tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81710240439177953362024-03-02T09:30:26.582-08:00Cyndi's ListThe Cyndi's List Blog is a place for Cyndi's random thoughts, advice, tips, wishes, and periodic rants. <i>Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet</i> (<a href="http://www.CyndisList.com">www.CyndisList.com</a>) is a free, categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-29866244485521890312022-12-09T13:55:00.006-08:002022-12-09T13:56:29.614-08:00Updated Social Networking Links<p> Follow Cyndi's List</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CyndisList" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Cyndi's List on Facebook" border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2mSQ4kDi_ruX9Fh9MzlF1LVdsTrQEz2C0NcavgPf5vcMivR5Ysr5d2GGjkO1IdjEOr5Tmegrj4RxuM_0LGQGs4tIjb7b2B9ZUp_7qbofuaYWpAPKYwo4INRFhY8n9nPKpIq5Ocgqa1jZg2g8iuBSGBAoDgCmx_NKQVle7E8wnC97KXe21l_WhVYl/w200-h200/facebook-app-icon.png" width="75" /></a><a href="https://genealysis.social/@cyndislist" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Cyndi's List on Mastodon" border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="482" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEZNJOpW6qo4jRTCpjoPJigzLmtJr5ZGLePUvzRmxs1ay9JgfhtciGwYZGzPqfEBVU1lB3MaM4VcYkm6_xbJg5fEXRo1W9UwO9S51yGduM0RVkghRIzLVA-7eP8JqfaX1Q9LIjnFbBYE0pWD2peAFGBIJ0N95kIQFD_EdT3rt_VWGTKKT4h8f4Oiu/w188-h200/mastodon-icon.png" width="75" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/CyndisList" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Cyndi's List on Twitter" border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="512" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4FmaDtsNkGLRQoMXuYrgr8RrAf2Oj_6VUEecsP9Q4mDEQyjxwfvCiZW53pTvuN8_fG4GAlPxDNUqjQ-hRKELPED9B872HzBU3-8rvDRZgLinyg3dt2VXy_63l8uzJKrLeeOjL8X5Nc3uOGPo8AhTi1WGJgm3Y8mHNQkT7dO6Yhx9QphYRBGz9CuB/w200-h199/twitter-app-icon.png" width="75" /></a><a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Cyndi's List on Blogger" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cwQRH3ip1mqAAL2FqV3Mf-i-8bF20jV1b3NV3OoAbAkOGQ3dVaDmNcx-y5ozzEzfZskd0JO50OKB1aB_SWqypZhXNPvM1SqX1yM_fHeJ5cUMi718OpqqqWJWQIgSJuo1J8lkniQVK_DH1IXDweNMuP9I6Ae9iwcMjD0-ugmvM9Ypv3QaxWvU9IZJ/w200-h200/blogger-square-color-icon.png" width="75" /></a></div></div>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-62348270550908278632021-03-04T17:08:00.002-08:002021-03-04T17:10:49.503-08:00CyndisList.com is 25 Years Old!At each milestone I've repeated the story about how I started <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> and first published it on March 4, 1996. At my local society meeting I shared one page full of genealogy bookmarks started the ball rolling. I've told the story time and again when asked, "How did you get started with Cyndi's List?" For that story, see my blog post from the 20 year anniversary here: <a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2015/06/it-all-began-20-years-ago.html">http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2015/06/it-all-began-20-years-ago.html</a> <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeF1Fh2d3ArQoEn3LOExRf1MKwOv3PwUKkz6XH27OW0Qcn43OqgAXp__60EIhPgkoNlLDtHh70R39RiPIcDYGeR0F78OhynRy5BDA7K-TS1bZBQfqSsEExOnuEuwPgibTM6YPB9e2RZ0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="257" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeF1Fh2d3ArQoEn3LOExRf1MKwOv3PwUKkz6XH27OW0Qcn43OqgAXp__60EIhPgkoNlLDtHh70R39RiPIcDYGeR0F78OhynRy5BDA7K-TS1bZBQfqSsEExOnuEuwPgibTM6YPB9e2RZ0/" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What I don't ever get asked is why I continue to maintain the web site and what it means to me. Now after 25 years I'm getting a little emotional and introspective about it all. I live in Washington state, but my ancestry is all in the Midwest and east of the Mississippi. Prior to the Internet, genealogical research for me was hard to do and it was expensive. I couldn't afford to travel back east to visit cemeteries and courthouses or to meet with long-lost cousins. My research was always done in local libraries and archives and via snail mail requests. Local repositories had piecemeal collections that would have a bit of this and a bit of that for me to use. There were big long gaps of time between tasks as I waited for a packet of records to arrive in the mail. Research was slow and tedious. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had developed computer skills at my last job and was really excited when I was finally able to get my own computer and start to use it for my genealogical research. Prior to that I would use my Dad's computer for all of my data entry in a DOS version of Family Tree Maker. My new computer came with Windows 3.0, so I went head-long into learning everything I could about how to use this wonderful new tool for my research. I created my own research notes templates and logs. I learned the ins and outs of the databases and I customized fields that didn't come in those early versions of FTM. I became a member of my local genealogical society and at one meeting I approached a local professional genealogist and asked her how I could use my computer skills to work from home or to help others. I vividly remember getting a blank stare and a shrug of her shoulders in reply. I was a bit defeated. Then in the summer of 1995 I got a new computer with a modem and pre-installed AOL software. This online world was brand new to me, but I was ready to explore. </div><div><br /></div><div>Within the AOL universe there were forums. The Genealogy Forum offered a place to meet fellow genealogists, participate in chats, trade files and tools, and to learn from or help others. And from there I followed links out onto the Internet itself. That's when it started. I fell in love with the Internet. It was made for me and it was made for genealogy. I started keeping track of genealogy web sites in my bookmarks. First, it was just those sites which would be useful to me in my research. Then I started tracking all of them so that I could share what I found with others. I realized this was how I could start to help others with their research. My isolation as a genealogist in Washington state, tucked up in the corner of the contiguous U.S., was no longer a liability. I could be helpful and make a difference. </div><div><br /></div><div>My list of bookmarks became a one-page document that I shared with <a href="http://tpcgs.org/">TPCGS</a> members at our September 1995 meeting. That became a five-page article in the fall quarterly for TPCGS. And after teaching myself how to write HTML, I published a personal genealogy web site with one web page for that list of bookmarks. 1,025 categorized links on a page called <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet</a>. I wrote a post on the Roots-L mailing list about my personal site and mentioned the list of links. People started emailing me to ask me to include links to their genealogy sites. The momentum on the site started then and hasn't stopped since. </div><div><br /></div><div>What I learned immediately was that the Internet was growing exponentially and the popularity of its use for genealogy was rapidly overwhelming for everyone. In 1996 and through the next few years there were search engines, but they didn't always help you find what you hoped to find. The need for a categorized list of links for research was very clear based on the response I got to <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> and on what I found on web sites for repositories online. Early on the good stuff could be found via reciprocal links between libraries and archives, rather than traditional search engines. This is actually still true in many cases today. Within two months the number of links on <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> had doubled. Within a year it was up to 14,750 links. And I can vividly remember the email I received that first summer from a man who told me the one web page was too long and loaded too slowly (we were all still on dial-up). He suggested I break it up into individual category pages. That was the response that launched the future of the site—it was no longer just a personal list of bookmarks. I was now running it as a tool that others needed to use and wanted to use. My years in customer service prepared me for that because I started looking at it like a service I was providing for others. I recall many email conversations with genealogists who would ask for revisions, additions, and new categories. And as I honed my technical knowledge of computers and the Internet, I also learned more and more about genealogy. For example, I knew nothing about research in the Netherlands, but I learned about it from searching out web sites for me to link to. I was in heaven as I learned and as <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> grew. </div><div><br /></div><div>For many years work on the site was like playing whack-a-mole. Here's a new topic, time to create a new category. Ooh, found some broken links, so quickly fix those. Uh-oh, I don't have anything for Swedish libraries? Hurry up and get those on the list. The requests came in faster than I could respond to them. I put up some roadblocks to keep personal emails from coming through once I had hit 500-600 daily messages in my Inbox. I added the form to submit new links and a tool for reporting broken links. That helped a lot. I read magazines and I participated in many online forums and mailing lists for genealogy. All of them helped me keep up with new sites and new ideas for how to categorize links. Along came search engines like Alta Vista, Hotbot, and Google. But none of them made a dent in slowing down the growth of <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a>. I remember a lot about those early months and years as the site was forming and as I realized what a great need there was for it. I remember consciously making decisions about how it would run and how I would maintain it. I decided it would be FREE for everyone to use. I decided it was about research for everyone, not just what I needed to share. I decided that I would provide what a human genealogist could provide and what a software-driven search engine could not. I decided that every suggestion or criticism would be taken seriously and that I would respond as if my users were customers. I created an FAQ, a historical timeline, a mailing list, and got a permanent domain name for the site. By 1998 it was a full time job and even now I still work on it 10-12 hours each day. After that initial thought process of how and what the site would be, I can only see the intervening years as a blur of ongoing link whack-a-mole. The Internet grew, so <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> grew. The Internet changed, so <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> changed. By 2011 I had saved enough money to give the site a cosmetic overhaul and a fully functional backend that would make my workload easier. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is 25 years old. It is still doing what I always intended it to do—provide a list of <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/categories/">categorized links</a> for genealogical research to help others find what they need. I sometimes hear from people who say "I used it for years, but now I just use Google." At which point my reply is, "If you don't know that something exists in the first place, how do you know to Google for it?" As a genealogist I search out genealogically-specific resources. And when I find the one I'm looking for I always find a dozen more at the same time. Additionally, Google may be the king of all search engines, but it lacks a lot of what we need as genealogists. Google has only indexed about 4% of the content of the Internet. It catches what it on top of the Internet-ocean, but things deep below the surface are not always Googleable. For example: things that are behind a subscription or pay-wall; things behind a members-only wall; things like catalogs and databases that are behind a search form. And other things that are hidden deep within web sites, several layers deep in sites like libraries and archives, often don't make it near the top of the search algorithm results. <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is curated specifically for genealogy, so you don't get unrelated links and search hits as you do with Google. The <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/categories/">categorized links</a> are all related to one another by topic, so if you fine one of interest you find several together. Something Google cannot do for you. The best use of <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is to browse the <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/categories/">categories</a> and sub-categories for inspiration and to locate new resources that you may not find in other ways. Google is a software-driven search engine. <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is driven by a human being with more than 40 years of genealogical experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>After all these years people still don't often believe me when I say that I am the only person who works on the site. It's true, it's just me. This is my job, but it's also my life's work and my passion. I still enjoy what I do and still find it rewarding, particularly when I hear of success stories from all of you. I am happy to keep providing <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> as a genealogical research tool for everyone to use. I gratefully accept <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/submit/">new link submissions</a> and reports of broken links. Please let me know about these whenever you can. When you help me, I can keep helping you and everyone else. Thank you for 25 years of support and encouragement. 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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-9478601524010412382017-05-11T02:59:00.000-07:002017-05-11T03:03:47.564-07:00A Personal Milestone for Me and Cyndi's ListI recall in the early days of <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/" target="_blank">Cyndi's List</a>, 21 years ago, that I would work on the site for 2 hours a day, then 4, then 6, and so on. As the popularity of the Internet was exponentially growing, so was the number of resources online for genealogy. In order to keep up with the demand for links I just kept working more hours. I'm totally serious when I say this—I remember thinking that if I just kept working more hours I would eventually be caught up. For the past two decades I have worked an average of 10-12 hours each day on the site. And today I reached my personal milestone. <i>Today I finally caught up. </i><br />
