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ByDearMYRTLE 20 July 202420 July 2024

One of the most important ways a genealogist succinctly indicates a high level of consideration about the source they hold in “their hand” when looking for information that answers a question about a specific ancestor. If the cited source is no longer available, communication with the researcher is vital. It may be that newer information…

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New Collaboration: MyHeritage & FamilyTreeDNA
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New Collaboration: MyHeritage & FamilyTreeDNA

ByDearMYRTLE 18 July 202418 July 2024

Note this additional collaboration copies your current ftDNA tree, but *not* your DNA results, to MyHeritage without cumbersome downloading/uploading.

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Is it a Numbers Game?
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Is it a Numbers Game?

ByDearMYRTLE 17 July 202417 July 2024

Growth in subscriber numbers is a laudable and readily quantified goal, but it’s not indicative of the full impact genealogy content developers have. 

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Got Burmese Ancestry?
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Got Burmese Ancestry?

ByDearMYRTLE 18 June 2024

Whenever I’m faced with a new locality of research, I check the FamilySearch Research Wiki for suggestions.

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Resources for Preserving Old Photographs
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Resources for Preserving Old Photographs

ByDearMYRTLE 13 June 202413 June 2024

You know you’ve got to take care of those old family photos, so let’s get started by following a few simple guidelines.  DIGITIZE now Scanning old family photos facilitates sharing and saves wear and tear in the original. The only type of scanner to avoid is an auto-feed machine. No sense in running the risk…

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Can you ever RETIRE from Genealogy?
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Can you ever RETIRE from Genealogy?

ByDearMYRTLE 13 June 202411 June 2024

So Ol’ Myrt here thought she was tying things up neatly in a bow. Back in 2022, I said “Just call me DearMYRTLE, your RETIRED friend in genealogy.” I was happy digitizing, organizing, and sharing my years of genealogical discoveries.

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