Quick Guide Available for Ancestry's: New Facts Page

This will be a great help those using the new Ancestry pages.

View Here

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

Latest Site News

Back from summer vacation and now able to keep things up to date again. Check site often as I try and add new things every few days

Happy hunting,
Ferman

Genealogy Digest Magazine: Advanced Goggle Search Tips

Genealogy Digest Magazine: Advanced Goggle Search Tips: Here is something that may help you with your google searches Happy Hunting, Ferman

Search US Newspapers 1690 - Present

Now search newspapers from within MyGenTools - Here is the link Search Here

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

What's New on Ancestry link now added to MyGenTools

A separate link was added to MyGenTools to make it quicker to find the latest news about Ancestry.

Check it out here: http://mygentools.com/publications/mygentools/2015/ancestry/page1.html

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

Have you seen the new research tools for Family Search by Wooden Village?

This could really save you some time:

http://woodenvillage.org/

This link will also be listed in MyGenTools

Enjoy and share,
Ferman

New Changes to Family Search July 2015

Be sure and view this month's Family Search blog as many changes have been made.

What's New for July 2015

This link will also be listed in MyGenTools

Enjoy and tell your friends,
Ferman

New tools added to MyGenTools

Just added two new search engines to My Gen Tools
Genealogy Search Engine (3.6 billion records from 36 coutries)
Family Tree Search Engine (find others searching a person)

You can find them both at : http://mygentools.com/publications/mygentools/2015/page3.html

This may just what you need to find that missing link

Ferman

FamilySearch Combines Indexes and Record Images in a Single View

New tools at Family Search  Check it out here: 

While there click on the Home Button and see all the changes on MyGenTools

Happy Hunting'
Ferman

FamilySearch.org update June 2015 | Free Genealogy Help

Check out this how-to video for latest changes at Family Search



See Update Here

New Look to Cover Pages

It was suggested that the covers were to dark on the books so I whipped up some new ones today and I like them much better.

We are always open to suggestions as to content and want to make the site as useful and pleasing to view as we can.

Here is what the new ones look like:

Most of the links are working properly and much content has been added. One you may want to check out is this one a 3 hour movie on the life of Christ What makes it interesting is that the producer made  this Feature Length Film By Editing Together 55 Individual 'Bible Videos' Segments.

My Family enjoyed it and I'm sure you will too.

Happy Hunting,

Ferman2

MyGenTools Website Update

Progress is being made with merging MyGentools, Genealogy Digest Magazine and Genealogy Digest Blogs into one site but we still have a way to go and all links are not completed yet. So be patient with us when you find something does not work the way it should.

The Cloud 9 Theater will have three different type of shows

One new look in the Cloud 9 Theater, is you will see two additional links-

 About This Theater  is a link to information about the theater and Genealogy Special Features which is a special theater lobby that contains shows of special interest to genealogy researchers. The current shows relate to DNA but others will be added in the coming weeks.

In the coming weeks many more will be added so come and watch us grow.

Thanks for your support,
Ferman

Advanced Goggle Search Tips

Here is something that may help you with your google searches

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

New Look to MyGenTools Website

 

Completely revamped the look and content of MyGenTools Website to include MyGenTools, Genealogy Digest Magazine and Genealogy Digest Blogs all in one location. Check it Out Here

Our goal is to become the "Reader's Digest Version" of genealogy research resources. 

Let us know how you like the new look and any suggestions as to things we might add or change to make it more useful to your research. 

If you would like to help us grow by becoming an associate editor please Contact Us Here

Be sure and check Ferman's Favorite Posts in Genealogy Digest Blogs where I feature my favorite blogs. New content is added every day so check often.

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

The Ultimate Genealogy Search Engine

Now search billions of records at one time. Genealogy in Time Magazine has many cool tools that will produce results that you will get nowhere else.

You want to find your ancestors. We want to help. Discover GenealogyInTime Magazine, the most popular online genealogy magazine and one of the world's largest free genealogy websites.

We have the tools and resources to help you discover your ancestors for free. Let us help you find your story:

• Use the Genealogy Search Engine and the Family Tree Search Engine to search billions of ancestral records from around the world.
• Find the newest genealogy records on the internet and genealogy records by country.
• Learn how to find your ancestors with our extensive list of genealogy articles including our Top 100 Genealogy Websites of 2015.
• Download the popular Genealogy Toolbar for Firefox to take your genealogy research to the next level.
• Use the Rare Book Search Engine to find rare and out of print books about your ancestors. View our collection of classic images for your desktop.

At GenealogyInTime Magazine, we have a passion for genealogy and a determination to make it better. Our mission is to find new and innovative ways to help people connect with their ancestors.

- See more at: http://genealogyintime.com/#sthash.3Lt7dpKh.dpuf

Put in an ancestor's name in quotes you will be surprised at what comes up.

Enjoy,
Ferman

Must Have Chrome Extension

I have just added a new Chrome extension that has solved many problems for me when looking at pages in full screen. Now you can access an address bar without leaving full screen. A number of pages we use at MyGenTools load in full screen so this extension is a great help.

Check it out here (it also functions when not in full screen):

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blitz-full-screen-url-lau/eaemaefgnoddejclbjbkdjhnejojlnda?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

Happy Hunting,
Ferman

New map feature added to MyGenTools!

 

This interactive map provides comprehensive information about the evolution of the state's counties from the creation of the first county to the end of the year 2000.

This map has two goals:

1. Make accessible in maps and text the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county at any date (day, month, and year) from the creation of the first county through 31 December 2000.
2. Make it easy for readers to compare historical county configurations to modern ones.

Historical state and county boundary lines appear in black on the map, modern lines in white.

See Example Here 

Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries

            A single chronology of all changes in the state and county boundaries, names, organization and attachments. Each entry describes the change and provides a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. The organization of this document is chronological; if two or more events occurred on a date, they are listed in alphabetical order beneath the date.

 

Commentary

A description of the research problems or materials that were unusual or stood out in the research and compilation of the historical state and county lines and how the compiler handled them.

Bibliography and Sources

An alphabetical list of the primary and secondary sources found useful in the historical research and compilation of the evolution of the state’s county and state boundaries.

Metadata - Summary Form

A single-page document providing information about the data available on the website in text and maps. Includes: Project Description, Preferred Style for Citation, and Spatial Reference Information.

Metadata - Full FGDC Form

A document providing information about the data available on the website in text and maps. Includes: Historical Compilation Process, Data Quality, Spatial Data Organization, Spatial Reference Information, Entity and Attribute Information, Distribution, and Metadata Reference Information.

Another Great Post

The Ancestry Insider: Searching for Ancestry.com at #NGS2015GEN (Part 1)


The Ancestry Insider: Searching for Sources at FamilySearch at #NGS2015GEN (Part 2)

The Ancestry Insider: Searching for Sources at FamilySearch at #NGS2015GEN (Part 2)

Check out this article on The Ancestry Insider

The Ancestry Insider: Searching for Sources at FamilySearch at #NGS2015GEN (Part 2)

MyGentools and Genealogy Digest Magazine are two new projects I am working on and should be ready for prime time by mid June.

Object of project is to have all the tools one needs for genealogy in one place.

With things changing so fast with both programs and content it is a full time job trying to keep up.

The above projects should make your search more productive and free you up for more time to analyze your new finds.

Happy Hunting,
Ferman Blalock