Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T05:58:25ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10507933089?profile=RESIZE_180x180&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.genealogywise.com/group/internetresearchtipstreasures/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=28s6kjpr44kls&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat new search enginetag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-03-28:3463583:Topic:3344002011-03-28T12:33:34.856ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
<p>I have just found a new search engine. It went online on March 16, 2011. The search engine is only aimed at free genealogical sites. You can search on a name, date, place, etc. The search engine is:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.macavo.com">http://www.macavo.com</a></p>
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<p>I' ve been playing with it this morning and it looks like it is going to be a bonaza for researchers. It may not find the answer but it sure will give you a buch of nuggets to work…</p>
<p>I have just found a new search engine. It went online on March 16, 2011. The search engine is only aimed at free genealogical sites. You can search on a name, date, place, etc. The search engine is:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.macavo.com">http://www.macavo.com</a></p>
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<p>I' ve been playing with it this morning and it looks like it is going to be a bonaza for researchers. It may not find the answer but it sure will give you a buch of nuggets to work with..</p>
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<p> </p> GenAnswers - Genealogy Question and Answer Sitetag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-03-03:3463583:Topic:2350562010-03-03T12:19:56.927ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">I<span style=""> </span> recently started<span style=""> </span> GenAnswers,<span style=""> </span> a free genealogy question and answer community site.<span style=""> </span> It is still in Beta but we already have a number of community members<span style=""> </span> asking and<br></br> answering questions.<span style=""> </span> The site is similar to sites like Yahoo! Answers, but is focused exclusively on genealogy and family…</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">I<span style=""> </span> recently started<span style=""> </span> GenAnswers,<span style=""> </span> a free genealogy question and answer community site.<span style=""> </span> It is still in Beta but we already have a number of community members<span style=""> </span> asking and<br/> answering questions.<span style=""> </span> The site is similar to sites like Yahoo! Answers, but is focused exclusively on genealogy and family history.<span style=""> </span> GenAnswers members are able to post their questions and help others by answering questions.<span style=""> </span> Along the way, members earn points for their participation, creating some friendly competition.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Please come take a look around. Sign up if you like. Ask your questions and answer questions to help others.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Jonathan</p> Cool Tools!tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Topic:676022009-07-17T21:41:48.071ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
Marilin Meghan Dunsmore posted on a blog earlier about Bubbl.us, a mind-mapping, or creative brainstorming software online (free, of course), and it reminded me of some of the other cool tools I use for my online genealogy research. I thought this group would be a great place to talk about this subject and share! These are my current top 3 favorites:<br />
1. <b><a href="http://evernote.com/" target="_blank">Evernote.com</a></b> - basic accounts are free. Store notes, clips, pictures, whatever…
Marilin Meghan Dunsmore posted on a blog earlier about Bubbl.us, a mind-mapping, or creative brainstorming software online (free, of course), and it reminded me of some of the other cool tools I use for my online genealogy research. I thought this group would be a great place to talk about this subject and share! These are my current top 3 favorites:<br />
1. <b><a href="http://evernote.com/" target="_blank">Evernote.com</a></b> - basic accounts are free. Store notes, clips, pictures, whatever online. You can work on different computers and keep the same files because its stored online. You can also download it to your computer, and keep it sync'd (updated) when you do use another computer. Definitely a great note-organizing program. And it works really, really well with...<br />
2. <b><a href="http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp" target="_blank">Snag-It</a></b>, or <b><a href="http://jingproject.com/" target="_blank">Jing</a></b>. Snag-It is the program you pay for, and Jing is its free counterpart - both by TechSmith (SnagIt.com or Jingproject.com) Anyway - these programs both allow you to easily grab a screen shot - but just whatever part you want, not the whole screen (unless you want that). So you can grab just a photograph, or just a page of a book, or just a paragraph - whatever! Used in conjunction with Evernote, you can grab the pic, paste it into Evernote and paste in the URL too.<br />
3. <a href="http://sharethis.com/" target="_blank">ShareThis</a>! I really like my ShareThis button that downloaded from <a href="http://www.ShareThis.com">www.ShareThis.com</a>, and now sits on my toolbar. If I go to a page and want to either e-mail it to myself, or someone else, add it to my delicious bookmarks, post to Facebook or Twitter, I just click the button and tell it where to go, and it sends the page there. So easy!<br />
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Do you have any "cool tools" that you use for online research? Map Sites!tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-13:3463583:Topic:382462009-07-13T21:33:47.306ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
Mapping out where your ancestors lived, moved to, came from, is a great way to get an idea about who they were, and where to look for records. There are tons of map sites online - some better than others. Lets share our favorites and their pros and cons. Be sure to post why you like a site that you post, along with the address!
