Do you try to share your genealogy research across multiple platforms? Around the time I started working on my research full time, (i.e. after retirement), I heard several genealogists discuss 'cousin bait'. The point of 'cousin bait' is to share one's research on a variety of platforms in hopes of connecting with cousins. While I …
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Well, it is not Saturday night, but Sunday afternoon. However, Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge this week was too good to pass up. Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1) Determine who is one of the most prolific fathers in your genealogy database or …
RootsMagic to WikiTree
Do you have any of your tree on WikiTree? Although I had heard "Dear Myrtle," "Cousin Russ" and others talk about "cousin bait" and the use of WikiTree, I don't have a lot of my data on WikiTree. That all may change thanks to the recent meeting of Topeka Genealogical Society's Computer Special Interest Group …
Research Notes Using Narrative Reports
Do you ever feel like you are playing 'catch up' with your genealogy research? I know that when I first started, I would come home from a genealogy research trip with a pile of paper notes. That pile of paper would sit for weeks (months and even years) before I would get caught up working …
Books
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1) What is a "new to you" resource that is helping your genealogy research? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!] Looking back over my recent research, the only source that could be considered 'new to …
Merging Sources
Do you have a poorly crafted source in your RootsMagic file that you would like to replace with another? I have to admit that I have such sources in my file. In the past, I have worked my way thru adding the new source/citation and deleting the old one - one fact at a time. …
Living?
Have you ever encountered a situation where records disagree about whether a person is living or deceased? I have to admit that this is a first for me! While researching descendants of Ozias Wells in Michigan records, I encountered such a situation. Because I think the individual is still living, I'm going to discuss my …
TreeShare Issues
Are you a RootsMagic user who at times likes to work on your genealogy from the comforts of your living room couch or recliner versus from your genealogy office? While I spend most of my time in front my desktop computer, I do want to use my laptop in the living room - particularly to …
Adoption
Do you ever get confused by Ancestry hints that use a different surname for a woman? I have to confess that at times multiple marriages can cause me to wonder whether the hint is actually for the person I'm researching. That was my case recently when researching Louise Humeston, daughter of Julius Hermeston and Mary …
Memorial Day
Today is the day that was established to honor those who died while serving our country. Can you identify your ancestors or cousins whom we would honor today? Although I am aware of some of my cousins, I cannot readily name them. However, my genealogy program is a database. Thus, I should be able to …