Find Other People

Find other people also working
on your family lines

Go to the Family Tree tab.
On the Family Tree tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the "Advanced Tree Editor" button.
The Genealogy Browser will automatically launch or you'll be prompted to install the Genealogy Browser. (What is the Genealogy Browser?, Genealogy Browser installation instructions).

Genealogy Browser installation instructions

Internet Explorer 7
FireFox 3
Windows Vista

Click the "Advanced Tree Editor" button.
A small "Launching Application" window will open.
When the "Launching Application" window finishes, it will automatically go away and next you will see a "Downloading GenealogyBrowser" window.
Once the Downloading GenealogyBrowser progress bar finishes Vista will show you a "User Account Control" window.
In the "User Account Control" click Allow.
The Genealogy Browser will then open. The Genealogy Browser is now successfully installed on your computer.

Internet Explorer 7
Windows XP

Click the "Advanced Tree Editor" button.
The grey "Launching Genealogy Browser" bar will appear.
Inside the white box on the right of the grey launching bar will be the message "Click here to install the following ActiveX control: 'Genealogy Browser' from 'Onegreatfamily.com'..."
Click the "Click here to install" message.
A small menu will appear with two choices "Install ActiveX Control..." and "What's the Risk?"
Click "Install ActiveX Control..."
An Internet Explorer - Security Warning will now appear.
Click the "Install" button.
The Genealogy Browser will then automatically install and open. The Genealogy Browser is now successfully installed on your computer.

FireFox 3
Windows XP

Click the "Advanced Tree Editor" button.
You'll be taken to the Important Installation for Netscape and Firefox Users page.
Listed on this page are a series of steps we are going to repeat here.
First click the "HERE" link in step 1.
Firefox will popup an "Opening npgb13.exe" window. Click the Save File button.
Firefox will next show npgb13.exe in the Firefox Downloads window.
Once dpgb13.exe is completely downloaded double-click it in the Downloads window.
Firefox will then popup a window asking you if you want to "Open Executable File?". Click the OK button.
Windows will then open a "Open File - Security Warning" window. Click the "Run" button.
Next Firefox will popup a "Genealogy Browser Plug-in" window, click the "Yes" button.
Firefox will then display a "Genealogy Browser Plug-in installation successful for Fire Fox 3.0.8 (en-US)!" message. Click the OK button.
The Genealogy Browser will then open. The Genealogy Browser is now successfully installed on your computer.

Once the Genealogy Browser is open and displaying your tree, click on the Selected Individual.
The Individual Details box will open showing the information for the person you clicked on.
Click the "Collaborate" button in the bottom left.
The Collaborate with others window will open with the Owners tab selected by default.
Notice the white box on the Owners tab. This box lists all the other OneGreatFamily users who are also working on this individual.
Click the little plus sign next to a group in the white box. The group will expand to show the usernames of everyone in that group. These are the actual people working on this individual. (A group is just a way of organizing users.)
Click on one of the usernames in the group.
The User Info fields will now automatically fill with the Name and Email of that OneGreatFamily user.
You can either click the send button or copy and paste the email address into your email program of choice to contact this person.