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  FamilySearch Blog - Is there any plan to (re)allow responses to articles in the Blog?

  There used to be the facility for users to make comments beneath individual Blog articles, but that…

  Answered ✓ Closed Paul W 241 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Paul W February 3, 2022
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  Marking Living People Deceased

  Moderation Note: Partially restored the original post, redacted sensitive information. Very informa…

  Answered Closed Joanne Carroll_1 381 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by CDBurk February 3, 2022
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  How do I get help to better use FamilySearch with a screen reader for the visually impaired/

  I truly appreciate Family Search, and I also understand it's relevance to the LDS mission regarding…

  Answered Closed Afton Bartlett 311 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Brett . February 3, 2022
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  INDEXING - what is it?

  Some great links for learning about FamilySearch Indexing High Level Summary: https://www.youtube.…

  Closed Dennis J Yancey 191 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by scable2001 February 2, 2022
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  FamilySearch has minor legal issues

  1. When I merge a duplicate entry, all existing events are credited to me even though I'm not the c…

  Answered Closed peter.heiniger 1.9K views 31 comments 2 points Most recent by peter.heiniger February 2, 2022
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  Deleting a duplicate location

  There are two entries for the Dorothea Dix Hospital Cemetery. I am requesting that place ID (108748…

  Answered Closed Darkside of the Sun 221 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi February 1, 2022
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  France - standard of city location changed to new department names, for some and ..

  Hi, France familysearch.org database, I have noticed new names of region have been added in family …

  Answered Closed Evelyne Wilden 221 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Gordon Collett February 1, 2022
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  Help wanted for using the Help Center

  I had bookmarked the link Reading English Handwritten Records https://www.familysearch.org/ask/lear…

  Answered ✓ Closed MaureenE123 761 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by PiperTWilson February 1, 2022
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  Why is it not possible to link hints to people in some cases?

  Some of the census info. now default to say that this record is not available. It indicates that it…

  Answered Closed doreen sutton 211 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Paul W January 31, 2022
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  Membership counts

  Should we now expect that teh membership counts in the new community - should match the old? in the…

  Answered Closed Dennis J Yancey 161 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Dennis J Yancey January 31, 2022