The Merging Issue in the FamilySearch Family Tree

I was recently asked to teach two classes on "Merging" as it applies to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. It so happens that the merging issue is the most visible of the issues still facing FamilySearch.org as a consequence of the inheritance from the old new.FamilySearch.org program. Whether or not you have seen the following notice recently depends entirely on the vagaries of your own family history.

As long as this notice appears we are still waiting for the Family Tree program to be completely and finally separated from the limitations imposed by new.FamilySearch.org. I have mentioned this before, but here is the current explanation from the Family Tree Project Manager, Ron Tanner.

Meanwhile, there are thousands and thousands of duplicates that can be merged. Here is a list of some of the resources that help explain the process and the limitations of the process in more detail.

Merging Duplicate Records: Article Viewer — FamilySearch.org. Help Center -- Family Tree -- search on merging https://familysearch.org/ask/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Merging-Duplicate-Records-in-Family-Tree-1381814853391&lang=en.

Duplicates in Family Tree | FamilySearch.org.” 2016. Learning Center https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/duplicates-in-family-tree/927.

YouTube.com Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch.org Family Tree
https://youtu.be/IWVtWcNo4d4

YouTube.com Family Tree Basics - Merging Duplicates
https://youtu.be/peBAeRZ4ae0

YouTube.com Ron Tanner -- Merging Duplicate Records in FamilySearch
https://youtu.be/_gsPOLhEfjo

YouTube.com Merging Names on Family Tree
https://youtu.be/XZQa276TVTY

Family Tree Quick Start Guide
http://broadcast2.lds.org/elearning/fhd/help-center/family-tree/quick-start-guide/english/quick-start-family-tree-aug-2014.pdf

Riverton FamilySearch Library
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_1g7j-PaGAT25lS1JPUHdidE0/view

This is a long time issue with the Family Tree and there are those of us that will celebrate the day when the issue is finally resolved.