A Review of Historic LDS publications on Teaching Family History

Official involvement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in fomenting family history research began about the time of the founding of the Genealogical Society of Utah back in 1894. Over the years the Church and the Society and it successor organizations such as FamilySearch, have published a succession of books and materials concerning the education of the members of the Church about their family history responsibilities. For the past few years, I have been slowly collecting some of these materials. My collection is limited because some of these materials are unavailable out of special collections in libraries and would be considered rare books. I have already noticed that the Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library has a considerable collection of these types of publications.

One of the earliest publications I have found is the Lessons in Genealogy book shown above.

I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of those materials published by the Genealogical Society of Utah, I was able to find in libraries and online elsewhere. Here is my list. I would suggest that the variety of publications by LDS authors would be much larger, but I have concentrated on those used as "official" publications.

Allen, James B, Jessie L Embry, and Kahlile B Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, Brigham Young University, 1995.

Brown, Mary J, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Genealogical Department. Handy Index to the Holdings of the Genealogical Society of Utah. Logan, Utah (P.O. Box 368, Logan 84321): Everton Publishers, 1980.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Genealogical Society. The Genealogical Society of Utah. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: [The Society], 1976.

“Finding Aids to the Microfilmed Manuscript Collection of the Genealogical Society of Utah.” Finding Aids to the Microfilmed Manuscript Collection of the Genealogical Society of Utah., 1978.

Genealogical Society of Utah. 1915 Queens, New York, State Census Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1992.

———. Accession List, Books & Films. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973.

———. [Albemarle County, Virginia Wills & Deeds]. [Charlottesville, Va.]: [Albemarle County], 1748.

———. Bedford County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1800 to 1853. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co.

———. Bedford County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1800 to 1855. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1999.

———. Bess Family Genealogy. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981.

———. Bevölkerungsverzeichnisse Der Synode Zürich = Population Registers of the Zürich Synod: Register of Microfilm Numbers Arranged Alphabetically by Town. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987.

———. [Brunswick County, North Carolina Marriage Register]. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified].

———. Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, Pine Hill Cemetery Records, 1948.

———. Bush Arbor Cemetery Records, Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C.,. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society, 1952.

———. Calhoun County, Arkansas Plat Maps of Townships, 1843-1939. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.

———. Calvary Cemetery Records, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C.,. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society, 1952.

———. Campbell County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1701-1854. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1998.

———. Card Index to Street Names and House Addresses in New York County, for the New York State Census for 1905, 1915, and 1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1989.

———. Caroline County Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1787-1852. [Salem, Mass.]: [Higginson Book Co.], 1997.

———. Cemeteries in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980.

———. Cemetery Records of Ontario, Canada, 1947.

———. Chinese Local Histories as a Source for the Genealogist. [Salt Lake City]: The Society, 1974.

———. Church and Civil Records of Amsterdam before 1811. Salt Lake City: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1978.

———. Church and Civil Records of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, before 1811. [Salt Lake City]: The Society, 1975.

———. Church Records of Germany. [Salt Lake City]: The Society, 1975.

———. Civil Marriages at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 1842-1843, 1962.

———. Computer Parish Listing of the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Inc. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1973.

———. Computer Parish Listings. Salt Lake City, 1972.

———. Copy of Cemetery Records of Sharon, Bear Lake Co., Idaho: Copied 1930/1 & 1959, 1960.

———. Data Collected from Various Sources on Life and Appointment of the Early Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1853, 1948.

———. Discussion Themes for Class Studies of “The Progress of Man.” [Salt Lake City?, 1937.

———. Edgerton Cemetery Records, Wayne Co., N.C.,. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society, 1952.

———. Estate Accounts v.1, 1852-1874. v.1, 1852-1874. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950.

———. Family Records, v. 2, 1958-1960, at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Family Records, v. 3, 1960-1961, at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Family Records, v. 4, 1961-1962, at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Family Records, v. 5, 1962 at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Family Records, v. 6, 1962-1963, at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Family Records, v. 7, 1963, at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972.

