Peggy's PowerPoints

Digital management is a hot topic in many fields but because of the uniqueness of everyone's personal genealogy and style, it can become a bit complex in the subject of family history.  There are many classes, books, webinars, etc. on the subject in relation to genealogy. I have watched, studied, and read many. What I have discovered is that there is no perfect system. Some I like better than others and you will too. What I have included in this PowerPoint are examples of some of the better methods and ideas. You can choose what suits you. Metadata is introduced with various free methods of adding metadata to your image files. This allows you to add source citations to your images that stick with them wherever they go, as well as a variety of other options. Hopefully, you will be able to make some more informed decisions in the future. Family History and Digital Management PowerPoint PDF Family History and Digital Management PowerPoint PDF-HANDOUT VERS...

Why doesn't my ancestor show up in the census? Well, maybe he did! When a record doesn't immediately pop up in search results it doesn't mean that it isn't available. It may just take a bit more creativity to find. What is an "iterative" search? It is a search where you vary the parameters of repeated searches to improve the results. Thus you evaluate the results and then determine what new search parameters might be used to improve the results. FamilySearch and Ancestry have very different search engines. FamilySearch uses a tightly filtered search while Ancestry uses a fuzzy search. One is not better than the other, they are just different. When you understand how they work you can make both systems work to your advantage. If you don't have all of the birth, marriage, death, and census records for your first 4-5 generations, it is time to start getting creative in your hunt for them! This PowerPoint will give you tools you need to start making yo...

With the closing of our local Mesa FamilySearch Library, those of us here in Mesa are left without access to the MFSL conferences, classes, and resources we have had in the past. We look forward to the opening of our new Discovery Center and renovated temple in 2020. During the interim, I thought I would share the wealth of resources that are available elsewhere. I am providing a list of links to resources that I am aware of, and although somewhat comprehensive, there are many more opportunities available for those who keep searching. New learning opportunities are continually arising. It is a popular market! My advice would be to not pay for anything until you have exhausted the free material first and have a good feel for what else you want to learn. Then if you have more interest you can start paying. LEARNING RESOURCES The FamilySearch Learning Center-Articles an d Lessons The FHGuide.com FamilySearch Wiki Ancestry Academy Riverton Family History Center YOUTU...

In 2017 I conducted a hidden duplicate experiment on my first five generations to see how many hidden duplicates I could find in FamilySearch. This project began because of a failed attempt to help my husband find a new family to add to his FamilySearch tree. I spent some time pre-finding a person for him to research that was without a spouse or children. I did a "Possible Duplicates" search on the individual before I started looking for family and trusted it when it said there were none. I pre-found the family in records and then spent 2.5 hours helping my husband "find" them.  It wasn't until we added the third child to FamilySearch that the system found a duplicate which was attached to the whole family. It was very discouraging. All that research time was wasted and the temple work was already completed.  I learned a huge lesson. ALWAYS DO A CAREFUL HIDDEN DUPLICATE SEARCH BEFORE YOU RESEARCH OR ADD ANYONE TO FAMILYSEARCH! Don't have the ex...