How many trees?

Steve Schell

Can you have more than one tree on Familysearch or are you limited to just one?

THANKS

Brett .

@Steve Schell​ 

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Steve

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Providing that you are referring to the "Family Tree" Part of 'FamilySearch' ...

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Short Answer: 'No'; as, we DO NOT have a 'Tree" in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'

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But ...

That said ...

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You can have as MANY "Ancestral" Lines, those being "Branches", as you like.

Or, you can even "Create" some/any "Unconnected" ones if you wish

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Please let me explain.

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Most new (and, some old) Users/Patrons DO NOT understand the basic nature and premise of "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', when they join in.

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We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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We ONLY have "Branches" (ie. Ancestral" lines), that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is NOT like 'On-Line' "Websites" (eg. "Ancestry_com"; or "MyHeritage_com"; or, the like); and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes (eg, the OLD, now no longer supported, "PAF"; or, "Ancestral Quest"; or, the like).

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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' like other 'On-Line' "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes.

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We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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And, in fact, we do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, our OWN "Deceased" Ancestors in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

 

"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'. 

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I know that this does not help; but, I hope this gives you some more perspective.

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Brett

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Christopher Kenneth Nash

@Steve Schell - In FamilySearch's Family Tree there is only a single, open-edit tree where all deceased persons are visible and editable by all.

JeffWiseman

Just a bit more clarification on this. YOU cannot "have" ANY trees in FamilySearch which contain records of deceased persons. There is only ONE tree there and it is owned by FamilySearch (i.e., the FamilySearch FamilyTree). Everyone else is allowed to add to and otherwise improve on that one shared tree.