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As I was inundated with email requests for new links or updates for links my email inbox grew and grew. In 1998 I added automated scripts to the site that would allow for those links to be published in the uncategorized area of Cyndi's List until I could get to them for categorization. From that point through December 2010 there was a steady number in that collection that always hovered around 10,000 links. I would chink away at the pile and take a thousand off just to have another thousand added. In the summer of 2016 I finally whittled away at the final month of links there. No more uncategorized links.<br />
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Similarly, I automated the process to report a broken link to me. I spend just as much time fixing broken links each day as I do adding new links. After all, what would be the use of Cyndi's List if I didn't attempt to keep it as current as possible? The broken link reports submitted by users have also always piled up. Working to fix one broken link reported to me will often lead me to fix a dozen more in the same category or topic. I can't tell you how helpful it is to have you let me know when you run across a broken link. See <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/faqs/#part3_2">How to Report a Broken Link Found on Cyndi's List</a>.<br />
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In 2011 Cyndi's List was upgraded to the current version. With that came a quicker backend interface that makes it easier for me to work on the site. From that point forward all new links have been categorized as they come in. They are completely caught up all the time. And from that point forward there has also always been a backlog of broken link reports that hovered around 2,500. People, excited to try out the new site, did a great job of reporting broken links. I would work to clear out a few hundred reports only to have a few hundred more added to the pile. I had almost decided that this would be the permanent state of things—a backlog that would always nag at me. But, I'm stubborn and I finally had enough.<br />
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From about February 8th through May 10th, 2017 I have worked many long days doing nothing but clearing out the broken link report backlog. In those three months I added 2,783 new links, I updated 9,099 broken links, and I deleted 3,278 links. It's important to note those that were deleted because just as much research time was put into attempting to locate replacement addresses for those, without success in the end. In total I processed 15,160 links, which averaged anywhere from 200 to 250 links per day. Finally, as of right this moment, there are <i>ZERO </i>user-submitted broken link reports waiting for me. And <i>ZERO </i>user-submitted new links waiting for me. I am caught up. You have no idea how terrific this feels!<br />
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What's next? Keeping up on a daily basis to avoid that backlog from haunting me again. And digging into my lengthy to-do list that is filled with all sorts of ideas for new categories and sub-categories. I've got sets of links that I plan on working through methodically in order to highlight digitized records and databases online. Don't worry. I have plenty to keep me going at my usual pace in a 10-12 hour day. I am always happy to take requests and to hear your ideas. Submit your new links here: <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/submit/">Submit a New GENEALOGY Link to Cyndi's List</a><br />
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Yes, it is really just one person that works on the site. Just me, but I couldn't do it without all of you. Thank you for your support of Cyndi's List and your help in keeping it as current as a web index can be. I appreciate you all so much!<br />
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-48131342236031563832016-03-04T00:00:00.000-08:002016-03-04T00:05:31.817-08:00PRESS RELEASE: 20 Years of Cyndi's List<div>
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EDGEWOOD, WASHINGTON (March 4, 2016) – Cyndi's List (<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">http://www.CyndisList.com</a>) was launched 20 years ago on March 4, 1996. What started out as a side-page in a personal genealogy web site has become one of the top genealogy resources online. The original site started on one web page with 1,025 links. By the end of that first year the site was sorted onto individual pages with more than 9,600 links in more than 50 categories. Just after its one-year anniversary the site had grown to 17,300 links in more than 60 categories on 195+ separate web pages. The site has continued to grow exponentially with the popularity of genealogy and the Internet. Today there are more than 330,000 links in 207 categories that point to an endless supply of related genealogy links online.</div>
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The purpose of Cyndi's List remains the same today, 20 years after its creation: to be a free jumping-off point and a catalog for the immense genealogical collection that is the Internet. And it is all done not by software, but by a live human being. Every link found on Cyndi's List is personally visited, titled, given a description, categorized, and cross-referenced across the site. Cyndi Ingle is the creator and owner of Cyndi's List. The site is a one-woman enterprise in which Cyndi often works 10-12 hours each day, many times 7 days a week. Users of Cyndi's List are encouraged to submit new links and report broken links, all in an effort to keep Cyndi's List as current as possible.</div>
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Cyndi's List has always been free for everyone online to use for their genealogical research. It remains free today. The site is supported by advertising and through the donation button found on each page on the site. Generous users of Cyndi's List have helped to pay for 86 percent of the major site upgrade done in 2011. </div>
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Cyndi's List is unique as a research tool because it has a genealogist, with more than 36 years of experience, behind the scenes maintaining the links. Cyndi urges users to ignore the search engine on the site and explore the categories themselves (<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/">http://www.CyndisList.com/categories/</a>). The categorization is what makes the site unique and such a successful research tool. Cyndi works diligently to deep-link into sites that contain genealogical treasures and by doing so brings those links to the top of the heap, easier to for everyone to find. By browsing through the site users find web sites and resources they never thought to look for and break down those brick walls in their research.</div>
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Users of Cyndi's List explain why it is such a popular research tool:<br />
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<i>"Cyndi's List was one of the first sites I found upon starting to do genealogy. I've been consistently impressed with the scope, organization and accuracy of the site. Bravo Cyndi and thanks."</i></div>
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<i>"Cyndislist has always been my go-to source for researching new things and it is always first or second on my list for genealogy newbies (FamilySearch wiki and Cyndislist are invaluable)"</i></div>
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<i>"Cyndi's list is a sledge hammer for brick walls. Your site has led me to find great resources just clicking around."</i></div>
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<i>"Where can you get at all things genealogical in one fell swoop? Everyone knows it's CyndisList.com. Every genealogist who uses the web MUST use Cyndi's List."</i></div>
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Join us on social networking as we continue to celebrate this incredible milestone of 20 years of helping millions of people worldwide with their online research.<br />
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Read more about how Cyndi's List got its start in the blog post, "It All Began 20 Years Ago..." <a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2015/06/it-all-began-20-years-ago.html">http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2015/06/it-all-began-20-years-ago.html</a></div>
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CyndisList.com is the world's largest one-woman family history resource, with more than 330,000 categorized links for genealogical research. For more than 20 years Cyndi's List has helped hundreds of thousands of people with their online journey to trace their family history. The site averages 275,000 unique visitors and 5,000,000 page hits every month. Cyndi's List has won numerous awards and consistently remains one of the top genealogical portals for beginners, intermediate, and veteran researchers.</div>
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<b>About Cyndi Ingle</b></div>
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Cyndi, a genealogist for more than 36 years, is a past member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society. During the past 25 years she has served in several capacities for local, national, and professional genealogical organizations. Cyndi is an internationally known guest lecturer for more than 175 genealogical society meetings and seminars (http://www.CyndisList.com/speaking-calendar/). She is the coordinator for the technology course at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). She has lectured for SLIG, GENTECH, Brigham Young University, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the American Library Association, and numerous state and local genealogical societies and libraries in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Cyndi has authored numerous articles and three books. She has attended the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), and is a current participant in ProGen Study Group #24. Cyndi is a life member of the National Genealogical Society, the Virginia Genealogical Society, the Ohio Genealogical Society, the Indiana Genealogical Society, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society.</div>
Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-89767742788288876342015-06-21T16:20:00.000-07:002015-06-21T16:20:01.790-07:00It All Began 20 Years Ago...Today is the first day of summer, so I have a story to tell you. I do not have the exact date, but twenty years ago this summer I bought a new desktop computer. It came with a screaming fast 9600-baud modem and free America Online software already installed. I went online for the first time.<br />
