tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242703922024-03-12T17:36:43.895-07:00Genealogy In & Around QuartzsiteDennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-88511828473412765952011-03-05T10:56:00.003-07:002011-03-05T11:04:37.183-07:00Arizona Vital Records<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/hbJTgqjpOAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="390" width="480"></embed><br /><br />Rede was asked how he found death certificated for just one town in Arizona. In this video I show you how to use "FamilySearch" <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/">https://www.familysearch.org/</a> , and "Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificate" <a href="http://genealogy.az.gov/">http://genealogy.az.gov/</a> websites to research one town. Even though he only used Arizona in video it might help you search other places.<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Dennischap-ArizonaVitalRecords204.wmv">Download Video</a><br /><br />Rede has licensed this work under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-61179138758167100252010-12-07T11:45:00.004-07:002010-12-07T12:04:38.873-07:00Create A Free Genealogy Website Part 2: Add & Hide Your Email Address<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/hbJTgpKuWAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="350" width="425"></embed><br />Part 2 of Rede's series on making a genealogy website, here he helps keep your email address safe from spam bots.<br /><br />Rede:<br />In this video I show you how to get, add, and hide your email address to keep the spam bots from finding it.<br /><br />I recommend you get a separate email account from your own & use an instant messaging program to check & see if you have any new emails.<br /><br />Links:<br />Gmail <a href="http://mail.google.com/">http://mail.google.com/</a><br />Hotmail <a href="http://hotmail.com/">http://hotmail.com/</a><br />Yahoo <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a><br />Pidgin <a href="http://pidgin.im/">http://pidgin.im/</a><br />ReCaptcha <a href="http://www.google.com/recaptcha">http://www.google.com/recaptcha</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Dennischap-CreateAFreeGenealogyWebsitePart2AddHideYourEmailAddr145.wmv">Download Video</a><br /><br />Rede has licensed this work under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-52359290950022812992010-12-07T11:15:00.006-07:002010-12-07T11:58:08.095-07:00Create A Free Genealogy Website Part 1: Using DropBox To Make A Website<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/hbJTgpKuJwA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />It was nice when I first started there was so many people sharing their genealogy on their own website. Rede is making a series of videos on how a person can make thier own website for free.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rede:</span><br />It has been my experience that more people will contact on my own personal website than any other genealogy website. In this video I show you how to use DropBox as a place to put up your own free genealogy website. I don’t know if or how well the search engines index DropBox but it will give you a chance to experiment & share your genealogy.<br /><br />Also in this video I mentioned a video on how to backup your genealogy file, I will list it below. He uses RootsMagic but any genealogy program will work the same.<br /><br />Links:<br />The Quick and Easy Way to Share an HTML File on the Web<br /><a href="http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/05/the-quick-and-easy-way-to-share-an-html-file-on-the-web.html">http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/05/the-quick-and-easy-way-to-share-an-html-file-on-the-web.html</a><br /><br />Store Your RootsMagic Backups Off Site with DropBox<br /><a href="http://genealogytools.com/store-your-rootsmagic-backups-off-site-with-dropbox/">http://genealogytools.com/store-your-rootsmagic-backups-off-site-with-dropbox/</a><br /><br />DropBox<br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/">https://www.dropbox.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Dennischap-CreateAFreeGenealogyWebsitePart1UsingDropBoxToMakeAW694.wmv">Download video</a><br /><br />Rede has licensed this work under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-64083850666592532802010-06-27T15:52:00.004-07:002010-06-27T16:11:44.010-07:00Google News Genealogy Style<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/hbJTgenbDwA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /><br />In this video Rede shows you how to search Google News Archives & how to filter out the pay per view hits. Some of the papers are kind of spotty on the issues they have, but you can’t complain about the price ;-)<br /><br />Maybe not as good as subscription sites, but on the other hand I have found information not on them.<br /><br />Direct link to Advance Archive Search:<br /><a href="http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?ned=us&hl=en">http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?ned=us&hl=en</a><br /><br />Just remember to change the “Price” to “No Price” for the free papers.