PAF-LUG BLOG

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:09:00 +0000

New Home for PAF users

PAF is going away . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:41:00 +0000

Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

Downloads and support for PAF end JULY 15, 2013

https://familysearch.org/paf

Find out the full story by clicking above link.

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

FamilySearch Improvement for this week!

Together with the many recent look and feel improvements of the FamilySearch website, there are several recent enhancements to the search system that greatly increase the power of seasoned genealogists to find specific records. In coming weeks we will be adding some long-asked-for new features to further increase your efficiency and productivity.

Recent Features

Restrict Records by Location and Type
Searching with a life event, like birth, is great if you want to use a little information you know to pull out all records about your ancestor. If, however, you want to identify that specific birth record from England, and don’t want your results cluttered up with U.S. census and marriage records, you can now restrict the returned results to a specific location and record type. If you enter a country in the “Restrict records by:” location field search will only return records that originate from, or on which the primary event is from, the designated place. You can also select one or more record types and only get back records of that type.

See More Search Results
When looking for that elusive record that may have been mis-transcribed it is not uncommon to want to look through more than the 20 search results presented. We have added the ability to increase your search results up to 75 per page. You’ll find this great feature at the top of the search results page.

Share a Person Record
Family Research is a collaborative effort. You now have the ability to share your findings with family and friends using all the most popular social media tools.

Upcoming Features

View a Person Record Linked to Family Tree

When a historical records person is already linked to a person in the Family Tree you will see a link on the person details page in the historical records that will let you go directly to the linked person in the Family Tree.

Link a Person Record Directly to Family Tree
If a historical records person is not linked to Family Tree, you will be able to quickly look for them in the Family Tree and create the source in the Family Tree. We will add the link to the source box for you, as well, so you can further organize it in the source box if you wish.

Export Search Results to a Spreadsheet

Logged-in researchers will be able to export the data from their search results into a spreadsheet so they can sort, label, and organize these person records in their research workflows.

Comment on a Historical Records Person

Researchers will be able to leave comments on a person record that is viewable by all other FamilySearch users. We will allow you to flag these comments as being a correction to the transcribed data on the record. It may be a while before these changes are displayed and searched as part of the record, but for the first time you will be able to officially record errors in the record.

Filter Catalog Titles by Location

The FamilySearch Catalog now holds many titles from the regional libraries and even some Family History Centers. You will soon have the ability to see all the titles that are held in a specific library or center.

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:03:00 +0000

Roots Tech 2013 Daily Recaps

Click on a session below to jump to previously broadcast video.

Thursday	Presented by findmypast.com
8:30 AM	Keynote – Dennis Brimhall, Syd Lieberman, Josh Taylor
11:00 AM	The Future of Genealogy - Thomas MacEntee and panel
1:45 PM	Tell it Again (Story@Home) - Kim Weitkamp
3:00 PM	The Genealogists Gadget Bag - Jill Ball and panel
4:15 PM	Finding the Obscure and Elusive: Geographic Information on the Web - James Tanner
Friday	Presented by Ancestry.com
8:30 AM	Keynote - Jyl Pattee and Tim Sullivan
9:45 AM	Researching Ancestors Online - Laura Prescott
11:00 AM	FamilySearch Family Tree - Ron Tanner
1:45 PM	Google Search… and Beyond - Dave Barney
3:00 PM	From Paper Piles to Digital Files - Valerie Elkins
Saturday	Presented by MyHeritage
8:30 AM	Keynote - David Pogue and Ori Soen
9:45 AM	Using Technology to Solve Research Problems - Karen Clifford
11:00 AM	Digital Storytelling: More than Bullet Points - Denise Olson

FamilySearch (The Next Generation)

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000

FamilySearch What's New?

New Family Tree

New Interactive Fan Chart

New Photos

New Stories

New Live Help

New Wiki

New Indexing Opportunity

The NEXT generation of FamilySearch ROCKS!

RootsTech 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:58:00 +0000

Be sure an visit RootsTech 2013 website if you can't be there!

CLICK HERE TO SEE FROM HOME: http://rootstech.org/

German Script Tutorial from BYU

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:09:00 +0000

German Script Tutorial from BYU

Thanks to Lila Garner for pointing out this site. You will love this tutorial if you are trying to read Old German Script. The term Old German Script, as used throughout this tutorial, refers to the typefaces and handwriting styles of German-speaking countries during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Although these scripts are based on the Latin alphabet, many of the individual letters may appear to the untrained eye as unique as the letters of the Russian or Arabic alphabets. Old German Script was used widely until the end of World War II, when Latin forms became the accepted standard for handwriting and printing. Nowadays very few German speakers can read or write Old German Script.

