Family History With Computers
A course on starting a Family History by Les Smith
 
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Contents

Module 1

Storing and Displaying Genealogical Data

Introduction
Family Page 1: Family Tree Maker
Family Page 2
Scrolling Children Window
Scrapbook 1
Scrapbook 2
Editing a Scrapbook Picture
Drawing Family Trees
Ancestor Family Tree
Descendant Tree 1
Descendant Tree 2
Summary: Family Tree Maker
 

Module 2

Starting a Tree: Gathering Data

Activity: A Paper Based Ancestor Chart
Four Generation Ancestor Chart (blank)
Four Generation Family Group Sheet (Family Tree Maker)
 Family Group Sheet (Blank)
Four Generation Ancestor Chart (Family Tree Maker)
FamilySearch 1
FamilySearch 2
FamilySearch 3
FamilySearch 4
Activity: FamilySearch
Summary:
Module 3

Indexes, Certificates and Documents

Indexes on CD-ROMs
Pioneer Index 1
Pioneer Index 2
Pioneer Index 3
Pioneer Index 4
Pioneer Index 5
Federation Index 1
Federation Index 2
Edwardian Index 1
Marriage Certificate 1
Birth Registration
Marriage Certificate 2
Death Registration 1
Death Registration 2
Activity:
Summary:

Module 4

Sources on the Internet

Immigration to Victoria 1852-1879
Immigration to Victoria 2
Immigration to Victoria 3
Immigration to Victoria 4
Immigration to Victoria 5
Tracking the Harts 1
Tracking the Harts 2
Tracking the Harts 3, NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages
Tracking the Harts 4, NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages
Genealogical Sites on the Internet
Summary:

Module 5

Scanning Photographs and Documents

Scanning Photographs 1
Scanning Photographs 2: Photoshop
Scanning Photographs 3
Scanning Photographs 4
Scanning Photographs 5: JPEG files
Scanning Photographs 6: a Picture Into Family Tree Maker
Scanning Photographs 7
Scanning Photographs 8
Scanning Photographs 9
Scanning Documents 10: Optical Character Recognition with OmniPage
Scanning Documents 11
Scanning Documents 12
Scanning Documents 13
Scanning Documents 14: Microsoft Word
Scanning Documents 15: Insert Object Linking Embedded Object
Scanning Documents 16
Scanning Documents 17
Summary:
Module 6

File transfer

File Transfer
Exporting a Photograph
Attaching a File to email
Receiving a File
Storing the File
Exporting Family Trees: GEDCOM 1
Exporting Family Trees: GEDCOM 2
Exporting Family Trees: GEDCOM 3
Importing Family Trees: GEDCOM 4
Importing Family Trees: GEDCOM 5
Importing Family Trees: GEDCOM 6
Importing Family Trees: GEDCOM 7
Importing Family Trees: GEDCOM 8
Summary

Module 7

Genealogy Reports and Books

Genealogy Reports 1
Genealogy Reports 2
Genealogy Reports 3
Genealogy Books  1
Genealogy Books  2
Genealogy Books  3
Genealogy Books  4
Genealogy Books  5
Summary