<br /><br />Download Video (let me know if you like the download link):<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/9imcXT">http://bit.ly/9imcXT</a><br /><br />Rede has licensed this work under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-75758505395393453272010-06-18T21:13:00.005-07:002010-06-18T21:21:45.957-07:00Plotting Land With Google Earth<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYHnzi8C" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /><br />For me land records are fun & useful when researching your ancestors.<br /><br />In this video Rede shows you how to use Google Earth, Earth Point, and FS Capture to find and plot land with Google Earth.<br /><br />Links used in this video:<br /><ul><li>Google Earth <a href="http://earth.google.com/">http://earth.google.com/</a></li><li>Earth Point <a href="http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx">http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx</a></li><li>Portable FS Capture <a href="http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775">http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775</a></li></ul><br />Reference links:<br /><ul><li>Federal Land Patents <a href="http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/">http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/</a></li><li>(Video) Searching Land Patents Part 1 <a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/506725/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/506725/</a></li><li>(Video) Searching Land Patents Part 3 <a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/506740/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/506740/</a></li></ul>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-72415313487770080702010-06-15T07:24:00.005-07:002010-06-15T07:34:55.753-07:00Free Screen Capture Utility<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooUMiueqjcE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooUMiueqjcE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />In this video Rede shows you how to use a free portable screen capture utility & your “Prt Sc” key on your keyboard.<br /><br />I have found this very useful if you need to print or save what is showing on your monitor. I have found some websites that don’t allow printing or saving, with this method I have been able to work around this. I have also used this method when I need screen shots for presentations.<br /><br />The disadvantage is if you can’t read it on your monitor, you won’t be able to read it when you print or save the image.<br /><br />Software can be downloaded from Portable Freeware:<br /><a href="http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775">http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-60049408764902098362010-06-11T08:47:00.006-07:002010-06-11T16:32:02.048-07:00Free Rede VideosRede has organized some of his videos into 2 CDs & they can be downloaded for free. They work like a website but can be run on your computer, your memory stick or burned to CDs. No internet required to play them, just an internet browser & flash 9 or higher, which is probably already installed on your computer. Just extract (unzip) the “ZIP” file, open “Index.html” and your on your way.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Free Internet Research </span></span><br />(free_genealogy_research.zip 522MB)<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/b8NJUC">http://bit.ly/b8NJUC</a><br /></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Get The Story: </span>Examples on how to make a story from your sources.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Family Trees: </span>How to use other’s information.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Book: </span>How to use free online books</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Census: </span>How to search HeritageQuest censuses, but the technique works on other sites.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Newspapers: </span>How to search free online newspapers.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Land: </span>How to find locations & land records, and plot them on a map.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Internet Search: </span>Tips on using search engines.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tips: </span>Computer tips.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Useful Links: </span>Free links on the internet.</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Repairing Old Photos With GIMP </span></span><br />(gimp_photo_repair.zip 362MB)<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/bnWaeJ">http://bit.ly/bnWaeJ</a><br /></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Introduction: </span>Introduction to GIMP</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture File Format: </span>Pros & Cons of different picture formats.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scanning & Acquiring A Photo: </span>Loading pictures into GIMP.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using The Selection, Curves & Levels Tools: </span>Using different tools in GIMP.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wrinkle Repair: </span>Repair wrinkles and other defects with GIMP.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixing A Torn Picture: </span>Fixing a picture torn in half.