thomas-s-monson]
ANCESTRY LISTENED
When we asked you what records were most
important for Ancestry.com to address next, you
said improving the U.S. federal census. So we
made it our priority.
This year, in addition to releasing hundreds of new
collections, we have launched an initiative to
improve images for all 15 U.S. federal censuses
that are publicly available (1790 through 1930)
and indexes for seven (1850, 1860, 1870, 1900,
1910, 1920, and 1930) with additional fields and
alternate names added. In the past six months we
launched the first improvements for the 1880 and
1900 censuses. This month we’ve re-launched
1810.
When you review the collection, you’ll notice
cleaner, clearer images for every record.
How to Contribute a GEDCOM File to
FamilySearch
If you have family history information on your computer,
you can use GEDCOM to contribute it to FamilySearch
without reentering it. Before you can contribute a
GEDCOM file, you must first create it using your family
history computer program. When you create your
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folder in which it is stored.
Important: Carefully compare the information that
FamilySearch has about your ancestors to the
information you have on your personal computer.
Contribute only what is new or different. If you do not,
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1. On the Home page, click the Add Information link or
the Add Information tab.
2. Click Contribute a GEDCOM File.
A warning page appears.
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5. Click Continue.
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See the Results of a GEDCOM File That You
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Your GEDCOM file is loaded into FamilySearch.
After FamilySearch finishes processing your file, you can
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Information from newFamilySearch
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ANCESTRAL QUEST CAN NOW DO
TEMPLE WORK THROUGH THE SITE
AND SYNC
Ancestral Quest, the program from which
PAF 5 was derived, and the first
FamilySearch desktop affiliate to be
certified to work with
New.FamilySearch.org, has just been
*Ordinance Reservation*, *Ordinance
Request*, and *Helper* certified by
FamilySearch. New features released in AQ
include:
* Ordinance Reservation and Tracking
System (ORTS)
* Helper Access
AQ is also PAF Add-In certified by
FamilySearch, which means that all of its
features to synchronize with New
FamilySearch.org and reserve ordinances
will work on a PAF 5 file as well as an AQ
file, and can be part of PAF's "Tools" menu.
Users of PAF 5 databases can now:
* Directly reserve ordinances from their PAF
records
* Create FORs
* Track the progress of the Ordinances
* Easily keep their PAF records up-to-date
with official temple records as the
ordinances move through the system
* Continue to use PAF, if they choose. AQ
does not require a PAF user to abandon
PAF in order to work with New
FamilySearch.
Whether a member uses PAF or any other
system, AQ can download and keep track of
Ordinance cards and provide an inventory
control system wherein the user can assign
cards to others, such as family members,
the ward High Priest Group Leader or
others, and monitor how those assigned
cards are progressing. All that is required is
to have a PAF or AQ database open with at
least one person entered, and AQ can
download all the ordinance cards in the
temple system for the user to be
inventoried in ORTS.
For more information:
Also AQ provides the ability to *Unreserve*
ordinances. Whether a member uses PAF or
just interfaces with New FamilySearch,
ordinances can be imported into AQ and
ordinances can be unreserved – today –
you don’t have to wait until the next
version of nFS is released.
See the full Press Release on the new
features:
http://www.ancquest.com/pr090724aq.htm
With the *Helper Access* function, Family
History Consultants in those areas of Utah
and Idaho which are not yet on New
FamilySearch can invite PAF users in their
ward to bring their PAF database in and
help them reserve ordinances, while using
the tools in the ORTS to make sure that
ordinances will not be duplicated. The PAF
file will retain the ordinance reservation
information, so if they come back to the
center later, they can update their PAF
records as ordinances are completed.
Ancestral Quest can be download to FHC
computers via LANDesk. (This latest release
may take a few days before the LANDesk
staff can put it on. If you already have AQ
installed on an FHC computer, use the
“Internet” menu of AQ and select the
“Check for Latest AQ Release” to download
this latest release. If you don’t have AQ on
your FHC computers yet, go to
www.ancquest.com and download the free
trial. You can use this fully functioning
version while we get LANDesk updated.)
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See a 10 minute video on using ORTS:
http://www.ancestralquestonline.com/Tutor
ials/12-1ORTS/ORTS_Simple.html
Download a PDF guide to using ORTS:
http://www.ancquest.com/downloads/Ordin
ance%20Reservation%20Overview.pdf
See a current list of FamilySearch certified
products:
https://devnet.familysearch.org/certification
/affiliate-program/AffiliateCertfied
For copies of Genealogy News, go to
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~payork/Yor
k2Ward/
Thanks to Don and Jeanine Hartman of
Utah for posting the newsletter online for us.
You can contribute your family history of
original York County ancestors to them at
http://familyhart.info
This newsletter is compiled by Jack and Sylvia
Sonneborn, family history consultants, of the York 2nd
Ward for use within the ward. It is also e-mailed to
parties interested in family history, but it is not an official
publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints slysyl@verizon.net
That’s all, Folks!
We hope this
newsletter will give you ideas to
create
excitement
for
family
history.
Jack and Sylvia
Fam. History Consultant checklist
Activity
Appointment for Visit
Visit in Home/Class
Complete Forms or Use forms.
“How Do I Start Family History:
Begin to Gather Info
Install PAF 5
Enter Data into PAF
Introduce newFamilySearch
Visit FamilyHistoryCenter
Prepare Names for Submission
using newFamilySearch
Gedcom Additions to newFS and
use of FamilyInsight when available
Describe Research Process
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Patron’s Name
Detail
1.
2.
1.
Obtain Patron Name from Priesthood
Make appointment
Teach FH overview. Why? How consultant
can help?
2. Ask what patron wishes to accomplish?
1. Explain use of forms
2. Have patron fill out pedigree and family group
records if new.
1. Identify relevant info in possession
2. Determine what info is needed
3. Teach organization
4. Teach importance of sources
1. Does patron have database software?
2. Give overview of use?
1. Have patron enter information into PAF
2. Show how to enter sources and notes
3. Demo backup process
1. Show how to access new FamilySearch and
bookmark it.
2. Demo how to use
3. Show how you can help - Helper ID:
Birthdate:
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
Give patron address and time schedule
Select ancestors to research at FHC
Make an appointment to meet
Ask FHC Consultants to give a tour
Explain process of searching and combining
before submissions.
2. Combine more than one submission into file
before printing report
3. Demonstrate process of adding sources for
new information, disputes, or updates
1. Describe the need to do searches before
submitting anything to newFS.
2. Explain upload should be one family group at
a time and then more searches before another
gedcom.
3. Describe use of FamilyInsight to update data
1. Introduce “Research Guide” for research plan
Start
Date
Completion
Date
Consultant’s Name
Notes
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