Frequently Asked Questions
How to navigate this website?
- How do I find who I’m looking for?
- How do I find an individual’s ancestors?
- What if I want to see an individual’s descendants?
- Can descendants be shown in a graphical format?
- Is there a way to tell if two individuals are related?
- The Timeline function looks interesting, what is it?
- If I see a mistake in the information presented can I correct it?
- Is there a way for me to add my family information to the website?
Q. How do I find who I’m looking for?
There are a number of ways, but the search function provides the most straight forward method. The advanced search form allows you to enter information about the individual you’re looking for and presents you with a list of possible matches from the database.
You might also want to try looking at the surnames in the database if you don’t have a clear picture of who you’re looking for.
Q. How do I find an individual’s ancestors?
Once you locate an individual, the easiest method is to press the Ancestors tab. This will show you a graphical display of both the paternal and maternal ancestors.
Once you have the ancestor chart displayed, you will see additional menu (tabs) opening under Ancestors. There are a number of formats for you to choose from (Standard, Compact, Box, Text, Ahnentafel, and Photos & History) to display ancestors. Try clicking on the various options and see which one works best for you.
Q. What if I want to see an individual’s descendants?
The tab marked Descendants can be used to display the descendants of an individual. There are a couple of different formats that descendants can be displayed. You can switch between the Standard and Register format to display the information the way that works best for you.
Q. Can descendants be shown in a graphical format?
Yes, Once in the Descendants are displayed, you can show a specific branch of descendants from the selected ancestor by pressing the descendant icon next to the descendant you wish to display.
Q. Is there a way to tell if two individuals are related?
Yes, the Relationship tab will show a graphic display of all the people between two relatives. To use this function, locate the first individual and then press the Relationship tab. Then use the find button to locate the second person to be displayed. Once you have the two people selected click the calculate button to display their relationship.
Q. The Timeline function looks interesting, what is it?
A timeline is displayed for an individual when the Timeline tab is clicked. The time line shows important events in history that occurred during the life of an individual or a group of individuals. It gives you a unique perspective to see what was going on in the world during the lives of our ancestors.
Q. If I see a mistake in the information presented can I correct it?
The suggestion tab allows you to send corrections, updates, comments or any other information to the database administrator. Information on which individual you are referencing is automatically attached to the message when you make a suggestion using the Suggestion tab. The database administrator will take your suggestion and add it to the database in the next web update cycle.
Q. Is there a way for me to add my family information to the website?
Yes and it's easy! To submit your family information for inclusion to the website, please use the Family Group Sheet form. Once the information has been received and verified the information will be uploaded to the website.
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