Posted in Evernote, Faststone Image Viewer, Find-a-grave, Irfanview, Legacy, Print What You See, Research Tips, Skype, Transcript, Utilities on 20 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“How’d you do that?”
I probably hear that question ten times a week and am a little surprised that folks don’t already use the same tools themselves.
You may not be using these tools in your own ancestral research, documentation and presentations but you should give them a try. I think you’ll like them.
Irfanview. Other than Legacy, [...]
Posted in Ancestral Quest, Legacy, PAF on 16 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many of you are using software to record your ancestry. Do you know all the features in your software package? If not, then use the training that is supplied by the authors of the software.
If you use PAF, an excellent training program is available for download through ldscatalog.
Click on this link.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf
Click on the link on [...]
Posted in Dear Myrtle, Dick Eastman, Legacy, tagged Dear Myrtle, Dick Eastman, Legacy on 25 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I often talk about my love of Legacy Family Tree. I’ve been a beta tester for products from Legacy and their parent company, Millennia for many years and know how input from users of Legacy has shaped the products we see today. Ken McGinnis, Dave Berdan, Geoff Rasmussen and crew [...]
Posted in Legacy, Mozy, TiddlyWiki on 22 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned creating your own Wiki several times in the past and wonder how many of you are actually using one. I love my various Wiki’s and use them constantly. I’ve found that I use my TiddlyWiki the most. It is simple to use and doesn’t take any special programming or [...]
Posted in FamilySearch, Legacy, PAF on 14 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some family researchers find that they descend from ancestors that are famous for one reason or another. The ‘fame’ of their ancestors aids researchers who are trying to find information about them, because their names and records are recorded both in numerous histories and in association with the cause of their ‘fame’.Let’s walk through [...]
Posted in Alta Vista, Clusty, Danish Census, FreeBMD, Legacy on 26 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the family history website links for the day.
Source examples from Legacy Family Tree
Search Engines: In my experience, both AltaVista and Clusty seem to find the most relevant family history links.
While you are looking for Primary Sources in England, be sure to check out FreeBMD…. [...]
FamHist
