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'''START BY HAVING SOME FUN - '''who are you related to - also create groups and share with others http://roots-fb.cs.byu.edu | '''START BY HAVING SOME FUN - '''who are you related to - also create groups and share with others http://roots-fb.cs.byu.edu | ||
<br> | <br>'''FamilySearch.org - use for everything !!!''' | ||
'''Use "Descendancy" view in FamilySearch - BEST '''<br>• Descendancy View – use instead of traditional or fan chart views | '''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 | |||
'''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 | |||
<br> | '''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) | ||
''' | '''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> '''SearchEngineColossus.com'''<br>• International Directory of Search Engines by Country | ||
<br> '''GenealogyInTime.com – GREAT RESEARCH'''<br>• Stories, Books, Newspapers, Genealogy links - great place to | <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> | ||
<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 | ||
• Now includes facial recognition | |||
<br> '''MillionShort.com – GREAT RESEARCH '''<br>• Many | <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” | <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” | ||