I heart the Tennessee State Library & Archives 🙂 This week they announced on their blog the new availability of two microfilm scanners attached to computers to allow for digital capture. I was quite happy to hear the news because I have been wanting this for years now. The Nashville Public Library has two […]
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Can my friends help me out?? I have added a plugin that allows you to comment on my blog using the Facebook Comments API. This is a short-term test and I may not keep it. But, the only way to get a feel for how it works is to have some test users. Won’t you help?
This week Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun is one I could do quite easily without a second thought. Here’s the task: 1) Think of the genealogy related wishes you have – what education, database, or information would make your genealogy research dreams come true? Be specific – as many wishes as you want to list!
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A week ago Friday night while participating in the GeneaBloggers Blog Talk Radio session I won a 3-month “Pro” subscription to Geni.com. I am quite excited! When I read the description of the session and learned that Noah Tutak, CEO of the company, would be interviewed, I knew I needed to listen. I have had
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I just can’t do anything with it. Inspired by RootsTech I finally decided to further investigate something I’ve been curious about – how to go about creating apps for Android & iPhone. I am so not a programmer/developer but I’ve heard of programs that allow non-developers to create apps and tried a few of them.
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During the past few years I’ve begun several indexing projects – newspapers, yearbooks, etc. As I do the indexing, I sometimes become interested in researching the names I come across. Naturally, I want to share this information as broadly as possible. Yet, I feel limited in my options to do so. So, here is a
This afternoon, one of my genea-buddies posted a blog post about the benefits of joining a genealogy society. She notes that membership of gen societies are down and ponders how more genealogists can be recruited to join & she offers great examples of how mutually beneficial the relationship can be. As I read her post,
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I’m in the middle of working on a presentation that I have due tomorrow, but I had to take a break to do this post before I forget about it. So, today I’m in the car on the way home listening to my first Genealogy Guys Podcast. A few minutes into it, I learn from
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I know I shouldn’t be shopping for me, but, an opportunity presented itself to me this afternoon and I could not say no. Background: Last week I emailed a co-worker of mine who has years of photography experience to ask a question. I wanted to know how I could rig a set-up like this. so
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Meet Ella. Ella was the daughter of Sophie Napier Watkins (1854-1917). Sophie was a cook at Helen Keller’s home. For the past couple of years, I’ve been working off an on with family members of Ella & Sophie to determine if I could help document the family oral history that they were related to James
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