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Q. How do I find who I am looking for?
A. There are a number of ways, but the search function provides the most straight forward method. You can also try looking at the
surnames in the database.
Q. How do I find an individual’s ancestors?
A. 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 can click on the arrows located at the far right ancestor
if you need to see additional ancestors. There are a number of formats for you to choose from (Standard, Compact, Box, Tex , Ahnentafel,
and Photos & History) to display ancestors. Try clicking on various options and see which one works best for you.
Q. What if I want to see an individual’s descendants?
A. 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?
A. 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?
A.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 display. Once
you have the two people selected click the calculate button to display their relationship.
Q. If I see a mistake in the information presented can I correct it?
A. 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. What are all the icons for, which are located in the drop-down menus on the upper right of the page?
A. These icons let you navigate the web site and access additional information that is contained in the database.
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