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10 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Wednesday, 12 Mar 2014

3/12/2014

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10 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Wednesday, 12 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

Need to explain something on your computer to someone else? Snag-It has added screencasting to its features. Amit on Design Inspiration shows you how to use it.
If you're using the Chrome browser on your desktop, are you using it on your mobile devices too? Here's an easy peasy video from CNet to show you Five Super Useful Features in Chrome Mobile.
The Archivist of the United States announced yesterday the upcoming closure of the Anchorage, Alaska NARA facility and the consolidation of facilities in Fort Worth, Texas and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On Cousin Linda, Linda reveals Swedish Online Churchbooks will be free to access this weekend on ArkiveDigital.se.
MyHeritage kicked off their global initiative with Billiongraves.com by digitizing a cemetery recently. [Are you using Billiongraves to digitize cemeteries? How about for your research?]
Google Drive has added, um, add-ons to help you do more with your word processing, spreadsheeting, and such. And Martin on ghacks.com gives you an overview on how to install & use them.
Ancestry.com has added 4 new databases for Ireland and has updated 3 for the UK and the US states of Florida and New Jersey.
FamilySearch.org recently added and/or updated record images and/or record indexes for Mexico and the US states of Indiana and Pennsylvania. They also updated the 1900 & 1920 US Census databases as well as the US Public Record Index database.
The Indiana Genealogical Society has added the Putnam County 1870 Mortality Schedule Index to the members-only portion of their site.
USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Alabama, Florida, Michigan, and North Carolina.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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9 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014

3/11/2014

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9 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

How to make this fabulously cool word cloud image? I used the Phoetic iPad app from this list of WordCloud iPad apps from UKEdChat.com. And? You can use any image you have -- like of an ancestor -- to make this kind of a word cloud image. [I can just about see names of ancestors and their locations everywhere outlining an image of an ancestor. Wouldn't that be awesome?]
Speaking of iPads, here's a great list of 10 Things Your iPad Can Do With a Little Extra Help from Gigaom.com. [Whoa.]
On Venture Beat, Christina reveals Coursera has finally released their iPad app with over 600 courses including ones on historical topics, writing/English topics, etc. -- all for free. [Handy and dandy.] For more information about Coursera in general, check out their website. Android version should be out soon.
Have Irish roots? Family Roots Publishing has 10% off for a short time on these 2 Irish-related books here and here. [You'd think there was an Irish-related holiday on the horizon or something... ;) ]

On Genea-Musings, Randy gives a look at using the sliders for searching on Ancestry.com.
Yesterday, Ancestry.com added indexing to 3 already existing 3rd-party sites for the US states of : California, Georgia, and Alabama.
The Indiana Genealogy Society added the following to their website: 59 Digital Files of Hendricks County Probate Records (free to public) and 4 Owen County School Records Databases (for members only).
Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records recently for various counties in the following US states: Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Tennessee.
USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records yesterday for various counties in the following US states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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7 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Monday, 10 Mar 2014

3/10/2014

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For those not yet used to life without Ancestry's Old Search: Dear Myrt and her cousin Russ will be demonstrating it this morning in their Monday's with Myrt Goolge+ Hangout on Air and then Russ also has a helpful post on his blog, Family Tree Maker User, Ancestry Search: Old vs New.
The Legal Genealogist has a great explanation of autosomal DNA testing and why you need to test as many people as you can.

Have Irish roots? From Claire on Irish Genealogy News: full review of the latest issue of the History Ireland magazine (All about Brian Boru & Vikings. Exciting stuff.); list of County Clare records on RootsIreland; and description & listing of online catalog updates to the National Archives of Ireland.
More across the pond news & updates from Chris on The British Genes Blog: UK Press Online has rescanned the Daily Express from 1960; PRONI has added a new Northern Irish school record holdings guide; list of new records added to ScotlandsPlaces; and a quick show of the newly "revamped" National Library of Wales website.
Looking for more digital storage in a small space? Check out this review of the new 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card from Gigaom.
On We Are Cousins, Moises gives some information for those who think they may have Spanish Patriots in the family tree.
And USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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5 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Sunday, 9 Mar 2014

3/9/2014

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5 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Sunday, 9 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

A good Sunday read from Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD, on Identifinders: Who Am I? What is My Name, Part V -- Gertrude and Sonia's Escape. [Naturally, you'll want parts 1-4. They're listed & linked at the end of her Part V post. You're welcome. ;)]
Explore and plan your online learning opportunities for the upcoming week: check out DearMyrt's GeneaWebinars Calendar. [I'm going nuclear, myself.]
Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors recently uploaded various types of records of various counties in the following US states: Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.

USGenWeb volunteer contributors recently uploaded various types of records of various counties in the following US states: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and Nevada.
Got piles of "stuff" you've been meaning to scan & digitize? Join the Sunday ScanDay Facebook Group and virtually chat with us as we scan our "stuff" today at 3pm CDT. Together, we got this.

