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DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO RUN A FHC SUCCESSFULLY?
Recently, in preparation for opening up our Family History Center after the long COVID break, we were made aware of a great many shortcomings which needed to be fixed.
Did you know or were you previously aware that:
1. The computers in your Family History Center do not belong to your Stake?
2. They are maintained by your Stake Staff, yet must comply with specific technicalities, from permissions to admin logins and passwords.
3. You are not supposed to change any of the settings to make it more comfortable for you to come to the center. All the settings are mandated by the Director's directions from SLC.
4. Why can't you store your pictures and family history files on the Library computer. That is why God made USB files or thumb drives. You can take your files anywhere you want to go! But please do not save them on the desktops at the center.
5. We know that sometimes you forget your login and password and need to use your email on the desktop - that is fine - please do not store your password there for the next time you forget. It is helpful to carry a notebook with you when you come. So many times, hours are lost of precious time between the Stake Consultant and the visitor because they don't have logins and passwords they need.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS A DIRECTOR OR STAKE TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY CONSULTANT, OR HC OVER FAMILY HISTORY, JOIN US ON OCTOBER 16 FOR A SPECIAL ZOOM AT 5 PM
Helping Stakes with Ideas to pull the Wards together.
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Obviously, this lesson today isn't the most important part of what you do, but it prepares you for what you need to do so you can sit back, not worry about what you know and what you don't know and confidently and feel the Spirit guide you to documentation and evidence of family members of the patron with whom you are working.
The First thing a consultant needs is confidence.
"How do I get confidence if I barely know how to research myself?"
Be a friend...
Ok! This is where we can help. You know how to be a friend. It's no secret that our Mission has embraced the concept of being there for our friends who are being taught the gospel prior to baptism.
What would Jesus do?
What would a friend do?
Think parallel universe! It's ok now, and it actually always was, to go out with the missionaries and meet someone new. You can offer to help them with a family tree. You can tell them you want to create a fan chart for their wall. If you don't know how to do that follow these steps...
and start a little tree for them in ANCESTRY. As a member, only you will be able to see the little FS tree in Ancestry to click and will be able to see the ordinances, but this is a valuable step in the process.
Don't know about Partner Access?
Here you go!
"I Built My Tree in Ancestry, NOW what do I do?" - see video below
Some non-members will already have an Ancestry account - that's fine but you won't be able to link it to Family Search unless you temporarily create one in your own FREE Ancestry account.
4. As you find more family members, you LINK them to Family Search.
When your person logs into Family Search only "one-click or two" will populate her tree there.
5. Once you have four generations and you can clearly see them in Family Search, VISIT TREESEEK.COM
"I built my tree in Ancestry, NOW what?" on our youtube.com site
6. Now you can see 4 generations in Ancestry with documentation,
follow the instructions in the video above and link the documents to Family Search.
7. Now go to TREESEEK.ORG
8. Log onto Treeseek.com with their Family Search login and password
SAVE THE PDF ONTO A FLASH DRIVE AND BRING IT TO THE STAKE LIBRARY - We have a printer at our home too. It's an HP7610 if you want to be able to do this from your own Stake Library, perhaps they can work it into their budget. We get the SUPERB paper from Amazon - about 40/pack, 13"x15". Because it is pricey, we do charge 5.00 per print, but printers like KINKOS FEDEX will charge upwards of 35.00.
You are going to help them sign in with their Family Search Login, pick a tree type they like and you can Print a Family Tree or Wall Chart illustrating their family in one of several ways - SEE BELOW
TREESEEK.COM
President Hinckley's talk on Members and people being taught
In nearly every talk, President Hinckley calls upon us to do more in helping new members and the less active. In Maracaibo, Venezuela, he said: “I plead with you … that you will put your arms around those who come into the Church and be friends to them and make them feel welcome and comfort them and we will see wonderful results. The Lord will bless you to aid in this great process of retention of converts.
“You know what it has been like. Most of you here are converts to the Church. You know something of the loneliness that you felt when you came into this Church. Now, will you please accept that challenge to warm up and be friendly to every man, woman, and child who is baptized into the Church? It all depends on you” (“President Hinckley Urges More Missionary Effort in Venezuela,” Church News, 14 Aug. 1999, 7).
