Fresno North Stake FamilySearch Center Training

Over the past couple of years FamilySearch has made several improvements to the merge experience with the goal being that the system will help us do a better job of merging duplicates and not merge non-duplicate people. This class presents a short history of merging at FamilySearch, describes the basics of merging, describes the tools FamilySearch has developed to help with merging, and finally walks you through 3 merges and one case where a bad merge needs to be reversed. This is a valuable lesson for all of us to view. Link to the Presentation  Link to PDF of Slides  

Have you ever wished there was an easier way to search through your ancestry or a descendancy to find people who need temple work or to find new people to add to the FamilySearch Family Tree?  The solution is here!This class is "Puzzilla – A Different Way to Approach Ancestral and Descendancy Research."  This class will explain the features of Puzzilla and demonstrate how to use this outstanding third-party product to help you become a more productive user of the collaborative tree at FamilySearch. Link to the Presentation Link to a Slides  

The topic is "Understanding the FHAR Report and How to Use It."  The Family History Activity Report is our primary report showing family history activity in our various units (wards/branches, stakes/districts). We will cover the history of the report, what it is and isn't, where to find it and who has access, and definitions of terms used in the report.  Then we will take it section by section and explain what is reported. We will conclude the lesson by discussing ways your unit can use the FHAR to set up family history goals. This class is especially important to leaders (both at the ward and stake levels as this report is the single most useful tool available to help wards/branches and stakes/districts know how active their unit is in temple and family history work. Link to the Recording Link to PDF of the Slides  

Get to Know Your Ancestors with Memories at FamilySearch: You can call this class "Everything You Wanted to Know About Memories" as we made this tour comprehensive.  Come join us as we discuss this wonderful feature at FamilySearch. Link to a PDF Document of the Slides Link to the video of this class  

  This class explores all the different types of topics and resources you can teach to patrons.  We will start by considering the capabilities of the patron, the devices you can teach from, some selected topics you might want to address and the wealth of programs, campaigns, third party products and apps that can be used to assist your patron in learning about their family.  This class is designed to introduce many of the available resources so consultants can see the wealth of tools that are at their disposal. Link to the presentation Link to the PDF of the slides