Brian, I am so glad this tip has been such a successful experience for you. I have also been finding great record.
I talked with the person who put together the IGS newsletter and she got the tip and process from a FamilySearch newsletter/blog. Linda On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 12:49 AM Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think I may have thanked you previously for sending this to the list > but I want to thank you again. > > I am now working on the second of the un-indexed films I found for the > area in Quebec, Canada where many of my paternal ancestors lived. Since > you sent this I have found many Baptism and marriage records for people > in my file. I just did a search for the people I have updated or added > since 2 April and there are 138 people in the list. Almost all of those > changes were made from records I found on the films I found using your > tip. There are lots more films in the search list so you have given me a > major boost in finding data. > > A good project to keep me busy while we are in this pandemic lock-down. > > Brian Kelly > > On 01-Apr.-20 8:42 p.m., Linda Greethurst wrote: > > New (to me) search process with FamilySearch. I didn't even notice this > > option of searching Images! I've been in this section - unknowingly - > > many times, but I sort of get there through the side door. > > > > EXPLORE HISTORICAL IMAGES TOOL UNLOCKS DATA IN DIGITAL RECORDS Have you > > ever tried searching for your ancestor’s name in online records? > > FamilySearch, FamilySearch partners, and volunteers worldwide have > > worked to make over 3 billion records easily findable online with a very > > simple name search. > > But did you know that these indexed records represent only 20 percent > > of the historical records FamilySearch has available online? If you > > haven’t found your ancestors by using the main search form on > > FamilySearch.org, it may be that their information is locked inside a > > waiting-to-be-indexed digital image. In 2018 alone, FamilySearch added > > over 432 million new record images to its online collections. But it can > > take years to catalog and index these images so they can be readily > > searched. Fortunately, the tools for finding the record image you need > > online are improving dramatically. > > > > Well ahead of any formal indexing or cataloging, the new _FamilySearch > > Explore Historical Images tool_ can help you find records about your > > ancestors more easily, even when their information is not > > text-searchable and seems to be locked inside a digital image. An > > Image-Centered Search Experience Explore Historical Images marks the > > beginning of a new and different search experience. With this tool, > > images produced from FamilySearch’s 300+ digital cameras worldwide is > > made almost instantly available. > > > > Explore Historical Images helps you navigate to images of historical > > records that could contain information about your ancestors. Although > > you aren’t able to search for your ancestor by name directly, you are > > able to narrow your search by place, date, and other information that > > was captured when the image was taken. > > > > To try out the tool, head over to FamilySearch.org, and click Search and > > then Images in the main menu. Then follow these steps: > > 1. Search for Records from a Specic Place Start by typing in a > > significant place for your ancestor (for example, where the person was > > born, wed, or buried). > > 2. Pick a Record Collection to Browse > > 3. Browse Record Images For the complete instructions go to > > https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/explore-historical-images/ > > > > [The writer of thi article said} I found my father’s birth certificate > > in just a few minutes. > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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