What do you know?
NOTE: Stake Consultants, if you would like to have a pool of dedicated individuals to help you run your Stake Family History Fairs, this is where it all begins. Once you have a pool, you can help other wards with their Fairs too.
Decide what type of class you need from your Ward or Stake Temple and Family History Consultant...
Class 1- The Basics
I need to know how to sign up for a Family Search Account. I can bring my login and password.
I need to know how to enter my name and my parent's names, and grandparent's names.
I need to know the birthdates, death dates and places born and passed of those 6 people
I may not know those, but know where to get them...
I do not know how to find a census
I do not know how to find birth records or death records
I do not know how to find a marriage record
Solution: run don't walk to thefhguide.com and sign up for an account immediately - you won't regret it.
How to reserve a name in two different sysetems. (from our youtube.com channel)
We first make an appointment by adding a person to our CONSULTANT PLANNER, then using their helper number and user name, we can access their account and analyze their tree for success.
"But...I don't know the first thing about analyzing a tree and finding out what is wrong with their tree..."
You are about to learn, cheer up!!!
In 2017 the church abandoned the old manuals and opted for us to use the Spirit-Led, one on one, heart to heart way of teaching how to be a consultant.
It works! Begin with Prayer!
This is an example of a One-on-One. To do a successful One on One, you really need to look at the tree through the Consultant Planner. It will give you amazing insights that the church doesn't actually teach you how to find. It's just laid out in such a way, that you can logically see the errors once we show you what you are looking at.
We first tell them the duties of a consultant, then we enter HELP ON THE HELP BUTTON ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, AND CLICK
HELPER RESOURCES,
You will find this as a drop-down menu from the HELP button when you log in
This teaches you how to best utilize the Consultant Planner, including basic things, like learning how to use a mouse properly, copy and paste, insert an image and much more.
Take notes and stop and reread when you don't understand. When you have to read it yourself, you will absorb the data much quicker at your own pace.
CLASS 3 - Intermediate Advanced
Class 3 - Intermediate Research (Learning to Bridge from FS to Partners for more accurate research)
I now know how to do (and have accomplished) all of the items in Class 1 and Class 2
I have been baptized in the Church to quality for the LDS Partner Access, have an LDS Family Search Account and will now be eligible to use Consultant Planner with Ordinances.
I have signed up for Partner Access and know what "minimized in the background means"
I have taken the Consultant Training Class
I know how to use the Consultant Flip Chart
Click the red and white sheet to learn about the Consultant Flip Chart and print one down:
I know how to Reserve and Print down a name
CLASS 4 - Intermediate Advanced
I know how to research and have filled out my tree pretty well.
I can identify problems in the tree just by looking at the Planner version of the fan chart from different aspects (birth countries, birth years, memories, sources)
I have at least 3-4 generations but there are some holes in the tree.
I don't have quite enough in my tree to make a fan chart look amazing.
I need to go back and learn how to cure "dead ends"
I need to learn how to enter things in a way that the database will flow better.
I need to learn how to utilize Puzzilla(video below) and other advanced software research data.
I need to learn how to utilize Treeseek.com to help others create a fan chart.
Ultimately, your goal needs to be able to teach a presentation for something like a Ward or Stake Family History Fair.
Under our new Handbook2, The Temple and Family History Leaders in your wards will start assigning you one night a month or week to work at the Stake Library with your Stake Temple and Family History Consultant so that you can learn the technical aspect of teaching TFH.
I need a class on how to print on a large printer (the 7610 and a family fan chart)
I need to learn how to use Powerpoint.
I need to learn how to hook up a projector to a computer and cue it to the big screen.
I need to learn how to print handouts from a PowerPoint.
I need to learn how to use Excel so I can learn how to use a Tracker or Annual Family History Planner OR be able to create other useful tools myself.
I need to learn how to print a Powerpoint in Black and White
I need to create a PDF
I would like to learn how to create a graphic like a jpg or png.
I would like to learn how to create a video.
Sign up for this class from your Stake Temple and Family History Consultant
Again, obviously, learning all this isn't the most important part of what you do, but it prepares you for what you need to do so you can sit back and confidently and feel the Spirit guide you to documentation and evidence of family members of the patron with whom you are working.
