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Donna B. So far I am not seeing where the connector is not getting the essentials. Since you have be …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
I know Zotero is a citation manager developed to quickly import citation information from a source …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
Donna B. - That is similar to the approach I took when setting up how I was going to do citations in …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
7 years ago
Given that they are so similar, perhaps my choice of which one to use will be based on the "ico …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
I use different Scriveners for each question or story I am trying to write. It helps me to stay focu …In: Work flow
7 years ago
Hi Donna, in Zotero I used Donna B.'s to do list idea. I made folders called Stories to Tell an …In: Work flow
7 years ago
It seems there are a number of Item types that can be used for the same kind of record. All of them …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
Thank you, Fred. I got it to work! Here is the updated version:
First
New Hanover County, NC, Deed …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
Several years ago while in Arizona I met a student from the University. I don't remember the na …In: Whether the "n.d." for "no date" should be manual or automated
7 years ago
I tried it out using Book Section and this is what I got:
First:
New Hanover County, NC, Deed Bool …In: Slave Deed
7 years ago
Thanks, Donna. I did look at some of those discussions on the forums as well which is why I asked. E …In: Whether the "n.d." for "no date" should be manual or automated
7 years ago
Megan, the more I think about the citation and because the UK has both civil and parish registers I …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan, Here is a link to the GRO's webpage that explains that they hold a copy of all registers …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
On the AOL webmail, you get the snapshot option. I also get the snapshot option after clicking the p …In: Emails in Gmail--a convoluted partial capture process
7 years ago
Thanks, Donna! Are the [ ] to remind you to change the text style?In: Are you adding photographs, postcards, funeral mass cards to Zotero?
7 years ago
Personally, I see no problem eliminating the auto-insertion of n.d.In your contemplations are you co …In: Whether the "n.d." for "no date" should be manual or automated
7 years ago
In my collection of genealogical related material, I have a number of photographs both old and new. …In: Are you adding photographs, postcards, funeral mass cards to Zotero?
7 years ago
Got a reply to my question how the records are kept and forwarded to the GRO. The originals are stil …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan, Those are great questions. I would be asking the GRO. All the ones I have I obtained in perso …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Given that the "certificate" came from the GRO my citation would be:
Wolverhampton, Engla …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan, I found one of the links https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/civreg/On the page is the followin …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Given the date, yours has been transcribed from the original register entry. I am trying to find my …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan, is the "certificate" you received a copy of the register page or a transcription?In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan, I don't know if the registrars in England still use an actual register for BMD's or …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
When I was in England back in 2007 the original registers were in the local registration office and …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Donna, Here is a classic example of Ancestry changing the name of a database and it happens every co …In: Do we need access dates for web sources?
7 years ago
Megan my citation for Dorcus would look something like this:
Wolverhampton, England, birth register …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
These are my citations for the two "certificates" above. I haven't played with these …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Megan You don't need to include when you received the "certificate." However, you do …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
"Do we need access dates for web sources?" Unequivocally Yes with a few caveats. :)As gene …In: Do we need access dates for web sources?
7 years ago
A PDF seems to be the way to go as they do make it harder to change what was originally written. Esp …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
I don't have any testimony of the slaves in the cases but what is there are all their names and …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
Some of the attachments converted others were not found. But I think I still have most of them somew …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
Donna, you are scaring me! I have one ancestor who was a slave owner and because of several lawsuits …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
I started the blog a year ago just after RootsTech. I wanted a place where I could share the family …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
Just thought of another application for the related tab. Using it for all the documents and images I …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
Linda, I don't envy you. One of my mom's friends went to Norway last year to visit. He wan …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
No, Aol doesn't have an export option. I did purchase a program that converted the PFC file to …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
Here is my conundrum. I have a boatload of email saved in the old desktop version of AOL. Several ye …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
This is what I get with just no. in the date field without any numbers.
"Birth Certificate of …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
I have never been able to make the traditional use of surname files work for me. I didn't like …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
Hi Megan,
If I remember correctly the 375/1898 is a certificate number. I might try putting no. for …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Zotero is replacing my todo list spreadsheets with the benefit of putting everything together. It so …In: Which Item Types are you using?
7 years ago
Thanks, Donna! I am now doing a happy dance. Tried an experiment to see if I could attach a Scrivene …In: Work flow
7 years ago
You just inspired me again! I have been entering Austrian parish register entries. Was using the Doc …In: Easy way to share citation entry formats
7 years ago
Prior to Zotero, I used Excell to create to-do lists. I would print them out and make notes on the p …In: Work flow
7 years ago
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