{"id":4592,"date":"2019-03-18T00:29:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T00:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2019-03-18T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T17:27:08","slug":"sources-hints-and-record-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/sources-hints-and-record-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources, Hints, and Record Searches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently made some important updates to a few of the Goals in The Family History Guide. They have<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/y-box-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/y-box-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/y-box.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> to do with record sources, hints and searches in FamilySearch Family Tree. Here is a summary of the changes that were made:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project 1: FamilySearch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-1-family-tree08.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal 8<\/a>\u2014Adding Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice B: &#8220;Browse and sort existing sources in your family tree.&#8221; This updates the viewing of sources and introduces the new sorting feature.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: &#8220;Add, edit, tag, or detach sources for an ancestor.&#8221; These tasks have been combined into one Choice instead of separate ones.<\/li>\n<li>Choice D: &#8220;View attached records for an ancestor.&#8221; The new screen for viewing attached records is described.<\/li>\n<li>Choice E: &#8220;Use the Source Box&#8221;\u00a0 and Choice F: &#8220;Print\u00a0 sources on a family group&#8221; have been re-lettered, but the content is basically the same as before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project 1: FamilySearch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-1-family-tree09.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal 9<\/a>\u2014Record Hints and Attaching Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Goal has changed its title from &#8220;More about Sources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice A: &#8220;See record hints for ancestors.&#8221; This content was previously in Goal 8; it includes some updated content.<\/li>\n<li>Choice B: &#8220;Attach a record source from a record hint.&#8221; This Choice also has updated content and screen shots.<\/li>\n<li>Choice C: &#8220;Learn more about hints and attaching sources.&#8221;\u00a0This content was previously in Goal 8; the content is mostly the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project 4: FamilySearch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover04.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal 4<\/a>\u2014FamilySearch Record Searches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The previous Goal 4 has been divided into Goals 4 and 5, with Goal 5 retaining the title &#8220;FamilySearch Research Tools.&#8221; The previous Goals 5 through 8 are now numbered 6 through 9, retaining the same titles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goal 4 now contains Choices A through D.<\/li>\n<li>Choice\u00a0Choice C: &#8220;Use search results effectively&#8221; is new.<\/li>\n<li>Goal 5 contains only the Choices relating to research tools, such as Genealogies, Catalog, Books, Periodicals, and the Research Wiki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trackers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Word Tracker files have been updated to reflect the new Goals and Choices. 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