Online Family Tree
Viewing an Online Family Tree

The Online Family Tree gives you the ability to view your genealogical information in four different ways:

To access any of the available viewing formats, follow the instructions below:

Ancestry View: This view is the most common way to view a pedigree chart. To view the pedigree chart in the Ancestry View, follow the instructions below:

    1. Click View from the menu bar. A drop down menu will display.

    2. Click Ancestry View from the drop down menu.

    3. Select to view the pedigree chart with four, five, six or seven generations by clicking your choice from the drop down menu that displays when you click Ancestry View from the View menu. The pedigree chart will display accordingly.

Descendant View: To view the descendants of an individual person, follow the instructions below:

    1. Highlight the individual you want to view the descendants of by clicking on their name. You will know a person has been highlighted by the change of background color from tan to turquoise.

    2. Click View from the menu bar. A drop down menu will display.

    3. Click Descendant View from the drop down menu. A separate browser window will launch displaying the person's descendants.

Family View: To view an individual from the Family View, follow the instructions below:

    1. Highlight the individual you want to view by clicking on their name. You will know a person has been highlighted by the change of background color from tan to turquoise.

    2. Click View from the menu bar. A drop down menu will display.

    3. Click Family View from the drop down menu. A Family View page will display for the highlighted person.

Family Group Sheet: Use the family group sheet to view a husband, wife, and their children all on one page. To display a family group sheet, follow the instructions below:

    1. Highlight the individual you want to view by clicking on their name. You will know a person has been highlighted by the change of background color from tan to turquoise.

    2. Click View from the menu bar. A drop down menu will display.

    3. Click Family Group Sheet from the drop down menu. A Family Group Sheet will display for the highlighted person.

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