- Create your own tree, starting with your immediate family,
on your app. Living people are not
visible on public trees such as FamilySearch so you will need to populate those
details.
- Search on Family Search or Ancestry to see if your ancestors
are already in a public tree. Make a note
of the FamilySearch IDs (FSID) of your found ancestors. “Follow” these relatives on FamilySearch so
you have quick access to them when you go back. This will also enable notifications if
anything has been updated on those records.
- Import Family Search trees into your sandbox tree and check
that it looks ok before repeating the process on your family tree. Decide if you want to limit the number of
generations you import, and work gradually.
Use the same FSIDs in your tree if you are confident they are a match.
- If there are duplicates and you can confirm one is correct
with documentation, you can merge people on a public tree and note why. Do so with care and evidence. Read more about
this process on the website.
- Don’t share your tree online until you are comfortable and
experienced with managing it locally, and you have good sources fleshed out on
your people.
