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The smallest backup device
Posted 06 Oct 06 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
Legacy News has an interesting piece on the use of thumb drives for backups. With both the capacity and price of these devices now reasonable, there's no excuse for not backing up your data.
Using MS Office for Family Trees
Posted 22 Sep 06 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
Amit Agarwal has an interesting article on the use of MS Office in making a pedigree chart. Very simple.
1851 Scottish Census online
Posted 24 Mar 06 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in now.
The 1851 census of Scotland - complete with images - is now online at Scotlands People.
ProtectMyPhotos
Posted 11 Mar 06 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in now.
ProtectMyPhotos is a newly launched online photo storage site, created by the team behind both the GenCircles and Family Tree Legends projects.
Whilst I haven't actually tested this service yet (I already have several photo storage solutions), the idea is certainly a good one. Unlimited storage from only $49.95 annually.
Ancient Faces launches Family Spaces
Posted 24 Feb 06 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
Ancient Faces is offering a hosted space for holding family tree information. The service, known as 'Family Spaces', can be found here.
Following Nelson
Posted 21 Jun 05 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
For anyone who suspects an ancestor or two fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, a searchable database is now online over at the National Archives.
Edinburgh worship
Posted 09 May 05 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
I'm currently tracing the history of several of Edinburgh's churches - the oldest of which dates to 1541. If you happen to be looking for ancestors who may have been laid to rest in one of these fine buildings, or in one of the attached yards, let me know.
For now, a few photos.
Brief History of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Posted 12 Jan 05 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
I’ve updated the brief history of Edinburgh’s most famous stretch of road, The Royal Mile. The Mile has a long, and fascinating history; and is still home to a castle, a palace, churches, a cemetery, parliamentary buildings, housing and local businesses.
Quite an amazing street.
Extreme Reunion
Posted 07 Aug 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in elsewhere.
NBC is currently seeking possible participants for a show to be known as 'Extreme Reunion', a reality TV show designed to reunite loved ones from across the US and around the world.
The show will utilise the tools available on MyFamily.com - one of the largest paid subscription sites of its kind - in order to track down and reunite families. The bringing together of people in this way has been a source of television entertainment for some time; now enhanced by the potential speed of searching utilising online resources.
Anyone interested in appearing on the show should submit their application on the NBC site (nbc.com), or on the Extreme Reunion site itself (extremereunion.com).
Welcome to the Family Tree of noted Australian writer and photographer Scott Andrew Bird. Here you'll find a number of fascinating aspects to this ever-growing database, including :
- the tree itself (currently produced using Reunion and The Next Generation)
- Scott Andrew Bird's Ahnentafel (the first 20 generations, anyway)
- links to various genealogy articles by this site's authors
- an index of surnames found in the abovementioned tree, and their origins
- overviews of the key locations lived in by the families in this tree
- overviews of the key occupations held by people in this tree
- photographs of many family members
Additionally, there are a great many certificates, grave photos and other source material which is freely available to other people researching the same family lines. Send me an email or leave a comment on this site.
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