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Using The Ancestry Library Edition

In this blog I talk about using the Ancestry Library Edition at the St. Catharines Public Library. Please note video was taking at the library with no audio, the audio was later edited in so it might not line up that good with the video.

Research Notes For Elizabeth Shirley Ignace & Roger Henry Dagenais

In Family Tree Maker 2017 in the research notes sections for each person in the family tree I am making notes on things I need to do, what records I have found and did I make estimate of dates and how did I come to that conclusion etc. 

Here is the research notes for Elizabeth Shirley Ignace & Roger Henry Dagenais: (right now the research notes for both Elizabeth & Roger say the same thing)

Marriage year is estimation based on the fact that I know all the birthdays of children of Elizabeth Shirley Ignace & Roger Henry Dagenais. 

As I currently have estimated the marriage year as Abt.  1952

Family Tree Maker 2017: Colour Coding Direct Descendants

In the blog I talked about colour coding and how to use it to know who the direct descendants are to a certain person in your family tree,

Family Tree Maker 2017: How To Backup Your Family Tree

In this blog I talk about how to backup your family tree in family tree maker.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Rootin' Tootin' Genealogy Quiz

It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1)  Mary Harrell-Sesniak posted a "Rootin' Tootin' True Confessions of Genealogists Quiz" on the GenealogyBank Blog two years ago, and invited readers to answer the 50 questions.  She also provided a score sheet.

2)  For this week's SNGF, let's answer her questions and see how we score.  Copy and paste my answers below and edit the list for yourself (be sure to delete or edit my comments).

3)  Please share your responses and your score in a blog post of your own, in a comment to Mary's post, or on Facebook or Google Plus.

Source: http://www.geneamusings.com/2018/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-rootin.html

Here is mine: 

Give yourself a point if you have ever…
1. _YES_Gone to sleep reciting details about ancestors?
2. __Photographed more than 20 tombstones?
3. _YES_Had an ancestral chart, family photo, coat of arms, ship of immigration (or similar) professionally printed or framed?
4. __Figured out your kinship to someone famous?
5. __Solved a stranger’s dead-end mystery for free?
6. _YES_Considered consulting a psychic about genealogy?
7. _YES_Taken a selfie in a graveyard or hugged a tombstone?
8. __Probed the ground or used a divining rod to locate a missing tombstone?
9. __Written your own obituary?
10. __Created a birth, marriage or death notice (obit) for an ancestor who didn’t have one?
11. _YES_Eschewed the sunshine for valuable library/research time (or met the dawn while tracing your family tree)?
12. __Celebrated a birthday, marriage or commemorative event of a deceased forebear?
13. __Rescued (i.e., purchased) photos, medals or similar objects of someone not related to you?
14. __Reunited lost artifacts with living relatives?
15.__Centered a vacation around genealogy?
16. __Traveled to meet a newly discovered cousin whom you met through genealogy research?
17. _YES_Tested your DNA?
18. _YES_Paid for others to get their DNA tested?
19. _YES_Worn clothing (t-shirts, jackets, hats) emblazoned with genealogy surnames, slogans, society names, etc.?
20.__Upon their leaving the nest, converted your child’s bedroom (or personal space) into a genealogy room?
21. _YES_Spent more on genealogy in a month than groceries?
22. _YES_Collected odd records in the name of genealogy (for example, taxes)?
23. _YES_Added margin notations in books (error corrections, enhanced details)?
24. __Mapped a forebear’s traipsings?
25. __Traveled more than 100 miles for research (library, court house)?
26. __Purchased something that belonged to an ancestor or that has his/her name on it (photo albums, homesteads, lineage society pins)?
27. __Participated in a reenactment related to your ancestry?
28. _YES_Made something to commemorate genealogy (historical costumes, paraphernalia, needlepoint or model of an immigrant ship, painting, genealogy quilt)?
29. __Joined more than five lineage or genealogy societies?
30. _YES_Overlaid an ancestor’s photo on that of a living person to identify a doppelganger (look-alike)?
31. _YES_Downloaded, emailed or shared genealogy jokes?
32.__Purchased a book with only a small reference to your ancestry (100 words)?
33. __Mentioned genealogy in your will?
34._YES_Studied old handwriting or consulted with a handwriting expert so that you can read old documents?
35.__Made a gen-tote of gadgets for on-the-go projects (portable scanning, grave cleaning, flash drives, notepads, acid free gloves)?
36.__Taken a handful of dirt or a stone from a place significant to your ancestry?
37._YES_Diverted a mealtime conversation to genealogy?
38._YES_Initiated conversations about ancestry with complete strangers (outside of a genealogy setting)?
39.__Researched the genealogy of complete strangers? 
40. _YES_Transcribed an old document, or more than 500 genealogy records?
41.__Joined a dozen or more social media genealogy groups?
42. _YES_Created a genealogy blog or a public tree (online)?
43. __Published a family history book or distributed genealogy folders amongst the relatives?
44. __Programmed gen-destinations (court houses, cemeteries) into your GPS?
45. __Taken genealogy courses with the intention of receiving a certificate or other form of recognition?
46. __Paid to attend genealogy conferences?
47. __Searched surnames on eBay?
48. _YES_Scoured thrift or resale shops for genealogical finds?
49. __Trespassed in the name of genealogy?
50. _YES_Dined anywhere but your dining table to avoid disturbing a genealogy project?

