My FamilySearch.org Tutorial Dr. Brand Niemann Director and Senior Data Scientist/Data Journalist Semantic Community My Personal Family History Dashboard My LDS.org My Stories and Lessons January 22,
Story: Introduction Since I am going to RootsTech 2015 and teaching the Gospel Essential Class, I thought I should do a tutorial on FamilySearch (New and Family Tree) since there is an announcement that the old new.FamilySearch.org website is being taken down publicly on February 1, 2015.RootsTech 2015FamilySearchNewFamily Treeannouncement My eldest son has used FamilySearch (new and Family Tree) more than I have since I have used my MindTouch Wiki, Excel Spreadsheets, and Spotfire Dashboards for my Family History and MyLDS.org Dashboards to complete four generations of research and temple work on both sides of my family. I also use these same tools extensively for my data science/ data journalism work with Semantic Community.MindTouchExcelSpotfireFamily HistoryMyLDS.orgSemantic Community So I am going to create a storyboard with PowerPoint slides and screen captures to help understand current use of FamilySearch.org and explain why technology is not the most important part of this. For example, having all things before me and my family and being able to print out the Temple Ready Information has been the most important feature for me recently. 2
FamilySearch.org: Overview Family Tree: Tree, Person, Find, and Lists Memories: Photos, Stories, Documents, Audio, People, Albums, and Find Search: Records, Genealogies, Catalogs, Book, and Wiki Indexing: Overview, Find a Project, Help Resources Temple: All Reserved, Not Printed, Printed, Shared, and Opportunities 3
FamilySearch.org: Fan Chart 4
FamilySearch.org: Fan Chart Start 5 Yes!
FamilySearch.org: Memories 6
FamilySearch.org: Memories Start 7
FamilySearch.org: Family Tree 8
FamilySearch.org: Family Tree Start 9 Yes!
FamilySearch.org: Search 10
FamilySearch.org: Search Start 11
FamilySearch.org: Indexing 12
FamilySearch.org: Indexing Start 13
FamilySearch.org: Family Booklet 14
FamilySearch.org: Family Booklet Start 15
FamilySearch.org: Volunteer 16
FamilySearch.org: Get Help 17
FamlySearch.org: Read Only 18 Use FamilySearch Family Tree! Updates can no longer be made from new.FamilySearch.org. Please use the FamilySearch Family Tree, which adds powerful tools for data accuracy, usability, and collaboration.
FamlySearch.org: Family Tree 19 My Eldest Son
FamlySearch.org: Fan Chart 20 My Eldest Son
Niemann Family History: Harold Emil Niemann 21 My Father: Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver
Story: Conclusion For Now FamilySearch.org continues to evolve to provide more comprehensive tools and opportunities to a global audience of members and non-members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have used more comprehensive tools in my work because I am a data scientist/data journalist and wanted all things before me and my family on the Web (with confidentiality for some very sensitive and sacred content). I need to use by spreadsheet information to build my Family Tree in FamilySearch.org. 22