An obscure and often overlooked button on your Microsoft Office toolbar—a thing called “macros”—can save you time, tedium, and trouble when you need to do a repetitive change across a lot of text or data. The macro I will describe below cut my work time by 97%!
…Introduction to Macros: Automating Repetitive TasksRead More »
Introduction to Macros: Automating Repetitive Tasks Read More »
Today, as I watch the Notre Dame Cathedral in flames, I know I cannot put this post off any longer. Our research is a fragile thing, if dependent upon paper files. It’s unsafe if dependent upon a single copy in any form. Not even two copies will save it in a disaster, if both are kept together. You’ve heard it all before. You need to commit to paperless genealogy. But today, please hear it and act.
…Paperless genealogy: A commitmentRead More »
Paperless genealogy: A commitment Read More »
You know if you are one. You have been longing for a way to make genealogy your daily bread and butter. Or, maybe a sideline income or a retirement gig. It’s happening—the rise of the genealogy entrepreneur. I can feel it, and I like it.
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Rise of the genealogy entrepreneur Read More »
Genealogy friends, if I told you a free product could capture source citation information instantly for most sources in online catalogs with one click of your mouse, would you believe me? Instant citations? It is bonafide, proven, and you can prove it to yourself this very day.
…Instant citations: Zotero’s Magic BulletRead More »
Instant citations: Zotero’s Magic Bullet Read More »
In genealogy, we record names, places and sources reflecting worldwide cultures. Sometimes this requires special characters we do not find on our standard keyboards. But hidden on your PC is a way to include them. And it’s free! …
López? Dvořák? Genealogy and special charactersRead More »
López? Dvořák? Genealogy and special characters Read More »
It’s happening. Cursive writing is dying, suffocated by neglect. For genealogy to live past it, cursive reading must live long and prosper.
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Here dies cursive writing. Long live cursive reading.Read More »
Here dies cursive writing. Long live cursive reading. Read More »
Is it life or is it décor? Being a genealogist changes us. Even the walls of Cracker Barrel breathe and talk, reminding us of the value and fate of every man and woman.
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A Genealogist at Cracker BarrelRead More »
A Genealogist at Cracker Barrel Read More »
UPDATE: The problem has been solved by the solutions presented here.
You’ve been waiting for me to make up my mind about the Big Three in my Desktop Dilemma Series, and I’ve been waiting for one last — and most important — evaluation: Can RootsMagic effectively sync with Ancestry.com? …
RootsMagic’s TreeShare for Ancestry–hopeful solution for those API errors?Read More »
RootsMagic’s TreeShare for Ancestry–hopeful solution for those API errors? Read More »
The Golden Rule — the law of reciprocity — offers a great maxim to apply to our world of genealogy. Most of us live far from the places our ancestors lived. We depend on others to make the local records safe, organized, and available — preferably in digital online form. The Golden Rule suggests we first do for others what we hope they’ll do for us. How many of us are doing that?
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The Golden Rule of Genealogy VolunteerismRead More »
The Golden Rule of Genealogy Volunteerism Read More »
You’ve invested a day off and a tank of gas to have a precious four hours at an ancestral county courthouse, state archive, or local library. You want to make the most of every minute. Here’s my high-powered hit-and-run data grabbing technique to get home with maximum ancestral data in minimum time. …
High-powered hit-and-run data grabbing techniqueRead More »
High-powered hit-and-run data grabbing technique Read More »
