To help you discover and connect your family, FamilySearch provides various task lists, record hints, and other tips.
Recommended Tasks (website)
Find the list on the FamilySearch.org home page once you sign in.
Here are the key features:
- Suggests tasks and gives information to help you start and extend your Family Tree.
- As you enter more information about your family, the system identifies places in the first few generations of your tree where direct ancestors are missing.
- Searches the historical records database and provides potential matching information about your ancestors. Carefully review the information and determine if it is a match before you accept it as a match.
- Record hints appear show with a blue icon.
Ancestors with Tasks (mobile app)
Ancestors with Tasks are a feature on the Family Tree mobile app. The list contains tasks for people from your first 8 generations of ancestors, including their children.
- On an Apple iOS device, at the bottom of the screen, tap Tasks.
- On Android, in the upper left, tap the three lines. Then tap Tasks.
On Android devices, you can expand the Tasks list. The expanded list includes people you recently viewed with their parents, spouses, and children.
- In the upper left, tap the 3 lines.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap App.
- Tap the toggle switch for Expand Tasks.
Descendants with Tasks (mobile app)
The Descendants task list is available only on the Family Tree mobile app. Access from a person profile.
- In the Family Tree app, open an ancestor's profile.
- In the upper left, tap the 3 dots.
- Tap Descendants with Tasks.
The list includes tasks for up to 5 generations of descendants of the focus person. You can choose how many generations to see. Open the list. In the upper left, tap [Number] Generations. Tap the number of generations that you want to see (3, 4, or 5 generations).
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