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"I am currently undertaking a research project looking at the passengers on the SS Torilla and SS Roscommon that brought my parents as young children to Queensland, Australia in the early 1910s. The aim of the project is to see if any…"

"Congratulations Cathy! That will make a good combination for your Scottish research. :)"

"I have just completed the 8 DNA courses as my electives. Some good information in those!"

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"September Virtual Meeting United Kingdom & Ireland (English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish) Records courses with Brenda Wheeler PLCGSSunday, September 26th at 7 PM EDT Time Zone Convertor: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ MEETING…"

"September Virtual Meeting United Kingdom & Ireland (English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish) Records courses with Brenda Wheeler PLCGSSunday, September 26th at 7 PM EDT Time Zone Convertor: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ MEETING…"

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"@Gaynol ... That's a great solution, especially because I tend to use Google docs, which doesn't have a small caps feature like Word or Pages. Simply lowering the font size for any surname text that is typed in all caps would look less…"

"Gaynol - I like that. Using the "Small caps" feature under the Font settings will capitalize surnames without being so distracting. "

"I seems from what I've heard in methodology chats that capitalization is losing ground as being the standard unless it is to avoid confusion, such as differentiating the surname JAMES from the given name James. But I know consistency of…"

"Hi Drew yes, I was taught to use Caps for surnames and still see it being used. It does make it easier to pick out Surnames in a long article in a Newsletter, for example. (My genealogy society newsletter still uses it) Some people find it…"

"Hello. The methodology part 4 materials say we should capitalize surnames. I remember when that was a thing with older programs, like PAF. But is this still considered a best practice? I know familysearch.org now asks for "normal…"