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  • Duplicate parent for my ancestor

    I want to merge them, but one gives the wrong death information. I can't find any way to change to the correct information. I see no way to add the correct information on either one of the two people's profiles. Boy, do I need someone to help.

  • Onde relatar um erro na "indexação" do local dos Registros?

    Boa tarde, minha questão é mais ou menos como está no título. Tem um conjunto de imagens que está catalogada na cidade/município errado. Nas minhas pesquisas me deparei com esse erro que pode dificultar bastante na procura de um registro de óbito. O conjunto em questão é esse:…

  • Lookup request: 3 Hoffmann children in Potsdam (1805-1810) and their marriage

    Need the original image file (since they ended up in Denmark) 3 Children: Franz Wilhelm Eduard Hoffmann baptized 1806, March 5th Source 1736-1853, page 58/59 "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVT-53Z1 : Sat Jul 26 23:24:56 UTC 2025),…

  • Avaré, São Paulo, birth in 1903 - image access and uncertain parent (6VWF-KB3W)

    Hello, I am trying to consult the original image of a civil birth indexed as José, 1903, Avaré, São Paulo, Brazil: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VWF-KB3W The index lists a parent as “Sesen” (unverified spelling), and grandparents Luiz Ferreira and Maria Reis. I need to check the original before using those…

  • [FamilySearch Center Lookup Request] Manhattan, NY Death Certificate — June 1890 (Sarah Rosenzweig)

    Hello! I am currently at my local public library (a FamilySearch Affiliate), but I am locked out of a specific New York City microfilm reel due to contract restrictions. The screen is giving me the "Unable to Display Image Group" error, meaning it can only be viewed from a primary FamilySearch Center.The NYC Historical…

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  • Colonel James Wallace born 1818

    I have a bunch of from the family of Colonel James Wallace he was born 1818 he fought in Gettysburg. I have digital and original. I want an auction lots of photos and the auctions I didn't when like of the family Bibles dating back to the 1700s I have screenshots of the complete family genealogy. I wonder if anyone is…

  • Portrait Pedigree Change?

    When I go to my family tree, click on a person, go to tools, click print and choose "Portrait Pedigree", it shows the portraits but not names, dates or I.D.'s.

  • England Jurisdiction 1851 and What's New

    The tile for the England Jurisdiction 1851 map has disappeared from Lab Experiments. Is the best and most direct way to find it by going to Search/Research Wiki and type in the description? Is it now considered to the point where it is no longer an experiment and most all maintenance/renovation completed for the new…

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    We invite you to check out the new upgrades to the Memories Uploader. Then share your feedback! You will see changes to the Uploader Tool when you select multiple memories to upload. You will see these changes when uploading memories in the Gallery as well as when uploading through the Memories Tab on a Person’s Page in…

  • The starting point- using your spouse as the starting point when searching relatives

    @Bruce Uebergang We have moved your post from User Trees Feedback to Family Tree so you can receive an answer. The previous post will be deleted. Brice said: There are times when we both have the same ancestor but without the ability to switch between the two of us then only one set of relationships are shown. Is it…

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