Building Your Own Website
Introduction Perhaps you've thought about building your own website. Here are some tips that may help you decide which route to go, depending on your needs. I don't claim to be an expert on this topic and I admit that…
Sleep Better at Night After Sort Ordering the Sources on FamilySearch Family Tree
I recently learned a cool trick and I love it! You can change the order of the sources on an individual's Person page on the Family Tree database on FamilySearch.org. While I'm at it, I rename the source title so…
Updating Metadata for Digital Photos – Keeping It Simple
Introduction If you've been to RootsTech or other genealogy conferences perhaps you've seen sessions on editing metadata for your digital photos, scanned documents, etc. If this is a new concept for you, prepare to be overwhelmed and frustrated. There is…
File Naming Convention for Digital Photos, Scans, and Documents
03/07/2014 - After writing this article in 2012, I have slightly modified my naming convention for the following reasons. I've made some updates to this article and crossed out my old conventions. I didn't like how long the file names…