Genea-Musings:
During my adult education classes on Beginning Computer Genealogy this year, I recommend downloading one of the free genealogy software programs to help the students create as a "starter" database. I tell them that Legacy Family Tree (Standard Version), RootsMagic Essentials, Family Tree Builder and Personal Ancestral File (Read More)
Anglo-Celtic Connections:
Sylvie Tremblay, Chief of the Canadian Genealogy Centre, sends the following:====================Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce that the following pages of the Canadian Genealogy Centre web site have been recently updated: Abbreviations used in French records, Bibliography, Canadian Forces after 1918 (Read More)
About.com Genealogy:
Whenever I discover ancestors living in a new city or town, one of the first things I like to do is dig up a few photos and some history of the place. While pictures of cities, towns and other places are easy to find on popular photo-sharing sites such as Flickr, the first place I usually turn to is Panoramio, a Web site th (Read More)
Geneabloggers:
Tombstone Tuesday November 24, 2009Today is Tombstone Tuesday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Tombstone Tuesday. What is it?Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.To participate in Tombstone T (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
The following announcement was written by Vertical Horizon, a Belgium-based software company: Antwerp, 23rd of November 2009. Vertical Horizon, the Belgium based software company announces general availability of its genealogy application MyBlood.MyBlood has a number of unique features that make the product stand out toward (Read More)
Geneabloggers:
Resources for PDFMany genealogists as well as bloggers take advantage of the PDF file format when creating and posting content. Â Here are some tools to leverage the power of PDF:GeneralAdobe PDF Guide: How to Do Everything with PDF Files (via digital inspiration)ConvertingHow to Convert A PDF to Text With Text Extractor (vi (Read More)
Anglo-Celtic Connections:
Confused about New FamilySearch? The Ancestry Insider blog has a useful post which attempts to clear up misunderstandings regarding where the LDS Church is going with its genealogy resources. It`s especially helpful for those of us who patronize local Family History Centres and the various manifestations of the online prese (Read More)
Genea-Musings:
RootsMagic 4 has a number of Standard Search Providers in their WebSearch capability - they are Ancestry, Ancestry Message Boards, Family Search, Find a Grave, Footnote, Genealogy Bank, Google, Bing, Rootsweb, World Vital Records and Yahoo. That's wonderful, as long as they work.When I clicked on the FamilySearch link I re (Read More)
Geneabloggers:
Madness Monday November 23, 2009Today is Madness Monday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Madness Monday. What is it?Madness Monday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.To participate in Madness Monday simply c (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
Barack Obama's family roots reach deep into central Indiana and soon an old farm house near Kempton in Tipton County may serve as a living tribute to the President's ancestors. The President's mother, Ann Dunham, was born and raised in Kansas, but her grandfather moved there from Indiana and a historic preservationist is no (Read More)
Genea-Musings:
Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address cu (Read More)
Genea-Musings:
I attended the RootsMagic user group at the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego meeting on Saturday, led by Pam Journey. I downloaded RootsMagic Version 4.0.7.0 at the meeting to my laptop (a quick download and install), and Pam did also.Pam demonstrated the WebSearch feature of RootsMagic 4 which is one of the main nav (Read More)
Geneabloggers:
Black Sheep Sunday November 22, 2009Don't forget that today is Black Sheep Sunday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Black Sheep Sunday. What is it?Black Sheep Sunday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.To part (Read More)