We had a small class today, but we still worked on hints for sources. We looked at three different ways to find sources.
First:
On the Pedigree chart page, the symbol for Hints is the light blue color. Click on the icon and it will show you the list of hints. We found our example person had three hints. The first one was for the 1900 US census. I checked in my RootsMagic file and saw that I had already found this source in Ancestry, but it had not been added to FamilySearch.
Since it was a correct source that we wanted to add, we clicked on the name in the hint, which is blue. That opened the information page about that source. Looking at it, we could see that it was indeed the same record that I had previously found.
So, we clicked on Review and Attach. The page that then opened had the information from the record on the left and the information currently in FamilySearch on the right.
We compared each line and made sure that what we wanted to show up in FS was moved to that side of the page.
We added a reason why this source was correct. In this case, it was pretty clear that it was correct, so our message just said, "Names, ages, location match other known information."
Finally, we hit the Attach button.
We were also able to add the same document to other individuals who were mentioned in the source. We just followed the same procedure.
If the source had not been correct, we would have clicked on Not a Match and put the reason that it was not a match.
Second:
We went into the Person Page. The Hints are at the top of the right hand column. Only three hints show at a time, but more will appear as one is attached and removed from the list. To see the full list, click on See Details.
The procedure for adding a source from the Person page is exactly the same as from the pedigree chart page.
Third:
There was a hint about FindAGrave. Instead of accessing it through the hint option, we decided to search for it. We learned some interesting things. We knew that the FindAGrave link was there, but when it didn't appear, we had to search for it.
The search box is under the hint box. Click on which website you wish to search. All the hints are from records that are on FamilySearch, so we clicked on FamilySearch to look for this grave record.
As we scrolled down the list, there was no FindAGrave listing at all. In our example, we were working with a female name, so in the search criteria on the left, we changed the maiden name to the married name.
The second search still did not bring up what we were looking for, although we found a lot of new sources. We then added a death date and place and tried the search again. This time the FindAGrave source was at the top of the list. We were able to add this source exactly the same as we had added the other sources.
It is important to try different combinations of information when doing a search. Had we not known the source was there because of the hint, and if we had only done the first search, we would not have found what we wanted. By trying different things, we were able to find additional records.
FindAGrave:
We took a few minutes and looked at the site since we were there anyway. Not all of the memorials have pictures of the grave stone, although that is their goal. The biography and links information on the first page is only as reliable as the person who added it. Use it for hints, but there are a lot of errors, so don't just accept it as true. If there is a picture, though, it can be a wonderful chance to see the stone without having to travel great distances.
NEXT WEEK:
There will not be a class next week, because of the Relief Society Visiting Teaching Conference, which will take the last two hours.
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