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Genealogy

2005-06-03T00:27:47Z

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[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Techniques]]: '''Genealogy'''

==Links==
===Historical Records===
*Free Access
**[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - User submitted lines of varying accuracy; as well as the 1880/1881 Census for US, UK, Can; an older SSDI; and various extracted records.
**[http://www.usgenweb.com/ USGenWeb Project] An army of volunteers putting all sorts of great genealogy content on the web in their spare time. (Also a branch of rootsweb -> Ancestry.com -> MyFamily.com)
**[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp/ Ellis Island Foundation] Ellis Island ship manifests with an index.
**Various [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6365&o%20iid=831&o%20lid=831&o%20it=831| state archives] and government agencies best located at [http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
**[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Heritage Quest] Hard to decide where this goes. It's free.... if you have a library card from a participating library... which is many/most. This company provides "web libraries" to K-12, university, and local libraries, and happens to have a family history branch.
*Membership $$$ Required (The first three of these are usually available to use for free at a local [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center])
**[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] Lots of content... lots of money.
**[http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html/ Genealogy.com] Seems to be Ancestry.com's only real competetor... until you realise that it has the same [http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx/ parent company]. So much for competition.
**[http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ KindredKonnections]
**[http://www.lineages.com/ Lineages, Inc] Yep, it is what it looks like it is. You pay them to do research for you. This can help when you get stuck.
===Services===
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] The web's largest index of all things genealogy
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Portal site for Ancestry.com's free half, Rootsweb.
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ Genealogy Buff] Kind of like rootsweb, it searches other sites and gives you links... mostly you get links, but there is some content.
===Software===
*[http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Family Tree Maker] (FTM): not recommended
**'''User Review:''' The company puts out some decent content and their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so they threw together the worst program I have ever used and bundled it with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence that being able to interface with their content may provide. Unfortunately (true to the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their other software. (eep! Even this now belongs to MyFamily.com)
*[http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/ GeneWeb]: open source web-based family tree software
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ Personal Ancestral File](PAF): free
*[http://www.ancquest.com/aqresrch.htm/ Ancestral Quest] (AQ): Rumor on the street is that PAF is an old version (current when it was acquired but old now) of this. It does seem terribly familiar in look and feel. However, AQ has kept evolving, and now has fixes for many of my biggest complaints with PAF. I haven't used it enough to know if it has new issues.
*[http://kinshiparchivist.com/ Kinship Archivist]: Shareware. I have never tried it because their web site gives me no confidence in their computer skills.
*[http://www.bkwin.org/index.html/ Brother's Keeper] (BK): Shareware.
*[http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy]
*[http://formalsoft.com/index.htm/ Family Origins]
*[https://www.affiliatesuccess.net/cgi-bin/clickthru.cgi?pid=GD&sid=cribbswh| Genealogy Detective] This web site also scared me away.
*[http://www.famware.com/ Family Software 2005] I have only heard of this one.
*[http://www.leisterpro.com/index.shtml/ Reunion 8] This is the best (and only?) family tree software for the Mac.
*[http://rootsmagic.com/ RootsMagic] All the hard core genealogist I know are raving about this one. It is suppose to be the bestest ever. I haven't tried it.
===Tools and Toys===
*[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/ Xpeditions Atlas] Printable maps.
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi/ Town Search] Find which county any given US town is in. (Records are kept at county level, hence you need to know the county.)
*[http://hamrick.com/names/ Hamrick U.S. Surname Distribution]
*[http://dmarie.com/timecap/ What happened on X Day in History]
*[http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.html Age Gauge]

Genealogy

2005-06-01T23:51:14Z

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[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Techniques]]: '''Genealogy'''

