You can do it! Recover more time for research, save money you might have spent on filing supplies, and keep calm when looking for stored information. Taking little steps toward managing less paper will leave more time for the things you really want to do, like searching for ancestors instead of … [Read more...]
How Much Paper Does a Genealogist Need?
Do you need to keep that paper? It depends. An answer you may have heard before. Each genealogist is different, some embrace the clutter-free paperless lifestyle, others hold tight to something with physical substance. And many of us fall somewhere in between the Digital Divide. As a former … [Read more...]
Naughty or Nice? Copyright and Santa Claus
Be Good, for Goodness Sake It's never a good idea to tempt fate at Christmas-time. This news clipping, printed about 1976 when Mr. Curator and I lived in Moscow, Idaho, recently sparked an interesting online discussion between genealogists and journalists about reprinting old newspaper articles … [Read more...]
It’s That Time of Year: Blog Caroling with Footnote Maven, “Silent Night” on the Heirloom Music Box
As Christmas draws ever closer, thoughts of genea-bloggers both near and far turn to the much-loved holiday tradition of footnote Maven's annual Blog Caroling Event. Some bloggers have a scores of favorites, others including Miss Penelope Dreadful, feel that old standards (like old friends) need … [Read more...]
5 Essential Tools for Genealogy Smartphone Photography
Genealogists who use a smartphone as their main digitizing device need different tools than the average photographer. They need Smartphone Accessories for crisp, clear shots under low-light conditions in libraries and archives Scanning Apps designed to deskew paper and eliminate folds and … [Read more...]
A Holiday Tradition: Fire in the Kitchen!
What is it about food and fire? Yes, fire gives us heat for succulent roasts and warm, fragrant bread. But it can do so much more. In our quest for deliciously unique sweet treat, our family's holiday meals often culminate with a Flaming Dessert. This tradition began over a decade ago when … [Read more...]
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