It’s nearly time! The team at The In-Depth Genealogist has been working hard to make sure we gain as much as we can from the NGS 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas. One of our goals is to provide you – our readers – with the best possible stay at home experience. Read More »
The team at The In-Depth Genealogist is excited to announce that we are now officially partnering with Conference Keeper as hosts of the twice-monthly genealogy chat on Twitter. If you haven't been with us on a chat before, it's a fast-paced time filled with tips, tricks, and research stories from genealogists of all ages and stages. Just as IDG strives to be a digital community for all genealogists, #genchat supports the same goal. Read More »
During my short time in the genealogy world I have collected a few dozen business cards. They are from every place I have visited, anyone I have talked to on a professional level, or people I have just met at genealogy functions. Many have given me their card, others I picked up for reference later. My desk drawer has a stack of them, and now I am not sure who they all are or why I have them, let alone remember who is in the pile. With the conference season beginning in full force, I searched for a better tech way to help you with the business card clutter you may be coming home with or have already accumulated. It is called WorldCard Mobile by Penpower Technology, Ltd. Read More »
One of the most disconcerting things I heard today is that genealogy should wait for technology to come along and just ride on its coattails. I may be paraphrasing a bit. Genealogy has been waiting for the right tech to come along, that’s true, but should it? Because we wait, we adopt slowly and we adapt to tools that were not meant specifically for genealogy. Read More »
I have a confession: I love hand writing notes. Not only is the feel of pen on paper absolute bliss to me, but there is just something about pulling out a pad of paper and writing on it. Even if I just need to jot down a quick reminder, an idea, a grocery list, or a doodle to pass the time. I am also one of those people who if I write it down I tend to remember it longer than any other way. Read More »
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