Here is the post I wish I'd read 20 years ago: How to find a Chinese surname if you only know your name in English
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11 tips for anyone starting a photo scanning project
Want to start a photo scanning project but not sure where to begin?
Behind the scenes – my scanning setup
I invite you on a virtual tour of my scanning setup, refined after 6 years and 35K images
The story behind the story “Genealogy – a Detective Story”
This is a story about a wild idea that led to a whole summer of genealogical discovery, meeting new people, and publishing my first magazine article. The idea behind "Genealogy - a Detective Story" Have you ever wondered what you could do with a brand new tree and a few clues to get you started?… Continue reading The story behind the story “Genealogy – a Detective Story”
EN for genealogy: Using EN with Henderson’s Directories
How to get the most out of city directories, featuring Henderson's Directories and Evernote.
What’s Evernote for genealogy?
My 6 blog posts about the whys and hows of organizing docs for genealogy, featuring Evernote
E-files, paper files, and in-between – organizing your genealogical research
In this post, I discuss 3 scenarios for genealogists: paper only, e-files and paper, and electronic document management
Your genealogy research process – it doesn’t have to be painful but it does have to work
6 factors to judge your organizational process for genealogy - how sexy is that?
You can’t carry it (all) with you – how I moved from paper to e-files and put a rocket booster under my genealogical research
Tips from a former legal executive assistant on whether to stay with paper, use a paper/e-file mix, or go paperless
How to sort photos from the past 50 years when you have almost nothing to go on
Got a box of loose photos and almost no info? Here's how I get around the brick wall.