The GSV has recently released a new feature which enables members to enter and display the family names and brief details of ancestors and special interest areas they are researching. This database is only able to be accessed by members of GSV.
Log into the GSV website, select Members Area, then select Member Research Interests Database.
You can access this database to search existing entries, and to submit or edit your own entries.
It’s really easy to use. There are ‘?’ buttons beside each field for clarification.
You must select a ‘Discussion Circle/SIG’ or ‘Other Interest’.
There is a Comment box for additional information.
Your email address is not seen by others viewing the database.
Use the search boxes at the top of the screen to filter to database to identify shared interests.
If you wish to follow up an entry submitted by another member, you can click on that person’s name. This takes you to a form where you can type your response or query and this is emailed to the member.
If you have questions, there are lots of answers in the FAQ section of the Home page of the GSV website.
What have you got to lose?
Maybe you’ll break down one of those brickwalls, or find a long lost relation!