———. Florida Cemetery Records Directory. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980.

———. Fort Smith City Block Book, 1840-1978. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978.

———. Fredericksburg, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1782 to 1860. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1938.

———. German Records Extraction-Script Exercises: German Gothic. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980.

———. Grand Traverse County, Michigan Cemetery Records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1981.

———. Guide to Genealogical Sources in the Netherlands. [Salt Lake City, 1971.

———. Guide to Genealogical Sources in the Netherlands -- Drenthe. [Salt Lake City]: The Society, 1972.

———. Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1753-1854. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 2004.

———. Handbook of Genealogical and Temple Work. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1924.

———. Henrico County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1780-1861. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1997.

———. How the Genealogical Society Can Help You. [Salt Lake City, Utah].

———. [Idaho Cemetery Records] Records of Ada County, Idaho., 1952.

———. Index, Biographical Section of Counties of Warren, Benton Jasper and Newton, Indiana, 1966.

———. Index, Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Scott County, Virginia, 1890-1921, 1960.

———. Index of Counties of La Grange and Noble (1882). Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966.

———. Index to Cemetery Records of Ontario, ///.

———. Index to Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume I, Volume II, 1959.

———. Junior Genealogical Lessons; First to Fourth Years. [Salt Lake City]: [Genealogical soc. of Utah], 1936.

———. Lessons in Genealogy. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1915.

———. Lessons on Salvation for the Dead, Genealogy and Temple Work. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1927.

———. Louisa County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1769-1856. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1997.

———. Maine Surname Index J. Gary Nichols Collection. Augusta, Me.: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1999.

———. Major Genealogical Record Sources for Canada,. [Salt Lake City], 1968.

———. Major Genealogical Record Sources in Hungary. [Salt Lake City, 1972.

———. Major Genealogical Record Sources of Indians of the United States. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1968.

———. Manuscripts of Monumental Inscriptions and Cemetery Records: Collected by the British Mission Genealogical Board. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1947.

———. Marriage Register of the Presbyterian Church at Alexandria, Virginia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1937.

———. Mound Valley, Bannock Stake, Idaho, Cemetery Records, 1938.

———. Name Index for History of Wayne County, Indiana by Andrew W. Young. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986.

———. Obituaries from the Columbia Daily Tribune, Boone County,Mo., 1959, 1959.

———. Our Lineage: Lessons 1 to 10 of the Course for Senior and Junior Genealogical Classes for 1933. [Place of publication not identified]: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1933.

———. Parish and Vital Records Listings. [Place of publication not identified]: The Society, 1977.

———. Parish and Vital Records Listings of the Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. [Salt Lake City]: [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints], 1976.

———. Parish and Vital Records Listings: Of the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Inc. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1970.

———. Patronymics and Place Names in Wales and Monmouthshire. [Salt Lake City], 1976.

———. Petitions Index, 1914-1932. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992.

———. Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1767-1864. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1997.

———. Pre-1858 English Probate Jurisdictions; a Genealogical Research Guide to Probate Courts. [Salt Lake City, 1967.

———. Pre-1858 English Probate Jurisdictions - Cambridgeshire - a Genealogical Research Guide to Probate Courts Having Jurisdiction of Cambridgeshire. [Salt Lake City, 1968.

———. Pre-1858 Welsh Probate Jurisdictions: A Genealogical Research Guide to Probate Courts. Salt Lake City, UT: Author, 1970.

———. Pre-1858 Welsh Probate Jurisdictions--North Wales: A Genealogical Research Guide to Probate Courts Having Jurisdiction in the Counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbig, Flint, Merioneth and Montgomery. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: [Genealogical Society of Utah], 1970.

