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November 2010 Blog Posts (30)

spencer martin

looking for family of spencer martin born 1774 north carolina rockingham died oct 30,1795 salisbury rowan co north carolina looking for the names of his parents his son was james martin thank you gloj1@yahoo.com

Added by gloria whaley on November 12, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments

spencer martin

Added by gloria whaley on November 12, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments

My New Family History Site

I've finally done it. After many years of collecting information about my family tree, I have once again attempted to put it on the internet. I didn't simply upload a gedcom file. I actually created the site page by page. I do not have everyone in my Legacy file on the site yet, but it's a start. I even scanned a few photos of my grandfather and linked a photo gallery page to his individual page. I've yet to link all of his siblings but mother and father are linked as well as his spouse, my… Continue

Added by Cynthia Perkins Beheiry on November 11, 2010 at 8:28pm — 2 Comments

New features on Beta FamilySearch

It is certainly interesting to watch the changes as the Beta.FamilySearch.org website continues to grow and improve. Thanks to Sue Maxwell at Granite Genealogy

for quickly noticing the newest changes. It looks like many of the

improvements to the Search capability and Library Catalog that were

discussed at the Bloggers' Day in Salt Lake, have now been added. The… Continue

Added by James Tanner on November 11, 2010 at 9:01am — No Comments

What do I do with all that genealogy stuff once it's in my computer?

Thanks for asking! One commentator took pity on my plight of unending

scanning and questioned me about where I put all the stuff and keep it

organized. Very interesting questions. Very difficult answers.

Have you ever looked at ads for computers? Have you ever noticed that

there are no cables in any of the pictures? Try it now. Go to Best Buy

or Amazon and look for some kind of computer. Any kind will do. If you

can't think of one, try a Dell 3.0 Ghz GX. Do… Continue

Added by James Tanner on November 10, 2010 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Build a Better GEDCOM wiki

Several bloggers put up posts about a new website called Build a Better GEDCOM Wiki. The current goals of the site include the following:

Based upon information provided on this page and others, we will attempt to build a set of goals here for the current project of replacing/updating GEDCOM. This new standard will be referred to as BG

(Better GEDCOM) in this discussion.

BG should remain a file format…

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Added by James Tanner on November 10, 2010 at 8:04am — No Comments

Hide / Hyde

Researching Hyde or Hide in Virginia. Around Nottaway VA, Amelia VA and Powhatan VA.

Added by Carolyn Hyde Carroll on November 7, 2010 at 1:25pm — No Comments

A new paradigm for genealogical investigation

In a FamilySearch Wiki article from a presentation at the NGS 2010 Conference entitled "Blazing Digital Trails at FamilySearch"

Bill Mangum, of Product Management explains the process of record

acquisition used by FamilySearch to augment its already huge collection

of documents. In addition to giving some interesting insights into the

FamilySearch record acquisition process, the process… Continue

Added by James Tanner on November 5, 2010 at 8:40am — No Comments

The challenge of moving beyond PAF

Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is probably the most influential lineage

linked database program in the world. To quote BradJackman on LDSTech back in 2008,

" However, I think most genealogists will agree that PAF still holds a

major position in the field, and it's ease of use, simple GUI, and huge

user base make it a force to be reckoned with, not some little

freeware experiment to be swept under the rug."… Continue

Added by James Tanner on November 3, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Ballaymeath Myth or Reality.... Londonderry, Northern Ireland Riddell Family

Please see my website for a detailed analysis of this place in Londonderry County, Northern Ireland in regard to the Riddell Family: http://ning.it/boyREk
Sources included.

Added by Gwynn Socolich on November 1, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments