How to Add Your Family to the Project

If you want to add your family to the "Trees" portion of this site, you are more than welcome.

Each page of the database has a help link that will explain more fully what you need to do but, if you need more help, I can answer most questions.

TNG software by Darrin Lythgoe has a HUGE following. I don't remember when I discovered it but I knew as soon as I saw it that I had to have it. So, I have access to the Wiki and I'm on the mail list and can get help to make something work if we want it.

You can either add your information directly to the tree or you can send a GEDCOM for me to import. In either case, remember that this tree isn't for your whole family, it's only for the folks who had HD and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children).
  1. To begin, you'll want to set up an account with editing prvileges. First, set up a basic account and then send me an email letting me know that you want to add a "branch" to the Tree.
  2. I'll create a "starter person" for you in your branch. This will be an individual with only a surname entered if you are going to be adding your own information. If you sent a GEDCOM, I'll try to choose someone in the "middle" generation.
  3. When I send you the link for this starter person click the Edit tab near the top, sort of in the middle or on the right depending on your computer.
  4. You'll fill in the information for this person and he'll be your base person - you'll be able to access 5 generations up and 5 generations down.
    5. (If you need more generations or want to change your base person, let me know.)
  5. When you have entered all the information for your base person, Save the page.
  6. Next add the spouse of this person and Save the information.
  7. Once you have a couple entered, you can add their children from the Family tab.
  8. Children can be sorted by dragging them from one spot to another (be sure to Save afterward).
  9. Events and notes can also be manually sorted.
  10. Please use SOURCES as much as possible. They're a little hard to understand at first and I'm happy to help with that.
  11. In order to hold down the number of Sources, I've used some "catch-alls" like Census Sources, I've set them up by year and I use the Page to display the State, County, ED, page and d/f (dwelling/family) numbers - in that order.
  12. Likewise, instead of having an obituary source for each item, I use Obituary and include the name of the paper, date and deceased's name in the Page box.