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Global Journeys in Metro Detroit: A Multicultural Guide to the Motor City by Marcia Danner, Helen B. Love and Patricia Banker Peart (New Detroit, $12.95), ethnic dining, arts and attractions, plus history Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection by Bernice Cox Sprenger (order from Burton...
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The idea of visiting yet another graveyard is a bit of a hard sell when you have a 10-year-old and a 7-year-old. I had thought about getting T-shirts made, like the rock bands': "The Great Cemetery Tour—Summer ' 99." We live in a small community in northwest Saskatchewan. For...
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African-American Cemeteries Online www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery Dig into the tombstone transcriptions at African-American Cemeteries Online to search for black ancestors' burials. Each state has a page listing the cemeteries that volunteers have recorded, with links to the data—usually names, dates and the cemetery's location and condition. The...
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Which kind of computer (desktop or laptop) is right for you? Our editors weigh in.
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Submit your family file to at least one pedigree database. Include your name and address in the notes of every individual record you submit. Notify the database compiler when you change mailing or e-mail addresses. Search online databases during the day when they're less busy. Recheck pedigree databases regularly...
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On the Bookshelf Complete Idiot's Guide to PCs, 7th edition, by Joe Kraynak (Que, $16.99) The Genealogist's Computer Companion by Rhonda McClure (Betterway Books, $18.99), coming in November How to Use Computers: Visually in Full Color by Lisa Biow (Que, $24.99) Upgrading & Fixing PCs for Dummies...
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Discover more secrets of successful genealogists by reading case studies in these journals. Look for them at libraries with genealogical collections. The American Genealogist Box 398 Demorest, GA 30535 www.americangenealogist.com National Genealogical Society Quarterly ($50 annual National Genealogical Society membership includes subscription) 4527 17th St. N. Arlington, VA...
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Don't overload your site with animated graphics, cutesy backgrounds and huge, memory-gobbling photos. They'll make your pages look cluttered and take an eternity to download. Use "thumbnail" (small) photos instead. If you want to include a large picture, put it on a separate page with a link such as...
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Look at the cluster idea from another perspective. Successful genealogists use more than a one-person-one-name-only approach to research. If Ann's birth, along with her parents' names, was not registered in public records, you have to look for her parents' names in other documents. If you look only for records that...
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