==Links==
*Historical Records
**Free Access
***[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - User submitted lines of varying accuracy; as well as the 1880/1881 Census for US, UK, Can; an older SSDI; and various extracted records.
***[http://www.usgenweb.com/ USGenWeb Project] An army of volunteers putting all sorts of great genealogy content on the web in their spare time. (Also a branch of rootsweb -> Ancestry.com -> MyFamily.com)
***[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp/ Ellis Island Foundation] Ellis Island ship manifests with an index.
***Various [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6365&o%20iid=831&o%20lid=831&o%20it=831| state archives] and government agencies best located at [http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
***[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Heritage Quest] Hard to decide where this goes. It's free.... if you have a library card from a participating library... which is many/most. This company provides "web libraries" to K-12, university, and local libraries, and happens to have a family history branch.
**Membership $$$ Required (The first three of these are usually available to use for free at a local [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp| Family History Center])
***[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] Lots of content... lots of money.
***[http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html/ Genealogy.com] Seems to be Ancestry.com's only real competetor... until you realise that it has the same [http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx/ parent company]. So much for competition.
***[http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ KindredKonnections]
***[http://www.lineages.com/ Lineages, Inc] Yep, it is what it looks like it is. You pay them to do research for you. This can help when you get stuck.
*Services
**[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] The webs largest index of all things genealogy.
**[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Portal site for Ancestry.com's free half, Rootsweb.
**[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ Genealogy Buff] Kind of like rootsweb, it searches other sites and gives you links... mostly you get links, but there is some content.
*Software
**[http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Family Tree Maker] (FTM): not recommended
***'''User Review:''' The company puts out some decent content and their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so they threw together the worst program I have ever used and bundled it with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence that being able to interface with their content may provide. Unfortunately (true to the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their other software. (eep! Even this now belongs to MyFamily.com)
**[http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/ GeneWeb]: open source web-based family tree software
**[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ Personal Ancestral File](PAF): free
**[http://www.ancquest.com/aqresrch.htm/ Ancestral Quest] (AQ): Rumor on the street is that PAF is an old version (current when it was acquired but old now) of this. It does seem terribly familiar in look and feel. However, AQ has kept evolving, and now has fixes for many of my biggest complaints with PAF. I haven't used it enough to know if it has new issues.
**[http://kinshiparchivist.com/ Kinship Archivist]: Shareware. I have never tried it because their web site gives me no confidence in their computer skills.
**[http://www.bkwin.org/index.html/ Brother's Keeper] (BK): Shareware.
**[http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy]
**[http://formalsoft.com/index.htm/ Family Origins]
**[https://www.affiliatesuccess.net/cgi-bin/clickthru.cgi?pid=GD&sid=cribbswh| Genealogy Detective] This web site also scared me away.
**[http://www.famware.com/ Family Software 2005] I have only heard of this one.
**[http://www.leisterpro.com/index.shtml/ Reunion 8] This is the best (and only?) family tree software for the Mac.
**[http://rootsmagic.com/ RootsMagic] All the hard core genealogist I know are raving about this one. It is suppose to be the bestest ever. I haven't tried it.

Genealogy

2005-06-01T23:38:33Z

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{{stub}}
[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Techniques]]: '''Genealogy'''