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I was delighted to find that America Online had a genealogy forum. I started participating in the groups and chats there and exploring the file libraries. I recall being intrigued by this thing that existed outside of AOL. It was called the Internet. I bought a book that explained exactly what that was, how it worked, and about the history behind it. I like to know how things work and what makes them tick. This helps me to understand how to make the best use of them. I started exploring the Internet and figuring out how and where to find information that helped my genealogical research.<br />
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I have been a genealogist since doing a high school project in 1980. Mr. Esau's class, <i>Contemporary World Problems</i>, included a project to learn about our family history and demonstrate our ethnic diversity. I received an A on that and still have the posterboard with his comments. The year I was born my maternal grandmother, Ruth LaVern (Johnson) Nash, had purchased red vinyl family tree books for herself and her four children. She filled hers out so well that in 1980 I had a firm start on my Mom's side of the family. That same year my Aunt Daisy traveled back to Indiana and Virginia to gather family information for my Dad's side of the family. This was the foundation for my future research. I had been working with computers since the mid-1980s. My job at Puget Sound Bank included working with an IBM DOS-based computer and being responsible for an NCR system in our department. I taught others how to use it and wrote the procedures manuals too. My Dad got a new computer in about 1988. He purchased the first version of Family Tree Maker for DOS for me. I went to his house every day for several weeks in order to enter all my genealogy information into the database. So, several years of computers and genealogy were about to collide as I went online in the summer of 1995.<br />
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As I explored online I learned how to make "favorites" in AOL. Netscape Navigator called them "bookmarks." I started bookmarking everything I could for genealogy. I joined the popular ROOTS-L mailing list and starting talking with others around the world about my favorite thing, genealogy. I have often thought about how the Internet opened up my genealogical world. I live in Washington state. Prior to the Internet my research was done in a vacuum that existed in the northwest corner of the United States. I didn't have the money to travel and do research in the midwest and the east where my ancestors had lived. All of my research was done by mail, at the library, at the National Archives branch in Seattle, and with microfilm at the local Family History Center. I joined the local genealogical group, the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~watpcgs/">Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society</a>, and became an active member of the board. I attended my first national conference, the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference, in Seattle in late summer of 1995. My genealogical window was opened wide.<br />
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During the summer months the TPCGS group doesn't hold monthly meetings. In September we get back together and do a show-and-tell of what we did over the summer. I remember that meeting in 1995 very well. Nan came and brought a quilt she had made over the summer. The squares had old family portraits and photos that she had printed and ironed onto the fabric. Others told about genealogical vacations they had taken, visiting courthouses and cemeteries and all their discoveries. I had decided to share my list of bookmarks. I had printed it out on one whole page. I wasn't sure if anyone would care about this Internet thing. Computer owners were in the minority at the time and even they weren't all online. I made ten copies of my bookmark list in case anyone else was interested. They were. In fact, they were all so interested in it that I had to run upstairs to make more copies. That's when <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> was born.<br />
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It's all Nancy Peterson's fault. She was the editor of the TPCGS quarterly. She came right up to me at the meeting and asked if I could turn my one-page list into an article for the quarterly. Maybe five or six pages long. I said I could, but I would have to categorize the bookmarks. That's when that started. I scoured the Internet for all-things genealogy. I found topics and ethnic groups and locations that I knew nothing about, but I figured others would find them useful. The article was published in the late fall of 1995. I need to find a copy of that article for my archives. I didn't keep a copy that I can find. And I had no way of knowing what it would become.<br />
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In January of 1996 I decided to create my own personal web site. I taught myself HTML and created a very basic, very rudimentary site. I included articles that I had written. So, I figured the list of bookmarks from that article might be useful if I put it on the site and made them into clickable hyperlinks. It was one web page with 1,025 links. I titled the page, "<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet</a>," which was long and cumbersome, but explained exactly what it was. I now think it was a silly name, but it worked then. I told other genealogists on ROOTS-L about my personal web site and the list of links that I had included. I was immediately swamped with emails from people asking if I would add a link to their genealogy site. I did. And that is how it grew and grew and grew.<br />
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In honor of the past twenty years of my life dedicated to this site, I have decided to blog here about <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a>. About its history, its growth, its popularity, how to use the site, and what it takes to maintain the site.<br />
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It is hard to imagine that two decades have passed and <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/">Cyndi's List</a> is still growing and evolving and is still incredibly useful to millions of people worldwide. And it is still <b><i>free</i></b> for everyone to use. There has been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears that I've put into the site. And a lot of my own money too. It has been both a blessing and huge job for me alone. I upgraded the site in 2011 at a cost of $40,900.00. Over the past few years I have incurred another $20,000+ in administrative expenses. When I upgraded the site I added a <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/donate/">PayPal Donation button</a>. It was one of the hardest things for me to do. I do not like to ask for help. My friends and colleagues tell me that I need to do this. So, here it is. To date about 74% of the upgrade expense has been reimbursed through donations by all of you kind people. This means that there is still about $30,000 outstanding including the upgrade expense and the administrative expenses. I do appreciate all the thoughtfulness and help that I've received to date. Genealogists are a wonderful group of sharing and giving people. I am thankful.<br />
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Regardless, Cyndi's List will continue to grow and I will continue to maintain it. I hope you all find it a helpful research tool online.<br />
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See also:<br />
<a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2014/04/cyndis-list-how-to-submit-new-links.html" target="_blank">Cyndi's List: How to Submit New Links</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/CyndisList" target="_blank">Cyndi's List on Facebook</a>
Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-44804277066348305662015-06-02T01:14:00.001-07:002015-06-02T01:14:21.755-07:00Evernote Notebooks = Your Filing System<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Create Evernote notebooks that mimic your personal filing system. Assuming you already have a filing system or have an idea of what you would like your filing system to be. If you don't you might do what I do and file by surname. There are many ways you can file and the method you use should be whatever works best for you and how you think. For more ideas see: <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/organizing/" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.CyndisList.com/organizing/</a> </div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><em>TIP: Pick one system that works for you. Then duplicate that across all of your research areas: paper files, paper notebooks, computer files, cloud files, research notebooks, bookmarks for research, e-mail, etc. If you use the same filing system in each function you will have an easier time finding what you need.</em> </span></div>
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You can have up to 250 notebooks within Evernote. Notebooks can be stacked one level deep under a top level. So, my personal set-up has a stack for Genealogy Research and under that I have one notebook for each surname I work on and one notebook for some of those localities in which I am doing a lot of research on several families. </div>
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I have stacks for my other genealogy activities: Genealogy Business, Genealogy Conferences & Travel, Genealogy Education - Me, Genealogy Lectures & Speaking, Genealogy Research - Others, Genealogy Volunteer Stuff. I also have stacks and notebooks for non-genealogy stuff (when do I have time?) including Cyndi, Evan (my son), Mom (mine), Household, Recipes, Receipts, etc.</div>
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The screenshots below show my stacks and notebooks. The screenshot on the right shows all of the notebooks currently under the Genealogy Research stack.</div>
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</div>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-6302041509943460762015-06-02T01:08:00.003-07:002015-06-02T01:08:58.129-07:00The Evernote Webclipper<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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The first thing you should do after installing Evernote on every one of your devices is to install the Evernote Webclipper in your web browser: <a href="http://evernote.com/webclipper/" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://evernote.com/webclipper/</a>. </div>
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The webclipper appears as a small Evernote elephant button on your toolbar. Upon visiting a web site you can clip information from a site directly into your Evernote notes. The clipper launches a menu that gives you the option to clip an entire article which the clipper tries to identify as the main text on the site, a simplified article without ads and extraneous graphics, a full page that includes everything, a bookmark only, or a screenshot of what appears on your screen at that moment. Choose which option you like and save it. You also have an option to share a clip with a link, by Facebook, Twitter or e-mail. </div>
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Prior to saving the clip you can also choose the notebook in which you want to file the note and you can add appropriate tags. The newest versions of the webclipper also include markup options that allow you to add notations. You can markup with a highlighter, a marker, stamps, text, arrows, a pixelated blurring tool, and a cropping tool to resize the clip.</div>
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For genealogy the webclipper means clipping a source for your research. As you research online you will run across bits of text, entire articles, images of records, or web sites that you might want to bookmark and revisit. Clip these things into the appropriate notebook in Evernote and you can refer to them any time you need to, from any of your devices with Evernote installed. As you clip Evernote automatically tracks the date you made the clip, the last date you modified the clip, and the original URL from which you obtained the clip. </div>
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Yes, people. There is a life outside of genealogy. I think. Following are the ways I use Evernote outside of genealogy.</div>
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<li>One for me and for each of my other family members - my mom, my son, and my pets. I use them for a lot of things. I keep health-related articles and lists, book series I'm reading, and other personal lists. I keep track of my mother's computer stuff like which inkjet cartridge to buy for her. I keep track of my son's school stuff including upcoming college and scholarship applications. I have a copy of the user's guide for his new electric razor so that I always know what replacement blade to buy him and when to remind him to change it.</li>
