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 Competition in the Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games is over. I accomplished much more than I had anticipated when I began. Here are my standings: 1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – All competition is this category took place last week. Platinum Medal! 2. Back Up Your Data – did not compete. 3. Organize Your Research – This week I . . . → : CONTINUE READING  The Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games are half over. Where do you stand? Here are my standings: 1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – 17 last Saturday and 33 on Sunday. Platinum Medal! 2. Back Up Your Data – have not competed in this event. 3. Organize Your Research – All my digital files are already in folders and most . . . → : CONTINUE READING RT @LisaCooke: Had a blast talking with Lisa Kudrow about WDYTYA! Listen to the exclusive interview on Valentine’s Day. Podcast episode 81. # It’s been a busy weekend here at Tonia’s Roots. The Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games are in full swing and the competition is heavy. Here are my standings: 1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – 17 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday. Platinum Medal! 2. Back Up Your Data – have not competed in this event. 3. Organize Your Research . . . → : CONTINUE READING  The Tonia’s Roots flag is flying, announcing my participation in the Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games. The base of my flag is the United States Stars and Stripes. My ancestors came to these shores centuries ago, so the bulk of my research takes place in the United States. The middle layer is the German flag, representing many . . . → : CONTINUE READING 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 the features and benefits of TNG . . . → : CONTINUE READING A quick shout-out to Mark Tucker at ThinkGenealogy for his Better Source Citations video. I encourage you to watch the video and take the survey. If you like the concept, contact your genealogy software provider. Personally, I think this idea is great. I absolutely loved the import of not only the citation, but also images of . . . → : CONTINUE READING I recently purchased a copy of Legacy Family Tree Software, largely because I wanted to try out its Source Writer feature. I had read good reviews of the product; it was supposed to be easy to use, with a rich set of features, and advanced reporting options. I found the data entry interface to be clunky and . . . → : CONTINUE READING I recently bought a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills’ fabulous book Evidence Explained (e-book available for download on Footnote.com) and have spent the evening creating citations for events sourced from tombstones that I have personally photographed. It’s a simple format and by copying, pasting, and editing, I was able to create citations for over 40 events in . . . → : CONTINUE READING 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 EasyBib, which creates MLA citations for free. . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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