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Genealogy Cloud Computing
Genealogy Cloud Computing
Computing
Tools for the 21st Century
Core Online Genealogy Resources
The Ones you will actually use and rely on!
1620-2009
Timeline
• 1620 – Pilgrims
• 1636 – First Public Library & Archives
• 1690 – First Newspaper
Timeline
• 1620 – Pilgrims
• 1636 – First Public Library & Archives
• 1690 – First Newspaper
• 7 May 1724 – 1st Genealogy published – newspaper - American
Weekly Mercury
• 1731 – Library Company of Philadelphia
• 1771 – First Genealogy Book Published
• 1776 – Revolutionary War
• 1789 - American State Papers
• 1791 – Mass Historical Society
Timeline
• 1825 – 1st Photograph
• 1830 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded
• 1839 – Microfilm invented
• 1845 – NEHGS – begins
• 1876 – Centennial
• 1876 – Pres. U.S. Grant encourages writing local & family
histories
• 1894 – FHL begins
Timeline - 1912
• Computers
• Thumb Drives
• Cloud computing
How do genenealogists
preserve their data?
• Keep family history on paper, in
folders – in file cabinets
How do genenealogists
preserve their data?
• Keep family history on paper, in
folders – in file cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
How do genenealogists
preserve their data?
• Keep family history on paper, in
folders – in file cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Mail children a backup disk every
year
How do genenealogists
preserve their data?
• Keep family history on paper, in
folders – in file cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Mail children a backup disk every
year
• Print out family tree and send copies
to the family
How do genenealogists
preserve their data?
• Keep family history on paper, in folders –
in file cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Upload data to an online site
• Mail children a backup disks
• Print out family tree and send copies to
the family
• Will publish “the book” as soon as they
get back from searching one more old
cemetery in Vermont.
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• Takes the Internet a step further
• Accessing data online
– Online Books
– Online Original Records
– Online Newspapers
– Online Government Reports
• Compiling & storing your data online,
24/7 for quick & permanent retrieval
Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
http://books.google.com/
http://books.google.com/
http://books.google.com/
GoogleBook Search
http://books.google.com
• More than 7 million books
– Over 100,000 genealogies & local histories
• Can search on every word
• Can download book and retain
searchability
• Permanent URL
• Can create your own “library” on Google
Books or your own computer
Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
• Internet Archive www.Archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
Internet Archive
www.Archive.org
• More than 1 million books
– Over 50,000 genealogies & local histories
• Can search on every word
• Can download book and retain searchability
• Permanent URL
• Books from many libraries
• Can create your own “library” on your computer
• Can upload your “book” – permanent site
Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
• Internet Archive www.Archive.org
• Family History Archives (BYU)
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
Family History Archives (BYU)
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
• Google Books
• Internet Archive
• Family History Archives
• GenealogyBank
– www.GenealogyBank.com/NGS
• “New” FamilySearch
Scribd.com
Scribd.com
Facebook.com
Family Photos, Clippings
Robert & Abigail (Haskell) Starbird
Garcelon site
Site included scans of
original documents
Tools for 21st Century
Genealogy Cloud Computing