Beginning Family History Step 4-Adding Your 4 Generations to the FamilySearch Tree

We have discovered our family in Ancestry but now we want to make sure that the information is in FamilySearch. Before we add any new individuals to the FamilySearch Tree we want to make sure that they are not already in FamilySearch.

There are three ways of doing this:

1. Check for Duplicates on the FamilySearch Person Page
2. Use the FamilySearch synch feature in Ancestry
3. Use the FIND feature in FamilySearch

When you have checked FamilySearch and most of the individuals being added to the FamilySearch tree are not in FamilySearch or your individuals contain much more information than what may be in FamilySearch, then you have the option of uploading a GEDCOM file to FamilySearch.

A GEDCOM file is a Data Communication file specifically designed by the LDS Church to transmit genealogical information. It has become the standard file format in the genealogical community. A GEDCOM can be exported from Ancestry and uploaded to FamilySearch. On FamilySearch, these files are read-only to other people. You may use the file to add new people or transfer information to the FamilySearch tree.

This is outlined in this PowerPoint:

Beginning Family History Step 4-Adding Your 4 Generations to the FamilySearch Tree

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