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Archive for September, 2012
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D. Joshua Taylor, the New England genealogy expert who delivered
genealogy news to several famous folks on NBC’s “Who Do You think You
Are?” is hard at work putting together the Connecticut
Genealogy Crash Course webinar he’ll present next Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.
Eastern Time.
Josh shares these Connecticut research tips, which he’ll expand on in the Connecticut
Genealogy Crash Course:
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Many of the common resources for Connecticut research have been published, transcribed,
retranscribed, and republished in various formats, so always look for the original
source of the information. In the webinar, we’ll discuss key resources for tracing
Connecticut families, including the Barbour and Hale records
collections, which require a bit of sleuthing to use effectively. -
Connecticut keeps probate records by districts, rather than by counties or towns.
But there’s a quick way to search all of Connecticut’s probate records through one
central source! Tune in to the webinar to learn how. -
Connecticut’s shared borders can cause dilemmas for genealogists. We’ll talk briefly
about the complexities surrounding the western border with New York and ideas for
tracing Connecticut families who might’ve spent time in and around Dutchess County,
NY. -
Subscribe to the Connecticut Society of
Genealogists‘ quarterly The
Connecticut Nutmegger. It’ll keep you up to date on Connecticut resources
and provide book reviews, record abstracts and other guidance. -
If you have a chance, visit the Connecticut State
Library. Although many of its resources are on microfilm (much of it available
through interlibrary loan or from the Family
History Library), there’s nothing like researching on-site and using resources
in the original formats.
Got Connecticut ancestors? Register
for the Connecticut Genealogy Crash Course now and you’ll save $10 with our early
bird special and get a chance to submit your Connecticut research question to Josh
ahead of time.
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Last weekend’s Family Tree University Virtual Genealogy Conference
was a great chance to learn from professional genealogy experts and
from other researchers like me via video classes, message boards and
live chats.
Mark your calendar now for our Winter
2013 Virtual Genealogy Conference, Feb. 22-24.
I’ll bring you a few of my favorite conference tips and tidbits over the next few
weeks, starting with great apps from our Best Genealogy Tablet Apps chat. Interestingly,
they’re not all expressly for doing genealogy. These are some of the apps chat host
Kerry Scott and other participants use to track their trees, manage time, digitize
documents, search websites and more:
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30/30 for time management—you work for 30 minutes or another set length of
time, then take a break (iPad) -
Ancestry for displaying
your Ancestry member tree and doing quick record lookups,
though the search capabilities are limited compared to the full version of the site (Android
and iPad) - AroundMe for finding gas stations and food in unfamiliar towns (iPad)
- CamScanner for digitizing documents and turning them into PDFs (iPad and Android)
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Civil War Today for newspaper accounts, diaries, letters
and more from this day 150 years ago (iPad) - CousinCalc for figuring out exactly how you’re related (iPad)
- DropBox for sharing and accessing files across devices (iPad and Android)
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Evernote for taking notes and making them searchable and accessible across
devices—you can get
Kerry’s video class on using Evernote for $10 off in ShopFamilyTree.com (iPad
and Android) -
Find A Grave for searching the cemetery transcriptions and info on Find A Grave
(Android) -
Focus Time for time management; you work for 25 minutes and take a 5-minute
break, with a longer break after four cycles (iPad) - GoodReader for reading PDF files (iPad)
- Google Translate (iPhone and Android)
- LastPass for keeping and generating passwords (IPad and Android)
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MyHeritage for displaying your MyHeritage family tree
and searching the site (iPad and Android) - PrinterPro for printing wirelessly from iPad to printer (iPad)
- Reeder for managing blog RSS feeds (iPad)
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RestingSpot for adding your ancestor’s burial
location GPS coordinates to the RestingSpot database (iPhone and Android) - Scanner Pro for digitizing documents and turning them into PDFs (iPad)
- Symbaloo.com as an iGoogle replacement (iPad and Android)
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Wikipanion (iPad) or Wapedia (Android) for using
Wikipedia -
Wolfram Genealogy & History Research Assistant for a variety of tools including
historical weather to an inflation calculator (iPad) -
Zite for finding news stories and blog posts about your pet topics, such as
genealogy (iPad and Android)
Video
classes from the Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference will be available soon in
ShopFamilyTree.com (and you can check
out classes from past Virtual Conferences now).
And if you’re hungry for more ways to use your iPad for genealogy, you’ll find them
in the new book Turn
Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse by Lisa Louise Cooke—click
here to learn more.
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You expect to see Halloween decorations everywhere this time of year,
but can you believe some stores are already stocking Christmas
decorations?
We’re celebrating the joys of both holidays—as well as Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s
Day, Easter, Earth Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and other special days throughout
the year—with an upcoming book called Hilarious Holiday Photos.
Want to join in the fun? Share your funny holiday photos of people or pets, and they
could appear on the book’s Facebook page and even in the book itself.
