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Everything’s Relative: Dead Heads Premium
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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Cemeteries and Death Records Premium
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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Desktop or laptop? Premium
Which kind of computer (desktop or laptop) is right for you? Our editors weigh in.
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The Fastest Way to Your Family Tree Premium
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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Books to Help With Census Research Premium
The census lessons in these books will answer your questions about the United States' decennial headcounts.
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Computer-Buying Toolkit Premium
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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Multimedia Suppliers Premium
• Adobe (800) 833-6687 www.adobe.com Image- and video-editing software, training material. • Caere Corp. (800) 736-5730 www.caere.com ImageAXS database software by ScanSoft. • Corel (800) 772-6735 www.corel.com Image-editing software. • Creative Labs (877) 653-6227 www.creativelabs.com CD read/write drives, sound cards and...
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Taking the Case Premium
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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Family Cookbooks Premium
Interested in publishing your family cookbook—for example, as a reunion fundraiser? These companies specialize in self-published family cookbooks: Walter's Publishing 215 Fifth Ave. SE Waseca, MN 56093 (507) 835-3691 www.custom-cookbooks.com G&R Publishing 507 Industrial St. Waverly, IA 50677 (800) 383-1679 www.cookbookprinting.com Cookbook Publishers 10800 Lakeview Ave...
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Design Do’s and Don’ts Premium
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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