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Category Archives: Genealogy
Last day of the NGS conference
Today was the last day of the NGS Family History conference. I didn’t initially have a lot scheduled but found some good sessions. This week I was appointed publicity chairman for my local genealogy society so I went to a … Continue reading
NGS National Conference
I’m at the National Genealogical Society family history conference again this year, this time in Las Vegas. The city is sort of wasted on me since I’m not real interested in gambling but it’s a good conference. Some highlights after … Continue reading
Preserving your email for future genealogists
A number of times I’ve heard people complain that one problem with the switch from letters to email is that it won’t be around for future genealogists. This hit me as strange because email in theory could be better for … Continue reading
Evernote for Android adds helpful features for genealogists
One of the ways I use Evernote for genealogy is to take photos of books at the library and put them into my genealogy notebooks. This puts them in a place where I can find them, and Evernote reads the … Continue reading
Review of Evidentia
Evidentia is a different kind of genealogy software, designed to help you implement the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) rather than build a family tree. I tested the program with a recent line of research I was working on and found … Continue reading
The reasonably exhausting search
I recently decided to try applying the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to some research I was working on to determine the parents of John McKelvey (1789-1847) of Ionia County, Michigan. The first requirement of the GPS is that a reasonable … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogical proof standard, gps, ionia county michigan, john mckelvey
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King Richard III and DNA
The story of the confirmation of the discovery of Richard III‘s remains under a parking lot in England is all over the news today and is a great story. Reading the details it shows that they did their research the … Continue reading
Evidentia pre-review
I just learned of the program Evidentia, which is designed to guide you through the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) process. I just downloaded a copy to review, and though I’d give my thoughts on what such a program should do … Continue reading
Surname Saturday – Konarski
I was reminded of Surname Saturday and thought I’d give it a try. I’m going to start out with my own surname, Konarski. Konarski is a Polish name. The root “kon” comes from the Polish word for horse, koń. There … Continue reading
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“I Have My Family Tree Back to Adam and Eve”
This blog entry at FamilySeach deals with trees where the person says: “I Have My Family Tree Back to Adam and Eve” and whether it is actually possible. I’ve seen plenty of these trees online and I am glad that … Continue reading
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