Do you create or connect profiles on WikiTree? If so, have you ever found that the key evidence supporting a relationship is buried deep inside a legal document—a will, deed, or probate record that’s far too long to neatly fit into a profile?
While it can be tempting to simply copy and paste a full transcription directly into a person’s profile, WikiTree offers another—often better—option: creating a Free Space Page for the document and linking it to the relevant profiles.
For the 1855 will of Seth Clark, I created a Free Space Page to house the complete transcription along with an AI-generated summary. This approach allowed me to keep the document intact, readable, and properly contextualized without overwhelming the profile itself.
Using a Free Space Page also made it easy to:
- Link the will directly to Seth Clark’s WikiTree profile
- Reference the same document in a comment on Jeremiah Browning’s profile, where the will helps support family relationships
- Reuse the transcription and summary without duplicating content across multiple profiles
Free Space Pages provide a flexible way to share lengthy documents, preserve transcriptions, and clearly connect evidence to multiple people in your tree. When a single record supports more than one relationship—or helps untangle a tricky family problem—this can be an especially powerful tool.