</li></ul><br />Rede has licensed this work under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a><br /><br />So feel free to copy, share, remix just respect the license & keep it free.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-24767197704104315112010-02-20T15:53:00.004-07:002010-02-20T16:10:39.831-07:00Photographing Documents on Microfilm ReadersIn this video Rede goes into the use of using a digital camera to photograph images from Microfilm & Microfiche Readers. The pros & cons of a digital camera with a tripod, camera mount, and holding the camera. He also goes into editing the digital images with Picasa & GIMP, free imaging software.<br /><br />The advantages of these techniques are cost, time, and quality. Not as good as a real microfilm scanner, but scanners are not available everywhere.<br /><br />Looks like the DCM-1 Microfilm Camera Mount that he shows in this video is still available: <a href="http://www.gscassociates.com/camera_mount.html">http://www.gscassociates.com/camera_mount.html</a><br /><br />Software used in this video:<br />Picasa: <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">http://picasa.google.com/</a><br />GIMP: <a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a><br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYHHiSMC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="390" width="425"></embed>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-42794878906944887922010-01-26T08:24:00.003-07:002010-06-16T06:50:59.140-07:00How to Transfer Negatives to Computer<object height="344" width="425">This is one of the best ways I've seen to digitize negatives when your scanner won't do them. I'm sure scanners do a better job, but not always possible. GIMP will do all editing he shows here & it's free.<br /><br />I will have to play around & see if I can't build a cheap light table.<br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aWDqsyT5Los&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aWDqsyT5Los&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-44396028634777469062009-11-21T10:36:00.003-07:002009-11-21T10:49:27.135-07:00Making Prints Of Old PhotosI cringe when I see people printing photos with their ink printer because after a few times of printing & rescanning the quality goes way down. But if this is what you want to do, look for a printer with the cheapest cartridges preferably each color has it’s own cartridge. The ink is the real cost of a printer. I prefer to take photos to a place that does digital photo processing.<br /><br />I have looked at a few online services and comparing cost for the prints & shipping and I like WinkFlash. Technically I can’t drive somewhere to have it done for the same price to have it snail mailed to me. About once a month they send an email of their specials, so if you think this is spam you can unsubscribe.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WinkFlash Homepage:</span><br /><a href="http://www.winkflash.com/default.asp">http://www.winkflash.com/default.asp</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Print cost:</span><br /><a href="http://www.winkflash.com/prints/">http://www.winkflash.com/prints/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shipping cost:</span><br /><a href="http://www.winkflash.com/content/shipping.asp">http://www.winkflash.com/content/shipping.asp</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is the optimal resolution for developing prints at winkflash?</span><br /><a href="http://www.winkflash.com/content/pro.asp#2">http://www.winkflash.com/content/pro.asp#2</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What type of paper is used to print my photos?</span><br />We use premium Fuji Crystal Archive paper and chemicals.<br /><the><span style="font-style: italic;">(The sun will still bleach the photo, but the paper doesn't seam to yellow)<br /><br /></span>When ordering prints it gives you a low quality warning & if cropping is necessary, but cropping is a bit limited. If you want to keep everything click "Print Option" & choose "Inset", this will shrink the picture to fit those dimensions.</the>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-77927336486120947282009-10-16T13:02:00.001-07:002009-10-16T13:04:40.497-07:00GenealogyScrounge Has His Second Year AnniversaryWere has the time gone??? Rede and his genealogy channel turns two on October 20th 2009 and has authored over 50 videos. His 1st video went up on October 20, 2007 on <a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/</a> , a couple of months later he started putting non genealogy videos on ShowMeDo <a href="http://showmedo.com/videos/?author=3583">http://showmedo.com/videos/?author=3583</a> , and finally started uploading to YouTube to reach the most people <a href="http://www.youtube.com/genealogyscrounge">http://www.youtube.com/genealogyscrounge</a> . He started out to teach & demo the tricks of free research, and along the way he was noticed by RootsTelevision, Dick Eastman, Genea-Musings, TraceYourRoots and others.