{"id":4191,"date":"2013-07-26T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T16:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2013-07-26T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T16:13:15","slug":"familysearch-family-tree-adds-important-new-attach-record-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/familysearch-family-tree-adds-important-new-attach-record-feature.html","title":{"rendered":"FamilySearch Family Tree Adds Important New \u2018Attach Record\u2019 Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

FamilySearch.org has released a new \u201cSearch & Attach Record\u201d feature this week that lets you easily search and attach genealogy records to each person on your family tree.<\/p>\n

For example, let\u2019s look at Allen Pierce Richmond (1826-1912) on the FamilySearch Family Tree.<\/p>\n

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Here he is on the Family Tree.<\/p>\n

By clicking on his name, we can pull up his page of information on the Family Tree.<\/p>\n

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Here is how the new Search and Attach Records feature works.<\/p>\n

First, notice the Search Records button on the right side.<\/p>\n

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Clicking on that button will pull up a list of possible genealogy record matches\u2014much like Ancestry\u2019s \u201cshaky leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You then select the genealogy records that pertain to your target ancestor. You are able to open and see each of these documents to confirm that they are your ancestor\u2019s records.<\/p>\n

For example, if we click on the reference for the 1910 Census that page immediately opens up.<\/p>\n

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After confirming that this is the correct Allen P. Richmond, we can immediately add this census record as a hyperlinked source to his page on the FamilySearch Family Tree.<\/p>\n

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With a click we can switch from the digital image of the 1910 Census to the index page for that household in the 1910 Census.<\/p>\n

Click on the bright blue \u201cAttach to Family Tree\u201d button.<\/p>\n

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This will pull up a decision box that lets you select the correct person to attach this 1910 Census page to.<\/p>\n

Notice that this box has two options:<\/p>\n