I agree. nFS is absolutely the best thing that could have happened to involve families who have been in the Church for generations. It was so awkward and cumbersome to exchange information before -- export and import GEDCOMs, then merge & combine duplicates in your own database and then people just got lost -- that if they were really tech-savvy, otherwise they'd give up much earlier. Now people can take control and even do some research if they feel like something does not look accurate. Good luck, Utah, and welcome aboard. From: Tom Kemp Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:55 AM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDS-WC] Company's Coming ..... Company's coming - time to clean and straighten up nFS. Seems like that is the task before us. The UT areas will be coming on board soon and before you know it the world will be looking in and starting to use nFS. For the members of your ward that feel that their "genealogy" is done - have them approach this is picking up and making sure that everything is ship shape before the guests arrive. Once they get to work and start sprucing up the names on their family tree - and gaining experience examining the records on their recent/immediate relatives - combing and making sure that they are in good order.... then they'll be ready to tackle the next generation on back. They;'ll feel comfortable combining the "obvious" ones .... and feel cautious about combining the names that are less obvious .... "Mary ... born 1840 .... Ireland" ...... Then with everyone pitching in - combining and making sure the records are pulled together - the database will start to look pretty good. No, don't encourage them to start with their ancestors in the 1700s ... have them start with their parents and grandparents - so they can build experience and confidence. Help them move further back - with a family history advisor at their elbow. We can do this. Company is coming - they'll be here before you know it. Let's get everyone working on getting the house cleaned up. My hunch is that by taking this approach we can give our ward members a "task" a challenge that they can handle with confidence ... so that they will then learn how to do genealogical research to fill in and extend the data when they see the blank lines and missing people. Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What source documents that Utah will be onboard soon? Thanks, Nancy Scott Cincinnati, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jorge Todeschini Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 06:10 AM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Company's Coming ..... I agree. nFS is absolutely the best thing that could have happened to involve families who have been in the Church for generations. It was so awkward and cumbersome to exchange information before -- export and import GEDCOMs, then merge & combine duplicates in your own database and then people just got lost -- that if they were really tech-savvy, otherwise they'd give up much earlier. Now people can take control and even do some research if they feel like something does not look accurate. Good luck, Utah, and welcome aboard. From: Tom Kemp Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:55 AM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDS-WC] Company's Coming ..... Company's coming - time to clean and straighten up nFS. Seems like that is the task before us. The UT areas will be coming on board soon and before you know it the world will be looking in and starting to use nFS. For the members of your ward that feel that their "genealogy" is done - have them approach this is picking up and making sure that everything is ship shape before the guests arrive. Once they get to work and start sprucing up the names on their family tree - and gaining experience examining the records on their recent/immediate relatives - combing and making sure that they are in good order.... then they'll be ready to tackle the next generation on back. They;'ll feel comfortable combining the "obvious" ones .... and feel cautious about combining the names that are less obvious .... "Mary ... born 1840 .... Ireland" ...... Then with everyone pitching in - combining and making sure the records are pulled together - the database will start to look pretty good. No, don't encourage them to start with their ancestors in the 1700s ... have them start with their parents and grandparents - so they can build experience and confidence. Help them move further back - with a family history advisor at their elbow. We can do this. Company is coming - they'll be here before you know it. Let's get everyone working on getting the house cleaned up. My hunch is that by taking this approach we can give our ward members a "task" a challenge that they can handle with confidence ... so that they will then learn how to do genealogical research to fill in and extend the data when they see the blank lines and missing people. Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message