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-37884394146302826342009-07-12T08:59:00.009-07:002009-07-12T09:21:14.109-07:00New Quartzsite Genealogy Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://utahrockhounds.com/mygen/freestuff/Pictures%20petigree1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 251px;" src="http://utahrockhounds.com/mygen/freestuff/Pictures%20petigree1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I have started a new project, from different sources I am collecting names & events of people that lived here in Quartzsite and will be putting them online. If you would like to view, help transcribe or research <a href="http://utahrockhounds.com/quartzsitegen/index.htm">click here</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-51229426857530887882009-05-09T08:17:00.004-07:002010-06-11T16:33:57.218-07:00Finding Hard To Find Locations<object height="344" width="425">Rede has updated his video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcw-_axv4lA">how to find locations</a> that are not on maps or in software, and plot them on maps. Also with county boundary changes over time, a couple of tips for finding which county to look in.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In this video he covers:</span><br /></object><ul><li><object height="344" width="425">SiteFinder on GoldBug <a href="http://goldbug.com/">http://goldbug.com/</a></object></li><li><object height="344" width="425">The U.S. Board on Geographic Names <a href="http://geonames.usgs.gov/">http://geonames.usgs.gov/</a></object></li><li><object height="344" width="425">Libre Map Project <a href="http://libremap.org/">http://libremap.org/</a></object></li><li><object height="344" width="425">Heritage Quest (Check for availability in your area) <a href="http://www.eogen.com/heritagequestonline">http://www.eogen.com/heritagequestonline</a></object></li><li><object height="344" width="425">USGenWeb Project <a href="http://usgenweb.org/">http://usgenweb.org/<br /></a></object></li></ul><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tcw-_axv4lA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tcw-_axv4lA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-54060936756327454592009-04-24T16:32:00.001-07:002009-04-24T16:42:52.294-07:00Genealogy Videos In The Quartzsite LibraryRede put together a twin pack video CD series, Newspaper Research & Internet Book Search, for the Quarzsite Library that runs on your computer. This will be ideal for people on dialup Internet & can’t view his videos online.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Newspaper Research</span></span><br />Resent Newspapers:<br /><ul><li>American Newspapers/NewsBank (may require a non resident library card)</li><li>Local Newspapers Websites</li><li>Legacy.com for obituaries 30 days old or less</li></ul><br />Older Newspapers<br /><ul><li>ICON: Many free & pay websites, they are clearly marked.</li><li>Utah Digital Newspapers</li><li>Olive Software Newspapers</li><li>Newspaper Archive</li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Internet Book Search</span></span><br /><ul><li>Google Books</li><li>Google Scholar</li><li>Heritage Quest (may require a non resident library card)</li><li>Internet Archives</li><li>Family History Archives</li></ul><br />Should you wish any other topics, please leave a comment.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-32476142706076109262009-04-17T12:49:00.001-07:002009-04-17T12:54:03.866-07:00Family History Archives<object width="425" height="344">Family History Archives <a href="http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/">http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/</a> is a great site to do free book research for family histories. Easy searching, downloadable files which have bookmarks for the chapters & searchable text.<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzaJl7hpj4E&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzaJl7hpj4E&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-19669356079599460162009-03-28T15:21:00.003-07:002009-03-28T15:25:01.154-07:00Keeping Up With Data Rot<embed src="http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf" flashvars="link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4836762n%253fsource%3Dsearch%5Fvideo&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=L_QupwByFtIBStQKP_RCvwJ9vdTK9EHd&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="425" height="324"></embed><br /><a href="http://www.cbs.com/">Watch CBS Videos Online</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-71637864470601938522009-03-14T18:16:00.000-07:002009-03-14T18:18:25.830-07:00Special Speaker In Bouse AZ.Special Speaker - Barbara Nuehring<br />Timelines: Understanding Your Ancestors World<br />Public Welcome - Free<br /><br />Bouse Genies meeting for March 27, 2009 -10:00 AM<br />44031 Plomosa Rd, Bouse, AZ<br />La Paz Bouse Community Building (the building next to the Bouse Public Library)Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-51487522019892435542009-03-07T13:55:00.002-07:002010-06-11T16:36:39.232-07:00Google Scholar<span>Google Scholar <a href="http://scholar.google.com/" target="_blank" title="http://scholar.google.com" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr">http://scholar.google.com</a> is a very good site for doing your research. More & better sources for the people you are looking for, without all the hits that won't do you any good.