Mapping out where your ancestors lived, moved to, came from, is a great way to get an idea about who they were, and where to look for records. There are tons of map sites online - some better than others. Lets share our favorites and their pros and cons. Be sure to post why you like a site that you post, along with the address! Free Online Resources at the Family History Centerstag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-12:3463583:Topic:325902009-07-12T21:03:52.632ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
Family History Centers are a great place to further your research for free. Of course you can always rent any of the millions of films available from the Family History Library (Salt Lake), but the Centers also offer free access to several "pay" websites, for use while in the Family History Center.<br />
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Those websites include:<br />
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<b>Footnote.com</b> - millions of original images from the US National Archives - full Rev War pension files, and lots of other military records, city directories,…
Family History Centers are a great place to further your research for free. Of course you can always rent any of the millions of films available from the Family History Library (Salt Lake), but the Centers also offer free access to several "pay" websites, for use while in the Family History Center.<br />
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Those websites include:<br />
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<b>Footnote.com</b> - millions of original images from the US National Archives - full Rev War pension files, and lots of other military records, city directories, newspapers and more.<br />
<b>Genline.com</b> - "the" Swedish research site online<br />
<b>Godfrey Memorial Library</b> - a private genealogy library in CT, with lots of unique databases, access to lots of newspaper databases (including Access NewspaperArchives), and a whole host of other website links. Really an underutilized treasure.<br />
<b>Heritage Quest Online</b> - Census records, genealogy books, Rev War pension files (the 'short' versions), Freedman's Bank Records, and US Serial Set - oh and PERSI (PERiodical Source Index)<br />
<b>World Vital Records</b> - vital records, newspapers, books, publications - quite a bit of everything.<br />
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Its a great idea to "test drive" some of the pay sites before you subscribe, and this is one of the best ways to do it, since they are full-featured and completely FREE at the Family History Centers. How do you keep up with all the new information available on the internet for genealogical research?tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-10:3463583:Topic:170422009-07-10T23:03:02.847ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
Some days it seems like I'm spending hours just keeping up with things - reading twitter "tweets" which usually take me to personal blogs, which often then lead me to other articles, to trying to stay on top of the in-print journals and magazines that seem to arrive in the mail every week. But I wouldn't trade any of them - they all keep me informed of what's new and what's upcoming. How do you keep up with genealogy news?
Some days it seems like I'm spending hours just keeping up with things - reading twitter "tweets" which usually take me to personal blogs, which often then lead me to other articles, to trying to stay on top of the in-print journals and magazines that seem to arrive in the mail every week. But I wouldn't trade any of them - they all keep me informed of what's new and what's upcoming. How do you keep up with genealogy news? Which states do you think have the best/worst availability of online records - original images or otherwise?tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-10:3463583:Topic:170122009-07-10T22:59:38.846ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
I love starting out research in a state and finding that their birth or death certificates for a large range of years are available online! Or next to that, finding that they have those vital records indexed, and searchable, even if the actual document will require a fee. Arizona tops my list with searchable birth and deaths ranging from 1844 to 1958, and the results including a PDF of the actual certificates. Other states however are quite "stingy" with their information it seems. What states…
I love starting out research in a state and finding that their birth or death certificates for a large range of years are available online! Or next to that, finding that they have those vital records indexed, and searchable, even if the actual document will require a fee. Arizona tops my list with searchable birth and deaths ranging from 1844 to 1958, and the results including a PDF of the actual certificates. Other states however are quite "stingy" with their information it seems. What states do you like or dislike? What search engines do you use most for your genealogical research?tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-10:3463583:Topic:169582009-07-10T22:53:10.953ZCharles Donaghehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CharlesDonaghe
There are so many good search engines out there, and some seem to be better than others for genealogical research. Google does a pretty good job of finding appropriate results, but I also like Clusty because of the ability to sort the results by type (marriage, vital, biography, etc), and also by what kind of sites they are (.org, .gov, .us, .net, etc). What other search engines have you found that give good appropriate results for your genealogy searches?
There are so many good search engines out there, and some seem to be better than others for genealogical research. Google does a pretty good job of finding appropriate results, but I also like Clusty because of the ability to sort the results by type (marriage, vital, biography, etc), and also by what kind of sites they are (.org, .gov, .us, .net, etc). What other search engines have you found that give good appropriate results for your genealogy searches?