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Article Summary Section (+links from this article: Wiki articles highlighted in BOLD)<br> | Article Summary Section (+links from this article: Wiki articles highlighted in BOLD)<br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" | | bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="row" colspan="4" | Theme: “New to genealogy” (This journey could potentially become a hobby, a passion, a vocation, a career, or a legacy)<br> | ||
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! bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="row" | Article “Steps”<br> | ! bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="row" | Article “Steps”<br> | ||
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 2. Collecting and storing documents and photos | ! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 2. Collecting and storing documents and photos | ||
| Locate, label, and digitize (scan into a computer file) all the old photographs and documents for your family first and then branch out to grandparents and then aunts and uncles. Preserve as much as you can. If you are the family member with the most life experience you may find this task is bigger than you would want to tackle on your own. Tell the younger generations that you would like help with entering this information on the computer. If they agree then it is a win-win situation for the family.<br> | | Locate, label, and digitize (scan into a computer file) all the old photographs and documents for your family first and then branch out to grandparents and then aunts and uncles. Preserve as much as you can. If you are the family member with the most life experience you may find this task is bigger than you would want to tackle on your own. Tell the younger generations that you would like help with entering this information on the computer. If they agree then it is a win-win situation for the family.<br> | ||
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[[DIGITAL STORAGE|'''Digital Storage''']]<br>[[Preserving Photographs & Documents|'''Preserving Photographs and Documents''']]<br>[http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.net]<br>[http://www.photoshop.com/tools?wf=editor Adobe Photoshop] | [[DIGITAL STORAGE|'''Digital Storage''']]<br>[[Preserving Photographs & Documents|'''Preserving Photographs and Documents''']]<br>[http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.net]<br>[http://www.photoshop.com/tools?wf=editor Adobe Photoshop] | ||
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 5. Try a small project first to build some confidence<br> | ! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 5. Try a small project first to build some confidence<br> | ||
| Interpret the data but watch out for common rookie mistakes. Try an easy project first to build your confidence like writing a story about one of your ancestors.<br> | | Interpret the data but watch out for common rookie mistakes. Try an easy project first to build your confidence like writing a story about one of your ancestors.<br> | ||
| [[Rookie Mistakes|'''Rookie Mistakes''']]<br> | | | ||
| “rookie mistakes” | [[Rookie Mistakes|'''Rookie Mistakes''']] | ||
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_image_resources Free image resources]<br> | |||
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“rookie mistakes” | |||
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 6. Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage<br> | ! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 6. Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage<br> | ||
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! valign="middle" bgcolor="#e0efff" align="left" | ! valign="middle" bgcolor="#e0efff" align="left" scope="row" colspan="4" | <font color="red">Editor's Note: </font><font color="black">Please include additional relevant links that can be found in the Research Wiki that those "new to genealogy" might find useful. This table is transcluded from the "[[Beginners_First_Step_-_Summary_and_Links|Beginners First Step - Summary and Links]]" page.</font> | ||
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | Other links that may be of interest to those that are "new to genealogy"<br> | ! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | Other links that may be of interest to those that are "new to genealogy"<br> | ||
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