<li>One for Recipes. I clip recipes online into this notebook and tag them with recipe category names like Appetizers, Beef, Chicken, Pasta, Salads, etc. An added benefit is that this notebook is automatically integrated into the Evernote Food app on my iPhone. So, I always have a recipe and a shopping list with me at the grocery store. <a href="https://evernote.com/food/" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://evernote.com/food/</a> </li>
<li>One for the Household. This one includes household maintenance to-do lists, reference material about household maintenance, a timeline of what household repairs I've done and how much they cost, holiday planning and lists, PDF copies of household product manuals (instead of keeping all those papers and books), and much more. Most useful recently: a chart I found online that told me which of the new light bulbs to buy that match an old 60w lamp.</li>
<li>One for Travel. Notes inside have packing lists, e-mails with flight information, itineraries, sight-seeing info, hotel confirmations, etc.</li>
<li>One for Computers. This one holds articles, tips and tricks I've run across, a list of my computers and hardware along with model numbers and serial numbers, ink jet cartridge numbers, etc. </li>
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<li>Grocery lists</li>
<li>Take-out menus</li>
<li>To Do lists for various areas of your life</li>
<li>A copy of your eyeglass prescription</li>
<li>A list of your pharmacy prescription numbers</li>
<li>A health note or notebook for each family member</li>
<li>A note with a list of all of your doctors with their contact information</li>
<li>A health notebook for yourself with a journal, lists of goals, and helpful articles</li>
<li>A spiritual/inspirational notebook with a journal, goals, quotations, articles, and ideas</li>
<li>Inventories of items in your household (i.e. tools, workbench, gardening, kitchen, books, movies, video games, jewelry, craft supplies, collections, etc.)</li>
<li>A notebook for your other hobby (who has time for another hobby outside of genealogy?)</li>
<li>A notebook for your garden to keep track of planting dates, fertilizing dates, seeds/plants used, etc.</li>
<li>A list of all of your magazine subscriptions, with expiration dates and prices</li>
<li>Receipts</li>
<li>Business cards</li>
<li>Membership/rewards cards</li>
<li>Clothing sizes</li>
<li>Pet vaccinations</li>
<li>Anything else that might unclutter your office, lighten your purse, and help you head more to a paperless life</li>
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<li>Evernote Food<br /><a href="https://evernote.com/food/" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://evernote.com/food/</a> <br clear="none" />
It brings in recipes you have clipped into Evernote and supplies some more on top of that.</li>
<li>Penultimate<br /><a href="https://ev/" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://ev</a><a href="https://evernote.com/penultimate/" shape="rect" target="_blank">ernote.com/penultimate/</a> <br clear="none" />
For handwritten notes with your tablet and a good stylus.</li>
<li>Skitch<br /><a href="https://evernote.com/skitch/" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://evernote.com/skitch/</a>For marking and annotating on images.</li>
<li>EverMemo<br /><a href="http://www.mudlab9.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.mudlab9.com/</a> <br clear="none" />
For jotting down quick notes without launching Evernote first. The notes are synced with Evernote. For example, I've used it to quickly write notes from a voicemail message or a phone call.</li>
<li>Scanbot<br /><a href="http://appcenter.evernote.com/app/scanbot/iphone" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://appcenter.evernote.com/app/scanbot/iphone</a>For high quality scans using my iPhone that automatically sync to Evernote.</li>
<li>Evernote Sticky Notes<br /><a href="http://hosting.edo-soft.com/stickynotes/">http://hosting.edo-soft.com/stickynotes/</a><br />
Sticky notes on your computer desktop that automatically sync with an Evernote notebook</li>
<li>Postach.io - The Evernote Blogging Platform<br /><a href="http://postach.io/">http://postach.io/</a> </li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-28399902041615636902015-06-02T00:43:00.003-07:002015-06-02T00:59:03.324-07:00Tips for Success and Ease of Use with Evernote<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Here are a variety of tips and ideas for helping to make Evernote easier to use and to make it a great genealogical research tool.</div>
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<li>Create an entry in your e-mail contacts/address book for your Evernote e-mail address. This makes it that much quicker to forward important messages from your e-mail to Evernote.</li>
<li>Setting up notebooks and choosing option settings both tend to be much easier from the desktop version than from the web or other devices. So, I do all my setup and administration on the desktop.</li>
<li>Be aware that the different versions of Evernote all have the same basic functionality, but they may behave different from one another based on the operating systems: desktop, iOS, Android, and web-based.</li>
<li>Create Shortcuts to specific notebooks that you use more often than others. These get put at the top of the list on the left, so they are easier to get to. Right-click on the notebook and add the shortcut.</li>
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<li>Create a notebook named "<strong>_Inbox</strong>" with the underscore up front to guarantee that this notebook will be listed at the top. Make _Inbox your default notebook. Then all notes that are e-mailed to Evernote or clipped to Evernote without being filed or tagged will show up in the _Inbox for you to properly administer later.</li>
<li>To make a notebook your default notebook:
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<li>In the web version, right-click on the notebook and choose "Properties" and then "Make this my default notebook." </li>
<li>In the desktop version, right click on the notebook, choose "Notebook Settings" and then "Make this my default notebook." </li>
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<li>Create a notebook for "Templates" and store some prepared blank templates for various research processes. When you start a new research process for a person in your family history, copy the template into the appropriate notebook and customize it as needed. In my setup I call mine "<strong>_Templates</strong>" with the underscore in front so that the notebook appears near the top of the list like the "_Inbox" notebook does. I have created some templates in Evernote to share with all of you. Feel free to use these for your personal research:
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<li>Cyndi's Records Checklist Template<br clear="none" /><a href="http://goo.gl/Z6HUFJ" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/Z6HUFJ</a></li>
<li>Cyndi's Routine Records Sources<br clear="none" /><a href="http://goo.gl/reHXUw" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/reHXUw</a></li>
<li>Cyndi's Simple Research Plan Template<br clear="none" /><a href="http://goo.gl/S3wA2w" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/S3wA2w</a></li>
<li>Cyndi's Research Plan Template<br clear="none" /><a href="http://goo.gl/KSm0OV" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/KSm0OV</a></li>
<li>Cyndi's Cousin Index Template<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/tu65pC">http://goo.gl/tu65pC</a> </li>
<li>Cyndi's Timeline Template<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/eTwlso">http://goo.gl/eTwlso</a> </li>
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<li>Set up notebooks as recommended in <em>Evernote Notebooks = Your Filing System</em><br clear="none" /><a href="http://evernotegenealogy.postach.io/evernote-notebooks-your-filing-system" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://evernotegenealogy.postach.io/evernote-notebooks-your-filing-system</a></li>
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<li>For each surname</li>
<li>For each one-place study</li>
<li>For volunteer projects</li>
<li>For conferences, seminars, and other genealogical education</li>
<li>For research you do for others (friends or clients)</li>
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<li>Create tags for those every day things you might need reminders about:
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<li>To Buy</li>
<li>To Research</li>
<li>To Call</li>
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<li>File and tag notes as they come in. Don't let them pile up the way you let all that paper pile up on your desk. Yes, I know what your desk looks like.</li>
<li style="list-style: none;">Create notes with pre-written queries or replies about specific ancestors. Store them in each surname notebook. The pre-written text can easily be copied and pasted when participating in e-mail, mailing lists, message boards, or social networking.</li>
<li>Within each appropriate surname notebook, create a note with a list of all the cousins you have met online. Include their name, e-mail address, contact information, and their relationship within that family. Keep a log of your correspondence with these cousins, including any trading of information, photos, files, and documents between you. See Cyndi's Cousin Index Template - <a href="http://goo.gl/tu65pC">http://goo.gl/tu65pC</a> </li>
<li>Create a notebook for your DNA testing. Inside that notes for:
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<li>Each DNA kit's registration information, kit number, login ID & password, name of person tested</li>
<li>DNA matches found, including all contact information</li>
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<li>Create a notebook for your Unidentified Photos. Inside that, notes for each photo. The notebook and/or notes can be shared publicly in social networking forums to gain help identifying the people in the photo.</li>
<li>Within each surname or one-place study notebook, create a Table of Contents note that points to all of the other notes within. A TOC can be created in the web version by right-clicking on a note, choosing Copy Note Link, then pasting the link into a new, blank TOC note, one at a time. In the Evernote desktop versions you can select a whole batch of notes and then right click and create the TOC all at once. Obviously, this is easier and preferable. The TOC list can also contain checkboxes so that it can be used as a to-do list if you like.</li>
<li>Create a "To Do" note in each surname or place name notebook. Use the checkboxes to keep track of which items you complete. The To Do list for each notebook will be different depending on where you are with your research.</li>
<li>You can copy and paste from web sites or other documents into Evernote, but the formatting will always come with it. To paste as plain text and remove formatting use Ctrl+Shift+V. A regular paste is Ctrl+V. There is also an "eraser" icon on the formatting toolbar that will remove formatting after the fact.</li>
<li>For those of you who publish your own web sites, Evernote can be used to store snippets of code and other notes pertaining to maintaining your site. Bloggers can use it to plan their blog posts.</li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-84085834112903815682015-06-02T00:42:00.001-07:002015-06-02T00:59:22.115-07:00Evernote Email for Genealogy<i>[ATTN: This article was originally published on 30 May 2014. It has now been moved here from the old blog host and it will require updating soon.]</i><br />
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Your Evernote account provided you with an Evernote email address.<br />
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<li>To find your email address in the desktop version go to Tools > Account Info</li>
<li>To find your email address in the web version click on your name in the upper right corner, go to Account Settings</li>
<li>To find your email address in the iPhone and iPad apps click on the gear next to your name in the upper left, go to General > Evernote Email Address</li>
<li>To find your email address in the Android app click on the icon next to your user name, go to Account Info</li>
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So, why do you want or need an Evernote email address? Particularly for genealogy?</div>
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<li>Keeping copies of key emails in your Evernote notebooks does two important things for you research: </li>
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<li>It brings them into the same filing space as your other research notes and documents.</li>
<li>It makes them searchable along with the other research notes and documents.</li>