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Story@Home

We are as excited as ever for the Story@Home event being held February 1-2, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Story@Home conference is all about story; we will entertain, celebrate and explore ways that the power of story can help you create connections with those you cherish.
We are honored to have the Story@Home conference hosted by FamilySearch. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services each year to learn more about their family history. FamilySearch provides:
FREE service to all at no cost
2.5 Billion names from all over the world
4,500 Family History Centers worldwide
24/7 Free expert phone support
Like Cherish|Bound, FamilySearch knows that learning the stories of our families helps us better understand who we are â€” creating a family bond, linking the present to the past, and building a bridge to the future.
We are proud to work together to bring you the Story@Home conference. We hope you will join us – our story isn’t the same without you!
Visit the Story@Home website: www.cherishbound.com/blog/storyathome
Register here (save $20 and register with the early bird discount on a full event pass through October 30, 2012): "http://www.cherishbound.com/blog/storyathome/register
Here’s a couple of great 3-minute videos to help you find out more about our friends at FamilySearch:
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eFutDa2Amk&noredirect=1
http://http://www.youtube.com/profile?annotation_id=annotation_795021&feature=iv&src_vid=_eFutDa2Amk&user=familysearch
We look forward to seeing you at Story@Home!

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:55:00 +0000

What's Your Story?

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Watch The Google Genealogist YouTube Instruction Videos
Part 1 Finding
Part 2 Finding
Part 3 Organizing
Part 4 Photo's and Pictures
Part 5 Publishing

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:12:00 +0000

FAMILY HISTORY

https://familysearch.org/techtips/2011/10/google-search-tips-genealogists

FREE Search Sites

New.FamilySearch.org
http://FamilySearch.org/
https://familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/
http://www.myheritage.com/research
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/
http://usgenweb.org/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
http://www.gencircles.com/
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Special:Search/Person
http://www.genealogyintime.com/
http://www.mocavo.com/
http://DuckDuckGo.com/
http://SortedByName.com/
http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/bibguide.html
http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov/scripts/hqpassword.asp
http://genealogybooklinks.com/

More FREE Searching

Ten Great LDS Family History Databases
http://archive.org/details/genealogy
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:SearchPerson
http://gedcomlibrary.com/
http://www.genealogyinc.com/
https://labs.familysearch.org/stdfinder/
http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx
http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/
http://news.google.com/newspapers
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

$ubscription $ite$

http://www.ancestry.com/
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/
http://www.fold3.com/
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:53:00 +0000

Midwest Family History Expo 2012

Kearney, Nebraska on September 07, 2012 1:00 pm - September 08, 2012 4:30 pm at:


Holiday Inn Convention Center 110 South Second Avenue Kearney, Nebraska - 68848 308-237-5971	Click Here to view the Holiday Inn Convention Center website.

For more information Click here: http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com/viewevent.aspx?eid=53&past=0

Free Fan Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:32:00 +0000

If you have access to http://new.familysearch.org you can fill out a free pedigree fan-chart simply by clicking on a few hyperlinks at: createfan.com and create this beautiful full color fan chart.

FamilySearch.org Website Map

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:22:00 +0000

I've updated my navigation map of FamilySearch.org which I posted last year. There are now 40 points of interest instead of the old 20.

Search the 1940 Census and find your ancestors!

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:30:00 +0000

I made it! I'm on the 1940 US Census and I found me!
1940 Census for ME
Here are several great sites to help you find your ancestors and maybe even you!
1. Search the 1940 Census
2. 1940 Census Finder

Discover Your Family History (FamilySearch Navigation)

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:28:00 +0000

Discovering Your Family History

Find A County

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:11:00 +0000

Find A County - NACo collects information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information. To see a listing of the counties for a state: click on the title above, then select a State from the interactive map. You are then able to get more detailed information on counties. To view the State interactive map click HERE!

BitTorrent Explained

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:25:00 +0000

Chances are, even if you’re one of the millions who use BitTorrent every day, you don’t really know how it works. That’s part of the magic that makes it so popular - it just works. It helps you download files from the Internet faster than any other method. This video explains the moving parts that work together to deliver the file to your computer.

Those of you who tune-in to the Common Craft blog may remember that we made a custom video for BitTorrent a while back. This video is very similar. Because BitTorrent is such a popular and misunderstood technology, we made a deal with the BitTorrent to be able to publish the video for our library. So, it is now available for licensing and use in education.