For example, this Halloween photo, courtesy of a coworker here at Family Tree Magazine HQ,
cracked us up:
Like the book’s Facebook
page to see more funny photos and click
here to submit your pictures online.
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Our September 2012 Family Tree Magazine Podcast is available (and free!) for
your listening enjoyment!
Host Lisa Louise Cooke (also of the Genealogy
Gems Podcast) and guests including Family Tree Magazine contributing editor
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, FamilyTreeDNA President
Bennett Greenspan and Family Tree
University instructor Charlotte Bocage share research tips on
- preventing “sick” sources in your family tree
- documenting genealogy sources
- using DNA testing in your genealogy research
Plus, you’ll get news from the genealogy blogosphere and hear what’s coming up next
from Family Tree Magazine.
Listen to the Family Tree Magazine Podcast in iTunes or on
FamilyTreeMagazine.com. Visit
FamilyTreeMagazine.com for the show notes, too.
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David Charles Manley
CHILLICOTHE: Dave Manley passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in his Chillicothe, Ohio home.
Dave was born on March 21, 1960 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
He graduated from Newark High School, Newark, Ohio then enlisted in the United States Navy where he served his country for four years.
He lived and worked in Chillicothe at the VA Medical Center.
Dave is survived and will be missed greatly by his children, Dava Wahl of Newark, Ohio, and her daughter, Daelyn; son, David Manley of Newark, OH; parents, Dee and Ron Manley of Newark; brothers, Jim (Paula) Manley of Overland Park, Kansas, Doug (Dodi) Manley of Forest Hill, MD; sisters, Deanna Heriot of Sumter, SC, and Danene Manley of Newark; step- brothers, Tim (Ava) Manley of Huntington, WVA, Gary (Roxanne) Manley of Sandusky, OH; step-sisters, Sue (Carl) McQuaid of Cole Grove, OH, Cathy Conard of Huntington, WVA; also surviving are many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Dave loved music and will always be remembered for his great sense of humor and ability to make us all laugh.
Condolences may be sent to davamanley03@yahoo.com
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To celebrate the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the US
Constitution, the National
Archives is featuring a “Tweet the Preamble” contest now through Sept. 17 on
Twitter (@usnatarchives). The
archives’ Twitter followers can enter by summarizing the Preamble of the Constitution
in 140 characters (using #Constitution225). The Archivist of the United States will
choose the winner, who will receive a pocket Constitution from the Foundation for
the National Archives. Get more
contest details here.
The Kansas Historical Society (KHS) has announced
that 250,000 images from its record collections have been uploaded uploaded to Kansas
Memory, KHS’s online archive of photographs, letters, government records, newspapers
and objects. You can search teh collections or browse by place, date, topic,
record type or any number of other ways. You
can see the 250,000th image on the KHS blog.
Genealogy website ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk is celebrating
its 10th birthday this month. Since its launch in mid-September 2002, the site
has grown to more than 90 million digital records and more than one million registered
users from across the world,making it the biggest online resource for Scottish census,
birth, marriage and death records. British company brightsolid, which also owns findmypast.com,
enables ScotlandsPeople for the National Records
of Scotland.
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The Georgia state archives in Morrow,
Ga., will close to the public starting Nov. 1 due to state budget cuts, announced
Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Thursday. Staff will be cut as part of the closure.
“To my knowledge, Georgia will be the only state in the country that will not have
a central location in which the public can visit to research and review the historical
records of their government and state,” Kemp says.
The public will be able to access the archives by appointment, but appointments may
be limited. You
can read Kemp’s announcement here.
As part of a 3 percent cut ordered across the state government, Georgia Gov. Nathan
Deal instructed the
secretary of state’s office to cut its budget by $732,626 during the remainder of
this fiscal year and in the fiscal year starting next July.
“I will fight during this legislative session to have this cut restored so the people
will have a place to meet, research, and review the historical records of Georgia,”
Kemp says.
You can sign an online
petition to stop the closure on Change.org and visit the Georgians
Against Closing State Archives Facebook page here.
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For our final Guest Blog in our ‘Meet the Presenter’ series, we have a piece by genealogy
Jedi Thomas MacEntee. Here’s what he has to say:
Welcome to the Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference at Family Tree University. Once
again, I’m pleased to be a part of this unique, on-line event that provides important
educational content to the genealogy community.
What’s So Great about a Virtual Genealogy Conference?
A virtual genealogy conference is just like a conference you attend in-person but
with more flexibility and just as many opportunities to network with other genealogy
researchers. At the Fall Virtual Genealogy Conference you’ll find pre-recorded webinars
(a total of 15!), scheduled chats where you can ask the experts various questions,
a message board and even a virtual gift bag filled with genealogy goodies!
The upcoming conference is a great alternative for busy genealogists as well as those
that can’t travel long distances to attend genealogy conferences.
