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9 Genealogy Things You Need to Know Today, Tuesday, 3 June 2014

6/3/2014

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9 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know Today, Tuesday, 3 June 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow #familytree

On the Genealogy-on-TV front: PBS' Find Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. begins 23 Sep 2014; PBS' other popular genealogy show Genealogy Roadshow will be back for a 2nd season as well and they're looking for family stories -- submit now for consideration; and yesterday on Facebook Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak shared a photo of Valerie Bertinelli in London filming her episode of the latest WDYTYA?...when will it be? Who knows. But? Valerie Bertinelli!!
Apple has announced their version of cloud storage to rival both Dropbox and Google Drive. (Business Insider). [I wonder if they're too late?]
As she tends to do, The Legal Genealogist breaks down all the legalese and makes this "demurrer" understandable without being "multifarious" or "prolix".
While I wish they'd update it, I've always loved GenSmarts. On the Rootsmagic blog, Bruce gives handy tips on how to use GenSmarts and Rootsmagic together. [A winning combo!]
Yesterday, Ancestry.com updated the Texas Convict Records database and added a 3rd party web index, UK, Royal Naval Division Index.
Yesterday, FamilySearch.org added record indexes and record images for Chile, Guatemala, Peru, and Spain.
As part of their 100 in 100 Campaign, findmypast.com has added record sets 57 (Berkshire Marriages) and 58 (Berkshire Burials).
Recently, Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Delaware, Mississppi, New York, and Pennsylvania.
USGenWeb Archives volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records yesterday of various counties in the following US states: Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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Are you thinking about writing your family story and wondering what technology tool would be best to help you our with that? Try watching The Armchair Genealogist's YouTube Video series about Scrivener.

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 Today, Monday, 2 June 2014

6/2/2014

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7 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know Today, Monday, 2 June 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow #familytree

The Goodreader iOS app was just updated with some pretty neat tools for both reading and annotating documents. [Learn how to use Goodreader and another app for genealogy.]
The IFTTT service that entices you to automate your online life is getting more and more popular: Automate Your Life and Jog with Todoist and IFTTT (makeuseof.com) and Tasker and IFTTT: The Perfect Automation Duo for Android (makeuseof.com)
Learn how to access the historical Lloyd's Register of Ships.
From Ancestry.com: Have roots in Wisconsin? They have a research guide for that now, and check out their upcoming events for June.
Have roots in Sussex County, New Jersey? On Geneamusings, Randy shows you how he found his Sussex County, New Jersey probate records.
Recently, Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records for various counties in the following US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.
USGenWeb Archives volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records yesterday of various counties in the following US states: Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.

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If you have Norwegian roots, you'll want to spend some time looking at all the research resources on DigitalArkivet. (Use Google Translate to translate it to English.)

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

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
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6 Genealogy Things You Need to Know Today, Sunday, 1 June 2014

6/1/2014

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6 #Genealogy Things You Need to Know Today, Sunday, 1 June 2014, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #needtoknow #familytree

Have roots in Delaware? [Why, yes I do!] Take a Sunday stroll through the University of Delaware's online digital collections -- photos, letters, yearbooks, postcards, and more.
Are you using all the features of Dropbox? Mashable has a list of 10 things you might not know you can do with Dropbox.
Find upcoming genealogy and family history conferences near you on Jen Baldwin's Conference Keeper.
Explore and plan your family history online learning opportunities for the upcoming week on Dear Myrtle's Geneawebinar Calendar.
USGenWeb Archives volunteer contributors uploaded various types of records yesterday of various counties in the following US states: Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Have piles of "stuff" you've been meaning to scan and digitally organize? Join us in the Sunday ScanDay Facebook Group and let's get it done together virtually today at 3pm CT. Together, we got this.

Did you miss a day this past week? Maybe?

Yesterday's Need to Know mentioned Tonia's new tool in her DNA toolbox and 7 other things.
Friday's Need to Know mentioned findmypast's 4 Devon record sets they added to their online collections and 8 other things.
Thursday's Need to Know spotlighted a handy little note-taking tool for the Chrome browser and 6 other things.
Wednesday's Need to Know highlighted the Museum of the History of Polish Jews' launch of the YIVO Digital Archive and 8 other things.
Tuesday's Need to Know mentioned The Ancestor Hunt's 10 ways to compare Ancestor Photos with software and 10 other things.
Monday's Need to Know listed the one thing you needed to know on Memorial Day.
And last Sunday's Need to Know highlighted a story about a World War II Vet's submarine memories and his losses and then listed 5 other genealogy things.

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