———. Pre-1858 Welsh Probate Jurisdictions--South Wales & Monmouthshire: A Genealogical Research Guide to Probate Courts Having Jurisdiction in the Counties of Brecon, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Glamorgan, Monmouth (England), Pembroke and Radnor. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: [Genealogical Society of Utah], 1970.

———. Preserving the Past. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986.

———. Records of Genealogical Value for France. Salt Lake City: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1978.

———. Records of Genealogical Value for Scotland. Salt Lake City: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1978.

———. Records of Genealogical Value for the United States. Salt Lake City: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1978.

———. Register of Danish Estate Probates: Frederiksborg County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968.

———. Register of Danish Estate Probates: Maribo County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968.

———. Register of Danish Estate Probates: Sorø County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968.

———. Registers of St. Mary Key, 1562-1737, and St. Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1559-1702. Salt Lake City, 1949.

———. Research in Finland and Other Scandinavian Countries. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968.

———. Research in the Scandinavian Countries. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: [s.n.]., ///.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1967.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1967.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1967.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1968.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1968.

———. “Research Paper.” Research Paper., 1968.

———. “Research Paper.: Series A.” Research Paper. : Series A., 1966.

———. Rockingham County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Society, 1944.

———. Shenandoah County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1772 to 1853. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1998.

———. Sloan Family Records. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977.

———. Snyder County, Pa. Cemetery Records,. Salt Lake City, 1952.

———. Social, Economic, Religious and Historical Background of Denmark as It Affects Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1972.

———. Social, Economic, Religious and Historic Background of Sweden as It Affects Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City: The Dept., 1976.

———. Surveyor’s Records, 1834-1839, 1848-1969, Drew County, Arkansas. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.

———. Ten Basic Steps in Genealogy. Salt Lake City, Utah: [Deseret News Press], 1963.

———. The Austro-Hungarian Empire Boundary Changes and Their Effect on Genealogical Research. [Salt Lake City]: The Society.

———. The Census Records of Denmark. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Society, 1970.

———. The Census Records of Norway. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Society, 1970.

———. The Church Records of Sweden. [Salt Lake City], 1976.

———. The Origin of Names in the Netherlands and Their Effect on Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1975.

———. The Probate Records of Norway. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1973.

———. The Social, Economic, Religious and Historical Background of Germany and Austria as It Affects Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City: The Society, 1975.

———. “The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine.” The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine., 1910.

———. Why Genealogy. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, 1977.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Arkansas History Commission, Garland County (Ark.), and Confederate Pension Board. Confederate Pension Records, 1905-1937, Garland County, Arkansas. Salt Lake City; Little Rock, Ark.: Genealogical Society of Utah ; Arkansas Histroy Commision, 1988.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry. The Parish Registers of St. John the Baptist, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire Baptisms 1576-1851, Marriages 1560-1851, Burials 1569-1851. [Birmingham, England?]: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 2001.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Mary J Brown. Handy Index to the Holdings of the Genealogical Society of Utah: Counties of the United States. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1971.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Church Genealogical Archive. The Church Genealogical Archive. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Genealogical Archive, Genealogical Society of Utah.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Presbytery of Arkansas. Minutes of the White River Presbytery [and Other Boone County, Arkansas Records]. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Federation of Family History Societies. 1881 Census of England and Wales Anglesey. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Bedfordshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Breconshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Buckinhamshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Caernarvonshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Cambridgeshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Cornwall. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Denbighshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Derbyshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Devonshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Dorsetshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Essex. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Gloucestershire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Guernsey. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Huntingdonshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Isle of Man. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Leicestershire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Lincolnshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Merionethshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Monmouthshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Montgomeryshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Northamptonshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Northumberland. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Nottinghamshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Oxfordshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Pembrokeshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Radnorshire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Royal Navy. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Rutland. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Shropshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Somersetshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Staffordshire. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

———. 1881 Census of England and Wales Worcestershire. [Salt Lake City, UT.]: Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 1990.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Federation of Family History Societies, and Great Britain. Census Office. 1881 Census of England and Wales [transcription and Indexes]: Radnor. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Gratiot County Historical Society. Leddick Genealogy. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1983.

———. The Greening Family. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1983.

Genealogical Society of Utah, and Great River Genealogical Society. Will Index, Adams County, Illinois. Quincy, Ill.: Great River Genealogical Society, 1995.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Iowa, and Division of Historical Museum and Archives. Iowa Census 1851. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1978.

Kirkham, E. Kay, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Genealogical Society. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States: 45,500 References as Taken from the Microfilm at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Logan, Utah (P.O. Box 368, Logan 84321): Everton Publishers, 1900.

World Conference on Records, and Genealogical Society of Utah, eds. Preserving Our Heritage: [proceedings of The] World Conference on Records, August 12-15, 1980. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981.

Organizing Genealogy Files

A perennial topic among family historians is the concept of organizing all the paper and files accumulated by research. This short video explores my suggestions about how to tame the paper dragon.

Beyond Green Arrows and Temple Icons

Doing family history is a composite skill. It requires a number of acquired skill components including computer skills, research skills, language skills and others. Moreover, doing your family history takes time and effort.

What do I mean when I say "doing your family history?" This is a shorthand way of referring to the process of accumulating information about your ancestral family. I often hear comments about how doing your family history is so much easier now that it was in the past. However, the "easy" parts of family history have already been done for many people. Even if you have never done one day of family history in your life, you can go onto a program such as MyHeritage.com and enter a very minimal amount of information about your parents and grandparents and, in most cases, the program will provide dozens of relatives.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been taught repeatedly about the importance of doing their family history with the goal of providing the names of real individuals who qualify for Temple ordinances. Why then is there a problem? The answer is that you actually have to do it. That is, you have to begin and learn some skills to find your ancestors. It is this time and effort component that is the main obstacle. Here is a quote from the October, 2014 General Conference from Elder Allan F. Packer of the Seventy:

However, there is one obstacle the Church cannot remove. It is an individual’s hesitation to do the work. All it requires is a decision and a little effort. It does not require a large block of time. Just a little time on a consistent basis will yield the joy of the work. Make the decision to take a step, to learn and ask others to help you. They will! The names you find and take to the temple will become the records for “the book.”

The reference to "the book" is found in Doctrine and Covenants 128:18 and 24.

Many members of the Church are convinced that their "work is all done." This misimpression is fairly common and comes from the idea that family history is something that can be done or finished. Quite simply, family history is never finished. There are always opportunities to do more research. I may have adequately documented my parents, but in each generation, there are twice as many direct line ancestors. At some point, in every pedigree, the information is no longer accurate. In addition, by using the newly developed tools of descendancy research, each of those verified ancestors becomes a point to begin research on their descendants. Those descendants can be numbered in the millions.

What about involving the youth? Most Wards and Stakes in the Church have not yet begun to involve their youth in family history. The youth are often told that all they have to do is log in to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree and find a name to take to the Temple. The problem is that the available green icons are getting scarce and the green icons that do announce available ordinances are coming with qualifications about obtaining additional information. At the same time, the youth are not receiving consistent help in doing actual research beyond searching through the Family Tree for opportunities. In some cases, there may be opportunities available but the links are faulty due to data issues. Here is an example from a screenshot of the Family Tree:

Here the wife of the main ancestor has a red icon data issue and an obvious duplicate. This calls into question the accuracy of any of the "descendants" shown on this view. In fact, lower down on the screen, there is a green icon. Here is another screenshot of the same descendancy view:

When I click on the green icon, I get the following message:

I suggest that anyone, youth included, needs to be taught what this means and how to proceed. It is not much consolation to simply tell the youth or anyone else to just keep looking and they will find someone. We are at a crossroads, either we will begin to teach the program or we will see a decline in the participation of the youth and others. I hope I am wrong.