Category Archives: Research Tips

Digitize those Photos!

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I advocate digitizing everything that can be digitized, particularly photographs. I was recently speaking with a person at the museum about a photo that she had of the Cunningham family. She showed me the old, faded photo … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Maker for Mac 3.1

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Don Taylor

I’m returning to Family Tree Maker for Mac. Tech Tuesday In December 2015, I ranted about how unhappy I was that Family Tree Maker was being dropped by Ancestry as a product. I did consider staying with Family Tree Maker … Continue reading →

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Three approaches to Ancestry Hints

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor We all get them, at least we do if we subscribe to Ancestry.Com and we have a tree on Ancestry. Yes, I’m talking about hints – the beautiful little leaves that let you know that Ancestry thinks … Continue reading →

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Website Review – Lost Cousins

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Tech Tuesday – Lost Cousin Review by Don Taylor I recently was listening to a podcast about the UK based service Lost Cousins. I had heard of it before, but I hadn’t given it a try nor had I looked … Continue reading →

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Five Steps to Genealogical Success

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Don Taylor

Complete genealogical foundations help answer family questions  A Case Study: D’Amico By Don Taylor A friend was telling me that his wife knew her ancestors, the D’Amico side, were Italian, but didn’t know where in Italy they were from. He … Continue reading →

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