Transcribing Old Documents Does Not Have To Strain Your Eyes!
If you are a genealogy researcher, you no doubt have experienced difficulty reading and transcribing old documents or an ancestor’s letters. The cause might be bad handwriting or simple documents that have faded with age. [I think I inherited my bad handwriting from my ancestors! At least that’s what I’ going with.] Being able to transcribe and read those original documents or precious family heirloom letters is crucial to us as genealogy researchers. Incorrectly transcribing a record can lead to incorrect conclusions or missed information/clues about our ancestors. I was recently asked by Vivid-Pix to test a new feature in their RESTORE software. WOW, this is what every genealogist needs!…
A Complete Guide: Creating Your Genealogy Research Plan With Trello!
You know you should create a genealogy research plan for finding your ancestors, but are you wondering “How?” Maybe you’re really wondering “Why?”. Do you really need to create a genealogy research plan? Maybe you are having flashbacks to those high school term papers! I have to tell you our high school teachers were on to something! Why You Want To Create a Genealogy Research Plan Creating your genealogy research plan will: Keep you on track – and off those rabbit trails – when actively researching. Make you more efficient in your research. Save you time as you search for those ancestors. Genealogy research plans do not have to be…
Use A Genealogy Wildcard Search For Better Ancestor Search Results
It’s a wild, wild, wild(card) world of genealogy records out there! Are your ancestors hiding in them? As a researcher you perform genealogy searches daily to find your ancestors. But you wonder…. Are you maximizing your search results? Getting the best results for finding your ancestors? Are your search results limited because of misspellings and/or transcription errors? Or are you searching for ancestors but unsure of what spelling they used in the records? It’s time for a wildcard search! What is a Genealogy Wildcard Search? One of the best kept search secrets is the wildcard search that allows you to substitute the wildcard characters “*” or a “?” in place…
How To Find & Use Google Books For Genealogy Research
Genealogy researchers love books. I’m no different, but know what I love more? Free Books! Are you missing out on finding online free genealogy related books (including family histories)? If you have not already, it’s time to start exploring Google Books! What is Google Books? Google Books is a service of Google. It is essentially a very large digital public library of of books, magazines, and newspapers. Just image browsing the bookshelves of your favorite genealogy library – only digitally. Best of all, you as a genealogy researcher can potentially find thousands of family histories and other genealogy related books to read for free. (Who doesn’t like free?!) Types of…
