Can source linker be used to attach an outside source?

Leslie Kay Smith

I am adding sources that are not found in familysearch, for instance a page out of a transcribed/translated baptism book. Can I use source linker to attach this source to the various people found in the source?

Alan E. Brown

@Leslie Kay Smith

No, you can't use Source Linker for that purpose — it can only be used for FamilySearch records, which contain metadata that identifies the people and their roles within the record. Non-FamilySearch sources do not contain that metadata and thus are not compatible with Source Linker.

If you want to attach an outside source to multiple people, I would highly recommend that you put the source in your Source Box. Then you can easily attach it to many different people in Family Tree.

Leslie Kay Smith

Great. Thanks for that answer. I assumed that was the case and I do put them in my source box and attach from there.

kathryngz

You can also use a free app called RecordSeek to attach extenal sources:
https://recordseek.com/

A few months ago I experienced problems with the RecordSeek Chrome browser extension. I don't know if they're fixed yet. However, the RecordSeek home page has a green button which you can drag to your Bookmark bar (or whatever it may be called in the browser you use). I find that RecordSeek works perfectly from the Bookmark bar.

If you have questions, please let me know and I'll do my best to answer them.

Kathryn