Archive for the ‘Tools’ Category
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Some of the most useful genealogy sites and locations, often are not genealogical in nature, include the following:
- Internet Archive. This site is associated with the wayback machine, for those who remember that. The site provides access to a wealth of source documents, histories, etc. All the documents provided are free of copyright encumbrances, which means that they are available for download and use. If you look around ManyRoads, you will find a host of Quebec and German documents sourced from there.
- Your library! Libraries the world over provide access to a wealth of documentation, history and today electronic media. Although I am constantly frustrated by my library’s inability to gain access to the weird texts I seek, I love the electronic access they provide me. I am even able to use their services from my home or remote locations. Included among the access services they provide are Ancestry.com and HertiageQuest.
- dlibra. This Polish group of websites (there are some 10 of them) host a wealth of documentation and maps from the past. For those seeking to unearth information about the former German lands of East & West Prussia, Silesia, and Pomerania these sites are a godsend. The quantity of documentation and its easy availability is magnificent.
- The Town Clerk. Never underestimate the value of a good town clerk. I have had a great deal of assistance come from helpful people running the Town Offices of towns from which my forebears came. They have provided me with tips, document copies and numerous pointers. Just don’t forget to be polite, ask nicely, and be appreciative!
Tags: documents, genealogy, Histories, land, ManyRoads, map, Neal, Prussia, Quebec, Site, tips
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Over the weekend I have made a few changes that “are supposed” to help make our site more accessible. I would appreciate any feedback that you might have with respect to these new tools.
Google Buzz:
On each page you should notice a button to access and use Google Buzz. Assuming you are a user of this new toolset, I would love to hear about the usefulness of the new plugin I installed.
Anrdoid/iPod formatting of ManyRoads:
I have installed a new feature that should allow easier access to ManyRoads from an Android or iPod phone. Again, please let me know how this seems to work.
Please feel free to use our contact page to send me any comments.
Tags: ManyRoads, Site
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Chrome, to my knowledge, does not ‘yet’ support reading DJVU files. I have looked up and down for a plugin without any success. If you are using Chrome on this site this deficiency will make reading documents difficult. Should you know of a way to read DJVU files in Chrome please share that with us either via comment or using our contact page.
On another note, you may have noticed that I replaced the Tweet/retweet function on this site. The previous Tweet plugin stopped working in Firefox after a software upgrade. Hopefully the new Tweet plugin will continue to work.
Tags: djvu, documents, Site
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Image & document restoration is key to successfully reading many genealogical documents. The source documents we have available to us today are often simply scanned or photographic images of original handwritten documents. Many of the originals are themselves are in poor or suspect condition even before they are digitally captured. Given that is the case, we can’t be ‘flummoxed’ because we still have to find a way to read these documents in order to decipher clues about our family’s’ past. (more…)
Tags: documents, Drouin, images, Neal
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
One of the great genealogical research problems, for me, is my recent relatives.
The folks I am refering to are either still alive or recently deceased. In either case, they are near enough that their data is most difficult to ferret out. Most marriages, births, etc that have occurred in the last 50 years and are hard or REALLY expensive to get. I guess that’s because of identify theft, etc. In any event, there are times when you (or at least I) need some of this information in order to get accurate genealogical data for select branches of the family. So are there any tricks? Well I have come up with a few. If you have others, by all means share them in our comments area! Here are mine:
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Tags: marriage, Neal, Site
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Data Quality is the first in a series of posts on “Genealogy Gotchas”.
(I thought this might present useful tips & pointers to our readers while I await your votes on my little poll.)
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Tags: altona, Deo, Deyo, Faille, genealogy, marriage, Neal, Quebec, Site, tips
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Based upon an incredible interest (110+ reads in under 24 hours is immense interest in one of my posts!), I thought folks might like to see other reviews.
As most of you, I use a LOT of tools and tricks to help me find the people and history around my family. I am happy to share my experiences and ‘insights’, such as they are, with you. However, I‘d like to take your interests into account as I build my posts- assuming you are willing to share your desires. So… (more…)
Tags: genealogy, Neal
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
It has been on my mind for quite a while that I should share a bit of insight into which Genealogy tools I find useful, have tried to use, etc.
I’ll expand this posting theme over time but here goes…
database
Genealogy Databases-
Tags: genealogy, Henss, images, ManyRoads, Neal, Rabideau, Site, TNG, wordpress
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