Fresno North Stake FamilySearch Center Training

You Are a New Consultant - Now What? All new and any continuing T&FH Consultants who feel a need for help should watch this presentation.  This presentation explains how Consultants fit into the family history program of the ward, what your duties are, and where you can turn for help. Recording Link:    You Are a New Consultant - Now What? Lesson Slide Deck PDF:  Lesson Slide Deck  

Learn why the main FamilySearch partners (Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage, Filae, AmericanAncestors and Geneanet) offer members of the Church free access to their sites.  Learn how to sign up with them, what each site offers and how to upload your FamilySearch Family Tree to their sites. Recording:  Accessing & Using FamilySearch Partner Sites PDF of Slide Deck:  Accessing & Using FamilySearch Partner Sites  

  The most difficult job for new users of the FamilySearch Family Tree is to build their tree from scratch.  This presentation is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to  successfully accomplish this task.  This video is designed to also help new consultants when they are asked by patrons to help the patron build their tree. Recorded Presentation: Creating a Tree from Scratch on FamilySearch Slide Deck PDF: Creating a Tree from Scratch on FamilySearch PDF

In the past year there have been several changes to the temple reservation program.  We now have time limits, reservation limits, family groups and several other things that have been introduced.  This class will attempt to answer all your questions about the ins and outs of reserving names for temple work. Recorded Presentation: Managing Temple Name Reservations Slide Deck PDF:  Managing Temple Name Reservations Slide Deck  

Puzzilla is a third-party program designed to read your family tree information in the FamilySearch Family Tree.  It enables you to quickly see large areas of your ancestry or descent in one quick look and determine where you will most likely be able to add new people to Family Tree.  Puzzilla has both free and paid (advanced feature) versions.  You can use the paid version for free at your local Family History Center.  This presentation will demonstrate several real-life examples of how easy it is to find names to add to Family Tree using this product. Recorded Presentation:  Using Puzzilla to Find Ancestors and Descendants   Slide Deck PDF:  Using Puzzilla to Find Ancestors and Descendants Slide Deck

This lesson will describe how to use the Family History Library catalog to find records to assist you in your research. Link to recorded presentation:  The Family History Library Catalog - How to use it Link to slide deck for PowerPoint:  The Family History Library Catalog - slide deck PDF

This is a presentation introducing the new FamilySearch featiure called FamilyGroups.  FamilySearch family groups allow groups of users to collaborate and communicate easily among themselves through FamilySearch messaging. When part of group, a user can send a message to all group members at once.  This presentation will walk you through creating a group, populating it, creating a group temple reservation list and group messaging. Link to presentation:  Introducing FamilySearch Family Groups Link to PDF of the slide deck:  Introducing FamilySearch Family Groups Slide Deck PDF