<li>Yes, often your email is searchable within the email program. But putting it into Evernote means you do one search across all of your research notes and emails at the same time.</li>
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<li>When you receive an email query from a potential cousin, forward a copy to your Evernote address to be filed in your notebooks and saved for future reference.</li>
<li>When you write a research email include your Evernote address as one of the recipients. A copy of your message will be saved in your notebooks for future reference.</li>
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<li>Research trips:</li>
<li style="display: inline; list-style: none;"><ul>
<li>Create a notebook for travel.</li>
<li>When planning a research trip you may receive e-mail confirmations from airlines, hotels, and conferences or seminars. </li>
<li>Forward confirmations to your Evernote account and keep them in a Travel notebook so that they are easily accessible through the app on your tablet or smart phone while you're at an airport, at the hotel, or in a shuttle or taxi. </li>
<li>Better yet, instead of forwarding them, use your Evernote e-mail address when registering and the original confirmation will go straight to your Evernote.</li>
<li>No more print-outs for your trips. Put all relevant travel info into one notebook and they go with you everywhere you go. For example: airlines confirmation, hotel confirmation, seminar registration, weather information clipped from the web, travel checklist, packing checklist, tourist info, maps, and anything else you would normally print and take with you.</li>
<li>You may want to encrypt any text within notes that contain passwords or sensitive/private information. Encryption is done within the desktop version for Mac and Windows: <a href="http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608">http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608</a> </li>
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<li>Genealogy software:</li>
<li style="display: inline; list-style: none;"><ul>
<li>Create a notebook for your genealogy software program.</li>
<li>Bring all of your genealogy software info into one filing space in Evernote.</li>
<li>Include clippings from the web about how to use the software, and hints or tips.</li>
<li>Forward email newsletters to Evernote when they contain hints or tips that you want to keep and refer to later.</li>
<li>Forward email confirmations when you purchase programs or upgrades.</li>
<li>Forward any email correspondence you have with tech support when dealing with specific issues.</li>
<li>You may want to encrypt any text within notes that contain passwords or sensitive/private information. Encryption is done within the desktop version for Mac and Windows: <a href="http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608">http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608</a> </li>
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<li>DNA research:</li>
<li style="display: inline; list-style: none;"><ul>
<li>Create a notebook for your DNA research.</li>
<li>Bring all of your DNA research into one filing space in Evernote.</li>
<li>When testing multiple family members and/or multiple DNA companies, create a master note with a table that includes the DNA company information, names of people tested, kit numbers, passwords, etc.</li>
<li>Forward email confirmations to Evernote when you purchase kits. These usually include registration or login information.</li>
<li>Forward email notifications that tell you that you have matches or new people to contact.</li>
<li>You may want to encrypt any text within notes that contain passwords or sensitive/private information. Encryption is done within the desktop version for Mac and Windows: <a href="http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608">http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608</a> </li>
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<li>Society memberships:</li>
<li style="display: inline; list-style: none;"><ul>
<li>Create a notebook for your genealogical and historical society membership(s).</li>
<li>Create a master note with a table that includes a list of all your societies, your membership numbers, etc.</li>
<li>Forward email confirmations to Evernote that include your membership information with expiration dates.</li>
<li>Forward email newsletters that have information that you might want to refer to later.</li>
<li>Set an Evernote reminder on the note to remind you when it is time to renew your membership.</li>
<li>You may want to encrypt any text within notes that contain passwords or sensitive/private information. Encryption is done within the desktop version for Mac and Windows: <a href="http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608">http://evernote.com/contact/support/kb/#/article/28451608</a> </li>
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You can create up to 10,000 different tags. You can have up to 100 tags per note, but that is overkill. I suggest you give notes at least once relevant tag. Two or three should do it in most cases.</div>
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<li><strong>Family group name(s) within a surname notebook</strong><br clear="none" />
For example, within my INGLE, ENGLE, ENGEL notebook I have tags for David Henry Ingle, Adam Monroe Ingle, Mathias Engel, etc. These are my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd great grandfathers. I then tag notes for anyone who is a descendant of these people.</li>
<li><strong>Individual's name</strong><br clear="none" />
This can be used if you want to tag each individual person in a family group. However, I wouldn't do this for all people in your research. You have a total limit of 10,000 tags. I would only create tags for individuals that have a high profile in your research.</li>
<li><strong>Maiden names</strong><br clear="none" />
Because a notebook will be for the husband's surname, tagging a maiden name of a wife helps you sort.</li>
<li><strong>Record type</strong><br clear="none" />
For example: Deed, Census, Will, Taxes, Military, Pension, Map, County History, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Repository name</strong><br clear="none" />
For example, specific archives, libraries, or web sites used for the research contained within the note. I have notes tagged "FHL" for the Family History Library or "ACPL" for the Allen County Public Library.</li>
<li><strong>Tasks to Accomplish</strong><br clear="none" />
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<li>"Add to Genealogy Database"</li>
<li>"Find Original Source"</li>
<li>"Create Citation"</li>
<li>"Confirm"</li>
<li>"More Evidence Needed"</li>
<li>"To Read"</li>
<li>"To Transcribe"</li>
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<li><strong>Genealogical Education</strong><ul>
<li>____ Webinar Notes</li>
<li>____ Conference Notes</li>
<li>____ Lecture Notes</li>
<li>Syllabus/Handouts</li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-49219972231794323562015-06-02T00:39:00.000-07:002015-06-02T00:59:58.438-07:00Evernote Was Made For Genealogy, Part 2<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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In the first post I described what Evernote is and what types of notes we might create for genealogy.<br />
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What I didn't say in that first post requires a post of its own. If you aren't already keeping a research plan and research log in some sort of research workbook (physical or virtual), it is time to do so. And the research workbook is why Evernote was made for genealogy.</div>
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I became a genealogist in 1980 because of a high school project, a family tree book filled out by my maternal grandmother, and a trip taken by my Aunt Daisy to visit all the relatives in Indiana and Virginia. My first research notes were copies of family group sheets and pedigree charts that she had filled out and had made copies for me. As she started talking about the people she met I made notes in the margins and on the backs of the papers. As I moved on in my genealogical learning process I started my own 3-ring binders for each surname to store those sheets and to insert new pages with notes and documents. When I finally had space for large filing cabinets I was able to keep everything in hanging files and folders instead of the binders. When I started to visit libraries and archives, and when I went on a trip to visit extended family, I began to use individual steno notepads for each surname I was researching. By 1988 my Dad had purchased a computer and a copy of the first version of Family Tree Maker for DOS for me to use. I went to his house to load all of my family information into the software. By the time I got my own computer I moved my database over and started keeping my research notes in Word documents. As I upgraded through new versions of FTM and then on to Generations, The Master Genealogist, and RootsMagic, I also kept research notes in the miscellaneous or notes fields within the software. Several years ago I purchased a copy of MS Office Student which included OneNote, a program similar to Evernote. So, I played with it for research notes as well. For the last 5 years I have been extensively using Evernote as my genealogy research notebook.</div>
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That recap tells you that I've done exactly what most of you have done. In 34 years I've accumulated: paper, forms, photocopies, tablets, documents, post-it notes, letters, scraps of papers, envelopes, photos, conference/seminar notes, business cards, flyers, pamphlets, and numerous electronic notes and digital files stored on hard drives, CDs, flash drives, and on the cloud. Everything I need for my research is scattered across more than 3 decades of genealogical educational growth and technological advances. I need to bring everything into one place, cull out the stuff I no longer need, and better organize the stuff I need to keep. Computers and software should make our research easier. This is where Evernote works for me.</div>
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<li>I can scan all those scraps of paper and place them in Evernote. The scraps are now all in one place and they all become searchable.</li>
<li>I can keep research notes in folders by surname, just as I did with tablets and notebooks. But now those notes are searchable across all notebooks at one time. So, wherever there is a person that appears in more than one family the search will find them.</li>
<li>I can have more than one type of media contained in one research note. For example: a selection of a web page clipped into a note, marked up with Evernote webclipper tools, and typed notes above/below that clipping that explain why I made the clip, what I intend to do with the clip, and how it applies to whatever I'm doing. Another example: an image and a PDF file can be stored in the same note together, along with typed notes or handwritten markup in the note. I could have a scanned image of an obituary and I can add personal notations and transcribe that obituary in the same note. This would be helpful whenever the scan of the image isn't the best quality. Here's an example of a U.S. census record found on Ancestry.com. I clipped the text from the search results on the site into a note. Then I clipped the original census image into the same note: <a href="http://goo.gl/i7tP94" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/i7tP94</a>. In the old days we might have printed a page with each and put them together into a sleeve protector in a notebook. Now they are in digital format and searchable.</li>
<li>Having my seminar notes in Evernote along with my research notes means that I find new resources to use in my research. For example, if I do a search on Virginia or Indiana or Dodge County, Wisconsin up pops my research notes for ancestors from those areas along with those notes I took at a recent genealogy conference about how to do research in those areas.</li>
<li>Having my research notes all in Evernote means I can access them anytime and anywhere. I don't have to lug that heavy notebook or multiple tablets with me anymore. And how practical is it to haul around a large 4-drawer filing cabinet with you? I have my notes with me on my phone, my iPad, my Chromebook, and my laptop. And because Evernote is also available on the web I can access it from any library and even when I'm visiting a friend's house.</li>
