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Citing Your Sources From Online Database Providers

(By Michael J. Leclerc – Mocavo.com September 24, 2015) It is important to note exactly what version of a record you are examining and that provided the information to you. It can get confusing, especially since you also want to make note of the original source as well. This is especially important when you are …

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Seven Unique Technologies to Discover Your Family History!

(Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter · September 8, 2015) As mentioned in the MyHeritage Blog, “MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet recently presented a keynote address to hundreds of attendees of the IAJGS 2015 conference in Israel. He discussed Seven Unique Technologies for Discovering Your Family History. “His talk is a great introduction to understanding MyHeritage …

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Privacy Issues for Family Historians

(Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter · September 7, 2015) The MyHeritage Blog has published an article I wrote: Privacy Issues for Family Historians. It discusses some of the things genealogists need to be aware of before publishing their family trees online. As I wrote at the beginning of the article: “Genealogists often face conflicting requirements. We …

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