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User15925152780883879846
User15925152780883879846
June 28, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Family Tree
Does a tree on Family Search have a feature to connect a starting person and a known end person maybe 30 generations away and show the path to get there? How can I save that path? Thank you. Bill
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  • Brett .
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    June 28, 2020

    @william wing​ 

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    William​ 

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    Short Answer: 'No', not as far as I am aware ...

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    You should try:

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    "RelativeFinder" by BYU.

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    https://www.relativefinder.org/#/main

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    That programme is "Certified" to work with "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    And, that programme has many 'Bells and Whistles' (that "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' does not).

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    Relative Finder _ BYU _ v2

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    Give it a go ... it is great.

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    There is also:

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    "Virtual Pedigree" by BYU.

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    https://virtual-pedigree.fhtl.byu.edu/login/

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    Again, that programme is "Certified" to work with "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    Give it a go too ...

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    I hope this helps.

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    Brett

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 29, 2020

    well it does allow you to do this - just not at the distance of 30 generation.

    Im not sure what the limit is - but within 10-12 generations I know you can - using the "View my relationship"

    who is the person you are trying to connect to 30 generations prior?

     

     

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  • User15925152780883879846
    User15925152780883879846
    June 29, 2020

    A few people in our tree, Charlemagne (around 800AD), Atilla the Hun (around 35AD I think), come to mind. I've seen them on our tree but finding them again is time consuming and tedious. Looking for a short cut to connecting the dots and path from me to them. A quick calculation puts them back around 75 generations.

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  • Brett .
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    June 29, 2020

    @william wing​ 

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    William

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    IF, the aforementioned are STILL in your Ancestral lines (ie. they have not been removed through a wayward, "Merge"/"Combine"; or, "Deletion"; or, "Unlinking"; THEN, that "RelativeFinder.org", that I previously mentioned, would be the way to go.

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    That "RelativeFinder.org" has got some great features ...

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    And, I know what you mean, one of my Ancestral lines once went ALL the way back to the beginning (and, I mean, the 'Beginning') - countless generations.

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    It was great, a good teaching tool, really used to get people interested in Genealogy/Family History again ...

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    Problem was that too many NEW and inexperienced Users/Patrons started getting involved; and, made an ABSOLUTE 'Mess' of things (putting it 'Mildly).

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    Now that that Ancestral line does not go all the way back to the 'Beginning' - ashame.

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    At one stage 'FamilySearch' has "Missionaries" trying to 'resurrect' things; but, it was so badly 'Mangled' that is was a lost cause.

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    Through "RelativeFinder", I have found out that, "Queen Elizabeth II"; and, "Joseph SMITH", the Prophet of the Church, are my "Cousins", just to name a few.

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    Brett

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    ps: Unfortunately, there are no real 'short cuts'.

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  • User15925152780883879846
    User15925152780883879846
    June 29, 2020

    I looked at relative finder and it sounded interesting. What I was not excited about were the terms saying that listed persons including those living agreed to their data being used for other purposes. But I may have a work around so will take another look.

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  • Brett .
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    June 29, 2020

    @william wing​ 

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    William

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    BYU = Brigham Young University

    Provo, Utah

    A University that is of the Church

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    Although, of course, it is sensible to be cautious, I would not bee too worried about 'Terms' and 'Conditions' (and, 'other purposes') - it would not be for anything 'untoward' (or, 'Commercial').

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    BYU works with 'FamilySearch'.

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    It would be the same as using 'FamilySearch'; and, most probably, as safe.

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    Believe me, I am one of the cautious ones.

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    I do not not even use any of the "Websites" for 'Social Media' for meetings or webinars (etc).

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    In fact, generally, I am over cautious.

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    I have been using "RelativeFinder" and some of the other BYU programmes for a number of years now, with not (security/privacy/etc) problems/issues/breaches.

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    Just my thoughts.

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    Brett

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  • User15925152780883879846
    User15925152780883879846
    June 29, 2020

    OK Brett, I did it. RF is an amazing site. Found out that King of England Edward IV is our 14x Grandfather. Very cool. Thank you for the communication and encouragement.

    Bill

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 30, 2020

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