Family Search Apps and Indexing

1. Module 5 – Indexing and
Apps

2. Module 5 Index - Indexing and Apps
● Tell Me About Indexing 3
● How to Index 5
● Applications to Use with
FamilySearch 17
● BillionGraves 20
● Record Seek 21
● TreeSeek 22
● Relative Finder 23
● Puzzilla 24
● RootsMapper 25
● Find A Grave 26
● Family Tree by FamilySearch 27
● Games for Kids/Grandkids 28

3. Tell Me About Indexing...
Indexing is the process of digitizing records.
Indexing is something that everyone can learn and do.
Indexing can be done from your own computer.
Indexing can be done whenever you have free time.
Indexing helps all people to find their ancestors.

4. Indexed Records are the
Fuel for Record Hints...
Record Hints
Billions of indexed records
are automatically searched
and matched--over 95% are
correct matches!

5. How to Index...
Indexing makes records
searchable online. These
records fuel the Record Hints
and allow people to find sources.
Click on Indexing in
either of these two
places.

6. Indexing...
Click here to
get started

7. Indexing...
Download the
program onto your
computer.
After downloading the
program, scroll down this
webpage for Indexing Help.

8. Indexing...
Click here and….

9. Indexing... ….as this page opens,
scroll to the bottom.
The Basic Indexing
Guidelines are a great
resource.
These other items are
a great help as
well…especially the
Handwriting Helps

10. Indexing...
Double Click on the
desktop icon to start the
program
Sign in with your
FamilySearch Username
and Password

11. Indexing...
When the program opens,
click on “Download Batch”
This window will open.
Choose a project and click OK.

12. Indexing... When the project
opens, this window
will open to remind
you to read the
Project Instructions
at the beginning of
each project.

13. Indexing...
As you scroll to the
bottom of the project
instructions, you will find
additional information.

14. Indexing...
Using the Field
Help to guide
you, choose an
Image Type for
each image in
the project.

15. Indexing...
Using either the Table
Entry or Form Entry,
input the information
for each item.
Be sure to read the
Field Help for each
item that needs to
be indexed. Some
items need to be
marked Blank.

16. Hover over and
click each item in
the tool bars to
learn how they can
help you with
indexing.
Indexing...

17. Applications to Use with FamilySearch...
Go to the FamilySearch
homepage.
Then scroll to the bottom.
Click on
App Gallery

18. Applications to Use with FamilySearch...
Click on the
arrow for
Categories
This small window
will open. Click on
All Categories

19. Applications to Use with FamilySearch...
Right now there are 90
different applications (or
apps) that will connect
with your FamilySearch
account. This number is
increasing all the time.
The next pages
will review some
of them.

20. BillionGraves...
Billiongraves is a free app
that you download onto
your device. It allows you
to take pictures of
headstones and download
them onto their website.
The headstones are then
searchable on the website.

21. Record Seek...
RecordSeek is a free app
that helps you attach a
website source to a profile
on FamilySearch

22. TreeSeek...
TreeSeek is a free
app that connects to
your FamilySearch
account and creates
a printable fan chart
of your family tree.

23. Relative Finder...
RelativeFinder is a free app
that reports how you are
related to famous authors,
US presidents, famous
Europeans, European
royalty, Mayflower
passengers, Declaration
signers, Constitution signers,
and many others.

24. Puzzilla...
Puzzilla is a free app that
connects to your
FamilySearch account and
helps you with your
descendancy research.

25. RootsMapper...
Rootsmapper is a free app that allows
you to easily visualize the migration
patterns of your ancestors.

26. Find A Grave...
FindAGrave is not in the
App Gallery, but is another
great resource
Go to Findagrave.com
And then click here
to search records.

27. Family Tree by FamilySearch...
The Family Tree app can be downloaded to
your device and allows you to view the profiles
of people on your FamilySearch account. It
also allows you to add photos, stories, and
even audio. On a trip visiting family? Take
pictures or record a story and download them
onto your FamilySearch account using the
Family Tree app on your phone!

28. Games for Kids and Grandkids...
For a small fee, Little Family Tree can
be downloaded to your device and then
used to engage toddlers and pre-school
children with their personal family
history through photos, games, and
activities designed for their level.

29. Games for Kids and Grandkids...
Play the classic Match Game with
pictures of your ancestors.

30. Games for Kids and Grandkids...
In Fast Photo Game, you click (or swipe
if you have a touch screen) on pictures
on your ancestors before time runs out,
while avoiding non-ancestors.

31. Games for Kids and Grandkids...
Using the information from your FamilySearch
account, Lifes Journey Game is a game to help
you learn important dates.
Collide with clouds with correct information and
avoid birds and clouds with incorrect facts.

32. Games for Kids and Grandkids...
Scrambled Tree Game helps you to
become more familiar with your
ancestors’ names and faces.

33. Games for Kids and Grandkids….
Geneopardy is not found in the
App Gallery but was developed
by the same group that created
RelativeFinder.
Go to the above
website, log into
your FamilySearch
account, and then
have fun playing
the game!

34. Two Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DW0fridJTQ