View Video Here

IGI - Past - Present - Future

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:39:00 +0000

01/03/2011 - What is IGI?
01/04/2011 - When was IGI?
01/05/2011 - Whence IGI?
01/06/2011 - Why was IGI?
01/07/2011 - How is IGI?
01/11/2011 - Where Did IGI Go?
Every once in a while you find an article or series of articles on family history that is truly in-depth and enlightening. Such was the case a couple of weeks ago when the Ancestry Insider started his series on the International Genealogical Index (IGI). It started on January 3rd on “What is the IGI? Then on the 4th he followed up with “When was the IGI?”, 5th with “Whence the IGI?”, the 6th with “Why Was the IGI?” , 7th with “How is the IGI?” and finally on January 11th with “Where Did the IGI Go?” I found it most fascinating and informative since I’ve been working with the IGI for over 30 years. It continued when I was a Family History Consultant working in the Lincoln, Nebraska Family History Center and then when I organized the Personal Ancestral File – Lincoln User’s Group. I’ve worked with the IGI through microfiche, compact disc, the addendums and now the Internet but I never understood it as well as the Insider laid it out. I asked his permission to publish his 6 articles into a PDF file which you can download from here: IGI.PDF You can also go to his original blogs at the links above or find out more about him at: Who is Ancestry Insider?
Thank you – Insider for a great insight into the IGI.
Howard N Camp

NARA Online Research

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:15:00 +0000

Try the new online google-like search on the National Archives and Record Administration's (NARA) website! Click here after watching the above video: NARA

A Better Way to Cite Genealogy Sources

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:49:00 +0000

CLICK HERE: A Better Way to Cite your Genealogy Sources

FamilySearch Bloginar

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Click on this link to View the recorded online presentation:
Click Here (Recorded Playback)
When: Originally on Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Noon to 1:15 p.m. MST
Where: Online (Now Recorded)

Agenda

12:00 Welcome. FamilySearch Bloginar Overview
12:05 New Online Collections
Indexing Update
RootsTech 2011 Update

12:15 Next Generation FamilySearch.org (Beta.FamilySearch.org): Latest Tips and Tricks
November Upgrade(s)
- Catalog place search
December Upgrades
- New search forms
- Date context fixes
- Other search results improvements
Upcoming Changes (January/February)
- Filters
- Collection specific search
- Exact/close/partial controls
13:00 Questions and Answers

Login/Call Instructions:

Meeting Name: FamilySearch December 2010 Bloginar
When: 12/15/2010 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Bloginar presentation and recording will be made available following the bloginar.

Big Changes at FamilySearch.org

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:20:00 +0000

Big Changes at FamilySearch.org
Updated Site Now Available; More Improvements to Come

SALT LAKE CITY–FamilySearch announced several changes today for its family history website, FamilySearch.org. Online patrons will find millions of new records and images, over 40,000 helpful articles, over 100 interactive courses of instruction, and a dynamic forum to ask personal genealogy questions. The changes have been in testing for some time. FamilySearch will continue to implement the new website in phases to ensure all critical elements are functioning as desired. Once complete, the website will be promoted more broadly.

The new site offers the following free benefits to FamilySearch patrons:

• Millions more scanned, historical documents and indexes that are published more frequently.
• An improved search experience that looks through more content and gives more accurate results.
• A thriving online genealogical community where patrons can give and receive help.
• One user name and password for all FamilySearch products and services.
• Responsive, reliable, and scalable hardware and software that will allow the site to grow and improve.

FamilySearch has published a helpful document called “Adjusting to the New Version of www.familysearch.org” and a video tutorial that summarizes the changes to the new site. These new guides can be found under the “Changes at FamilySearch.org” link.

The prior version of the site will still be available through the transition period.

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch Goes Beta

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:50:00 +0000

4 Major Updates to FamilySearch Beta

October 5, 2010 - 11:00am by LawyerDC
At the end of last week we released another substantial update to the FamilySearch Beta website. In addition to the four major updates outlined below, we’ve made a large number of improvements under the hood that aren’t really visible to users of the site but make a big difference in the overall performance and function of the site. Here’s the quick list of updates.

* Redesigned Home Page
* Brand New – Getting Started Section
* Redesigned Learning Resources including online Research Courses
* Just Released - FamilySearch Center Section

Redesigned Home Page. We redesigned the home page to highlight more of the site features like the Getting Started Section, Learning Resources and FamilySearch Centers. We also added a basic browse by location feature under the search form. We plan to make the browse by location tool much more interactive over time and would love to get your suggestions of how to improve it. Click the Feedback link on the site to leave us a suggestion.Beta.FamilySearch (BLOG)

How to Use Google Advanced Search for Genealogy - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Howard N Camp) — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:47:00 +0000

How to Use Google Advanced Search for Genealogy - Part 1
This article discusses how genealogists can get the most out of Google’s advanced search capabilities. As many people quickly discover, simply typing in the name of your ancestor in Google is not going to get you what you want. You need to be a bit more sophisticated in your Google search queries if you want to have success in finding the correct genealogy record. In this article, we will show you simple and proven techniques that genealogists can use with Google to help you find your ancestors.

The first step in a genealogy search is to make sure you use the Google Advanced Search page, which can be accessed by clicking on the link on the main Google search page, as shown above.