Computer Group links

Genealogy Bank: http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries/

Newspaper Archive: http://newspaperarchive.com/Browse.aspx

Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/

We also looked at some genealogy toolbars and will demonstrate them next meeting:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22genealogy+toolbar%22&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&rlz=

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Are you related to someone famous? Check the OneWorldTree at Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/

Many computer applications are so portable they can be installed on a flash drive and just plugged in to any PC.

Check out Portable Apps: http://portableapps.com/

We took another look at the free anti-virus and anti-spyware Security Essentials from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

One of the oldest and very popular collaborative databases is the European-based Geneanet. See if others are researching your surnames: http://www.geneanet.org/?lang=en

There is probably a users group for your genealogy software nearby and online - well, at least online. Do a Google search for "genealogy software users groups" (not in quotes) and instead of "genealogy software" substitute the name of the software you use, such as "RootsMagic". You will soon be in contact with all sorts of advice to help you with your software. Add a location to the search and you might find a nearby meeting of the group.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1I7GZAZ_en&q=genealogy+software++users+groups&aq=f&aqi=&oq=

Our genealogical society is now on facebook. Check it out and PARTICIPATE by adding comments or topics:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Florida-Genealogical-Society/189257891705

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Facebook is used for many genealogy surname groups, software users, genealogy societies and more: http://www.facebook.com/

Facebook Genealogy Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23816158475

Footnote was looked at as an alternative to some of ancestry.com's databases: http://www.footnote.com/

1saleaday.com (One Sale a day) has incredible bargains (often free): http://1saleaday.com/

Microsoft now offers FREE combination antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-malware product call Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Software:

Legacy: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/

RootsMagic: http://rootsmagic.com/

RootsMagic Group on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RootsMagic

The Master Genealogist: http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=TMG

Search for "genealogy" in Yahoo Groups and there are nearly 40,000 (plus several hundred more for people who misspell it as "geneology"): http://groups.yahoo.com/

Saturday October 3, 2009

More Google tools were examined for their usefulness for genealogists, including news archives, images, maps, books, and more:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Also we checked into the people search engines;

http://pipl.com which revels a lot more about a person than their phone number and address. public records, photos, archives web pages and more.

http://123people.com also includes the social network identities of people, plus biographies, web links, even Amazon wish lists.

Another useful search tool puts its results in useful groups: http://clusty.com