Genealogy Software: Plugins and Extensions
Do you use genealogy software? If you are here, you probably do. Does it support plugins, addons, or extensions, or styles? Since the 1980s and early … Read more
Articles
Link Rot in Your GEDCOMs and Your Databases
Link rot, broken links, link death, link decay, link breaking, reference rot, there are various names for it, but it all comes down to this: There … Read more
Displaying a Family Tree at a Family Gathering
A friend sent a link to a thread on the Gramps genealogy subreddit (link) where somebody is discussing taking their genealogy work to a family reunion, … Read more
GEDCOM RIN
Tamura Jones has a couple of more articles out delving into the intricacies of GEDCOM files, this time covering the GEDCOM RIN. RIN, or Record Identification … Read more
GEDCOM – Detecting 5.5.1, and Legacy Support
Earlier this week, Tamura Jones wrote another couple of articles discussion GEDCOM standards and genealogy software. First up is a discussion of GEDCOM 5.5.1 AE, aka … Read more
French Genealogy Software and Tools – Blog
On Genealogy-blogs.org, there is an entry for Geneabax-blog.blogspot.com, and from a Google French-English tranlsation tool, it appears to be a French genealogy software blog. Those of … Read more
What kind of computer do you use for Genealogy Software?
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter is currently running a survey about the type of computer and Operating System that genealogists use for their software. You can access … Read more
Legacy News: Understanding Genealogy Numbering Systems
The folks at Legacy News have published a new article this morning, Understanding Genealogy Numbering Systems. Even though it’s oriented towards Legacy (such as printing a … Read more
Fictional Online Family Trees
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter has a story and discussion concerning somebody producing software that could generate fictional online family trees for commercial purposes. It’s heated to … Read more