My score is 20

Scoring
50 points          –           You are awarded the “Rootin’ Tootin’” Genealogy Award!
40-49               –           Hopelessly Hooked Family Historian Award
30-39               –           Up and Coming Genealogist Award
20-29               –           You Probably Took This Quiz Out of Guilt Award

Under 20         –           You Need to Find Another Hobby Award

Family Tree Maker 2017: How To Sync Your Family Tree

In this blog I talk about how to sync your family tree in Family Tree Maker to your online tree on Ancestry.com.
 

Family Tree Maker 2017: Web Search Workspace

In this video I talk about the Web Search Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.

Family Tree Maker 2017: Publish Workspace

In this video I talk about the Publish Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.

Family Tree Maker 2017: Sources Workspace

In this video I talk about the Sources Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.

Family Tree Maker 2017: Media Workspace

In this video I talk about the Media Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.

Family Tree Maker 2017 - Places Workspace

In this video I talk about the Places Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.


 

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Unbroken Chain of Gravestones

It's Saturday Night, 

time for more Genealogy Fun!!

For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I challenge you to:

1)  Determine what is your longest unbroken line of ancestral gravestones - how many generations can you go back in time?  Do you have photographs of them?

2)  Tell us and/or show us in a blog post of your own, or in a comment to this blog

I don't really have a unbroken chain of gravestones yet in my family tree but here is the family gravestone that I have photographs of:

1) My niece, Anne Louise Marie Dixon (Sep 9 2011 - Sep 18 2011)

2) My mother, Linda Marie (Dagenais) Dixon (Sep 29 1954 - Mar 31 2010)

3) My maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Shirley (Ignace) Dagenais (Feb 26 1931 - Feb 11 2003)

4) My maternal grandfather, Roger Henry Dagenais (Jul 18 1928 - Oct 25 1978)

5) My paternal grandmother, Jean Gertrude (Marshall) Dixon (Jul 19 1919 - Jul 8 1986)
6) My paternal grandfather, Edward Leslie Dixon Sr (Jun 20 1918 - Aug 7 1999)

Source:http://www.geneamusings.com/2017/07/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-your.html 

Family Tree Maker 2017 - People Workspace

In this video I talk about the People Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.


 

Timeline For Roger Henry Dagenais Created In Family Tree Maker

In Family Tree Maker 2017 in the personal notes sections for each person in the family tree I am working at creating a timeline of events during the life of the person. What I am including in the timeline is birth dates of siblings, children, grandchildren and family events such as weddings etc that happen during the time the person was alive to help tell the story of their life.

Here is the timeline I created for my maternal grandmother Roger Henry Dagenais  in the personal notes section:

1928 - Roger Henry was born on Jul 28 1928 in Otter Lake, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. Parents are Jule Hormidas Dagenais & Mathide Ane Dora Dubeau. 

1930 - Sister, Marie Reina Sylvianne is born on May 27 1930.

1932 - Brother, Joseph Rene Julien is born on Jul 21 1932.

1936 - Brother, Remi Joseph is born on Jul 1 1936.

1938 - Brother, Ronald is born on Nov 23 1938.

Abt. 1952 - Elizabeth and Roger get married. 

1953 - Son, Gary is born on Apr 4, 1953.

1954 - Daughter, Linda Marie is born on Sep 29, 1954.

1955 - Son, Raymond is born on Dec 18, 1955.

1956 - Daughter, Rosemary Dora is born on Jan 15, 1956.

1959 - Daughter, Corrine Marie Alice is born on Apr 19, 1959.

1960 - Daughter, Cathy is born Mar 2, 1960.

1962 - Son, Theo is born Jul 14, 1962.
1962 - Son, Tom is born Jul 14, 1962.

1977 - Grandaughter, Elizabeth (Linda's daughter) is born on Nov 3, 1977 in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

1978 - Roger died on Oct 25 1978 in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. He is buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetry in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Family Tree Maker 2017: Plan Workspace

In this video I talk about the Plan Workspace in Family Tree Maker in depth.