"Our Holiday competition has now officially ended, and we’re ready to announce the winners. We want to take a moment to thank you all for your participation. We can't believe how many responses we received, with so many moving stories of your Christmas memories from over the years.
Without further delay, here are the winners:
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Editor's Note: It's never to late to write your story and the holiday memories you had over the years. Save your story in your database for future generations to read and learn about you and your family.
Help! Why Is My Ancestor Listed TWICE in the Census?
Lisa Louise Cook
"It’s a common problem to not find your family history in the census AT ALL. But what happens when you find them listed TWICE?"
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Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog: Upcoming ISGS Webinars – 2016
ISGS
January 12, 2016 – "Organizing Your Genealogy Research Process"
February 9, 2016 – "Reconstructing Black Community Life Through Benevolent Societies"
March 8, 2016 – "Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts"
Read more and registration...
3 Simple Strategies to Back Up Your Smartphone Photos:
Ancestry
You’re not alone if the photos of last year’s holiday dinner are still on your smartphone or buried in a cloud backup service. But unlike forgotten leftovers, those pictures can still be saved. Professional photographers track thousands of images with a dedicated workflow that includes routine file import. Genealogists face similar challenges...
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3 Tech Tools Every Genealogist Should Have:
FamilySearch
"Fifty years ago, genealogy was difficult work. Yesterday’s genealogists spent hours in libraries, combing through mountains of old phone books and stacks of dusty records. Progress was slow and frustrating. However, with the advancement of the Internet, social media, and online databases, connecting generations has become easier than ever before."
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Free OCR Services
Dick Eastman-blog.eogn.com
"OCR is an abbreviation for Optical Character Recognition, conversion of images of typed, handwritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. In other words, someone scans or takes a picture of a book or newspaper or printed piece of paper. The result is an image, typically a JPG or GIF or PNG or TIFF file. To convert that image to normal text that can be used in a word processor, an OCR conversion is required."
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This Day In History: December 29
1170: Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II.
1607: Indian chief Powhatan spares John Smith’s life after the pleas of his daughter Pocahontas.
1845: Texas (comprised of the present state of Texas and part of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming) is admitted as the 28th state of the Union, with the provision that the area (389,166 square miles) should be divided into no more than five states "of convenient size."
1849: Gas lighting is installed in the White House.
1808 Birthday: Andrew Johnson, American vice president who succeeded Lincoln after the April 15, 1865, assassination.
Help! Why Is My Ancestor Listed TWICE in the Census?
Lisa Louise Cook
"It’s a common problem to not find your family history in the census AT ALL. But what happens when you find them listed TWICE?"
Continue reading...
Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog: Upcoming ISGS Webinars – 2016
ISGS
January 12, 2016 – "Organizing Your Genealogy Research Process"
February 9, 2016 – "Reconstructing Black Community Life Through Benevolent Societies"
March 8, 2016 – "Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts"
Read more and registration...
3 Simple Strategies to Back Up Your Smartphone Photos:
Ancestry
You’re not alone if the photos of last year’s holiday dinner are still on your smartphone or buried in a cloud backup service. But unlike forgotten leftovers, those pictures can still be saved. Professional photographers track thousands of images with a dedicated workflow that includes routine file import. Genealogists face similar challenges...
Continue reading...
3 Tech Tools Every Genealogist Should Have:
FamilySearch
"Fifty years ago, genealogy was difficult work. Yesterday’s genealogists spent hours in libraries, combing through mountains of old phone books and stacks of dusty records. Progress was slow and frustrating. However, with the advancement of the Internet, social media, and online databases, connecting generations has become easier than ever before."
Continue reading...
Free OCR Services
Dick Eastman-blog.eogn.com
"OCR is an abbreviation for Optical Character Recognition, conversion of images of typed, handwritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. In other words, someone scans or takes a picture of a book or newspaper or printed piece of paper. The result is an image, typically a JPG or GIF or PNG or TIFF file. To convert that image to normal text that can be used in a word processor, an OCR conversion is required."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: December 29
1170: Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II.
1607: Indian chief Powhatan spares John Smith’s life after the pleas of his daughter Pocahontas.
1845: Texas (comprised of the present state of Texas and part of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming) is admitted as the 28th state of the Union, with the provision that the area (389,166 square miles) should be divided into no more than five states "of convenient size."
1849: Gas lighting is installed in the White House.
1808 Birthday: Andrew Johnson, American vice president who succeeded Lincoln after the April 15, 1865, assassination.
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