<br /><br />Rede says "This was a very tough video to make because I just kept getting too much good information and suddenly I was in research mode" ;-) </span><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WWz_jBrxnBE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WWz_jBrxnBE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-75223446780279275132009-01-27T09:47:00.002-07:002009-01-27T09:50:07.722-07:00Rede on RootsTelevision.com: Round 2Another one of Rede’s videos has made it to <a href="http://www.rootstelevision.com/">RootsTelevision</a>. This video is Site Search Genealogy Style <a href="http://www.rootstelevision.com/players/player_howto.php?bctid=9119681001">http://www.rootstelevision.com/players/player_howto.php?bctid=9119681001</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-40086742177017060812009-01-07T18:43:00.001-07:002009-01-07T18:48:49.311-07:00Rede on RootsTelevision.comOne of Rede’s videos has made it to <a href="http://www.rootstelevision.com">RootsTelevision</a>. This video is Google Picasa Web Albums Genealogy Style <a href="http://www.rootstelevision.com/players/player_preserving-the-past.php?bctid=5986762001">http://www.rootstelevision.com/players/player_preserving-the-past.php?bctid=5986762001</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-74026142637703281382009-01-02T20:42:00.003-07:002009-01-03T08:57:58.021-07:00Palo Verde Valley Genealogy Society MeetingThe society's first meeting of 2009 will be held on Monday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. (California time), PVC Spring St. campus at 145 N. Spring St. in Blythe CA. The program will be given by Susie Forrest and myself. It's entitled, "I got a computer for Christmas. Now what?"<br /><br />They will be giving an overview of this very large topic, but they would like everyone that uses a computer to consider sharing their favorite web site, tip, or program. Please send ideas to them by email. Just a note will suffice. They will put together some handouts for the meeting.<br /><br />Members, please remember to bring your 2009 dues of $12.00. Don't forget to tell your friends that attendance is free and guests are always welcome.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ecapvvgs/Site/index.html">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~capvvgs/Site/index.html</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-23569051893286473482008-12-28T08:48:00.002-07:002008-12-28T08:54:06.606-07:00Bouse Genies 2009 Meeting ScheduleWe will be meeting every Friday during January, February and March 2009 as follows:<br /><ul><li>January 2 - 10 AM to 12 - AniMap Training CD</li><li>January 9 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #2</li><li>January 16 - 7 PM to 9 - Census Records</li><li>January 23 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #3</li><li>January 30 - 10 AM to 12 - Open Meeting</li><li>February 6 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #4</li><li>February 13 - 7 PM to 9 - Military Records</li><li>February 20 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #5</li><li>February 27 - 10 AM to 12 - Open Meeting</li><li>March 6 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #6</li><li>March 13 - 10 AM to 12 - Open Meeting</li><li>March 20 - 10 AM to 12 - Legacy Training CD #7</li><li>March 27 - 10 AM to 12 - Barbara Nuehring speaker</li></ul><br />Meetings in the building to the East of the Bouse Public Library (44031 Plomosa Rd, Bouse, AZ).Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-2278127230914209532008-12-09T08:48:00.000-07:002008-12-09T08:54:52.991-07:00Photographing Oversized PicturesOccasionally it is impossible or impractical to use your scanner on old photos and documents. A camera & tripod or copy stand is a good alternative.<br /><br />These two websites may help:<br />How to build a (Cheap) copy stand.<br /><a href="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=19857">http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=19857</a><br /><br />Getting Started: Copy Stand Shooting (uses a tripod & music stand and also teaches good technique)<br /><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/6807/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/6807/</a><br /><br />One problem when using a camera on old photos and documents is you can get a barrel effect & it is hard to get a perfect angle. In GIMP <a href="http://gimp.org/">http://gimp.org/</a> (a free open source program) has a filter called “Lens Distortion” in Filters>Distortion where you can manually correct it (use the “Main” slider bar in the “Lens Distortion”). Then you can take care of any angle problems with the “Perceptive button” or Tools>Transform Tools>Perceptive. I just click & drag the ruler guides from the ruler across the 4 sides, then I use the “Perceptive Tool” to click & drag the corners of the frame or edges of the picture to the corners of the guide.