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Recently, while giving my lecture on using Evernote I talked about all of the above. A gentleman in the audience asked me why I would bother keeping all of this information in Evernote. Why not just put it all in my genealogy software program? First, we gather data from numerous sources. We may need to evaluate all of those sources and come to a decision about the evidence contained within. That can take time. I don't enter anything into my genealogy database until I'm comfortable with the data and the research and reasoning behind using it. Also, the <em>Notes</em> or <em>Miscellaneous</em> fields in genealogy software programs generally have a size limit. You may not be able to add large chunks of text or attached files, depending on the program. Therefore, Evernote holds all my research notes, while the database holds my research conclusions with source citations.</div>
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If you plan on using Evernote to hold all of your research notes and you have a lot of existing files you may or may not want to bring them all into Evernote right away. It depends on the quantity and the quality of the notes. For example, I have some notes from very early on that I know aren't helpful based on my experience today. That is the quality issue. The quantity issue depends on your Evernote account:</div>
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<li>Both the free version and the premium version have unlimited storage. So all of your notes and files can be stored within--eventually.</li>
<li>The free version has a monthly upload allowance up to 60 MB</li>
<li>The paid version has a monthly upload allowance up to 1 GB</li>
<li>The free version file size for a single note is up to 25 MB</li>
<li>The paid version file size for a single note is up to 100 MB</li>
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During initial setup you might bring in notes slowly to accommodate the monthly upload allowance. If you store files on a cloud service such as Dropbox, Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Drive, or Microsoft SkyDrive, you can set up links to those files within a note in Evernote. You are making a table of contents via links/bookmarks to your cloud files. You could even do these in individual notes within each of the surname notebooks. Doing this means you still bring your research focus into Evernote and individuals files can be moved into or copied into Evernote later.</div>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-37103101559061614772015-06-02T00:34:00.000-07:002015-06-02T01:00:16.506-07:00Evernote Was Made For Genealogy<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<i>[ATTN: This article was originally published on 5 May 2014. It has now been moved here from the old blog host and it will require updating soon.]</i><br />
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I will admit it. I'm an Evernote junkie. I love this tool and all it has to offer. I started this blog to demonstrate some useful features and to share ideas with fellow genealogists on how to use Evernote to make research a bit more organized and productive. For more ideas, see: <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/evernote/" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://www.CyndisList.com/evernote/</a> </div>
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What is Evernote?</div>
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<li>Evernote is a notebook container</li>
<li>Evernote is a note-taking and note-filing system</li>
<li>Evernote holds multiple notes within multiple notebooks</li>
<li>Evernote is a container for every scrap of paper, every note, and every digital scrap of paper that you save, putting them all in one convenient place</li>
<li>Evernote syncs all of your information across the web, your computer, and all of your mobile devices so that your notes go with you everywhere</li>
<li>Evernote makes all your notes and files searchable, even within an image</li>
<li>Some people use these terms to describe Evernote
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<li>"everything bucket" </li>
<li>"brain dump"</li>
<li>"universal inbox"</li>
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<li>In short: where you have piles of research notes and printouts and scraps of paper on your desk, on your computer, in notebooks, and in your filing cabinets, you can now put all of those things into one searchable software application - Evernote</li>
<li>Evernote overview: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjn6YkCY2yA" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjn6YkCY2yA</a> </li>
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The types of Evernote notes can be any or all of the following -- and even multiple types contained within a single note if you like:</div>
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<li>text notes</li>
<li>handwritten notes</li>
<li>digital images</li>
<li>photos</li>
<li>audio files</li>
<li>PDF files</li>
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Evernote notes can be used for storing many things, for example:</div>
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<li>research notes</li>
<li>research logs</li>
<li>timelines</li>
<li>to do lists</li>
<li>checklists</li>
<li>post-it notes</li>
<li>web site clippings</li>
<li>screen shots</li>
<li>bookmarks</li>
<li>e-mail messages and threads</li>
<li>scanned images</li>
<li>photos</li>
<li>business cards</li>
<li>receipts</li>
<li>recipes</li>
<li>seminar notes</li>
<li>webinar notes</li>
<li>reminder notes</li>
<li>travel notes (i.e. itinerary, flight info, packing list)</li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-5079180085936021052014-05-04T17:45:00.000-07:002014-05-04T17:45:15.557-07:00Cyndi's List: Browse Categories vs Search EngineA couple of weeks ago, at a local seminar, I referred someone to one of the <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">categories</a> on Cyndi's List. When I looked over his shoulder to point out what he needed to find I saw him use the site's search engine to get to the category and then to a link. I wondered how many people out there might do this on a regular basis and ignore the <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">categories</a> and all the link categorization that I do.<br />
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The purpose of Cyndi's List today is the same as it was in 1996 when it was brand new. It is a categorized and cross-referenced index of links to everything I can find online for genealogy. This is what I do. Often 12+ hours a day. I find new sources online and I categorize them. For example, one link to a web page about the <i>History of Civil Registration in Ireland</i> gets put under multiple categories/sub-categories in order for people to find it no matter how they might end up looking for it:<br />
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<li>United Kingdom & Ireland » Ireland & Northern Ireland » Birth, Marriage, Death</li>
<li>Births & Baptisms » Locality Specific: United Kingdom & Ireland</li>
<li>Marriages & Divorce » Locality Specific: United Kingdom & Ireland</li>
<li>Death Records » Locality Specific: United Kingdom & Ireland</li>
<li>...and under BMD in each county in Ireland</li>
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I admit that I may be too close to this issue. I work on the backend of the site and actively use the categorization because that is what how I think and how I research. </div>
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So, is there a benefit to <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">browsing categories</a> versus using the search engine?</div>
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For the first several years I resisted putting a search engine on the web site. The concept didn't make sense to me. Using a search engine means you have to try to guess at words and phrases that might be used in either a link's title or description. In doing so you may miss out on some links that don't use the words or phrases you are looking for, but still might contain information you need. After a couple of years I finally gave in and added the search engine. It appears at the top right on each page of the site. But, what are you missing by not scrolling further down the page?<br />
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I have been told by several people that by browsing the categories new ideas for research possibilities pop up. For example, one lady told me she never would have thought of railroad records for her ancestors until she saw the <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/railroads/" target="_blank">Railroads category</a> on Cyndi's List. When was the last time you browsed the <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">categories</a>? </div>
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Benefits of Using the <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">Categories</a> Per Cyndi's List Users:</h2>
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<li>"You find things you didn't know you were looking for!" --Jane </li>
<li>"It's similar to browsing the library shelves rather than using the catalog. If you aren't finding something useful using one method, try the other." --Mike</li>
<li>"I will 2nd what Jane said - you find categories/areas that you didn't know about before. Gets you thinking." --Jen</li>
<li>"Sometimes you don't know what to search for to get all of the results. Cyndi's List brings together all of the places that Cyndi and the entire community have found for a given subject." --Tim</li>
<li>"I'm a category browser." --Mark</li>
<li>"I agree with all of the above. I don't use the search engine, either. ('Oh look, a squirrel!' Then off I go to delve into something else.) I also agree that it's like library shelves." --Linda</li>
<li>"Categories show you things you didn't know were out there, and trigger your mind to think in paths it might not have found otherwise. Search engine: bleh, if you don't have a clue what the choices are, you don't know how well it's telling you what's out there." --Megan</li>
<li>"Agreed. Sometimes you don't know what you don't know. As in, you aren't aware certain things even exist, or that they've been digitized and are hiding somewhere. That crafting Cyndi digs them out for us." --Polly</li>
<li>"I would much rather browse the topics than use the search engine. It's for the same reason I would rather browse the books rather than using a "closed stack" library. There are some things I know to look for, and the search engine is a great vehicle for doing that. But, sometimes I just need to be made aware of things that I just didn't know were out there." --Peggy</li>
<li>"I always prefer browsing. Perhaps I'm looking for something specific but lo and behold when I browse I spot something I would never have thought to query in a search engine. I like a search engine for names but not for topics." --Lorine</li>
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Types of <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/" target="_blank">Categories</a> on Cyndi's List:</h2>
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<li>Ethnic groups</li>
<li>How to</li>
<li>Localities</li>
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<li>For the US there are also categories for each state and all counties</li>
<li>For the UK & Ireland, a category for each country and all counties</li>
<li>For Canada there are categories for each province</li>
<li>For Australia, individual state categories are in the works</li>
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<li>Methodologies</li>
<li>Occupations</li>
<li>Preservation</li>
<li>Record types</li>
<li>Religions</li>
<li>Social Networking</li>
<li>Technology</li>
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Category Pages Include:</h2>
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<li>A set of sub-categories that include standard genealogical category names found across the site, as well as sub-categories that are unique to that subject</li>
<li>Links to Related Categories to help connect you with more topics for your research</li>
<li>And some categories and sub-categories have definitions, descriptions, and other helpful pieces of information for the topic you are researching</li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-90653899120706213892014-04-29T00:42:00.000-07:002014-04-29T00:42:50.041-07:00Cyndi's List: How to Submit New LinksThe purpose of Cyndi's List is to categorize everything found online for genealogy. All links are cross-referenced under as many categories and sub-categories as are appropriate. Both free and pay-for-use web sites are included. If you know of a link that isn't yet categorized on Cyndi's List you can submit the link through the form on the site: <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/submit/">http://www.CyndisList.com/submit/</a><br />
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<li>Be sure the link isn't already found on Cyndi's List. First check the categories or use the search function on the site.</li>
<li>Copy and paste the URL for the link to be sure that there are no errors when submitting.</li>
