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Sync your family tree online

REQUIRES

MacFamilyTree 9, FamilySearch.org account (free)

YOU WILL LEARN

To sync your tree with FamilySearch

IT WILL TAKE

30 minutes

LAST ISSUE WE showed you how to record your family tree with MacFamilyTree, providing you with the tools required to input each person, attach photos, and link them to other family members.

This issue, we’re going website, giving you access to the largest collection of free family history material. FamilySearch not only provides access to millions of records that can reveal more about your ancestors, but it’s also the home of the world’s largest family tree, inviting everyone to sign up and add their family’s details to the site in an attempt to link the world. Everyone is encouraged to upload their own photos as well as link records in FamilySearch’s extensive collections to the people in the tree.

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