Everywhere we turn we hear from someone recommending the latest and greatest apps and tools to use in our research. But should we try to use all of them? Some of them? None of them? How do you choose what is best for you? We will go over the research process and help you decide which of your own activities need special tools and which work well with the standard tools we all should use.
Cyndi Ingle is the creator and innovator behind the award-winning and globally recognized CyndisList.com, a free categorized list of more than 320,000 links for genealogical research. In its 28 years online Cyndi’s List has consistently remained i
Still a big fan, since at least 1997, if not 1996. You, Rhonda McClure, Robert Charles Anderson, MaryBeth Wheeler, and Wayne Walker, for sure, all since then! Cheers!
Program was informative about all the different options that may be available to genealogists for their searches/researches and documentation.. The Simple Fact is first to know what you want a program to do for you and then try a test run on some of their Free program edits to see if it works for you.. Just the same as trying many of the different genealogy programs.. I used one program found it wasn’t capable of resolving an issue for entering the data I needed for my Tree.. got one that did resolve it….
Thank you Cyndi! I really needed your words of wisdom. Now I can (guilt-free) do some much needed housecleaning on my current family history tools. One of the points you made that impressed me most was to do whatever works for us personally. I can now take a deep breath and re-evaluate my current cache of resources.
Cyndi is remarkable! I so appreciate that she’s “one of us” and teaches in a way that is inviting instead of intimidating. Her suggestions have made me curious to investigate software I hadn’t considered. It was also wonderful to know that someone else is as concerned about record keeping & organization as I am!
Very good webinar. I especially liked the advice to GO SLOW. I agree. We rush all the time and we need to sit back and relax a bit and enjoy our efforts.
URLs here, URLs there, URLs everywhere. Which one do you choose to use for your citation? Which one do you use for your research notes? How long should it be? How short can it be? Can you edit out parts of a URL and still have a stable working link? We will discuss strategies to document URLs for websites, databases, or images in your research.
URLs here, URLs there, URLs everywhere. Which one do you choose to use for your citation? Which one do you use for your research notes? How long should it be? How short can it be? Can you edit out parts of a URL and still have a stable working link? We will discuss strategies to document URLs for websites, databases, or images in your research.
Off the Shelf: The Unexplored Potential for eBooks in Genealogy
There is a treasure trove of untapped research sources online: the electronic book or ebook. Repositories are digitizing publications and putting them online for us to use without having to leave the comfort of our homes. We will explore all the options that are out there to move your research forward.
There is a treasure trove of untapped research sources online: the electronic book or ebook. Repositories are digitizing publications and putting them online for us to use without having to leave the comfort of our homes. We will explore all the options that are out there to move your research forward.
Smarter Searching: Refining Search Parameters for Genealogists
Are you still using only the basic search options available on your favorite genealogical research sites? Do you get a lot of less-than-helpful search results? We will explore features and strategies you can use to tighten up the searches and make your online research more productive.
Are you still using only the basic search options available on your favorite genealogical research sites? Do you get a lot of less-than-helpful search results? We will explore features and strategies you can use to tighten up the searches and make your online research more productive.
Nurturing Your Family Trees: Online or On Your Device (or Both)?
There's a lot to think to about when it comes to deciding how you will store your family tree database. Online? Offline? Both? We will discuss all the options for online trees, software, and apps. And we will go over what things you should be cautious about, including syncing, record…
There's a lot to think to about when it comes to deciding how you will store your family tree database. Online? Offline? Both? We will discuss all the options for online trees, software, and apps. And we will go over what things you should be cautious about, including syncing, record…
Sometimes overwhelming to beginners and sometimes underused by veterans, Cyndi's List is a research tool that is robust with resources helpful in everyone's research. Using specific examples for beginners, as well as more advanced researchers, we will explore the site and point out how to make the most of the…
Sometimes overwhelming to beginners and sometimes underused by veterans, Cyndi's List is a research tool that is robust with resources helpful in everyone's research. Using specific examples for beginners, as well as more advanced researchers, we will explore the site and point out how to make the most of the…
Tracking Your Digital Breadcrumbs: Bookmarks, Toolbars, Notes, and Other Applications
Clicking links means you can start off on a web site for one specific topic and end up dozens of web sites away on many different topics. It’s easy to get lost and lose focus on what you were trying to find in the first place. And with so many…
Clicking links means you can start off on a web site for one specific topic and end up dozens of web sites away on many different topics. It’s easy to get lost and lose focus on what you were trying to find in the first place. And with so many…
When Google and traditional search engines don't return useful information, don't stop there. We will explore resources that are invisible to Google and hidden deep within web sites and proprietary databases. The hidden web lies buried within the collections for commercial web sites, libraries, archives, and museums. We will also...
When Google and traditional search engines don't return useful information, don't stop there. We will explore resources that are invisible to Google and hidden deep within web sites and proprietary databases. The hidden web lies buried within the collections for commercial web sites, libraries, archives, and museums. We will also...
Web site addresses appear to be long, complicated, and mysterious. Navigating through the web leads you from link to link, web page to web page, site to site, and server to server all in a matter of a few clicks. How can you sort out separate web sites? How...
Web site addresses appear to be long, complicated, and mysterious. Navigating through the web leads you from link to link, web page to web page, site to site, and server to server all in a matter of a few clicks. How can you sort out separate web sites? How...
Be Your Own Digital Archivist: Preserve Your Research
Are you doing everything you can to safeguard your genealogical research? Your documents? Your data? Your scanned images? We will talk about the importance of taking charge of your own materials and making sure they aren't going to disappear.
Are you doing everything you can to safeguard your genealogical research? Your documents? Your data? Your scanned images? We will talk about the importance of taking charge of your own materials and making sure they aren't going to disappear.
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Still a big fan, since at least 1997, if not 1996. You, Rhonda McClure, Robert Charles Anderson, MaryBeth Wheeler, and Wayne Walker, for sure, all since then! Cheers!
Program was informative about all the different options that may be available to genealogists for their searches/researches and documentation.. The Simple Fact is first to know what you want a program to do for you and then try a test run on some of their Free program edits to see if it works for you.. Just the same as trying many of the different genealogy programs.. I used one program found it wasn’t capable of resolving an issue for entering the data I needed for my Tree.. got one that did resolve it….
Thank you Cyndi! I really needed your words of wisdom. Now I can (guilt-free) do some much needed housecleaning on my current family history tools. One of the points you made that impressed me most was to do whatever works for us personally. I can now take a deep breath and re-evaluate my current cache of resources.
A lot of information covered very quickly. Love the message-you don’t need all the available tools. Use what you know.
Cyndi is remarkable! I so appreciate that she’s “one of us” and teaches in a way that is inviting instead of intimidating. Her suggestions have made me curious to investigate software I hadn’t considered. It was also wonderful to know that someone else is as concerned about record keeping & organization as I am!
Thank Cyndi for being a clear concise presentation.
Very good webinar. I especially liked the advice to GO SLOW. I agree. We rush all the time and we need to sit back and relax a bit and enjoy our efforts.
Cyndi is always an awesome presenter and shares important information