Now you can carry your genealogy data with you. With MobileFamilyTree, the new iPhone (and iPod touch) application just released by Synium, all your records are stored on your iPhone. You can edit them there and synchronize additions and changes back … [Continue reading] about Want to Carry Your Family Tree in Your Pocket?
How to Deal with Bachelors and Spinsters in Reunion 9
Bachelors and spinsters are trouble enough to family historians because they don't add branches to the family tree. On second thought, maybe it's better that some of them didn't. In any case, they are also a burden due to the amount of research … [Continue reading] about How to Deal with Bachelors and Spinsters in Reunion 9
GEDCOM
GEDCOM is a file format developed to enable moving genealogy data between software and platforms (like Mac, Windows, and Linux), through processes called export and import. … [Continue reading] about GEDCOM
Plenty of Fluids, Rest, and Genealogy
Doing family history research is a fine way to pass the time when one is sick. The sleuthing has the magical ability to fully absorb me, making time flow quickly and smoothly past. Under such conditions my symptoms are scarcely felt and the entire … [Continue reading] about Plenty of Fluids, Rest, and Genealogy
How to Name Files that Contain a Misspelled Name
Misspelled names are common in genealogy. Fortunately it's easy to deal with if you follow a consistent, well thought out approach. What approach ought to be taken when the the name of a person in a file is wrong? Ignoring the error by naming the … [Continue reading] about How to Name Files that Contain a Misspelled Name