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Comment on ProGenealogists Researchers for “Who Do You Think You Are?” by The Backstory of the WDYTYA? Emmitt Smith Episode on NBC

The Backstory of the WDYTYA? Emmitt Smith Episode on NBC — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:02:18 +0000

[...] time. There’s a tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes. As you will note below, the research team at ProGenealogists was involved in the research of Smith’s ancestry, as they were involved in the research for all seven [...]

Comment on Filling in the Ten-Year Gap by Lesa19Holder

Lesa19Holder — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:14 +0000

If you are in the corner and have no money to get out from that point, you would have to take the business loans. Just because it should help you emphatically. I get commercial loan every year and feel myself fine just because of this.

Comment on Ancestry’s New(ish) Wildcard Search Capabilities by The ProGenealogists® Genealogy Blog » Be Smarter than the Search Engine

The ProGenealogists® Genealogy Blog » Be Smarter than the Search Engine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:12:08 +0000

[...] Lindsay recently wrote about performing wildcard searches on Ancestry.com. The following is a case study in using search engines that focuses on using the search engine on [...]

Comment on Witches in Your Family Tree by The ProGenealogists® Genealogy Blog » Witches in Your Family Tree | Drakz Free Online Service

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:46:59 +0000

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Comment on Make 2010 a Milestone Year for your Family History by JonathanOregon

JonathanOregon — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:03:53 +0000

Can I add one more item to the list of resolutions? Explore new genealogy resources on the web. I created a genealogy question and answers web site. You are welcome to stop by and participate in the community or simply give me some feedback on the site – genanswers.com

Thanks – Jonathan Whitman

Comment on Of History Detectives, Footnotes and Methodologies by The ProGenealogists® Genealogy Blog » Of History Detectives … | detectiveagency

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:46:19 +0000

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Comment on Of History Detectives, Footnotes and Methodologies by Angela Destro

Angela Destro — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:35:52 +0000

I like the article, but could someone take a moment to explain the difference between “historical” and “genealogical” research methods? I have read a few sources on genealogical research and source types, such as primary and secondary, but the most interesting information I have usually comes from “family stories”, magazine articles, historical books from the library, newspapers, etc. While these “sources” cannot usually document a direct lineage, they sure are fun! So what’s the diff?

Comment on Try Something New! by The ProGenealogists® Genealogy Blog » Of History Detectives, Footnotes and Methodologies

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:29:57 +0000

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Comment on Computer Tricks 3 – Naming Electronic Files by Arthur Dirks

Arthur Dirks — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:07:13 +0000

I’ve bookmarked and returned to this page several times, as I struggle with this same problem. This is among the closest I’ve found to a useful idea for me as I rethink it all. For more than a decade I’ve tried many naming conventions and variations for what have become thousands of images and files. A scanned image often lands in a half-dozen places besides my family history file, in several croppings, resolutions, and states of digital improvement. Over time the same image can have many filenames, and I have wasted cumulative hours, if not days, trying to locate and identify the best version of perhaps slightly different images shot at the same time. Often I create yet another version from an original. My family images are associated with a text file with full description, provenance and identifications. Documents also get a transcription and a pdf. I’ve tried to work with metadata to differentiate versions, but entering and maintaining it is cumbersome and uncompressed formats don’t carry it. A clear file name is required to associate and reference all these related data. THAT SAID – your scheme has promise, particularly for documents and some photos – group photos might be a challenge. I like the rationale of your system, beginning with surname and including birth year – followed by date and subject. I’m looking for ways to adapt this for my needs, but I suspect you came up on a Mac without the old Intel filename restrictions. I would find more than a 30-character filename cumbersome, requiring side-scrolling in lists, and perhaps error-prone. A numbering scheme, preferred by more impersonal researchers, is much clearer and shorter but not user-friendly. So, now I’m moving toward conventionalizing on a filename with: a 4- or 5-character consistent surname abbreviation with unique initials – birthdate (if known) – document date (if known) – document nature abbreviation – version abbreviation (including resolution). And I’ll try to get it all under 20 or so characters. Now I just have to figure out how (or whether) to migrate to it.
Thanks for sharing your methods.

Comment on Archives de Paris by Kyle Betit

Kyle Betit — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:22:14 +0000

The Paris vital records 1500s-1902 may now be accessed online: http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/index.php