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Connecting to the Big Tree=Last updated 31 Jan 2019The goal of Geni is to create a single, accurate family tree that connects all members, with no duplicates. However, there are Geni users who are not aware that they are part of the Big tree - or not part of the Big Tree. Nor do they know " how to " connect to the "Big Tree". Geni.com calls it the World Family Tree; see this page for World Fami...
On June 8, 2014, Geni curator Adam Brown kicked off the grand re opening of the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History in New York City with the presentation: Making History come alive with Geni Projects The presentation is an overview of creating and editing a Geni project and comprises a Step by Step explanation of each of the modules that are illustrated ...
Geni Start Here Basics Basic help for new users, and those who lose their way. Including best practice standards and links to Geni help, conveniently listed. Add images to the "about box", format the page with simple code, resource links and more... Habits are hard to break and hopefully this area will be able to assist in creating, or correcting the best practices to use Geni. We are all co...
This is an umbrella project about sourcing in genealogy. Please don't add any profiles but feel free to collaborate and contribute. It's a large topic, so please set up "related" projects to cover more specific areas. Types of Sources Primary sources Primary sources are the most trusted ones, because they are written at the time of the event, like the priest writing a baptism in a churchboo...
Locked Relationships Understanding "Locked Relationships" The purpose of this project is to help users understand the use of a Geni curator's ability to Lock the Relationships of a Master Profile. Because this is a tutorial project please do not link profiles to it. Translations are welcome. If you have any specific questions, comments or suggestions about the guidelines below,...
The World Tree is Geni slang for the largest tree on Geni. New users, and even long-time users, are sometimes unsure about the differences between working in the World Tree versus working in standalone trees. This page is intended to be a quick reference. If you don't find your answer here, look at the Geni Help pages or start a project discussion. World Tree versus Standalone Trees Geni Hel...
Working with Projects Officially, projects are collections of profiles, typically tied together with a project overview page. Projects can be created for a surname, an event, or a topic - anything that connects a number of profiles together. Unofficially, projects can be used also to provide portals for regional genealogy projects, information about genealogical standards, tutorials, and just...
Working with Relationships Some of the most common questions on Geni are about the relationship calculator. This project is designed to give an overview of the relationship calculator tool and answer some of the common questions about using it. This page is intended to be a quick reference. If you don't find your answer here, look at the Geni Help pages or start a project discussion. Simple...
Tree Repairing - how to correct basic errors on the tree. Because this is a tutorial project please do not link profiles to it. Translations are welcome. If you have any specific questions, comments or suggestions about the guidelines below, please contact June Barnes or Erica Howton who are Volunteer Curators. Do not hesitate to ask questions about anything that is not clear, or d...
Viewing Preferences and Options ... explained. This symbol in the Merge tutorial projects links to this project.
Actions Profile and Tree View ... explained. This symbol in the Merge tutorial projects links to this project. In other instances this draws attention to a basic tip which is useful in other Geni activities.
Guidelines... ... for Resolving Tree Conflicts after merging profiles The purpose of this project is to explain how to safely and correctly resolve tree conflicts which may have arisen as a result of merging profiles on Geni. This is a tutorial project and so please do not link profiles to it. Translations are welcome. If you have any specific questions, comments or suggestions about ...
This project replaces the need to send out countless private messages to those users whom create duplicate profiles on a regular basis. Although it is written with predominantly the South African part of the big tree in mind, it would also be relevant for older profiles (before Anno 1600).The cornerstone of GENI is the single tree of Everyone. Individuals that would like to create their own tre...
Merge Guide Step by Step guidelines for merging duplicate profiles The purpose of this project is to help users become better mergers by explaining how to safely and correctly merge duplicate profiles on Geni. With a greater awareness of Tree and Data Conflicts we can improve the quality of the tree. == See also How do I merge duplicate profiles? on Geni help.
Matches A guide to working with profile matches on Geni The best approach is Search, Match, Link before building duplicate trees... ... not build, duplicate, merge, resulting in ...Tree conflicts and Data conflicts Because this is a tutorial project please do not link profiles to it. Translations are welcome.
Searching A Guide to Searching for profiles on Geni See other User Tutorials * A - Z of Help Topics * Merging - Step by Step guidelines to merging duplicate profiles.* Merging - Case Studies and Examples