==Links==
*Historical Records
**Free Access
***[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - User submitted lines of varying accuracy; as well as the 1880/1881 Census for US, UK, Can; an older SSDI; and various extracted records.
***[http://www.usgenweb.com/ USGenWeb Project] An army of volunteers putting all sorts of great genealogy content on the web in their spare time. (Also a branch of rootsweb -> Ancestry.com -> MyFamily.com)
***[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp/ Ellis Island Foundation] Ellis Island ship manifests with an index.
***Various [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6365&o%20iid=831&o%20lid=831&o%20it=831| state archives] and government agencies best located at [http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
***[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Heritage Quest] Hard to decide where this goes. Its free.... if you have a library card from a participating library... which is many/most. This company provides "web libraries" to K-12, university, and local libraries, and happens to have a family history branch.
**Membership $$$ Required
***[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] Lots of content... lots of money.
***[http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html/ Genealogy.com] Seems to be Ancestry.com's only real competetor... until you realise that it has the same [http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx/ parent company]. So much for competition.
***[http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ KindredKonnections]
***[http://www.lineages.com/ Lineages, Inc] Yep, it is what it looks like it is. You pay them to do research for you. This can help when you get stuck.
*Services
**[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] The webs largest index of all things genealogy.
**[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Portal site for Ancestry.com's free half, Rootsweb.
**[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ Genealogy Buff] Kind of like rootsweb, it searches other sites and gives you links... mostly you get links, but there is some content.
*Software
**[http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Family Tree Maker] (FTM): not recommended
***'''User Review:''' The company puts out some decent content and their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so they threw together the worst program I have ever used and bundled it with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence that being able to interface with their content may provide. Unfortunately (true to the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their other software. (eep! Even this now belongs to MyFamily.com)
**[http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/ GeneWeb]: open source web-based family tree software
**[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ Personal Ancestral File](PAF): free
**[http://www.ancquest.com/aqresrch.htm/ Ancestral Quest] (AQ): Rumor on the street is that PAF is an old version (current when it was acquired but old now) of this. It does seem terribly familiar in look and feel. However, AQ has kept evolving, and now has fixes for many of my biggest complaints with PAF. I haven't used it enough to know if it has new issues.
**[http://kinshiparchivist.com/ Kinship Archivist]: Shareware. I have never tried it because their web site gives me no confidence in their computer skills.
**[http://www.bkwin.org/index.html/ Brother's Keeper] (BK): Shareware.
**[http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy]
**[http://formalsoft.com/index.htm/ Family Origins]
**[https://www.affiliatesuccess.net/cgi-bin/clickthru.cgi?pid=GD&sid=cribbswh| Genealogy Detective] This web site also scared me away.
**[http://www.famware.com/ Family Software 2005] I have only heard of this one.
**[http://www.leisterpro.com/index.shtml/ Reunion 8] This is the best (and only?) family tree software for the Mac.
**[http://rootsmagic.com/ RootsMagic] All the hard core genealogist I know are raving about this one. It is suppose to be the bestest ever. I haven't tried it.

Genealogy

2005-06-01T17:38:36Z

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Genealogy

2005-06-01T17:20:42Z

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Genealogy

2005-06-01T16:44:10Z

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SluggySquad Status

2005-04-22T05:58:02Z

Vee: /* Issues */

This is an interim area for collecting information relating to the status of SluggySquad as it goes through (insert appropriate euphemism here).

== What Happened ==
At 2:06 pm EDT 2005-04-21, SqueakyMewMew, founder and owner of the SluggySquad family of channels (#sluggysquad, #sluggyafterdark, #sluggytoys, #sluggycrafts, #sluggycounsel) was akilled from the VillageIRC network:

*<-- squeakymewmew has quit (Autokilled: For the safety and well-being of all network members and staff, your presence on our network is no longer welcome. You will receive an email detailing these reasons within the next 24 hours.)

SqueakyMewMew sent the network owners a polite goodbye email and has relinquished ownership of all the Sluggy channels. Discussions are now underway to determine what will happen next.

Watch this page for updates.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 14:28, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

This decision was made (as I understand it) by the owners of the network. I was not involved in the discussions leading up to this, but I support the network's decision -- although I am also very sorry to see Mew go; more about this later.

--[[User:Dhraakellian|Dhraakellian]] 15:26, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

The current plan is to continue the channels in more or less their present form, on the same network. There may be some minor changes in the chanop team.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 16:15, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

As I understand it, Mew initially considered moving the Sluggy chans over to a new network but ultimately decided against.

==Partial transcript==
Here's part of what the network administrators had to say in #sluggysquad. '''Emphasis''' has been added by [[User:Aero|me]]. (time=EDT)

:[02:13pm] <+Cynapede> FYI: Some of you have seen squeakymewmew be removed from the network, and we have had private inquiries, so want to clear the air here....
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> The removal from the network is permanant. '''For matters of personal privacy and confidentiality, I cannot divulge specifics as to why this action was taken.''' However, it involves personal well-being of a member on this network.
:[02:14pm] <+ShadowMaster> Several members actually
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> I want each and every one of you to know though...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You (the members) AND sluggy channels have been a vital part of our community here for nearly 2 years...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You continue to be welcome and wanted as members of our community :)
:[02:15pm] <+ShadowMaster> What happens to the sluggites will be up to the sluggites themselves and the staff members
:[02:17pm] <+ShadowMaster> Due to past history and information we have, we have put the sluggy channels in a state where they cannot be harmed pending Sluggy staff having had time to discuss matters
:[02:21pm] <+ShadowMaster> Out of respect for Mew i refuse to go into any details in public nor private. I will say however that this decition was not reached lightly and its part of a long running history of events that have culminated in the past weeks

