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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Why do I blog about my genealogy?

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Beyond the obvious benefit of it being a great way to document my research, it’s also a great way to meet new “cousins”! Since began this blog 4 years ago, I have met several “cousins” online. These people have seen my posts about my different ancestors and recognized something in particular (be it a name [...]

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Daily Journal 30 Oct 2009: an online wiki anyway

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Yesterday I posted about my plan to upload my TiddlyWiki research notebook to my hosted site. I even found digestible instructions and everything. (You like that word?) Well, as usually happens when something sounds to good to be true, it was. In spite of those tasty directions, I couldn’t get my little wiki uploaded. Not [...]

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Follow Friday: Lifehacker.com

Friday, October 30, 2009

While not specifically a genealogy site, Lifehacker.com has a lot to offer the family historian. To be found at this site are software reviews, the majority of which are freeware programs or open-source software, tips and tuts for computer use written in plain English and their “Best of” series, a reader-driven poll of the best [...]

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Daily Journal 29 Oct 2009: an online wiki

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Finished my grandmother’s file this evening, everything uploaded to my gallery. Renamed those images, more descriptive now. My library to-do list is getting pretty long. Before it gets completely out of control, I think I’ll visit the library next Thursday, my day off. Considering uploading my TiddlyWiki research notebook to my hosted site. I’ve been [...]

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Daily Journal 28 Oct 2009: Not in the mood

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Posted a photo of my grandfather for Wordless Wednesday Did some preliminary work on Mamie Inez Carr’s file- my grandmother. Uploaded her images to my ZenPhoto gallery. That’s about it, other than RSS feeds. Kinda tired tonight, not much in the mood for research. ©2006-2010 Ruth Stephens, Bluebonnet Country Genealogy. All rights reserved. 0 I [...]

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