5 Things You Might Not Know About the Family Tree Recents List

Note: This article by Kathryn Grant was published previously on the Hearts Linked Together blog site and is used with the author’s permission.

 

Recents is one of the options on the Family Tree menu. Although it’s right there in plain sight, it might be one of the least-used features in Family Tree. But it’s also one of the most helpful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you click Recents, you see a list of the last 50 people you’ve viewed in Family Tree:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you might expect, you can click any name to view information about that person. But the Recents list has five bonus features that aren’t necessarily obvious:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take some time to experiment with the Recents list and discover how it can make things easier as you work in Family Tree!

To learn more about the Recents feature, see Goal 4 of FamilySearch Project 1 in The Family History Guide.

Kathryn Grant

2 Responses

  1. They have given me relatives with no sources I would guess somebody inputted them but they are not sourced

    • Without sources, the information you’ve been given should be considered as possibly correct but definitely not proven. Your next task is to review the information and look for sources or evidence that proves or disproves it.