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Don Bosley
Don Bosley ✭
March 14, 2022 edited July 9, 2024 in General Questions

I am new to this site but I have used it briefly in the past. After being away for more than a year, I come to my profile page, have clicked around but nowhere can I find my TREE or links to search, etc. How about including ways to get around to the features of the site. Now it is completely frustrating!

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  • Brett .
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    March 14, 2022 edited March 14, 2022

    @Don Bosley

    Don

    Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    Just in passing ...

    Regarding your "Pedigree" ...

    [ As, we DO NOT have a "Tree", in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch" ... ]

    [ We only have "Ancestral" Lines ... ]

    Have you tried: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree

    Plus ...

    It may be worth reviewing the "Overview": https://www.familysearch.org/tree/overview

    And ...

    Some 'FamilySearch "Blog" Articles:

    Get Started

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/get-started

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/get-started

    Join the FamilySearch Family Tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/join-the-familysearch-family-tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/join-the-familysearch-family-tree

    As an aside ...

    Here an old 'standby' of mine, that I have previously proffered on occasion ...

    ------------------

    Most new (and, some old) Users/Patrons, DO NOT, understand, the basic 'nature' and 'premise', of the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', when they join in.

    Please let me explain ...

    [ And, please bear with me; as, I am VERY 'Verbose' ... that is my 'style' ... ]

    We do not have our OWN "Tree", in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.

    We ONLY have "Branches" (ie. Ancestral" lines), that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.

    The "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', is NOT like 'On-Line' "Websites" (eg. "Ancestry_com"; or "MyHeritage_com"; or, the like); and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes (eg, the OLD, now no longer supported, "PAF"; or, "Ancestral Quest"; or, the like).

    We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees', in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', like other 'On-Line' "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes.

    We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/persons, in "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.

    And, most importantly ...

    We DO NOT even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, Our OWN "Deceased" Ancestors/Family/Relatives, in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.

    The "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any "Registered" User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person, in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'. 

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    There are MANY features in BOTH, 'FamilySearch'; and, the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.

    And ...

    'Yes', BOTH, 'FamilySearch'; and, the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch' are being CONTINOUSLY updated.

    As such ...

    Have you tried 'FamilySearch "Blog" [ https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/ ]:

    What's New at FamilySearch

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/tag/about-familysearch/whats-new-at-familysearch

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/tag/about-familysearch/whats-new-at-familysearch

    Oh ...

    Of course ...

    "Help Centre" ...

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/landing

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/landing

    There aforementioned, are only some, of the many articles available, about 'FamilySearch' ...

    As you can 'see' ...

    There is ALREADY a lot on "... ways to get around to the features of the site ..."

    Good Luck.

    I hope, that this may help/assist, somewhat.

    Brett

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