Anitvirus and Antispyware Added to Google Pack
Posted in News on Mar 27th, 2007
Archive for March, 2007
National Archives Intern Sells History on eBay
Posted in News, Odds & Ends on Mar 19th, 2007
The problem with this is that he didn’t actually own the historical documents that he sold - he stole them from the National Archives.
Denning McTague, a hopefully former intern at the National Archives, allegedly stole about 165 Civil War documents - including the War Department’s announcement of President Lincoln’s death, and placed the items on [...]
Funding and the National Archives (U.S.)
Posted in News on Mar 19th, 2007
There’s an interesting opinion published in the New York Times regarding the (under) funding of the National Archives.
The piece, titled History Lessens, is written by David Khan, author of The Codebreakers; in it he asks:
“Why does this matter? Because the National Archives does more than display the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. From its [...]
Episode 009 - YouTube
Posted in Podcasts on Mar 18th, 2007
As part of a collaborative effort with Lisa Cooke, the GTP has teamed up with the Genealogy Gems Podcast to bring you information on the YouTube video Web site.
I forgot to mention in the podcast that the Windows Movie Maker software can be found in Windows by clicking:
Start –> Programs –> Accessories –> Windows Movie [...]
New Tutorial Available
Posted in Announcements, Tutorials on Mar 17th, 2007
I’m excited to let you know that the next edition of the podcast (Episode 009) is part of a collaborative effort between the GTP, and Lisa Cooke and her podcast, the Genealogy Gems Podcast (GGP).
This week, both Lisa and I will cover the YouTube video Web site on our shows and provide some guidance on [...]
I want to thank Lisa Cooke of the Genealogy Gems Podcast for mentioning the GTP on her show this week. For those of you who might have missed my previous post, Lisa is one of the newest genealogycasters (I think I am going to trademark the term) and she does an outstanding job of [...]
History Digitized
Posted in Odds & Ends on Mar 11th, 2007
There’s an interesting article in Saturday’s (10 Mar 2007) New York Times by Katie Hafner titled History, Digitized (and Abridged). The article talks about how the challenges of digitizing history and how many of the historic collections and documents are not available on the Web, nor may they ever be.
As we become more and [...]
Don’t Forget to Update
Posted in News on Mar 8th, 2007
For those folks in the U.S. and Canada the daylight savings change arrives early this year, in fact it happens this weekend. As a result of the early change many electronic devices may need to have their operating software updated.
Windows users should ensure they run Windows Update; Mac users should run Software Update to [...]
Got Indiana Ancestors?
Posted in News on Mar 7th, 2007
The Indiana Historical Society has put together a book titled Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research ($29.99 US). According to information on the society’s press site, this project started back in the year 2000 as a series of essays for their family history journal.
The essays were created by “contracting archivists, librarians, journalists, [...]
New Genealogy Podcast Available
Posted in Announcements on Mar 7th, 2007
I am pleased to announce that there is a new genealogy-related podcast available called The Genealogy Gems Podcast. The GGP is produced by Lisa Louise Cooke who’s goal it is “…to provide you with inspiration and innovation to help you get the most out of your research time.”
Lisa has a great presentation style and [...]