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August 7, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Family Tree
How can I connect to a family tree to help someone with research- even though I'm not related to them?
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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 7, 2020

    @Deborah Myrick​ 

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    Deborah

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    You DO NOT have to "Connect" with another User/Patron to "Help" them, I help others from all around the World all the time; and, I do not "Connect" with them.

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    You just need to know (ie. be told) the 'FamilySearch Person Identifier' (PID) of the "Deceased" individual/person the other User/patron is researching.

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    We can ONLY 'see' "Deceased" individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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    We CANNOT 'see' "Living" individuals/persons in the "Private Spaces" of ANOTHER User/Patron in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', NOT even immediate Family members.

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    IF, you are a Member of the Church; THEN, there are some additional options.

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    I hope this helps.

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    Brett

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  • Family Bible
    Family Bible ✭✭✭
    August 8, 2020

    There are billions of records in FamilySearch Family Tree

    and you have access to all of them (not just your own family) - just like the rest of us also have the same access.

     

    You can bring up any family tree in FS FT

    just use the find screen to query for a specific person.

    (assuming the persons are deceased)

    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/find/name

     

     

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