RoadMap & RoadMap Summary updated
August 10, 2017
These products now reflect the addition of Geneanet.org as a collaborative partner of FamilySearch.org and numerous technical changes to search tools on FamilySearch and on each of its partner sites.
FindAncestorsMadeEasy.com continues to provide these free products on it's site without any advertising and has no plans to change.
RoadMap & RoadMap Summary Made Available as Free Downloadable pdf Products
February 17, 2017
After more than a year of offering as fee based products at a limited price it was decided to offer these products as initially launched December 7th, 2015 for free. This was done because of value not being recognized in the products by so many due to a fee to purchase. My goal was and is to make these products available to as many as may need the service. This change is also in step with the industry where so many products are free including family history databases as provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the authors goal to be able to provide these products for free to as many adults and youth who may benefit from simple guides in using family history research tools on the premiere websites.
February 17, 2017
After more than a year of offering as fee based products at a limited price it was decided to offer these products as initially launched December 7th, 2015 for free. This was done because of value not being recognized in the products by so many due to a fee to purchase. My goal was and is to make these products available to as many as may need the service. This change is also in step with the industry where so many products are free including family history databases as provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the authors goal to be able to provide these products for free to as many adults and youth who may benefit from simple guides in using family history research tools on the premiere websites.
Launch of Condensed, Simplified and Combined RoadMap
& RoadMap Summary
December 7, 2015
Although users appreciated the detailed and comprehensive nature of RoadMap One and Two at initial launch in June, 2015, they have nevertheless indicated that they would prefer a more condensed, simplified and combined product. The new RoadMap is in response to this need; and also includes many improvements to websites and technical tools since the initial launch. Also at the same time, RoadMap Summary is being introduced as a companion to RoadMap or as a stand-alone document, especially for youth. Both of the new products are being introduced as "fee-based downloadable pdf documents" versus the previous "annual subscription online access only".
Initial Launch of FindingAncestorsMadeEasy & RoadMap
June 23, 2015
Member communication with the author is most welcome and encouraged so that RoadMap can be improved to better serve its users. Please go to "Reviews" for advising us of your successes using RoadMap and its effectiveness as a family history guide; or to "Contacts" for any questions, other comments and/or suggestions.
Updates to RoadMap
Updates to RoadMap will be made as the effectiveness of any included technical tool significantly increases, when new important tools are introduced on various websites, or when new significant partner sites are added to familysearch.org. Also, updates will be done when other free websites that can make a significant contribution to family history research are either found or developed. An archive of such updates, as below, will be kept so that members can see what changes are made and when they were made to the product. As updates are made to RoadMap, RoadMap Summary may change as well but users will be advised if this is the case.
Update Archive---RoadMap and RoadMap Summary
Date of Update Product Changes Made
23 June, 2015 RoadMap One & RoadMap Two Initial Launch. Annual subscription of read-only online access to each separate document.
7 Dec 2015 RoadMap RoadMap One and RoadMap Two combined into one document. Fee based downloadable pdf product.
Greatly condensed and simplified with examples deleted
and step-by-step procedures reduced due to improved prompts on all the premier sites since initial launch June 23, 2015. RoadMap One, originally at 100 pages and RoadMap Two at 80 pages, now reduced to one simpler 18 page document respectively for both members of the Church and those who are not members. Focus of RoadMap is to continue to give users a valuable step-by-step guide using technical tools on each of the premier family history websites to find your ancestors and their descendants.
7 Dec 2015 RoadMap Summary Initial Launch of a summary of RoadMap as a two-page document. Fee based downloadable products with copyright restrictions.
17 Feb 2017 RoadMap & RoadMap Summary Made available free as downloadable products without copyright restrictions.
23 June, 2015 RoadMap One & RoadMap Two Initial Launch. Annual subscription of read-only online access to each separate document.
7 Dec 2015 RoadMap RoadMap One and RoadMap Two combined into one document. Fee based downloadable pdf product.
Greatly condensed and simplified with examples deleted
and step-by-step procedures reduced due to improved prompts on all the premier sites since initial launch June 23, 2015. RoadMap One, originally at 100 pages and RoadMap Two at 80 pages, now reduced to one simpler 18 page document respectively for both members of the Church and those who are not members. Focus of RoadMap is to continue to give users a valuable step-by-step guide using technical tools on each of the premier family history websites to find your ancestors and their descendants.
7 Dec 2015 RoadMap Summary Initial Launch of a summary of RoadMap as a two-page document. Fee based downloadable products with copyright restrictions.
17 Feb 2017 RoadMap & RoadMap Summary Made available free as downloadable products without copyright restrictions.
