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Map My Cousins: FamilySearch.org

To get started with our Family Search integration, follow these steps: 1) Log into FamilySearch.org and fill out as much information as you can on your ancestors and cousins. If this is your first time using FamilySearch, you may want to read their How To Guide. 2) For each family member, be sure to fill in where they were born, where they lived, where they were married, where they died and where they are buried (along with properly formatted dates). 3) Bring up Map My Cousins and fill out the options to download your information from FamilySearch. 4) Use the menu options to see your ancestors on several different map types, including a migration map by generation, an animated map and a cluster summary map.

Map My Cousins: Search & Navigation

• Basic Points Of Interest Search: This FAQ explains how to use the Points Of Interest search, which supports an advanced set of search functionality that allows you to explore and discover the neighborhoods and regions your family lived. Uncover points of interest, better understand where your family came from and support your genealogy research. Click here for instructions. • More Extensive Points Of Interest Search… (MMC Migration Map by Generation only): This option takes you directly to a location on the map with a more extensive set of near by locations and points of interest for you to explore • Family Event Drill Down: The Map My Cousins “Family Member Event” icon gives you the ability to drill down into that location and use the map to explore the area that family member lived. This page explains how to use this functionality. • Map My Cousins - Migration Maps basic navigation: This FAQ explains how to access the Map My Cousins Migration Maps and what the primary user controls are. Map My Cousins: Import Your Family Tree This section explains how to import your family tree from other applications. Note, regardless of which family tree application you use - its important to record event addresses and dates as described in the next section. • From FamilySearch.org: Users can download their family tree directly from FamilySearch.org by selecting the FamilySearch Login button that appears in Map My Cousins. Visit this FamilySearch guide to learn how to use FamilySearch. • Creating a GEDCOM File FAQ: How do I export a GEDCOM file from my favorite Family Tree Software, including Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com? Click here for instructions. Map My Cousins: Address & Date Formatting • Address Formatting FAQ: Map My Cousins works off addresses for Birth, Marriage, Residence, Death and Burial. Having properly formatted addresses in your family tree is important. The following article provides best practices for address formatting: Address Formatting Best Practices • Date Formatting FAQ: Properly formatted dates are important, especially for the Migration Maps. Best practice would be to follow this date format: Jan 12, 1952, but the software will work with different formats. The most important is to have the year be a 4 digit year at the end of the string.

DNA Testing

• Genetic Testing: How DNA Analysis is used in Medicine, Genealogy & Forensics • Twins get some ‘mystifying’ results when they put 5 DNA ancestry kits to the test • What happens when you take a genealogy test (video)

Social Media

• Privacy • Facebook Groups

Surveys and Polls

• Using surveys for fun and to learn more about your family. Genealogy Research • Helpful Research Sites Organized By Category