tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post357020614986343268..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: FamilySearch Plans for Attaching SourcesThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-4282641709658333702012-08-05T17:24:51.320-06:002012-08-05T17:24:51.320-06:00Dear Michael,
Look for a response to your questio...Dear Michael,<br /><br />Look for a response to your question in the Monday Mailbox of 20 August 2012 (subject to change).<br /><br />Thanks,<br />--The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-90783678160463916212012-01-20T02:20:53.793-07:002012-01-20T02:20:53.793-07:00PS. I forgot to clarify that the person who told m...PS. I forgot to clarify that the person who told me this will not happen is an employee of FamilySearch. A missionary of FamilySearch or a volunteer or someone who is very involved at least said the same thing. (We were speaking as FamilySearch volunteers about the topic of FamilyTree)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108246378388789103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-24720197032245071152012-01-20T02:17:14.105-07:002012-01-20T02:17:14.105-07:00Recently, I have had a few genealogy people insist...Recently, I have had a few genealogy people insist that FamilySearch has no intention of making it possible to upload images to the FamilyTree.<br /><br />I have heard from people who attend Riverton Family History seminars that the feature is coming. Some missionaries/directors have even told me they've seen image upload demonstrated even though it is not in the beta yet.<br /><br />Why would said employee insist so strongly that there is no intent to create such a feature and that it is not possible that a demo was ever shown?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108246378388789103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-13823839481756242942011-04-23T05:45:21.478-06:002011-04-23T05:45:21.478-06:00Genealogy Grammy,
IMPORTANT: familysearch should...Genealogy Grammy,<br /><br />IMPORTANT: familysearch should NOT be your Primary data storage. Your family can have all the correct info if you give it to them on Legacy, Ancestry Quest, or PAF, etc. The goals of familysearch is long reaching. We [our generation] just happen to be part of the infant developmental stage. Our children will see a more refined, more glitch free and more sleek version as time goes on. It is a work in progress.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677880307739567642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-850673203902247042011-04-22T09:09:53.351-06:002011-04-22T09:09:53.351-06:00Many of my sources come from microfilm (which may ...Many of my sources come from microfilm (which may or may not have now been digitized by the church. Will there be a way to cite those? Will there be a way to attach scanned images of documents I possess?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110308767970580344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-11393990088197289922011-04-21T11:15:20.878-06:002011-04-21T11:15:20.878-06:00Where ten or a dozen purported 'records,' ...Where ten or a dozen purported 'records,' (representations of family group sheets) each wrong in some crucial detail, have been combined into one record-combination-representation of a family, will this new "source" attach to each of them? If someone comes along and uncombines the 'records,' what happens to the 'source' link?<br /><br />Will the server also fill in the "notes" field? Will any of the elements automatically filled in by the server be editable by the user? What if you want to add a source-citation from the Ancestry.com site, but to have the link go to the actual image of a record instead of the purported 'record' (Ancestry.com extract from a record)?Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-24305067716483910632011-04-21T06:52:21.768-06:002011-04-21T06:52:21.768-06:00Sources are attached to *individuals*??? Not to ev...Sources are attached to *individuals*??? Not to events or relationships??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-39099016708885535992011-04-21T03:00:21.147-06:002011-04-21T03:00:21.147-06:00You said, "The URL is optional so the system ...You said, "The URL is optional so the system will replace the tree’s existing source system." If the URL is optional, I would think this would NOT replace the existing source system. Did you leave out the "not" or am I missing something?<br /><br />I suppose these links are a step in the right direction, but as I have learned to my sorrow a number of times already, links are not particularly stable. Webmasters have a tendency to upgrade their sites periodically and these upgrades sometimes change or eliminate the URL of a document or page. Hence the often encountered "broken links". A more suitable, albeit space-hungry, way to make a source document available would be to store a copy of the document itself at the nFS site. Providing only links to off-site locations will inevitably lead to frustration as said links become "broken".Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448728584336207199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-48496369802661627362011-04-21T02:02:31.032-06:002011-04-21T02:02:31.032-06:00I've given up before sources. The names I ente...I've given up before sources. The names I entered (yes, I have good sources) have been changed for the worse in several cases. I'm not even listed as the submitter on my own line, even though I created this tree a few years ago. If others could change my line (removing several wives' maiden names and their parents) why can't I change them back? <br />I thought the purpose was for my adult children and grandchildren to carry on doing their ancestors' temple work. After I'm gone they won't have a true ancestry here to follow. Some of our ancestors will be left out because other names have been put in their place. <br />If anyone can help me, I'm at genealogygrammy@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com