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How To Back Up Your Genealogy Research
Recently one of my young adult children had a panic filled moment and I received a frantic text just before midnight! The old laptop would not turn on and there were important files needed for an upcoming presentation. No worries, right? Where are your files backed up? Well…..these files were never backed up! Not in the cloud or on an external device. Eeek!!!!!!* Could this happen to you? Are your genealogy files at risk for being lost if your computer gives out? Sit back and get comfortable. We are going to talk about strategies for backing up your genealogy research. Tips for Backing Up Your Research Develop a habit…
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Use A Genealogy Timeline To Find Gaps In Your Research
Timelines are crucial to a genealogy researcher's search for ancestors. Explore 3 ways to create timelines for your ancestors.
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The Best Genealogy Apps To Keep You Organized
A collection of the best genealogy apps for staying organized while finding your ancestors. Make researching on the go easier with these free apps. One of the things my husband appreciates about me is that I travel light. I can pack for a week in carry-on luggage only. If need be, I can make do with just a backpack (a really stuffed backpack!). I travel light when researching on-site at repositories. You never know when you might need to move from area to area in the archives or courthouse, and I do not want to be slowed down by too much stuff. Genealogy apps on my smartphone allow me to…
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15 Posts To Help You Identify Old Photographs
Techniques and strategies to identify old photographs. Date an old photo and find other important clues in your old family photos. Do you have unidentified photographs of your ancestors in your collection? I think many genealogy researchers do. Among my own personal collection I have a large number of photographs of unknown individuals. It’s actually a wonderful problem to have! Are they family? Friends? Neighbors? I’m really not sure on some. I expect it’s a mixture of both. When you come across old family photos that are not labeled, the question very quickly becomes “How do we identify those individuals? Is it even possible?”. As researchers, we must first educate…