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Good to Know Info:  Apps and Links

 
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  • All the Stories: Note: not found in the FamilySearch App Gallery; https://stories.familyfoundapp.com/
  • BYU Family History Library:  https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/
    • Large microfilm collection; can search by film number to see if they have a microfilm (https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/patron-films/); can order microfilms at no cost; also good book collection
    • Scan Pro microfilm readers—digitally read and save images
    • Specialty scanners and printers
    • Online and in Library Classes
    • Open on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of MOST months from 10 AM to 7:30 PM
    • Many other resources in the BYU Library such as Special Collections
  • BYU Family History Technology Lab: fhtl.byu.edu/  
    • DON'T MISS THIS ONE!  www.preservingtime.org/byu-family-history-labs.html
    • Relative Finder: www.relativefinder.org/#/main  Note: if you have worked in FamilyTree you will need to update your tree on RelativeFinder.org to get all possible results.  Go to RelativeFinder.org>More>Settings>Update Tree.
  • Tree Connect:  http://recordseek.com/  
    • Drag the button to your bookmarks bar.  Creates citations for sources outside of FamilySearch that you can then attach to individual(s) in FamilySearch.  Also works with Ancestry Trees.
  • GCF Global (Goodwill Community Foundation): www.gcflearnfree.org/   Over 125 free learning tutorials on many subjects. No sign in required. A VERY HELPFUL resource that is very well done. This link shows part of what is available: www.preservingtime.org/computer-and-tech-basics.html    
  • Google:  Google has many tools and extensions that will help you locate the information you are seeking.  http://www.preservingtime.org/limiting-internet-searches.html--article on limiting Google searches to relevant information.  Google "Using Google for Genealogy” for tips from others.
  • But realize that Google DOES NOT search all that is on the web!!  Use other search engines if you are not finding the information you need.  (see: http://www.preservingtime.org/search-engines.html)
  • Ninite Downloader: Don't miss this one!  Download and install or update "all" of your programs at once.  Automatically says no to junk and add-ons.  ninite.com/
  • Preserving Time:  http://www.preservingtime.org/
    • Website containing handouts on classes and web links to many important family history websites.  Site is continually being added to and updated.  Please report dead links or problems.  Doesn’t navigate well in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge; No reported problems in Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or IOS browsers.
  • Puzzilla:  https://puzzilla.org/
    • See a Descendancy chart in a “spider web” form.  Full version of Puzzilla is available at the Family History Center for free.
  • Relative Finder:  https://www.relativefinder.org/#/main  Note: if you have worked in FamilyTree you will need to update your tree on RelativeFinder.org to get all possible results.  Go to RelativeFinder.org>More>Settings>Update Tree.  (Handout in Toolbox)
  • The Family History Guide:  http://www.thefhguide.com/index.html
    • Step by step guides from beginning computer to planning advanced research projects; genealogy merit badge info; ideas and activities for working with children
  • Virtual Pedigree:  https://virtual-pedigree.fhtl.byu.edu/login/
    • Sister site to Relative Finder.  See your pedigree chart in expanded form and easily navigate by dragging with a mouse or touchscreen.  Tips for things to check and places to work.
  • Hope Chest:  Browser extension for Web, Android and IOS


 
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  • Home
  • Handouts
    • Archiving and Preservation >
      • Preserving Family Treasures
      • SAVE THE BOX
      • What do I DO with the STUFF?
      • Personal History Debate/ Laying Out Page
      • Avoiding Digital Disasters
      • Clues to Identifying Photos
      • Gathering THE STUFF
      • Interviews
      • Photo Organization
      • Memory Jogger ?s for Writing Personal Histories
      • More on Archiving--The Good, The Bad and The Terrible
      • Scanning Photos and Documents
    • Journaling in a Jiffy
    • Secrets/ Not Overwhelmed by Family History
    • Beginning Research Checklist
    • Evaluating Information
    • Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time
    • Going Digital with your Genealogy
    • Limiting Internet Searches
    • Ordinances Ready as a Starting Point
    • Organize to Fit the Way YOU Think
    • Personal Research Toolbox
    • Family History Notetaking
  • Web-site Project
    • Top Favorites
    • General Sites
    • Cemeteries/ Death Records
    • Census
    • Immigration, Emigration and Migration Records
    • Land Records- United States
    • LDS Websites
    • Libraries
    • Location Specific >
      • United States
      • State Specific
      • Other Countries
    • Maps/ Address & Phone Numbers
    • Military Records
    • Newspapers
    • Other 'Web-Site Projects'
    • Search Engines
  • Toolbox
    • Good to Know Basics >
      • Good to Know-Basics
      • Finding YOUR Best Place to Work
      • Census Records
      • Clues--Finding Missing Family
      • Computer and Tech Basics
      • OCR & Online Searches
      • Ocupsyshun Census Taker
      • Relationship Chart
      • Research Checklist
    • FamilySearch.org >
      • Good To Know-FamilySearch
      • Tree Connect: Adding Sources from Outside FamilySearch
      • Browse Records-FamilySearch
      • Find/ Add People in FamilySearch
      • No Image? Maybe There Is One
      • RelativeFinder.org
    • Apps & Links >
      • BYU Family History Labs
    • Reference Article Links
    • SPECIAL EVENTS INFO: >
      • 2020 Handouts
      • 2019 Fair Handouts
      • 2018 Fair Handouts
    • Getting Started for True Beginners
    • Consultants >
      • Strengthen Teaching Skills
    • Teaching Tools
    • Save the Box
    • Scanning, VHS and Cassette Tapes
    • Handwriting Helps
  • Photos and Stories
    • Scanning Multiple Photos/ Same Time
    • Scanner Hints
  • Charts and Blank Forms
    • Relationship Chart
  • Articles, Tutorials & Classes