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''' | '''START BY HAVING SOME FUN - '''who are you related to - also create groups and share with others https://fhtl.byu.edu/ | ||
<br>'''FamilySearch.org - use for everything !!!''' | |||
'''Use "Descendancy" view in FamilySearch - BEST '''<br>• Descendancy View – use instead of traditional or fan chart views | |||
• Set up the "options" (top right) | |||
• Expand the "View" to show at least 4 generations. You can expand more using the twisties | |||
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'''Linkpendium.com '''- when you need additional links of places to look for your ancestors <br><br> '''Use www.fallingrain.com/world - GREAT'''<br>• Locations will help “see” and "hear" where your ancestors lived or died | |||
• Laminate FanChart (or any fragile or special documents) | '''Treeseek.com - GREAT'''<br>• Use "Source Tracker" for Census, and "Name Cloud" (for fun) <br>• Print out your own FanChart in color<br>• Use in conjunction with Puzzilla and Rootsmapper AND as a “search log”<br>• Give as a gift - give family and friends a copy of their (or your) FanChart as a gift<br>• Laminate FanChart (or any fragile or special documents) | ||
<br> | '''SortedByName.com – Search Social Security Numbers'''<br>• Follow the instructions, because it is complicated - it will take you 3 to 5 screens in order to get to the names you want | ||
• Be careful to NOT follow the wrong options | |||
• | <br> '''SearchEngineColossus.com'''<br>• International Directory of Search Engines by Country | ||
<br> | <br> '''GenealogyInTime.com – GREAT RESEARCH'''<br>• Stories, Books, Newspapers, Genealogy links - great place to research<br>• Use: Genealogy Search Engine, Family Tree Search Engine, Book Search Engine, A Guide to Performing Genealogy Searches (Located on left side of page)<br> | ||
''' | '''Google Images = http://google.com/images - '''(do NOT throw away any old photos or documents)<br>• Upload a “picture” or document - One of the first places to look – but you will need to scan a picture in order to upload it<br>• If anyone is using that same picture (or document) on the internet, you will be given the internet locations | ||
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• Now includes facial recognition | |||
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''' | <br> '''MillionShort.com – GREAT RESEARCH '''<br>• Many websites that are too obscure to show up in a normal search<br>• You can eliminate millions of sites using this and find the little know websites you might need | ||
<br> '''Advanced Google Searches – EXTREMELY Good Help'''<br> (you might need to type “http://www.google.com” to see advanced options, bottom right of the google page under settings, and then click on “advanced search”)<br>1. quotes = “ “<br>2. range = .. (two periods between a range of items, for example 1800..1850)<br>3. tilde = ~ (it is on the left of the one key on the keyboard)<br>4. asterisk = * (global character)<br>5. question mark = for just one character<br>6. delimiters = AND, NOT, OR, +, -, (many more = here is just one site that shows delimiters = “http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html” )<br>7. site = site: (with no space after the colon, type the website address)<br>8. country servers = do a search for “google country” (replace the word country with the actual name of the country – then you will be in the “google server for that specific country”<br>9. google images = type in “google images” - (google now has facial recognition software)<br>10. allintitle:subject (then add additional words)<br>11. allinurl:subject (then add additional words)<br>12. allintext:subject (then add additional words)<br>13. link:subject (then add additional words) <br>14. related:subject (then add additional words)<br>15. view source – this is available from any browser, but a great tool<br>16. cached websites – use the “down arrow” from the google search – or try “the wayback machine” | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 16 October 2023
START BY HAVING SOME FUN - who are you related to - also create groups and share with others https://fhtl.byu.edu/
FamilySearch.org - use for everything !!!
Use "Descendancy" view in FamilySearch - BEST
• Descendancy View – use instead of traditional or fan chart views
• Set up the "options" (top right)
• Expand the "View" to show at least 4 generations. You can expand more using the twisties
Linkpendium.com - when you need additional links of places to look for your ancestors
Use www.fallingrain.com/world - GREAT
• Locations will help “see” and "hear" where your ancestors lived or died
Treeseek.com - GREAT
• Use "Source Tracker" for Census, and "Name Cloud" (for fun)
• Print out your own FanChart in color
• Use in conjunction with Puzzilla and Rootsmapper AND as a “search log”
• Give as a gift - give family and friends a copy of their (or your) FanChart as a gift
• Laminate FanChart (or any fragile or special documents)
SortedByName.com – Search Social Security Numbers
• Follow the instructions, because it is complicated - it will take you 3 to 5 screens in order to get to the names you want
• Be careful to NOT follow the wrong options
SearchEngineColossus.com
• International Directory of Search Engines by Country
GenealogyInTime.com – GREAT RESEARCH
• Stories, Books, Newspapers, Genealogy links - great place to research
• Use: Genealogy Search Engine, Family Tree Search Engine, Book Search Engine, A Guide to Performing Genealogy Searches (Located on left side of page)
Google Images = http://google.com/images - (do NOT throw away any old photos or documents)
• Upload a “picture” or document - One of the first places to look – but you will need to scan a picture in order to upload it
• If anyone is using that same picture (or document) on the internet, you will be given the internet locations
• Now includes facial recognition
MillionShort.com – GREAT RESEARCH
• Many websites that are too obscure to show up in a normal search
• You can eliminate millions of sites using this and find the little know websites you might need
Advanced Google Searches – EXTREMELY Good Help
(you might need to type “http://www.google.com” to see advanced options, bottom right of the google page under settings, and then click on “advanced search”)
1. quotes = “ “
2. range = .. (two periods between a range of items, for example 1800..1850)
3. tilde = ~ (it is on the left of the one key on the keyboard)
4. asterisk = * (global character)
5. question mark = for just one character
6. delimiters = AND, NOT, OR, +, -, (many more = here is just one site that shows delimiters = “http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html” )
7. site = site: (with no space after the colon, type the website address)
8. country servers = do a search for “google country” (replace the word country with the actual name of the country – then you will be in the “google server for that specific country”
9. google images = type in “google images” - (google now has facial recognition software)
10. allintitle:subject (then add additional words)
11. allinurl:subject (then add additional words)
12. allintext:subject (then add additional words)
13. link:subject (then add additional words)
14. related:subject (then add additional words)
15. view source – this is available from any browser, but a great tool
16. cached websites – use the “down arrow” from the google search – or try “the wayback machine”