Did you miss something this past week? Maybe?

Yesterday's Need to Know mentioned a free DNA webinar coming up fast & 9 other things.
Friday's Need to Know mentioned a big announcement if you're ordering microfilm from the FHL next month & 9 other things.
Thursday's Need to Know mentioned a new & awesome BlogTalkRadio internet show on Sunday evenings & 9 other things.
Wednesday's Need to Know mentioned 2 free (for a limited time) webinars that show how to research your War of 1812 ancestors & 8 other things.
Fat Tuesday's Need to Know mentioned several online conversations currently going about how genealogy conferences need to change & 10 other things.
Monday's Need to Know mentioned an Australian-based genealogy podcast & 7 other things.
Last Sunday's Need to Know mentioned a great Maine research resource Maureen Taylor spotlighted & 4 other things.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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10 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Saturday, 8 Mar 2014

3/8/2014

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10 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Saturday, 08 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

It's that time again to spring forward for Daylight Savings Time tomorrow. On the In Custodia Legis blog, Margaret Wood gives a look at the history of Daylight Savings Time. Cool to see the image of the first clock to be sprung forward.
Confused about your autosomal DNA test results? No worries. The Illinois State Genealogical Society is offering a free webinar, Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent, by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL, on March 11th. Registration is necessary to attend this free event. Can't make it? Join ISGS and get access to recorded webinars and handouts. Get all the details.

For Evernote users: Evernote access via a watch? Yes, a smartwatch. [But? It's ugly, IMO. And? My watch is just a pretty bracelet now. I use my phone to see what time it is.]. And then you might want to takes a look at the Drafts App for iOS. It has some nifty integration features with Evernote.
SLIG 2015 wants to help you work on your toughest genealogy research problem.
Ancestry Anne gives a another handy tip about searching on Ancestry.com. This time it involves names. And it's rather rosy. *clears throat*
Trying to identify a face in a old pic? Or have an identity of an ancestor and looking for an old pic of them? On the Upfront with NGS blog, Diane offers some suggestions on places where you can do one or the other or both.
Mocavo added over 450 record index databases to their free online collection. This is in addition to the usual 1000 they add every day. They've included some links to "must search" databases.
MyHeritage had a free webinar earlier this week that went over finding ancestors in their US and UK record collections. You'll learn how to use their search technologies. They've posted the recorded version on their blog.
Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records in various counties for the following US states: Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Illinois.
USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records in various counties for the following US states: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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10 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Friday, 7 Mar 2014

3/7/2014

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10 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Friday, 7 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Grant Committee is now accepting applications for the 2014 Student Genealogy Grant.
Have research interests in Oregon? HistoryGeo reports they have mapped almost half-a-million landowning Oregonians.
Big research FYI: FamilySearch orders for microfilm and microfiche will be restricted during April.
Ancestry Anne has a quick search tip to help you control location in your searches on Ancestry.com.
Genealogy conferences might want to take a look at this technology to host twitter-based Q&As during a conference. A great way to engage the at-home crowd: Flawk Lets You Host Twitter Q&As in Real Time from Mashable.
Despite the overly dramatic infomercial-like narrator in this video and despite the fact this isn't a cube, the PowerQube looks like it'd be very handy to have for charging all my devices while on-the-go. And maybe my friends' devices too. At the same time.

Dragon Dictate 4 for Mac has transcription capabilities so you can transcribe from any audio file, not just from your own voice. [MacRumors.com]
Ancestors go to Arizona? Ancestry.com has added a research guide for Arizona.
Yesterday, Ancestry.com added 3 new databases to its online subscription collections: 1 for Ohio and 2 for Canada.
And USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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10 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Thursday, 6 Mar 2014

3/6/2014

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10 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Thursday, 6 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

For Women's History Month, The National Archives (UK) is highlighting some examples of women in history from their collections. Their selections are very thought-provoking. How are you highlighting your female ancestors this month?
Mark your calendars: the new BlogTalkRadio show, You Got Roots?! will be visiting with culinary historian Michael Twitty this next Sunday. Get the details from Luckie on AAGSAR's blog. [Is anyone else now hungry, or is that just me?]

Have Rhode Island roots? On her blog One Rhode Island Family, Diane Boumenot gives a fabulous tour of the Rhode Island State Archives.
Technology is a fine thing. It certainly makes the world a smaller place for family history researchers by supporting collaboration between researchers. Here are 22 File-sharing Tools for Collaboration from Mashable.
Aussie Fiona Tellesson of GenealogyHangout.com will be visiting with MyHeritage's Chief Genealogy Officer, Daniel Horowitz, in a Google+ Hangout on Air on Friday, March 14th.
Researching your South Carolina roots? On The Ancestor Hunt, Kenneth gives a great summary of online South Carolina newspapers.
From the OCLC blog: Genealogists can now find FamilySearch and WorldCat records through both online resources.
Yesterday, Ancestry.com added/updated 2 databases. They added indexing for an already existing 3rd party site for the US state of Ohio and they added a new database for England.
Recently, Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Arkansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
And yesterday, USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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9 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Wednesday, 5 Mar 2014

3/5/2014

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9 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Wednesday, 5 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

The NGS 2014 Conference will be livestreaming 2 of their conference tracks from Richmond! It is for a fee and you can choose 1 or both. Get the preregistration details from their conference site. [Personally, I'm excited about the 2nd track. I've some Virginia roots I need to tend to as my DNA matches with Virginia roots are a-callin'.]
On Upfront with NGS, Anthony explains how to read those "unreadable gravestones" the correct way in order to protect the gravestones. [Handy.]