<li>Include the title as shown on the web site. This will be checked and edited if necessary.</li>
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<li>New links will be reviewed, the titles and descriptions will be edited, and categorization will be determined.</li>
<li>New links are added to the individual category pages on Cyndi's List as I have time to visit, verify and examine each web site.</li>
<li>I will visit each site to verify that the address is correct.</li>
<li>I will use the title exactly as it is shown on the web site.</li>
<li>If no description is submitted I will do my best to find one on the web site to use.</li>
<li>I will determine the categories under which the links will be set up.</li>
<li>The new link will have a green <i>New</i> graphic next to it for 30 days. <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADUAAAAbCAIAAABTIlBhAAAFMElEQVRYhe2Wa2wUVRiG3zOzszO728uGAktJmq0oWMBKUygFA7YhEMEbrcSUIEGNEkIkMaghAX4okgIxaaQmoBGDYEisEQVEQ4GIIlBKa2wpgRS0lF6E7QLdbdm2M3POnM8fIKTtFmKU1R++eTM/JiffeeY7l3kZEeE/LOXfBriH/uf7e3LFfWtJS1f0jU1lazvX69fdlrQSBqQy1fE5WTTuXEEtgeLz3RIBkm45UWIKIEk43HEcRzrx+RiYkMKRDgQgEspHTIKT1Wc2NTWlDU8bYn0dK1lLTmPDQGBSgcMSxwfAYdwS7e3tviRfnPPRI3qSteR9bfu3de7QoqrNbTjU3yPm5xzvXdAtF4SPZGTAIV1/bmthWC5orcpdnq/QoPF3NT2yoTAsn/mqRCM4xCTgEAkSQhDRQL5e3utz+b5p/e7N82vrIqepm6QQENTfHftqX/8oZgJGYfbKAklW9+7VDd/WX3xp3sktp/po0Pi72phdlGYAHaFegiDiEoKYA0VRGGP9+GxpezXvgbZDK06/1RRr9oQN4QhwBZwNNAtmdm3Y1Al4Xt0YDIIzv5HaeOnnLs5Sk17ZPuvI19MPdC5q/2XyC0UPV5wricniihI3gzNze3FMluyZ756z/dlY79x3JzlM5zCAxjNbq6079UmAiAb2z624j145tqRqaVtvu6dTN0UfOMDl4I/Wk2YYlw+Xn9wVAqZNWl2gpOSMxNGrURiLPn+yfCFtWX68rNLy52TMjJxZtvqKCU/eEx43PNnTPED0cL2tjzJgDJudoxKQalrH1p1vsG7X5wRx60Te4YvxWN3V+nkHiq+Z1/Soy+QmOGBLcBrsTH8wFG7paCtd12HCu/j9sbMLtIb6bvekcWvmutB4sSNn7GuF6vmKU2XVPCM/1QBajl4zU5PmZAKhUE2oe//LP+yPWi0hkyAQ+q20srv/FIP5Lvdczv3yMVta2g2XLTgEwAkC8Zyak46jHV0QrTt+2nUJyJnyXpGoabSMzGEBAP4ReaOul07flrvo7AXLPXVuMhDZXX1Dzxo1zgAa2y9YAtFoS+Pvu+p7db9zeOWpY12DZxnAF/QFs5MmOrYjpQQn2BICxCmOlbz5npbmGBEns730nTYTrkD04uko72sOdwAwzJo9F2r6hr+xPX/GCG9eJgBOuv/pF0cHAQA6ybElEwIVVYcigfK6hZUnZz2V8mdxcCI7Xv9URT254McH2RjJpCpUcAYbjLMB9o9a8WnRzoXpizc//nymZIyHv/j+k0voqL4SZtxuqFq2qbXF/+jB0NK6vVld5VXHr4Z37+0CRq6tmOzfeXBVZZdZ+ERdc8n69IZVH1y2WU84JBCKdt+uD3HreZOK3c5/RBSJRM7+enbJsaUtWrvW4+LEGWMJDogKU6QuA3zkZ5M/Hj9+/J3+McYMwwimBz/M3/yQ+YDtsXVHk3zoVb4/xs3nzfVl/fOV1+tNG56WPSa7bNrGiVaW6eNuodGQp+Q+GwANylc+r49AU7Py3rbWlJ/ZUu2q0UyVS4GEiRHYnUQSJx8keZO4w4tnFR1vPXGip1qTLi4SuAUZQSHQ0Hw3EVVVTRmZqrW5VKm67h4T/1GpUBhJVaoAGGPxJ5YkQSBGXBPc4dASl6+EFNDYjRsxRVEwVP8UpjDGJgTG53ummIbZY/YwliBEBYpjOWn6MM45Ed3jemttba2trY1EIoqiJOwilFIqihIIBHJzc++2sSzbMm0zxZ/icrsSdlEzxqSUqqKOHj3aMIxE/x7+qv4Ak8zoh31MSoQAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" /></li>
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<li>Each web site title will be reviewed for correct categorization and alphabetization.</li>
<li>Categorization of each link will be at the discretion of the owner.</li>
<li>The purpose of Cyndi's List is to provide a categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources found online. The intent is for the site to be all-inclusive; however, the owner reserves the right to add and remove links at any time and at her discretion.</li>
<li>Links will be added and/or removed without any prior notification at the discretion of the owner.</li>
<li>The owner is not responsible for the content found on other web sites that are found linked on Cyndi's List.</li>
<li>Links to commercial enterprises found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those commercial enterprises.</li>
<li>The owner will not knowingly link to sites that derive from or participate in fraudulent or illegal behavior.</li>
<li>The owner is not responsible for problems that arise from sites found on the index that derive from or participate in fraudulent or illegal behavior.</li>
<li>The owner is not responsible for disputes, conflicts or other problems between web sites linked to by Cyndi's List.</li>
<li>The owner is not responsible for disputes, conflicts or other problems between web site visitors and web sites linked to by Cyndi's List.</li>
<li>Cyndi's List (including the web site, the blog, the mailing list, and Facebook, Twitter, & Google+ forums) contains banner advertisements and some text links that point to commercial enterprises via an affiliate relationship. Users of Cyndi's List might follow an affiliate link and visit a commercial web site. Any resulting purchases made by a visitor might result in a commission being paid to the owner of Cyndi's List. Every effort is made to identify pay-for-use commercial web sites as such within link descriptions. The existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those commercial enterprises.</li>
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Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-62367105718992018442014-01-27T19:33:00.000-08:002014-01-28T21:09:17.328-08:00Facebook for Genealogy: Posts, aka QueriesThere are now several thousand genealogy groups on Facebook. Some are for commercial enterprises and some are for researching in a specific locale or for a specific topic or surname. They are all community forums in which we can participate and help one another with our research. Social networking on Facebook is a great way to meet others, to teach others, and to help others. In order to make it a productive and helpful tool for our research, there are several things we should all put into regular practice.<br />
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Today's Topic: Posts, aka Queries</h2>
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Facebook posts for genealogy currently run the full spectrum from <i>exceedingly</i> poor to perfectly terrific. A well-written query has been a challenge to genealogists for years, long before using the Internet. Genealogical magazines, journals, and newsletters often published queries for genealogists who were hoping to connect with someone else who had an ancestor or topic in common. Many of those publications had specific guidelines that had to be followed in order to publish a query. With the advent of home computers and the Internet, genealogists began to use technology to publish their research questions. Bulletin boards, online forums, chat rooms, mailing lists, message boards, and now social networking forums all give us the opportunity to reach out and ask for help. Many of these technology-based tools also include guidelines for posting queries. However, people often do not read them and do not follow them. </div>
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Writing a well-crafted post or query is important in order to receive a well-crafted answer. If the question is important enough to you to ask in the first place, it should be important enough to ask it well. A quickly written sentence with a name and no other information won't cut it. It is important to include the details of what you already know, what you have already done, and what you want to learn by asking your question. There are many different types of queries you might write based on what sort of research you may need help with. And each one will have important details you should be sure to include.</div>
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<li>About an individual</li>
<li>About a family group</li>
<li>About research in a specific locality</li>
<li>About research with a specific record type</li>
<li>About research for a specific topic</li>
<li>About research for an ethnic group</li>
<li>About research for a religion</li>
<li>About research methodology</li>
<li>About help with technology for genealogy</li>
<li>About help with photos, letters, diaries, Bibles, and other mementos</li>
<li>And many more</li>
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Common Rules for Posts and Queries:</h2>
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The following are guidelines to help you write the best query you can. Provide whatever information you have whenever possible.</div>
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<li>Limit each post to one query. Asking multiple questions within a post can make it hard for others to answer you. It can also mean that you may receive answers for some of the questions, but not all of them. One question per post fixes that.</li>
<li>Choose the appropriate Facebook group or fan page on which to post your query. There are many different groups for many different genealogical topics. Posting on the correct group can get you the help you need. See Katherine R. Willson's "Genealogy on Facebook" list here: <a href="http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list/">http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list/</a></li>
<li>Posting a vague query with few details won't get you the answers you need. Be sure to include as many pieces of information as you can in order to help direct those who might be taking the time to reply to you. </li>
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<li>Include a person's full name, including given, middle, nickname, and surname(s).</li>
<li>Include a person's birth, marriage, and death information including dates and places.</li>
<li>Include the names of a person's parents, siblings, and/or spouses.</li>
<li>Include all the details you already know.</li>
<li>Include details that indicate what you have already done.</li>
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<li>Don't assume that the reader will know what you know. Explain thoroughly.</li>
<li>If your query involves a document or a photo, include a scanned copy for others to see.</li>
<li>If your query involves a web site, include the URL (address) for the web site and/or the web page that you are referencing. </li>
<li>To separate blocks of text within one post use the Shift+Enter keys at the same time to insert a soft return that won't trigger the post function before you're done writing your query.</li>
<li>Don't type in all UPPERCASE letters. Online this is considered shouting. And it is very difficult to read. The exception is when typing surnames. They should be in uppercase letters to help them stand out from the rest of the text.</li>
<li>Don't use any abbreviations in your post. Remember that the Internet is global and you might receive answers from people elsewhere in the world that aren't familiar with abbreviations used in your area. </li>
<li>Be sure to proofread your query before you post it. Check it for accuracy, spelling, and clarity. </li>
<li>Make a log of where you posted your query, including the date and the name of the group. That way it is easier to remember where and when to check back later. </li>
<li>If you have taken the time to post a query, stick around a while to
participate in the resulting discussion in order to answer questions,
make clarifications, or just follow along as the conversation grows.</li>
<li>When someone takes the time to reply to your query be sure to carefully read their reply. Follow up with replies to their questions and with more questions of your own if you aren't clear about their answer(s). </li>
<li>Thank people for helping you. This seems like a no-brainer, but it is often overlooked.</li>
<li>Check back over the next few days to see if anyone has replied or added to the conversation for your query. </li>
<li>Keep a copy of your query and the entire thread of conversation that took place after that. Put it in your research notes to help you down the road. Note the date and the Facebook group on which you asked your questions. </li>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">See also: <a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2013/12/facebook-for-genealogy-threads.html">Facebook for Genealogy: Threads </a></span> </i><br />
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There are now several thousand genealogy groups on Facebook. Some are for commercial enterprises and some are for researching in a specific locale or for a specific topic or surname. They are all community forums in which we can participate and help one another with our research. Social networking on Facebook is a great way to meet others, to teach others, and to help others. In order to make it a productive and helpful tool for our research, there are several things we should all put into regular practice.</div>
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Today's Topic: Threads</h2>
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A thread in an online forum refers to one conversation: the initial question or post followed by all the replies, comments, and answers to that post. On Facebook after a certain number of replies, the thread will "collapse" which means it will show up as a shortened version with only the most recent comments displayed. At the top under the original post it will state "View previous comments" and show the number of current comments on the thread, such as "11 of 112." This means that it is showing the most recent 11 comments out of a total of 112.
