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How to I address a question a Community member has posted on my "wall"?
I have just experienced this issue for the first time and have tried to address the question, but am not sure if my response will get back to the member. I would be grateful for general advice on how to deal with any such future posts sent to my "wall". (Please see https://community.familysearch.org/en/profile/Paul%20W If…
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Sinclair
Ive had dna taken spent money to get verification. Still at a dead end with my 2nd great grandfather. To many people have wrong information. JOHN sinclair born Jan 20,1835 was married to Sarah bertram,she was born in 1849 in Canada. He passed may 10th 1922 in ingham county mi. She passed 1925 in perry,mi. I'm not sure why…
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Is FamilySearch discouraging users from adding sources to individuals in Family Tree?
I find it very difficult to make use of the Sources sections of individuals I am working on in the Tree. The biggest problem is the unhelpful titles that are now applied, which generally suggest the single named individual is the primary person to whom the source relates. The following is a typical example, whereby the…
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Helper Feature Glitch?
I am trying to sign in using the helper feature and getting an error code that suggests trying again later. It's been a while since I used the method of patron's name and 5 digit helper code, extracted from the membership number. Is this me doing something wrong or is there a known glitch going on?
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Can I see which persons are only visible in my family group?
I started a family group and invited members of my family and created all living persons there. Then I started linking deceased persons and added several, which were not present yet. Now I've read that when I create a new entry in my family group this entry will always be private and only within that group, no matter…
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Botão "abrir configurações do identificador" está inoperante
Prezados parceiros de pesquisa, Este meu ancestral tem 2 bandeiras de Portugal nas recordações: https://www.familysearch.org/pt/tree/person/memories/GSF1-MNY Tentei remover uma, mas o botão da engrenagem (Abrir configurações do identificador) não está funcionando para que eu possa remover a figura duplicada. Reparei que…
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Hiányzó évek a katalógusokban
Ásványráró, Hédervár, Darnózseli környékén keresnék, de hiányoznak az alábbi évek: Hédervár: Kereszteltek: hiányzik 1774-1826 Házasultak: 1693-1712, 1754-1779 Halottak: 1693-1712, 1754-1779 Darnózseli: eleve 1787-től indul, előtte lévő időszakban keresnék. Hol lehet ezeket megtalálni?
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We are consolidating some categories based on low usage. The FamilySearch Center and FamilySearch Account categories are being merged into General Questions. Please use General Questions for these topics. Thanks!! Sam 😊
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If you have concerns or questions, please post, in the Ask A Question, Memories Category. Friends in the community will help answer questions and add insights to discussions. For BUGs or challenges, we still have support staff able to get direct help from the Memories Team. Thank you for your participation in the…
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