Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Is Google’s Search Really a Single Field?

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This is one of a series of articles about Google’s search interface and its application to genealogy. Have you read Daniel M. Lynch'...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Where’s Waldo… er… the Ancestry Insider?

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Last weekend I took a little trip to celebrate the summer solstice. Can you guess where I was? Tell ya’ what. To make things easy for you...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Son of Blogger: Summit 2

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Saturday I participated in the “Son of Blogger” summit at the Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree 2009. I’m nursing a head cold, ...
Friday, June 26, 2009

NFS Rollout News: Read-Only Access Becomes Wait-Only Access

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On 18 June 2009 FamilySearch announced that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho and Utah could get read-onl...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Has Google Conditioned FamilySearch Patrons?

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This is one of a series of articles about Google’s search interface and its application to genealogy. Dan Lawyer, FamilySearch product ...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

NFS Rollout News: And Then There Were Two

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Yesterday’s New FamilySearch (NFS) rollout news was so riddled with problems, I finally scrapped it. Today, we try again. Apparently, not a...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Google’s Spartan Interface

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This is one of a series of articles about Google’s search interface and its application to genealogy. An article in BusinessWeek back i...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Fathers Day

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I hope all of you enjoy a warm Fathers Day being with or remembering our fathers. In celebration of Father’s Day, let me share a video tit...
Friday, June 19, 2009

By July 2009 NFS to replace IGI

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Yesterday FamilySearch announced to users of the New FamilySearch (NFS) that all temples in Idaho and Utah will record ordinances using th...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Utah Vital Records Fees to Increase in July

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Fees are increasing in a couple of weeks for vital records from the state of Utah. This table shows the increases that go into effect on 1 J...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Translate This Page

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After I pointed out Lynn Turner’s Hispanic Genealogy blog recently, I received this e-mail from a reader: Dear Ancestry Insider, ...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

NFS Rollout News: Your Stake’s Listed!

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Watchers of the New FamilySearch (NFS) rollout in Utah and Idaho have seen release dates appear by the names of Logan stakes in this table...
Friday, June 12, 2009

More FamilySearch and Ancestry.com bloggers

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Last time I told you about a couple of blogs by FamilySearch employees. Today, I’ve got a couple of Ancestry.com employee spouse blogs. I ...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Other Employee Bloggers at FamilySearch

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Long time readers may remember my “Don’t get hit by the train” series about The Cluetrain Manifesto and employee bloggers. In the last arti...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Book Cover Images From Amazon.com

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Warning: This article is off topic. I provide it for the benefit of other bloggers, and I need a handy reference myself. Sometimes I need ...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

See the Insider at the SCGS 2009 Jamboree

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The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) Genealogy Jamboree is coming up Friday-Sunday, 26-28 June 2009 at the Burbank Airport M...
Monday, June 8, 2009

NFS Rollout News: IOUs, IOUSs and IOSs

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It has been a little while and I owe you (IOU) an update on the rollout of New FamilySearch (NFS) to members of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Friday, June 5, 2009

Ancestry.com California Death Index

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I recently received this e-mail from one of my readers: Hi! Been reading about the Ancestry.com search and the frustrations therein. Th...
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