One way to learn more about how to research your ancestors is to read about genealogy bloggers researching theirs. You can pick up research strategies & repository tips from them. If you're researching your African-American roots, here is a handy list of blogs from the African-American Genealogy & Slave Research [AAGSAR] group.
If you're in the Houston, Texas area, or thereabouts, consider joining Clayton Library as they celebrate Women's History Month with classes to help you discover more about your female ancestors on March 15th. [Hat tip to Claiming Kin.]
Have Mexican roots? On We Are Cousins - South Texas and Northeastern Mexico blog, Moises highlights a book that covers vital information for the Martinez family of the Revilla area (Ciudad Guerrero).
Do you have ancestors who participated in the War of 1812? Maybe? Well, the popular FGS War of 1812 Webinar Series from last summer which featured J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA, and Craig Scott, MA, CG, is available for free for a limited time.
On Genea-Musings, Randy goes over the new FamilySearch Family Tree Census Source Tracker feature.
Yesterday, Ancestry.com added 2 new databases for the Czech Republic.
And USGenWeb uploaded files of various records for various counties in the following US states: California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia, and Washington.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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11 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Tuesday, 4 Mar 2014

3/4/2014

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11 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Tuesday, 4 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

Here's another new-to-me genealogy/family history related internet radio broadcast -- You Got Roots? from AAGSAR!! Check it out live on Sunday evenings, and, of course, their broadcasts are archived on BlogTalkRadio.
On the Ancestry blog, Michael Lawless tells about the new Find A Grave Mobile App for iOS.
On the HistoryGeo blog, Greg Boyd gives a list of the new index and map additions to its online subscription collection.

Clearly, the genealogy community wants to see a change and needs a change in the traditional formats of conferences. Here are 2 blog posts and a conversation on Google+ talking about some proposed changes: from Amy Coffin on The We Tree Genealogy Blog, Exploring New Formats for Genealogy Instruction; from the blog Their Child: RootsTech Part 2: The diversity problem and why a 99% white conference is a problem in 2014; from Leslie Lawson on Google+: "I'd like to see this conversation take off...". What are your thoughts? What would you like to see at conferences? Suggestions? Ideas? What and how would you like to learn at conferences? What do you need and how do you need it? Now's the time to be heard. Comment below.
Merge your different types of files into one PDF, Word, or Excel file with MergeFil.es. (Lifehacker)
Did your British soldier ancestor soldier die in World War I? This collection might be handy for your research when it comes online. (HistoryExtra.com)
Did your Twitter account get reset? Twitter had an "oopsie". Here's how to handle it from The Next Web.
On Family Tree Maker User, Russ explains how he cleans up citations after merging. [Handy.]
On Genea-Musings, Randy gives a thorough first look at the Rootsmagic App for Android.
Yesterday, Ancestry made several types of additions yesterday to its online subscription collections. They added a bunch of indexes for information on 3rd party websites for Rootsweb, Ireland, Canada, and the US states of: Michigan, New York, and Ohio. They also added a new database to their collection for Australia.
And USGenWeb uploaded files of various records in various counties yesterday for the following US states: California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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8 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Monday, 3 Mar 2014

3/3/2014

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8 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Monday, 3 Mar 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow

Have Australian roots? Here's a new-to-me Australian-based genealogy-related podcast: Genies Down Under. Hat tip to Jill Ball on her blog GeniAus for spotlighting it.
Using DNA for genealogy? The Legal Genealogist has a good blog post that explains X inheritance. [Handy for me as I have an X chromosome match in my list of DNA matches.]
For Evernote users: The Evernote blog recently spotlighted the PDF Pen. [Very handy.]

Have roots in New Mexico? On the New Mexico Genealogical Society blog, Robert highlights some online research resources.
Going to Jamboree? They have a "Share a Memory of the 1960's" contest going on through May 1st. Check out the details. [Personally, I've no memories of the 1960's. None. But I do have some family photos that show my family existed in the 1960's "before me." They don't look as happy as the "after me" photos, though. ;) ]
On the Archives.com blog, Pam explains how to search by record type in their online databases.
Yesterday, USGenWeb uploaded 56 files of tombstones photos for the US state of Florida.
And Genealogy Trails recently uploaded various records for various counties in the following US states: Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Delaware.

Other things that might interest you. Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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