Are you tired of juggling numerous apps and tech products while delving into your family history? I totally understand the struggle. That’s why I want to share my streamlined “tech stack” with you, providing insights into the tools I rely on to boost my efficiency as I pursue my family history. The top 5 items […]
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I am on a mission. A mission to get as many family documents from my mother, as I can. It seems like every time I visit her, she pulls out more and more photos and papers that I did not previously know about. While I am loving it, I am also being deliberate in having
Would You Scan Both? Read More »
If your computer crashed RIGHT NOW, how long would it take you to get your genealogy setup back with a new computer? Fortunately, for me, I would be back up and running within 30 minutes. Let me tell you how. 1) Multiple backups for my tree – I use RootsMagic for my family tree program,
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Back in May, I did a blog post describing my approach to how I document place names in my family tree. I shared that I follow the conventions used by FamilySearch – primarily, to follow the format of (town/city) + (county) + (state) + (country). You can find that post here. I have been doing
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How we manage our photos is an important aspect of doing family history work; whether photos from the past or photos from our present – they all tell stories. Today, Facebook announced that everyone now has the ability to transfer your Facebook photos & videos into your Google Photos account. This is a handy
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This evening, I gave a presentation to the Genealogical Society of Maury County about managing digital photos. We had a great crowd and there were many questions that came up from the group. I covered 4 principles in my talk: Saving photos Organizing photos (including how & why to add metadata) Accessing your photos Preserving
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My graduate project when I obtained my library and information science degree from UNC-Chapel Hill was to index a rap music magazine. I came up with controlled terminology, created a database, and indexed issues of The Source, one of my favorite rap music magazines at the time. I was an avid reader of the publication,
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Yesterday, I was delighted to have the opportunity to present at the 30th Annual Genealogical Seminar of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. I gave a talk about using digital book collections (e.g., Google Books, the Internet Archive, and HathiTrust Digital Library) and principles in managing and organizing digital photographs. I had a blast! I was
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Just a tad bit late, here is my second post up for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks series. The Week 2 prompt is “Favorite Photo,” but rather than sharing a specific photo from my family history, I want to share an organizational strategy I’m using as I continue my mission to get my photos
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Note: This post is updated as of November 18, 2018, to reflect changes I have made in my strategies. A couple of days ago, I posted an update on my 2017 New Year’s resolutions; particularly, my work to organize my physical photo collection. Throughout this year, I’ve also been working on my digital photo organization
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