Puzzilla


The first time I watched the videos at Puzzilla.org, I was impressed with the ability of a computer program to do what I had learned to do years ago, in my head.   It was amazing and surreal to see a computer program formulate a visual of the calculations that go on inside my mind while I am researching and analyzing information.  I can see how this is will be a very valuable tool for new or inexperienced researchers.
 
Puzzilla is a genealogy program that is a descendant viewer and was recently introduced during the keynote at RootsTech 2014.  Puzzilla allows users to research see collateral line patterns in their Family Tree in Family Search.  Puzzilla is best used when using the search engine Chrome.

From Puzzilla:
 "Looking for new relatives? Is your pedigree picked over? Is there really no work left for you and your family to do? The Puzzilla.org Descendants Viewer lets you see hundreds of descendants from an aerial view. Compact symbols reveal patterns of incomplete research. You can start where prior research left off."(1)

 
From Family Search:
"Puzzilla is now Tree Access certified. Looking for new relatives to take to the temple? Is your pedigree picked over? Is there really no work left for you and your family to do? The Puzzilla.org Descendants Viewer lets you see hundreds of descendants of your ancestors from an aerial view using compact symbols to reveal patterns of incomplete research. You can pick up where prior research left off. Click on a pedigree ancestor and Puzzilla will show you their descendants, revealing holes where research might uncover spouses, children, and generations of relatives waiting for you to find them."(2)


 
Sources: 
(1)Puzzilla.org
(2) Family Search.org

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