And here is Mew's eventual decision: (time=MDT)
:(13:22:25) squeakymewmew: I've decided not to move the channels
:(13:22:37) squeakymewmew: I'm sending an email to the chanops and to the network staff appointing Harena as the new owner in my stead

A more complete transcript can be found [[SluggySquad_2005-04-21|here]].

== Issues ==

*We may want to contact Pete Abrams and ask for his blessing to continue the channels under new management.
Update: We contacted Thyla. We will be maintaining the same relationship with them that we had prior to now. That is, sluggysquad has always been treated as an independant community much like the MARE and the mailing list, in that they exert no control or influence over it, but if there is a Pete Chat they'll come to us. --[[User:Vee|Vee]] 22:34, 21 Apr 2005 (PDT)

==Related links==
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/roolet/ Mew's livejournal]
*[http://www.sluggysquad.com SluggySquad.com]
*[http://www.cutefuzzy.net/ CuteFuzzy.net]: Mew's project site

SluggySquad Status

2005-04-22T05:52:26Z

Vee: /* Issues */

This is an interim area for collecting information relating to the status of SluggySquad as it goes through (insert appropriate euphemism here).

== What Happened ==
At 2:06 pm EDT 2005-04-21, SqueakyMewMew, founder and owner of the SluggySquad family of channels (#sluggysquad, #sluggyafterdark, #sluggytoys, #sluggycrafts, #sluggycounsel) was akilled from the VillageIRC network:

*<-- squeakymewmew has quit (Autokilled: For the safety and well-being of all network members and staff, your presence on our network is no longer welcome. You will receive an email detailing these reasons within the next 24 hours.)

SqueakyMewMew sent the network owners a polite goodbye email and has relinquished ownership of all the Sluggy channels. Discussions are now underway to determine what will happen next.

Watch this page for updates.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 14:28, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

This decision was made (as I understand it) by the owners of the network. I was not involved in the discussions leading up to this, but I support the network's decision -- although I am also very sorry to see Mew go; more about this later.

--[[User:Dhraakellian|Dhraakellian]] 15:26, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

The current plan is to continue the channels in more or less their present form, on the same network. There may be some minor changes in the chanop team.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 16:15, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

As I understand it, Mew initially considered moving the Sluggy chans over to a new network but ultimately decided against.

==Partial transcript==
Here's part of what the network administrators had to say in #sluggysquad. '''Emphasis''' has been added by [[User:Aero|me]]. (time=EDT)

:[02:13pm] <+Cynapede> FYI: Some of you have seen squeakymewmew be removed from the network, and we have had private inquiries, so want to clear the air here....
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> The removal from the network is permanant. '''For matters of personal privacy and confidentiality, I cannot divulge specifics as to why this action was taken.''' However, it involves personal well-being of a member on this network.
:[02:14pm] <+ShadowMaster> Several members actually
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> I want each and every one of you to know though...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You (the members) AND sluggy channels have been a vital part of our community here for nearly 2 years...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You continue to be welcome and wanted as members of our community :)
:[02:15pm] <+ShadowMaster> What happens to the sluggites will be up to the sluggites themselves and the staff members
:[02:17pm] <+ShadowMaster> Due to past history and information we have, we have put the sluggy channels in a state where they cannot be harmed pending Sluggy staff having had time to discuss matters
:[02:21pm] <+ShadowMaster> Out of respect for Mew i refuse to go into any details in public nor private. I will say however that this decition was not reached lightly and its part of a long running history of events that have culminated in the past weeks

And here is Mew's eventual decision: (time=MDT)
:(13:22:25) squeakymewmew: I've decided not to move the channels
:(13:22:37) squeakymewmew: I'm sending an email to the chanops and to the network staff appointing Harena as the new owner in my stead

A more complete transcript can be found [[SluggySquad_2005-04-21|here]].

