How to have "Famous Relatives" only show bloodline connections?
I recently looked at the "Famous History Activities", "Famous Relatives" feature and was amazed and troubled at the same time. It's amazing how easy it is to follow a link back to a particular individual in history. Troubling because it includes people I know I do not have a blood relation to because of a second marriage.
For example, some of my "Famous Relatives" are linked through my grandmother's second husband. I don't have any blood relation to her second husband, therefore these famous people are not actually my relatives. How do I clean this up? Is there something I can change in how grandma's second husband is listed in my family tree so his famous relatives do not show up as my famous relatives.
I don't want to just delete grandma's second husband from my family tree because some of his people know more about her and her history than I do.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Have an awesome day!
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FYI
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Just in passing ...
One may NOT have, an ACTUAL "Bloodline" Connection; but, one DOES "Still" have a connection ...
It matters not, if the connection, is NOT, a DIRECT "Bloodline" one.
Connections/Links, through additional "Marriages"; or, relationships, of our Ancestors, STILL count ...
I want "Famous Relatives", to show, ALL "Connections", not just LIMITED, to DIRECT "Bloodline" ones ...
Just my thoughts.
Brett
ps: And, 'Yes', of course, DO NOT, "Remove" CORRECT "Couple" Relationships, just for "Famous Relatives",
pps: IF, you have not already; THEN, I humbly suggest, that try (BYU) "RelativeFinder" ...
....... For just about ANYONE, that you are "Related" to; as, (BYU) "RelativeFinder", digs deeper, than 'FamilySearch'
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Famous Relatives never shows me as being related to anyone -- and yes, I have verified that The Famous Relative is on the list. I have attributed this to the feature not showing relationships by marriage. Apparently, it does show some relationships by marriage, just not the one I want it to show.
In other words, I'd like it to go in the opposite direction: more relationships, by marriage as well as by blood. Although maybe then they'd need to rename it...
(WikiTree can do both: there's a "Connection finder" as well as a "Relationship finder".)
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Wow, I was really hoping to not go there. I was hoping no one would be judgmental about wanting to limit MY search for a specific purpose, to a bloodline connection. I am in no way discounting the significance or the love associated with chosen connections versus blood connections.
I am sorry if my specific purpose limitations offended you. It was not my intent to offend anyone. But I also take offense to your judgement of my current project.
Thank you for your suggestion of RelativeFinder. That is new to me and I will have a look.
Just to be clear, I would never alter the relationships in these records just to satisfy a particular search parameter that the current software does not seem to support. These records are meaningless if we don't collectively respect the attempt to preserve accuracy.
Have a fantastic day!
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Thanks for your response. You said, "and yes, I have verified that The Famous Relative is on the list" in your comment. Where can I see this list? I also had "famous" people that I was surprised didn't show up that I know I have connections to. I can find them in my tree but they didn't make the list. Since one is on a modern day US coin I can't believe they didn't make the list.
I will also have a look at WikiTree. I'm new to this and just learning about all the search engines available so every tip is very useful.
Thank you!
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Like you, I have been unable to find an actual list of who qualifies as a "famous relative". In order to verify that Albert is on the list, I had to temporarily change my profile to my child's (i.e., I had to put my husband in as my parent instead of my spouse).
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Hi Brett
Your comment, "It matters not, if the connection, is NOT, a DIRECT 'Bloodline' one", perhaps clears-up the mystery (for me) of why you so often say (in posts asking for details of a specific individual), "I am related." So this explains how you are "related" to so many individuals on Family Tree!
@DAF makes a perfectly reasonable request. Okay, personally I haven't the slightest interest in what "famous relatives" I might have out there, but I can understand why many others do like to make these discoveries. However, I believe the ability to see some connection through some second marriage connection (such as in the example illustrated here) is stretching things a bit too far and @DAF's "bloodline" idea should be the "default" position, rather than an optional one.
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Thanks for your support Paul. I agree the bloodline search should be the default and there should also be the option of broadening the search to include whatever connections you desire. I'm new to this and I don't see any selectable options for these searches nor do I know how to go about making a suggestion to the powers that be on such things. If I'm missing these options please point them out. If you know how to suggest changes to the software please share.
@Brett . Not that it should matter why I want to search for bloodline famous relatives, but let me give this conversation a purpose.
My grandkids are coming to the age where they will begin to learn about history in elementary school. I thought if I could help personalize their experience it might make learning history more fun and meaningful. Rather than just being forced to memorize a bunch of dates, about a bunch of old dead folks, they might see how history effects families. There you have it. A simple request to connect to history with a personal meaning. If I can connect the kids personally to the founders of our country, or Kings and Queens of other countries, it might enhance their interest in social history. If I can connect them to arctic explorers and astronauts, or artists, or scientists, who knows where those ideas might take them. While all connections have valuable meaning, close connections have more power.
Thanks for the tip of the RelativeFinder tool. It's been fun and surprising.
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