Why Technology Should Matter To Genealogists
I’m of an age where I remember the introduction of the personal computer and its impact
on not just genealogy, but life in general. I don’t consider myself a “techie” especially
since my academic background is more in the arts, language and literature. However,
I’ve come to realize that if I don’t keep on top of technology that I risk being left
behind. So even though it can be similar to “homework” in school, I make it a point
to stay informed and to try out different apps, websites and other technologies. I
may not incorporate them as part of my genealogy research, but knowing is better than
not knowing.
That’s why I try to ensure that several of my presentations focus on how genealogists
can use specific technologies to advance their own research. My goal is to present
these new sites and apps in an easy-to-learn atmosphere where you’ll feel comfortable
asking questions and making your own decisions as to what technology is best for your
own situation.
My Presentations and Chats
During the conference I’ll be offering three new presentations covering tips for working
with search engines, how to get what you want from the FamilySearch website, and easy
ways to use a research log for your genealogy. In addition, there will be a live,
on-line chat session covering cloud computing and genealogy where you’ll get to “pick
my brain” on various programs and which program is best for you.
are going nowhere? Learn to pull those elusive ancestors out from the depths of search
engines and genealogy websites with this session on how to sharpen your search skills.
We’ll cover Google’s Search Tools and specialty search engines including Mocavo and
others. (Recorded session)
Saints’ free genealogy website offers a plethora of searchable family trees, historical
records and resources—but how do you find what you’re looking for? This class will
show you how to become a seasoned and savvy FamilySearch navigator. (Recorded session)
Columbus, numerous noteworthy explorers kept comprehensive journals to document their
adventures, so why should your genealogical expedition be any different? In this class,
you’ll learn why you need a research log and how it can help you make genealogical
discoveries more effectively and efficiently. (Recorded session)
confusing and the concept of working with data stored on a remote server is just catching
on with the genealogy community. If you are tired of keeping your genealogy research
data on multiple CDs, DVDs, flash drives, hard drives and in different locations then
you owe it to yourself to learn more about cloud computing. During this chat you’ll
learn not only how cloud computing works, but also the latest cloud programs and how
to keep your data secure and private. (Live on-line chat session)
Stay In Touch
For me, the best part of any conference is making new genealogy friends and staying
in touch with them. Sometimes we meet up again in person, or we stay in touch on-line.
Either way, it always helps to network with other genealogists. Feel free to keep
tabs on what I’m up to by following my websites GeneaBloggers and High-Definition
Genealogy , or email me at hidefgen@gmail.com.
The conference starts TOMORROW! But there is still time to register–click
here and use the code FRIENDSOFTHOMAS at checkout to save $40.
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Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist, author and contributor to Family Tree Magazine.
Her primary passions are history and food, which she’ll blend together like cake batter
at this weekend’s Fall Virtual Conference. In this guest post, the author of From
the Family Kitchen talks in detail about her VC sessions:
Social history and genealogy go hand in hand. As family history researchers we tend
to focus solely on the dates and places of our ancestor’s life. That’s important,
but it’s one thing to know the dates and places and another to fully understand what
was going on during that historical time period. Social history is the story of people’s
everyday lives. Social history places your ancestors in context. It will even help
make your research more interesting to the non-genealogists in your family. The session
itself is called “Top 10 Tools For Social History”, in which we’ll talk about resources
you can use for any research project. These will include images, online catalogs and
collections.
My second presentation, “Cook up Answers About Immigrant Ancestors”, is a chance to
see social history in action. What does food have to do with your ancestor? Everything!
Food is so integral to everything we do in our families. It’s part of celebrations,
holidays and even somber events. Food and food history resources can help us learn
far more about our ancestors. I can’t wait to tell you about all the available resources,
such as community cookbooks.
Please join me at the Virtual Conference. What a great way to spend a weekend. Talking
genealogy from the comfort of your own home!
ACT QUICKLY:Only three days until the conference! Register now for
the Fall
Virtual Conference and save $40 with coupon code FRIENDSOFGENA.
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Lisa Louise Cooke is both an author and podcaster extraordinaire. She produces the
Genealogy Gems podcast, as well as the official podcast of Family Tree Magazine.
In this guest post, she writes an open letter to those considering coming to her sessions
for Family Tree University’s Fall Virtual Conference:
In the real estate world they say it’s all about Location, Location, Location! And
the same holds true in the Genealogy world. Location is a key element in understanding
the context of our ancestor’s lives and obtaining coveted genealogical documents.
What better way to zero in on a location than with maps? My class Best Websites
for Finding Historical Maps delivers the goods in a big way!
If you have ever listened to my show The Genealogy Gems Podcast at http://www.genealogygems.com then
you know that maps, and working with them in programs like Google Earth, is one of
my specialties. Historical maps offer an exciting way to do your own genealogical
time travel. Please join me in a map-packed half hour that will provide you the best
resources for obtaining FREE downloadable historical maps that will take you back
to the time, and place, of your ancestors. See you in class!
NOTE:Act quickly—the conference starts this Friday, Sept. 14! Register
now for the Fall
Virtual Conference and save $40 with coupon code FRIENDSOFLISACOOKE.