Organizing Genealogy Research
One of the most exciting features of Family Pursuit is the ability to organize genealogy research by creating research projects. Research projects allow users to organize genealogy research around a specific subject or goal. Within a research project, tasks can be created for accomplishing your research project objectives. Within each task, users can keep a research log of the entire research process. Because Family Pursuit is an online family tree, these tasks and research logs can be accessed from any computer that has an Internet connection.
Coordinating Genealogy Research
Research projects also allow users to bring family members together to assist in genealogy research. As family members are invited to research projects, tasks can be assigned to share the workload. In this way, research projects allow experienced family members to assign simple tasks to beginner genealogists to provide a starting point in learning the research process and share in the rewards of genealogy research. Beginners can also view the research logs of other family members to quickly learn genealogy research methods.
Genealogy message boards are also available within each research project. These genealogy discussion boards allow family members to freely discuss genealogy research progress, questions, and new ideas.
Collaborative Genealogy Research in a Community Tree
The family tree section of Family Pursuit is a public Community Tree, meaning all users can view and contribute to ancestor data. Research projects can be private or public. When public, Research Projects can be attached to ancestors in the Community Tree. By attaching research projects, users are able to share their genealogy research, including discussions, tasks, and research logs with the genealogy community. In this way, Users can see the research efforts of other users and thus reduce duplication genealogy research.
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