Attaching FamilySearch (FS) Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker

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Guide to Attaching FamilySearch Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker. This Help guide contains written STEPS interspersed with PICTURES that show How to Find and Add Family Search Indexed Records to a Person in Family Tree.



Indexed records in Family Search databases can be found under RESEARCH HELPS - RECORD HINTS and SEARCH RECORDS - Family Search in the person's FT Details page. Selected records are then compared with the information in the Tree and if theirs, it is attached using the Source Linker.

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How to Use "Attaching FS Records..." Handout
This Help Guide/Handout can be used by a single individual, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class setting. It is designed to provide hands-on practice in performing the titled task by following written STEPS with associated PICTURES.

Other FT Entry/Intermediate Task Handouts(STEPS with Pictures)
1. Putting Photos and Documents as Memories in FamilySearch Family Tree 2. Putting Documents as Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree