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  • Bruce Compton
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    Enhance source records imported from Ancestry.com
    When a contributor imports a source from Ancestry using a personal account, only the Source Title a…
    Active Bruce Compton 513 views 12 comments 3 points Most recent by dontiknowyou September 1, 2022Suggest an Idea
  • RTorchia
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    Have a separate section (not Sources) to link individuals to other non-primary sites and pages
    I spend a lot of time on MusicBrainz, a massive database for recorded music. Aside from having doc…
    new RTorchia 154 views 0 comments 1 point Started by RTorchia May 21, 2022 Suggest an Idea
  • SPH4960
    Intermittent problems comparing profiles/transferring sources between FS & Ancestry
    There are many times when I've located records I was searching for on Ancestry, Created a profile f…
    Question SPH4960 118 views 0 comments 0 points Started by SPH4960 May 8, 2022 Family Tree
  • GBHammer
    Single Record Indexing Tool Suggestion
    1) Users often have access to historical documents that have not been indexed and added to FamilySe…
    GBHammer 266 views 7 comments 1 point Most recent by GBHammer April 19, 2022Suggest an Idea
  • Isaac J Nelson
    Can I add sources I have to family search?
    One of my grandmothers cousins, has compiled a ton detailed history on our family. I have scanned i…
    Answered Isaac J Nelson 250 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by CDBurk December 27, 2021Family Tree
  • RaniM
    Opinions on duplicate external sources?
    I’m curious as to users processes when it comes to duplicate external sources, e.g. sources attache…
    RaniM 296 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi October 28, 2021Family Tree
  • Evelyne Wilden
    What do you do with an individual that is changing information that have sources and notes?
    Hi, There is an individual that has been copying information from other sites (geneanet mainly I be…
    Answered ✓ Evelyne Wilden 223 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by dontiknowyou August 6, 2021General Questions
  • Deborah Crain
    Sources from paid websites
    Is it possible for Familysearch to prevent people from adding sources from paid websites? Some of u…
    Answered ✓ Deborah Crain 475 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by Paul W July 20, 2021Family Tree
  • Edwina Mae Wieger Moody
    Can I link a document I can't seem to find on FamilySearch to the Sources tab?
    I've loaded a couple documents I can't find on FamilySearch to the Memories tab, like a birth, marr…
    Answered ✓ Closed Edwina Mae Wieger Moody 187 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Sanra July 2, 2021Memories
  • User15865396038814110336
    How do you add sources that you find on Ancestry to a Family Search record using RecordSeek?
    How do you add sources that you find on Ancestry to a Family Search record using RecordSeek?
    Answered User15865396038814110336 138 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Patricia Jensen April 13, 2020Family Tree
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