"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood," may have worked for Robert -Frost, but for FamilySearch users is can be tricky - check out this how-to tutorial for merging and unmerging individuals in the Family Search Family Tree.

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In this video we will talk about how to examine two individuals on FamilySearch that may need to be merged, how to merge the two identities and, on the flip side, how to unmerge individuals when a mistake has been made.

0:00 Intro
0:57 Merging duplicates on the FamilySearch Family Tree
1:20 Evaluating a potential merge
3:08 Research helps which show duplicates
3:22 Standardized birth places
3:34 Finding the possible duplicates on FamilySearch
3:41 Reviewing a merge (that we don't merge)
4:35 Looking more closely
6:00 Coaching now available!
6:40 Second merge candidate (that we do merge)
8:05 Step by step merging
11:03 Unmerging - identifying people who should be unmerged
11:23 Following person in FamilySearch Family Tree
12:22 Latest changes on an individual which show previous merging
13:03 Unmerging merges YOU made
13:47 Unmerging merges others made
15:00 Contacting FamilySearch

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