Step 3: Locating My Family
Here is where we stop to do some off-line homework. You will need to find the name and a birth date and/or death date of an ancestor of yours who is deceased. Then we can find or enter him or her in family search.
Step 1: Sign in at familysearch.org.
Step 2: I recommend taking a few minutes to review the "Getting Started" information. This will answer many questions you've had in your mind about using this site. You can access this at
https://www.familysearch.org/home/etb_gettingstarted
OR by clicking on help at the very top right of your home screen.
Step 3: It's likely that your family tree is already in the system to some degree. You can view your tree by accessing your tool bar across the top of the screen. It looks like this:
Step 4: Click on "Family Tree" and then open "Tree."
Step 5: At this point, take some time to explore the different views of your tree. You can discover what happens when you choose between these 4 viewing options at the top left corner of your screen:
Your ancestor might be listed in your tree already, and you can verify that his/her information is correct. If you don't see your ancestor, or you're not sure where to find him/her, you can do a search by following the next instructions.
Step 6: Check to see if your deceased relative is already entered into family search. This is done by going back to your toolbar and clicking on "Family Tree" again.
Step 7: Click on "Find"
Step 8: Now enter the name and information you have gathered about your ancestor and click "Find" at the bottom.
Step 9: If you don't find your ancestor and you know where he/she fits into your tree, you may enter him or her in manually by following the steps in our next blog post, titled "How to Enter a Person Into Family Search."
Step 1: Sign in at familysearch.org.
Step 2: I recommend taking a few minutes to review the "Getting Started" information. This will answer many questions you've had in your mind about using this site. You can access this at
https://www.familysearch.org/home/etb_gettingstarted
OR by clicking on help at the very top right of your home screen.
Step 3: It's likely that your family tree is already in the system to some degree. You can view your tree by accessing your tool bar across the top of the screen. It looks like this:
Step 4: Click on "Family Tree" and then open "Tree."
Step 5: At this point, take some time to explore the different views of your tree. You can discover what happens when you choose between these 4 viewing options at the top left corner of your screen:
Your ancestor might be listed in your tree already, and you can verify that his/her information is correct. If you don't see your ancestor, or you're not sure where to find him/her, you can do a search by following the next instructions.
Step 6: Check to see if your deceased relative is already entered into family search. This is done by going back to your toolbar and clicking on "Family Tree" again.
Step 7: Click on "Find"
Step 8: Now enter the name and information you have gathered about your ancestor and click "Find" at the bottom.
Step 9: If you don't find your ancestor and you know where he/she fits into your tree, you may enter him or her in manually by following the steps in our next blog post, titled "How to Enter a Person Into Family Search."
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