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When participating in a conversation, be sure you first read the entire thread. Doing so means you will know what others have already said and how other answers were shared. Quite often people do not read an entire thread, but they go ahead and reply, answer a question, or ask another question in their comments. This almost always means there will be duplication in the answers received or assumptions made about the depth and breadth of the conversation.</div>
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Common Rules to Follow in a Thread:</h2>
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<li>Read the initial post carefully to be sure you understand the comment or the question.</li>
<li>Before replying, be sure to read the entire thread first so that you don't repeat something that has already been said by someone else. Unless, of course, it is something that bears repeating.</li>
<li>Be thorough in your reply if you are offering advice or answering a research question.</li>
<li>If you are stating a personal opinion, offer some reasoning to back up your statements.</li>
<li>Do not assume that the reader has the same knowledge-base that you do about the topic or about genealogy in general. </li>
<li>Remember that the reader of the thread isn't just the person who wrote the original post. Everyone who belongs to the group can read what your replies contain. This is always an opportunity to keep in mind that you may be sharing information with new genealogists and you might be helping them to learn new ways to do their research. You might also teach the veterans a thing or two.</li>
<li>If your reply includes a reference to something found online, be sure to include the URL (web address) for the reference. Copy & paste it from your web browser directly into your reply to be sure it is accurate and will work properly.</li>
<li>If your reply includes a reference to a specific work, online or offline, be sure to include the complete title so that it will be easy for others to track down.</li>
<li>Stay on topic. If the topic strays from the original post, it might be time to start a new thread.</li>
<li>If the thread becomes more of a personal conversation between you and another person, it might be time to move it to a private message conversation instead of using the public forum.</li>
<li>Respect the opinions and advice given by others. Have a thoughtful conversation with others, encouraging a good-natured exchange of ideas and research methodology tips.</li>
<li>Mind your manners. A public forum isn't the time or the place for anyone to do or say something that they wouldn't do or say in person, face to face. It's sad that I have to include this bit, but I've seen tempers flare far too often. Treat others with the same courtesy you wish for yourself.</li>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">See also: <a href="http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/2014/01/facebook-for-genealogy-posts-aka-queries.html">Facebook for Genealogy: Posts, aka Queries</a></span> </i><br />
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<br />Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-24483962937616762662013-10-08T23:49:00.000-07:002013-10-11T22:34:13.501-07:00Why Genealogy on TV is a Good ThingWell, I think I've reached my personal limit with regard to the nay-sayers about the various television programs that feature genealogy. I'm so tired of listening to the complaining. In fact, I tend to think that the nay-sayers are a small number, yet they seem to holler the loudest. And this isn't a new thing when it comes to genealogy.<br />
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When I was first online in 1995 I watched the Internet take off in an astronomically fast upward spiral with regard to genealogy. I started keeping track of my bookmarks for genealogy, which at that time printed out on one piece of paper. Within two years of the launch of Cyndi's List the total went from 1,025 to well over 26,000 links. And that is in the infancy of genealogy online. By the 3rd anniversary the site had more than 20,000,000 visitors to the front page. Clearly, the Internet was popular with people who were interested in their family history. And that is when the nay-sayers started their Internet-hate campaign. Some of the things I heard or read on a regular basis:<br />
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<li>The Internet is a fad.</li>
<li>The Internet is going to kill libraries.</li>
<li>The Internet is going to kill genealogy societies.</li>
<li>The Internet produces junk genealogy.</li>
<li>The Internet encourages junk genealogy.</li>
<li>The Internet isn't for serious genealogists.</li>
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18 years later I think each of those statements have now been proven to be extreme, overly reactionary, and just plain wrong. First of all, the Internet isn't a magical machine bent on destruction. Genealogy online is the work of human beings. And it is up to the genealogists online, especially the veterans and the professionals, to make the Internet work for us as a positive thing. The Internet is a venue for publishing, education, archiving, backup, records access, meetings, and socializing. Each of those things can be used in a way to enhance everything we do in genealogy. But, back in the beginning, each of those things were seen as negatives when it came to the nay-sayers. Well, they were wrong. I'm wagging my finger at them and sticking out my virtual tongue. I believe that people now see the Internet as a valuable tool and an asset to libraries, societies, and the entire genealogical community.<br />
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In my opinion, what the Internet has done for genealogy has been a wonderful thing. Supposedly genealogy is the second most popular topic online. The Internet has made it easy for long-lost cousins to find one another. And it's easier to learn, to publish, to share, and to move forward in our research faster than we could have done in the past. This also means that more people are interested in genealogy now than before computers and the Internet. More people find it accessible. Prior to this it was the hobby of retired people and those who had the time and money to do a lot of traveling for on-site research. The Internet opened up research to people who were on tight budgets or housebound for a variety of reasons. Younger people and stay-at-home moms or dads can now spend time on genealogy. It is now a hobby for anyone that has an interest in learning more about their ancestors.<br />
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So, how do we take the next step to encourage people to become interested in genealogy? When I started in genealogy in 1980, in Washington state, I had no idea that there were genealogy societies or libraries with genealogy collections. I worked in a very small vacuum in the Pacific Northwest, with no money and no car to drive. It took me several years to learn about where to go and what to look for in my research. My first exposure to genealogy beyond my small world was <b>the media</b>. A syndicated newspaper column by Myra Vanderpool Gormley. Through Myra I learned about genealogy books and magazines, genealogy libraries, genealogy societies, and that there were actually large groups of people out there who were also interested in this unique hobby. Myra's column told me that there was more out there. Myra's column, because of the nature of a nationally syndicated newspaper column, didn't teach me everything I needed to know to turn me into the world's perfect genealogist. My expectation wasn't that I would learn everything I ever needed to know just by reading her column. But it did keep my interest alive and it prompted me to go look for more. My Grandma Nash & my Aunt Daisy gave me my first taste of family history. It was Myra's column that let me know that there was more to it than just compiling names and dates. If it wasn't for Myra, I wouldn't have gone further.<br />
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And with that I come to the point of this article. Television is good for genealogy. And I'm so tired of hearing the nay-sayers when it comes to the television programs <i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i> and the <i>Genealogy Roadshow</i>. In both cases genealogical research for the people featured on the show is presented in a one-hour time slot. There is no way to fit everything a person needs to know about how to do research for________ [fill in the blank] in a one-hour show. So, it isn't a reasonable argument to say things such as:<br />
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<li>If I had money to travel all over the world, I could do that too!</li>
<li>Celebrities have it easy.</li>
<li>The show misleads people by making it look too easy.</li>
<li>Wouldn't it be nice to have a clerk just hand you the documents you need without any work?</li>
<li>They are just handing a bunch of stuff over without telling them how to do the research.</li>
<li>They make it look like you can find these things without any work.</li>
<li>They aren't teaching them anything about genealogy.</li>
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C'mon people! Really? Behind the scenes of the genealogy television programs there are teams of professional genealogists doing the research, sometimes for several months. And all the research they did wasn't necessarily included in the one-hour program. You know why? Because there was a lot of editing done to the thousands of hours of research and hundreds of hours of filming in order to condense it to a one-hour show. And because TV is supposed to entertain us and engage us and draw us in. The purpose of these shows is to highlight the topic, not to be the end-all educational option for genealogy. In the same way that Myra's newspaper column opened my eyes 33 years ago, these television programs are letting the world know that this hobby is fun and interesting and personal and enthralling. These programs are <b>today's media outreach</b> to a new generation of genealogists. Television producers and directors edit and present the programs to bring in the targeted audience. And we need to remember they aren't necessarily targeting us—the genealogists who already know how to research. Once that targeted audience is here, it is our job to help them learn and to point them in the right direction to become great genealogists. Let's get them in the doors first. To just unilaterally dismiss the television programs by portraying them negatively is short-sighted. So, I'm wagging my finger at you nay-sayers again. Let's see these programs for what they are, a positive and entertaining introduction to genealogy, rather than for what you think they should be. Quit with the negativity and the bad-mouthing. Because I said so.Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-47243187153009600642013-04-18T12:09:00.001-07:002013-04-24T14:47:43.349-07:00<br />
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<em><br /></em>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-33001183208946383042012-01-31T01:22:00.000-08:002012-01-31T01:22:12.244-08:00Who Do You Think You Are? Season 3<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">WDYTYA Season Three features the following celebrities and their family history: Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei, Blair Underwood, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe, Helen Hunt, Rita Wilson, Edie Falco, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Jason Sudeikis and Paula Deen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/01/06/nbc-announces-the-celebrities-tracing-their-family-trees-on-season-three-of-who-do-you-think-you-are/index.php">http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/01/06/nbc-announces-the-celebrities-tracing-their-family-trees-on-season-three-of-who-do-you-think-you-are/index.php</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">See a preview of the upcoming WDYTYA in the U.S.:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/video/preview-the-stories-from-season-3/1381066">http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/video/preview-the-stories-from-season-3/1381066</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">With the launch of the 3rd season of WDYTYA in the U.S., enter The Ultimate Family History Journey Sweepstakes from Ancestry.com. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bit.ly/xXo83b">http://bit.ly/xXo83b</a></span>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-51480813604149249982012-01-31T01:17:00.000-08:002012-01-31T01:17:02.610-08:00RootsTech Live Streaming Free Sessions<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">RootsTech Live Streaming - Can't make it to Salt Lake City this week for RootsTech 2012? They will be streaming 14 sessions live and free of charge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">http://rootstech.org/</span>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171024043917795336.post-5183529334396923092012-01-31T01:05:00.000-08:002012-01-31T01:05:46.577-08:00Press Release from Family Chronicle: Tracing Your Irish Ancestors<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Family Chronicle is please to announce the immediate availability of our newest special publication, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors. The 68-page issue, the fourth in the "Tracing Series", is feature-packed with all-new content from a variety of experts in the field of Irish family history research. It contains many online sources, as well as information on city and trade directories, an Irish case study, Irish currency, Irish mariners and ships, Irish surnames and DNA, and much more. Cover price is $9.95 plus $4.50 shipping. To order, visit the Family Chronicle bookstore at: <a href="http://www.familychronicle.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.familychronicle.com</a>.</span>Cyndi Inglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125865163522453560noreply@blogger.com0