FamilySearch has changed from microfilm to digital images in the last 5 years. Last year they published 80 million online images for free. This year the number will be many times higher. The site now offers parish maps of England from 1851 and community trees with over 1 million individuals. Digital books on ancestry can be accessed from FamilySearch and BYU libraries online. Courses are available to help users discover their family trees.

1. Hidden Treasures in

2. FAMILYSEARCH HAS
CHANGED
https://www.familysearch.org/

3. In the last five years
FamilySearch has
changed from a
microfilm processing
organization to a digital
image processing
organization.
Last year FamilySearch
published about 80
million images online
for free access to all.
Many times that
number will be
published in 2011.

5. Click on “Get Started”

13. If the rate of increase stays the same there will be
251 European collections by 17 October 2012
17 Feb 2011 17 October 2011

14. You may need to
scroll down to
the country of
interest.

23. Records page layout

24. Post 1837 Marriages in Parish Registers

25. Use the arrows to expand the info view

26. http://maps.familysearch.org/
PARISH MAPS OF ENGLAND

27. England Jurisdictions 1851
http://maps.familysearch.org/

28. Place Search
More than parish names:
Julia Coult emigrated to
America and told her
children she was from
Dorsey, Essex. Printed
books did not show
Dorsey as a place in
England.
A woman from Essex
explained to me that she
grew up in Tolleshunt
Darcy and everyone there
just called it Dorsey.

29. Search results and map location

30. Search results and map location

31. Point at the
place icon next
to the parish
name to see
additional place
name
references.

32. Click on the
“Layers” tab to
see additional
options for the
map.

33. Layers
The default is to
show county
and parish
boundaries.
You can select
any of the listed
jurisdictions to
be shown.

34. Search results and map location

35. Search results and map location

37. Scroll down for record start dates

40. Click on the link to update the map

44. Four options for additional info

45. Radius options are ¼, ½, 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 miles

47. Move your pointer to the
Move
coloured circle and a “Click
your
me for options” link will
pointer
appear.
to the
coloured
area and
a “Click
me for
options”
link will
appear.

50. Click on the diocese link for a new map layer and more details

51. Several lists can be generated for you now

52. Several lists can be generated for you now

54. FAMILYSEARCH COMMUNITY TREES
http://histfam.familysearch.o
rg/

55. FamilySearch Community Trees

56. Search here or use the “Advanced Search” button.

57. Select a database by clicking on the down arrow in the
“All Trees” field.

62. Sources details are always included
• [S3] Pedigrees with Index of London
Citizens, abt. 1600-1800 (filmed
1954), Boyd, Percival, compiler, (Microf
ilm copy of manuscripts at Somerset
House, London. Salt Lake City, Utah:
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of
Utah, 1954), FHL microfilms 94,515-
94,593., vol. 231 no. 23003, FHL
microfilm 94577.

67. Place Collection Individuals
Australia South Australia Community Trees 257,754
Australia Victoria Community Trees 123,818
British Knowles Collection: Jews of the British Isles 104,143
Peerage, Gentry and Colonial American
British Connections 212,624
England Bedfordshire, Eaton Bray Community Tree 18,817
England London: Residents of London 209,983
England Norfolk Visitations, 1563 23,098
India Punjab, Moga District 10,454
Scotland Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae 88,274
Records Primarily of the Nobility and
Wales Gentry 258,209

68. FAMILYTECH
http://familytech.familysearch.org/

70. 5 Topics and the option to “Search”

72. Software > Image Editing

73. Devices > Cameras

74. Internet > Social Network

75. Each tab becomes a drop down list when you point at it. Click an
option for detailed topics.

77. https://www.familysearch.org/ and http://lib.byu.edu/digital/
DIGITAL BOOKS

78. Click on the “Library Catalog” link

79. Click on the down arrow in the “Search” options area

80. Select the “Last names” option then type in a surname

82. Pay special attention to the “availability” line for “Digital Images”

84. http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php

85. Click on the book title

86. A number of options allow you to search, enlarge, save
and print

89. Research Courses
FamilySearch
offers a variety of
free classes
online and in
person to help
you discover your
family tree.

91. 5 Minute Genealogy Episode 5:
Choose an Ancestor and Question

93. More detailed lessons are available.

95. Get Started
Learning about
your ancestors
can bring
perspective and
understanding to
your own life. It
only takes a few
minutes to learn
how to get
started.

96. For those who prefer shorter steps