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It's been a while. But just today I have added a few graves from the Borcher's/St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Hamilton Township. It was a wonderful submission of photos from Tina Brock Smith. And the good news is, there is more to come. Here is the link to the cemetery if you would like a look:
Borcher's/St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Also I have the links to the past 2 checklists from Dear Myrtle:
APRIL Checklist.
MAY Checklist.
Good Hunting!
For us, this is Thrifty Thursday. Nowadays, thrift is in. There are an unbelievable number of free sites to help you with your research, today. Saving money on genealogy can be done. I would much prefer to spend my money on hard copy docs than on subscription sites.
I'm not saying that subscription sites can be done away with completely in your toolbox. But you can be smart about how you use them. They certainly have their place in your reseach. I keep a list of things that I can only find at a pay site. When I am ready and know I will have a lot of time, I will take a month. Most sites do offer a month at a time subscription. You should utilize that now and then.
Because this is a INGenWeb related blog, I will start with the obvious. The USGenWeb has a site for every county in every state. Make the USGenWeb your first stop. Go to the State site and look at their archives and projects; then to the county site in which you are doing research. See what they have online, or are linked to. Look for a list of "look-up volunteers" on the site. They are volunteering to help you in your research. Utilize them.
Secondly, find the library site for the state/county you are researching in. Often overlooked, library sites can offer a lot of data. Make sure you check it out. If there is not a link on the county site, just use you favorite search engine to find it.
Third is the local genealogical society. Not every county has one, nor do most offer free data, but sometimes one gets lucky. Also some gen societies offer great things at very low prices. One example is the Brown County society. It offers "Family Studies" for a number of surnames in Brown County. They are a wonderful resource! The price was very affordable.
I hope post #1 has been helpful. I will be posting more free or bargain basement aids, tools and tips for research.
Good Hunting!^..^
RootsMagic left a comment telling me how to get the same kind of report in RootsMagic. I have been playing around with it and it works. One thing that is different is that it cuts out a step. I don't have to save the report at all. When I click 'create' report, it shows the report and allows me to print or to copy. If you click 'copy', it copies to clipboard. Cuts out a step! In FTM I would have to save as a .txt file, copy/paste from that to blog or wherever, and delete the .txt file.
I'm going to have to think about a how to book for the program!
I had already discovered how much I loved the 'Individual Summary' report.
I may just be able to get rid of the lifevest (FTM) afterall!!
Thank you again, RootsMagic!
It would appear that FamilyTreeMaker still leads the pack, at least in Jackson County Researchers. RootsMagic runs at at second though. I haven't tried the new Version 4 of RootsMagic. I didn't feel I knew enough about the Version 3 to know what was different. As I understand it, it is a completely new program, I believe I've heard it called a complete rewrite.
I was a little surprised when Legacy showed 0 users. It usually makes a showing on every list. It is much more complicated than FTM, a bit of a learning curve to switch to it. Though it does have a free Standard edition you can try. Actually it is a basic program that would be quite adequate for your research, and free is always good. Only the extra bells and whistles are missing.
I am afraid I reinstalled my old FTM just for the Ahnentafel Genealogy Report. It will print the sources as endnotes and facts along with the people. I was unable to get RootsMagic to do that as it had the Ahnentafel listed, but it was in the List catagory, it just wasn't what I wanted. So I have sinned. I wasn't going to use anything but RootsMagic. :o( But on the upside I am again making the reports I wanted. So all is good.
I have been using the reports to create a blog entry on my personal genealogy blog called TwigTalk to celebrate Women's History Month. I've got posts going up strictly on my female ancestors. This week and next will be a daily posting celebrating some of the women in my file. It's a good time to think and honor the women in your family and the contributions they have made.
Dear Myrtle's FINALLY GET ORGANIZED: 2009 monthly checklist
Dear Myrtle is one of the blogs you should be following. She is one of the best! You can download all the checklists posted so far this year at these links. I am following along. You should too! You will only have to catch up 2 months!
January Checklist
February Checklist
March Checklist
Please take a minute to take the poll to the right. I'd like to know what the main program is for everyone. I recently changed from FTM to RootsMagic. If you wish to say something about your program please use the comments feature at the end of this message to do so. I would love hearing some opinions!
Read more...Just this past week I spent a little time in the new FamilySearch site. I was able to find an ancestor in the 1850 census, but that is not all. I was able to download a copy of the original page. Very nice! I was also surprised by the amount of data there. Everyone should have a look. If you have the time and a fast connection, you can still volunteer to help.
Here is the New FamilySearch.
Dear Myrtle has a new blog post on the data entered lately. She has a 'must read' blog for everyone that wants to keep up with what is happening in the genealogy community.
Here is the post: FamilySearch Update.
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