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Comment on Easy Enough for a Six Year Old by Sue Dwyer

Sue Dwyer — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:32:56 +0000

What a lovely story! I have been trying to interest my family in genealogy for some time and finally now that the computer age is here they are at last showing some interest. Now if I can only get some help with all the paperwork hmmm.

Comment on Wiki to the rescue by Anne Roach

Anne Roach — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:04:55 +0000

Fran, you should add this to the new Wiki Success Stories page as well! https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Wiki_Success_Stories

Comment on Zamzar by Bill Buchanan

Bill Buchanan — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:39:40 +0000

Several months ago, a relative sent me some genealogy in Microsoft Publisher format. My old copy of MS Publisher couldn’t open it. (Each new version seems incompatible with the previous, so if you have MS Publisher documents convert them or print them while you still can!) Neither could I open it with anything else I had available. I sent it to Zamzar, and asked for it in Word format. The resulting Word file opened perfectly.

Yeah Zamzar! Boo MS Publisher!

Comment on Wiki to the rescue by Lorene Payne

Lorene Payne — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:04:59 +0000

I am thrilled to know of this woman’s success in obtaining the details she needed; grateful for the hope it offers me. I am minus the clues she had, but have been told that some where we have Indian blood.

I am glad to know that Diane Loosle is still there and working hard for the patrons. It was a joy working with her in 2001/2002 on a mission in the British Zone. Lorene Payne

Comment on Mapping a Life on FamilySearch by Pablo Garaguso

Pablo Garaguso — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:00:07 +0000

I can’t find that option on the new FamilySearch Family Tree published on labs. Are you sure is there? The mapping feature is one of the most welcomed ones to be there, since right now is only available on the new FamilySearch.

Comment on Wiki to the rescue by Diane Loosle

Diane Loosle — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:18:15 +0000

Love this!!! This is a great example of how a community of genealogists can help each other.

Comment on Zamzar by Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:55:25 +0000

OpenOffice.org is a free office suite that, if I remember right, can open Word Perfect files and save them in MS Word format. That might be another viable option, and its a great office suit too. And runs on a Mac.

Comment on Identifying Unknown Faces by Fran

Fran — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:09:11 +0000

The new Apple iPhoto software has facial recognition built right into the software. It’s really easy to use. Once you identify the faces on a few photos, the software starts the recognition process and asks you if other faces are the same person. The only glitch I see is how similar faces are for children in the same family. Pictures of cousins in a family at a young age can look very similar to each other. The amazing thing about this technology is that the faces of little children are often matched with their parent’s faces as adults. As the technology progresses, the facial recognition may help us solve some of those genealogical mysteries!!!!

Comment on Identifying Unknown Faces by Ronda Vee Barnhurst

Ronda Vee Barnhurst — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:01:02 +0000

I love the idea of have a facial recognition program!

Comment on Identifying Unknown Faces by Fran

Fran — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:57:55 +0000

Which of the many online family trees offers this feature?