== Issues ==

*We may want to contact Pete Abrams and ask for his blessing to continue the channels under new management.
Update: We contacted Thyla. We will be maintaining the same relationship with them that we had prior to now. --[[User:Vee|Vee]] 22:34, 21 Apr 2005 (PDT)

==Related links==
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/roolet/ Mew's livejournal]
*[http://www.sluggysquad.com SluggySquad.com]
*[http://www.cutefuzzy.net/ CuteFuzzy.net]: Mew's project site

SluggySquad Status

2005-04-22T05:34:42Z

Vee: /* Issues */

This is an interim area for collecting information relating to the status of SluggySquad as it goes through (insert appropriate euphemism here).

== What Happened ==
At 2:06 pm EDT 2005-04-21, SqueakyMewMew, founder and owner of the SluggySquad family of channels (#sluggysquad, #sluggyafterdark, #sluggytoys, #sluggycrafts, #sluggycounsel) was akilled from the VillageIRC network:

*<-- squeakymewmew has quit (Autokilled: For the safety and well-being of all network members and staff, your presence on our network is no longer welcome. You will receive an email detailing these reasons within the next 24 hours.)

SqueakyMewMew sent the network owners a polite goodbye email and has relinquished ownership of all the Sluggy channels. Discussions are now underway to determine what will happen next.

Watch this page for updates.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 14:28, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

This decision was made (as I understand it) by the owners of the network. I was not involved in the discussions leading up to this, but I support the network's decision -- although I am also very sorry to see Mew go; more about this later.

--[[User:Dhraakellian|Dhraakellian]] 15:26, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

The current plan is to continue the channels in more or less their present form, on the same network. There may be some minor changes in the chanop team.

--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 16:15, 21 Apr 2005 (CST) adds:

As I understand it, Mew initially considered moving the Sluggy chans over to a new network but ultimately decided against.

==Partial transcript==
Here's part of what the network administrators had to say in #sluggysquad. '''Emphasis''' has been added by [[User:Aero|me]]. (time=EDT)

:[02:13pm] <+Cynapede> FYI: Some of you have seen squeakymewmew be removed from the network, and we have had private inquiries, so want to clear the air here....
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> The removal from the network is permanant. '''For matters of personal privacy and confidentiality, I cannot divulge specifics as to why this action was taken.''' However, it involves personal well-being of a member on this network.
:[02:14pm] <+ShadowMaster> Several members actually
:[02:14pm] <+Cynapede> I want each and every one of you to know though...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You (the members) AND sluggy channels have been a vital part of our community here for nearly 2 years...
:[02:15pm] <+Cynapede> You continue to be welcome and wanted as members of our community :)
:[02:15pm] <+ShadowMaster> What happens to the sluggites will be up to the sluggites themselves and the staff members
:[02:17pm] <+ShadowMaster> Due to past history and information we have, we have put the sluggy channels in a state where they cannot be harmed pending Sluggy staff having had time to discuss matters
:[02:21pm] <+ShadowMaster> Out of respect for Mew i refuse to go into any details in public nor private. I will say however that this decition was not reached lightly and its part of a long running history of events that have culminated in the past weeks

And here is Mew's eventual decision: (time=MDT)
:(13:22:25) squeakymewmew: I've decided not to move the channels
:(13:22:37) squeakymewmew: I'm sending an email to the chanops and to the network staff appointing Harena as the new owner in my stead

A more complete transcript can be found [[SluggySquad_2005-04-21|here]].

== Issues ==

*We may want to contact Pete Abrams and ask for his blessing to continue the channels under new management.
Update: We contacted Thyla and the status quo will continue. --[[User:Vee|Vee]] 22:34, 21 Apr 2005 (PDT)

==Related links==
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/roolet/ Mew's livejournal]
*[http://www.sluggysquad.com SluggySquad.com]
*[http://www.cutefuzzy.net/ CuteFuzzy.net]: Mew's project site