Archive for category Technology
Photoshopping Headstones
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on August 7th, 2009
The fabulous Lisa Louise Cooke, of the Genealogy Gems podcast, has an article in the September 2009 edition of Family Tree Magazine about transforming gravestones with photo-editing software to bring out the unreadable details. I admit, I was skeptical about… Read the rest
Favorite Genealogy Websites
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on July 24th, 2009
These are my top ten favorite websites for genealogy research (I have not included blogs – they will be the subject of another post). Most are big sites, whether commercial, government, or volunteer-supported, but a few are personal sites that have been particularly helpful in my own research.
Privacy Policy
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on July 21st, 2009
I receive questions occasionally about the privacy policy of Tonia’s Roots. As a genealogist, I have collected much personal information on our family from a variety of sources. The privacy of this information is important to me. While the privacy policy is a work in progress, the basic principles always… Read the rest
10 Things I Love About TNG (My Genealogy Software)
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on July 18th, 2009
My main genealogy software is The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding. This software can be used as a stand-alone product or with a desktop genealogy program. I use Legacy for a few things, but use TNG for all my data entry and storage. If you want to learn more about… Read the rest
Wordpress-TNG Mashup a Success
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on October 25th, 2008
Update: I no longer use the mashup described below. I’m now using the TNG/Wordpress plug-in available here.
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Finally, the new look of the website, with Wordpress and TNG integrated is unveiled!
As I posted a few weeks… Read the rest
Organizing Digital Photos with Metadata
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Technology on October 12th, 2008
As mentioned a few days ago, I recently lost all the photo links in my genealogy database; this also included losing the source data for those photos. I’ve been uploading my photos, and since I want them to be properly cited, I’ve been… Read the rest
Easy Source Citations
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research, Technology on October 7th, 2008
I spent many years in academia, so proper source citations are important to me. I love my database software because it automatically builds footnotes, linked to sources, based on form entries; however, I’ve been a bit frustrated because the citation form wasn’t available for photos, documents, etc.
I’ve recently discovered… Read the rest
The Moral of the Story. . .
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research, Technology on October 4th, 2008
Since my last post, I’ve decided to completely redo both the genealogy site and the blog and now I’m left with a mess that includes not only a partially functioning database and loss of all my media links, but also a renewed determination… Read the rest


