Introduction: Get started using Facebook.

There are many genealogical groups or pages you can join to get more information or collaborate on a specific topic or research goal.

Facebook is a great way to connect with others working on family history.

LLC-Ways to Use Google Earth for Genealogy and Family History-61:28 RT-Google for Genealogists: Maps, Satellite, and Earth

Learn about using Google Earth for family history.

LT-Google Books: An Untapped Genealogy Resource

Google eBooks: Watch this video or read the article on using free Google eBooks for your family history.

Google Photos: Learn about using Google Photos with your family history.įS-Google Photos and Genealogy, A Perfect PictureįS-A Guide to Using Google Photos for Genealogy.

Learn more about using Google tools for your genealogy.īYU: Getting the Rest of the Gold out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists-60:44.

Watch this series of videos on how to use Google effectively:.

“If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.Note: Basic Google searches are covered in Project 4: Discover, Goal 4, Choice C. I’m off to do some serious tree matching and merging now. Do note, it is 36 minutes long, and uses voice and video. And if you already have RootsMagic and want a quick tutorial on how to use these new options, you should watch this. If you have been setting on the sidelines about RootsMagic or Ancestry, perhaps watching a video that shows how the new system in RootsMagic works will help you decide. When you apply the upgrade, you are offered a chance to win a prize. The upgrade is free to anyone with version 7.x. If you accept a hint, it will also update your synchronized RM tree! This basically allows you to work with all those wonderful Ancestry Hints from inside of RootsMagic.

The other new option they have added is called “ Ancestry Hints Integration“. When you upload or download trees, they include pictures as well as sources, notes and other expected items. You can also keep the two trees synchronized, keep them matching. The “ TreeShare for Ancestry” option allows you to upload a tree from RM to Ancestry or download from Ancestry to RM. I need to be able to blend the two trees without losing anything or anybody! This is great news to me as I am in the process of switching from The Master Genealogist software to RootsMagic and have made more updates in the Ancestry tree that I have in TMG. Today, for example, we learned that RootsMagic has finally released the update that connects RM to Ancestry! Well, this week has been full of surprising things. According to the dictionary, SURPRISE means “an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing”.

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