<br /><br />In Episode 038 of Meet The GIMP <a href="http://meetthegimp.org/episode-038-a-phython-in-a-barrel/">http://meetthegimp.org/episode-038-a-phython-in-a-barrel/</a> Rolf Steinort has written a plugin for GIMP that makes taking care of the Barrel Effect created by your camera easy. Some of my pictures it over corrected but it got me in the ballpark, others it did a wonderful job. I recommend watching his video & downloading the “Python source code” and adding it to your GIMP plugins. For Windows users unzip the file & paste the 3 files into “C drive>Documents and Settings>[[User name]]>.gimp-2.6>plug-ins” it will then appear as “Barrel distortion removal CA65” in “Filters>Distort”.<br /><br />Rede made a video specifically dealing with the Barrel Effect & Perceptive Tool and how it applies with old photos & documents: <a href="http://blip.tv/file/1554370">http://blip.tv/file/1554370</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-9662642709803552982008-11-29T09:37:00.002-07:002008-11-30T07:00:53.228-07:00Free Online NewspapersI have talked about ICON in the past "<a href="http://quartzsitegen.blogspot.com/2007/12/icon-international-coalition-on.html">ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers</a>", and "<a href="http://quartzsitegen.blogspot.com/2007/04/newspapers-on-library-of-congress.html">Newspapers On The Library of Congress Website</a>". Rede has been working on some tutorials on how to use free online newspapers. ICON is a great place to start <a href="http://icon.crl.edu/digitization.htm">http://icon.crl.edu/digitization.htm</a> . If anyone has problems using any of links off ICON maybe he can make another tutorial video on it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Newspapers - ICON</span><br /><a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1499639/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1499639/</a><br />ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers <a href="http://icon.crl.edu/">http://icon.crl.edu/</a> is a wonderful place to get started looking for your family in your genealogy. What I like the most is the free & pay sites are clearly marked. The database for the individual newspapers can be found here <a href="http://icon.crl.edu/digitization.htm">http://icon.crl.edu/digitization.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Newspapers - Utah Digital Newspapers</span><br /><a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1508426/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1508426/</a><br />Using online digital newspaper to find gems on your family. In this we are exploring Utah Digital Newspapers <a href="http://digitalnewspapers.org/">http://digitalnewspapers.org/</a> . Several tips on how to do a successful search.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Newspaper - Historic Missouri Newspaper Project</span><br /><a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1514425/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1514425/</a><br />A demo of online newspapers that use the older ActivePaper by Olive Software. In this video I briefly go over the Historic Missouri Newspaper Project <a href="http://newspapers.umsystem.edu/">http://newspapers.umsystem.edu/</a> .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Newspapers - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune</span><br /><a href="http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1518694/">http://genealogyscrounge.blip.tv/file/1518694/</a><br />In this I use the Chillicothe Constitution Tribune <a href="http://chillicothe.newspaperarchive.com/">http://chillicothe.newspaperarchive.com/</a> a free Missouri newspaper from NewspaperArchive. More & more libraries are offering NewspaperArchive so check out your county & state library system to see if it is available. If not ask for it ;-)Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24270392.post-26742221336912898692008-11-28T13:41:00.001-07:002008-11-28T14:04:44.110-07:00Bouse Genies Meeting ScheduleThe <a href="http://bousegenies.weebly.com/">Bouse genealogy club</a> is in full swing. We are welcoming back our winter visitors as well as all others that are interested in learning about or continuing in the pursuit of your ancestors. Our meetings are open to all who wish to attend. We have modified our regular meeting schedule to meet the needs of those who work. We meet in the Bouse Community Building which is right next to the Bouse Public Library on Plomosa Road, Bouse, AZ.<br /><br />Our program schedule for December and January is:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 5, 2008 </span>- 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon - Program - a Training CD on "Beginning Legacy Family Tree" software.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 19, 2008 </span>- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Program - "Beginning Genealogy Research" by Carolyn H. Brown</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">January 2, 2009 </span>- 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon - Program - a Training CD on "Using AniMap" software</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">January 16, 2009 </span>- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Program - "Using the Federal Census" by Carolyn H. Brown</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">January 30, 2009 </span>- 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon - Open meeting for discussion </li></ul>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954831473719599699noreply@blogger.com0