Family History a mess

Well not so bad but... Looks like I for very VERY long time ago have sent names to the FT. Now I tried to change a name ... it told me that I can not do it, as it is sent by someone else... who is me.... Since then I have found out more to the names aso... is there a chanse to get this me1 person to melt together with my other personality me2 person?:rolleyes: me1 person lives in Finland and me 2 in Norway... that may be the difference ( I moved 20 years ago to Norway)

Maya wrote:Well not so bad but... Looks like I for very VERY long time ago have sent names to the FT. Now I tried to change a name ... it told me that I can not do it, as it is sent by someone else... who is me.... Since then I have found out more to the names aso... is there a chanse to get this me1 person to melt together with my other personality me2 person?:rolleyes: me1 person lives in Finland and me 2 in Norway... that may be the difference ( I moved 20 years ago to Norway)

Maya,
One suggestion for you would be to talk to a Family History Consultant in your ward. They can sit down with you and walk you through some of these questions. From what I see you may benefit from this approach much quicker than attempting to answer questions via the forum.

I'm sure that others will respond to you here, but in the meantime you should attempt to find someone in your ward or local family history center, whom you can talk to in person. I've listed the Family History Centers in Norway. Perhaps one of these is close to your location.


Bergen Norway
Åsbakken 14
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Phone: 47-5591-0510

Bodø Norway
Gamle Riksvei 112
Bodø, Nordland, Norway

Drammen Norway
Ellings Holts Gate 15
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
Phone: 47-3282-2943

Fredrikstad Norway
Rosenlund 20
Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway
Phone: 47-6939-7285

Kristiansand Norway
Slettheiveien 80
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Phone: 47-3802-6455

Moss Norway
Nesveien 29
Moss, Ostfold, Norway
Phone: 47-6927-5455

Oslo Norway
Hekkveien 9
Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Phone: 47-2238-4314

Skien Norway
Ulefossveien 2
Skien, Telemark, Norway
Phone: 47-3555-4101

Stavanger Norway
Box 308
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Phone: 47-+47-51589977

Trondheim Norway
Boks 2855
Elgsæter, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
Phone: 47-+47-73513845

UH? FT? I don't recognize either of those acronyms. Perhaps thats what they become in your language?

I think you're talking about submissions in nFS (new FamilySearch). You should find a link in there where you can "claim" your prior submission and make changes to it.

If you click on the old submitters name which you have identified as yourself, it will open up a window like the attached image. There is a link you can click on to declare this contributor as yourself. A box will pop up where you can type in information to let the worker know that it is you. After a few weeks they will notify you that they have attached that submitter ID to your account and you will then be able to modify the entry.

Thank you... our genealogy person was just operated...
I noticed that the earlier was in Finalnd when I was not married to this Norwegean yet.... I`ll try to figure this out or go to Oslo one day when it is open.
I meant FS not FT ...

GarysTurn wrote:If you click on the old submitters name which you have identified as yourself, it will open up a window like the attached image. There is a link you can click on to declare this contributor as yourself. A box will pop up where you can type in information to let the worker know that it is you. After a few weeks they will notify you that they have attached that submitter ID to your account and you will then be able to modify the entry.

What identifying information are they using? They replied that I am not me on the work I submitted on my ex's line (he was my husband at the time). I even sent a copy of a report written over a decade ago when I took a genealogy class that stated specific research and the results and had my address at the time. It's very frustrating since my children and I are interested in this, but his family is not.

scion wrote:What identifying information are they using? They replied that I am not me on the work I submitted on my ex's line (he was my husband at the time). I even sent a copy of a report written over a decade ago when I took a genealogy class that stated specific research and the results and had my address at the time. It's very frustrating since my children and I are interested in this, but his family is not.

You may claim any previous submission you have made and this will give you the ability to edit that submission information. When you claim a submission you need to provide enough information for the FamilySearch missionary who handles the request to be able to tell that that submission was yours. Perhaps you need to provide the address of where you lived when you made the submission. They should have a name and address of the original submitter.

If there was a way to submit all prior addresses & have them matched to submissions, that would be nice. The respondent will not tell me why, they just tell me that it's not me. Based on what? I know that it's me.

scion wrote:The respondent will not tell me why, they just tell me that it's not me.

Is it possible that it's your work submitted by someone else? I've heard several tails of people who shared their work in progress with family only to find they posted it.

scion wrote:If there was a way to submit all prior addresses & have them matched to submissions, that would be nice. The respondent will not tell me why, they just tell me that it's not me. Based on what? I know that it's me.

I would try to claim the submission again and try to give more details around when and where you submitted it, you will likely get a different missionary reviewing the request.

RussellHltn wrote: Is it possible that it's your work submitted by someone else? I've heard several tails of people who shared their work in progress with family only to find they posted it.

If this is the case you should get some clue by the name listed for the submitter, you can usually tell who the person is if it is someone you know.

My identity problem is not solved!
It won't help with stupidity problem though...
Eh I managed to make a couple fathers their own sons, that is son is the father sounds like a trinity problem without the 3 person... :rolleyes: Need to be more careful when joining people... Have to find out how to fix that...

One thing I can't understand is WHY can't the name YOU have used be the one in your tree? If you unite people, why does it take the name you unite with to your familytree, as the "mainperson". In this way I have got a few Ås to be Aa... it is actually the same, except that today they use Å, and as I unite with some older inputs they use Aa. You could not use Å before in FS. It is impossible to go to the persons info and change that name to begin with Å as it is not your contribution! I think that as we unite these people that are same we should be able to choose the way to write the name. Do you always have to click on the there are some differences if the name fex is written differently?

Sorry about so many questions, our genealogy person is visiting USA.

Maya wrote:My identity problem is not solved!
It won't help with stupidity problem though...
Eh I managed to make a couple fathers their own sons, that is son is the father sounds like a trinity problem without the 3 person... :rolleyes: Need to be more careful when joining people... Have to find out how to fix that...

One thing I can't understand is WHY can't the name YOU have used be the one in your tree? If you unite people, why does it take the name you unite with to your familytree, as the "mainperson". In this way I have got a few Ås to be Aa... it is actually the same, except that today they use Å, and as I unite with some older inputs they use Aa. You could not use Å before in FS. It is impossible to go to the persons info and change that name to begin with Å as it is not your contribution! I think that as we unite these people that are same we should be able to choose the way to write the name. Do you always have to click on the there are some differences if the name fex is written differently?

Sorry about so many questions, our genealogy person is visiting USA.

Maya,

I wish that I could answer your questions, but I believe your best solution to the several issues you are asking would be found in working with someone at your local level. I assume that you are referring to the use of New Family Search (NFS). If that is true, then you need to work one-on-one with someone who can help direct you.