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Blog postEmbedding metadata in a photo is a bit like turning over a snapshot to scribble your name and a note on the back of the picture. The information travels with the photo, where ever it goes. Yes, it takes an extra step to view the metadata on a digital file, in the same way that you have to turn over a photo to read what’s recorded on the reverse.
So, What Is Metadata? Have you ever viewed the information for a digital photo and wondered where it came from and what it means? This inform -
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I’ve been a fan of Evernote since it’s 2008 debut as the one place to “Remember Everything,” but I’ve discovered how to make the Elephant do even more with How to Use Evernote for Genealogists by Kerry Scott, the newest publication from FamilyTree Books. Kerry is an Evernote master, and showed quite a few tricks I’d never considered.
Census Extracts, for starters. I’ve used spreadsheet templates successfully to extract household census information and track meande -
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October makes me long for New England. Crisp autumn days, color on the trees, and woodsmoke in the air. It's still warm enough for ancestor hunting in old cemeteries and cool enough for a real wool sweater, things we don't get much of in Southern California.
I may not be visiting my favorite villages this fall, but I'm celebrating October's Family History Month with a few special family history projects. Some have been on the ToDo list for too long, and a -
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My handwriting has changed dramatically over the years, and I don’t just mean from block letter printing to Palmer-style cursive writing. Long hours at the keyboard have made it difficult to hold a pen such that most times I much prefer typing to writing. Maybe that’s why I love looking at old handwriting. Even bad old handwriting.
My grandmother Arline’s baptismal certificate certainly isn’t an example of lovely penmanship. It seems to be a hastily completed form, sign -
Blog postWho says you can’t be two places at one time? This weekend I’ll be one of 15 presenters for the Fall 2015 Virtual Genealogy Conference presented by Family Tree University online with video classes in genetic genealogy, research strategies, genealogy technology, and ethnic research. I will also be presenting in-person at the Whittier Area Genealogical Society monthly meeting in California.
If you can’t make it to Southern California, join me for the Fall Virtual Conference and save $20 -
Blog postFound money! That’s the subject of Thomas MacEntee’s new book 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists, and in true frugal-style the ebook will be completely FREE this weekend September 4 - 6, 2015. What genealogist doesn’t want to save some cash and spend it on archival supplies or vital records instead?
As my family’s “keeper of the stuff” I’m always looking for ways to stretch my archiving budget. I was excited to download a pre-release copy of Thomas MacEntee’s new book where I fou -
Blog postI’m pleased to share the news of my feature article appearing in the September Issue of Family Tree UK, the British family history magazine published in England for over 30 years. In “How to digitise and preserve your family photos,” I had the opportunity to work with Editor Helen Tovey and learn a little more about the British genealogy community.
My article on focuses on caring for old family photos, from scanning to archiving. I selected a dozen of own favorite photos from my grand -
Blog postGroup photographs can be challenging. You may have a few in your family photo collection— unidentified headless relatives, blurred ancestors, people with phone poles sprouting from their heads.
Many times group photos are taken as an afterthought, “Quick, Quick, before everyone leaves, let’s get a picture.” We’re lucky if we get a single name hastily scrawled on the back of the picture, let alone a detailed identification of everyone in the group.
I recently took second look a -
Blog postDigital backups are easier than ever with new software, tools, and services. Join me Tuesday, July 28 for a live webinar Backup Your Research: Print and Digital featuring easy backup solutions for every genealogist. Whether you want to maintain complete control with local backup storage or automate storage in the Cloud and forget about it, there’s a backup program for you.
I admit that I’m more than a little paranoid about losing my research data, especially the hundreds of TIFF image -
Blog postI'm so glad that I'm not the only one drowning in old photos. The response to Organizing Old Family Photos with the Parking Lot System shows that a lot of family historians struggle with how to sort, label, store, and digitize family photographs, old negatives, and unidentified old photos. Last week I joined Dear MYRTLE and Cousin Russ Worthington for Mondays with Mryt Google Hangout on Air, and we had a great time chatting about the plethora of photographs demanding our attention.
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How to Archive Family Photos: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally
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