Q: How do I find who I am looking for?

A: There are a number of ways, but the search function provides the most straight forward method. The advanced search form allows you to enter more information about the individual you're looking for (such as dates and places) and presents you with a list of possible matches from the database.

You might also want to try looking at the surnames in the database if you don't have a clear picture of who you're looking for.

Q. How do I find an individual's ancestors?

A. Once you locate an individual, the easiest method is to click the Ancestors tab. This will show you a graphical display of both the paternal and maternal ancestors.

Once you have the ancestor chart displayed, you can click on the arrows located at the far right ancestor if you need to see additional ancestors. There are a number of formats for you to choose from (Standard, Compact, Box, Text, Ahnentafel, and Photos & History) to display ancestors. Try clicking on the various options and see which one works best for you.

Q. How do I see an individual's descendants?

A. The tab marked Descendants is used to display the descendants of an individual. There are a couple of different formats in which descendants can be displayed. You can switch between the Standard and Register format to display the information in a way that works best for you.

Q. Can descendants be shown in a graphical format?

A. Yes, once in the Descendants area, you can show a specific branch of descendants from the selected ancestor by pressing the descendant icon next to the descendant you wish to display.

Q. Is there a way to tell if or how two individuals are related?

A. Yes, the Relationship tab will show a graphic display of all the people between two relatives. To use this function, locate the first individual and then press the Relationship tab. Then use the Find button to locate the second person to be displayed. Once you have the two people selected click the calculate button to display their relationship. It does not, however, show relationships that are created by marriages - i.e. you won't see a relationship between yourself and your sister-in-law.

Q. The Timeline function looks interesting, what is it?

A. A timeline is displayed for an individual when the Timeline tab is clicked. The time line shows important events in history that occurred during the life of an individual or a group of individuals. It gives you a unique perspective to see what was going on in the world during the lives of our ancestors.

Q. If I see a mistake in the information presented can I correct it?

A. The Suggest tab on an individual's page allows you to send corrections, updates, comments or any other information to the database administrator. Information on which individual you are referencing is automatically attached to the message when you make a suggestion using the Suggest tab. The database administrator will take your suggestion and add it to the database in the next web update cycle.

Q. I want to add my children / grandchildren / siblings; how do I do that?
A. Because adding people is very labor-intensive, this site requires that you email us a GEDCOM file for additions of more than a few people. If you don't have genealogy software that produces a GEDCOM file, you can download Legacy, which is free (click the Legacy icon on the Home Page) and enter your information in Legacy and export the file to a GEDCOM file.

Q. Is there a way to print the display without all the headers and icons?

A: Yes, just click on the Print link locate above the control tabs. A format that is simplified for printing is presented and you can use the print function of you browser to print the page.

Q. What are all the icons for that are located on the upper right of the page?

A. These icons let you access additional information that is contained in the database. You can hover your mouse pointer over each or press the Question Mark icon to obtain a description of what each icon does.