Using Your iPad/Tablet for Genealogy Lise Embley Director, Williamsburg Family History Center
Genealogy Apps – “short list” (e.g., not a comprehensive list) FamilySearch Family Tree
Personal Family History Database(s)
Universal family tree • Create your account online at FamilySearch.org.
Your tree • RootsMagic (or other synched database)
• Build/enhance/document your part of the tree online at FamilySearch.org.
• Ancestry.com
• Download six generations to view offline.
• My Heritage
• Navigate/Search the entire Family Tree via WiFi.
• Mac Family Tree • Others…
• Add photos and documents “on the fly” or from camera roll. (Does not crop to document borders.) • Make changes and corrections.
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Evernote
Scannable
• Cloud-‐based productivity tool. • Capture and organize ideas, information, tasks, documents, images, audio, video… (File size limitations based on account type: free, premium.) • Sync across multiple devices – desktop, laptop, smart phone, tablet. • Tagging – geography, record type, surname, etc. • “Every word” searchable PDFs.
• Free app by Evernote. • No need to “click” to capture images. • Automatically recognizes boundaries of symmetrical document; crops and captures image. (Does not work well for long, narrow, or irregularly-‐shaped newspaper articles.) • Easily handles multi-‐page documents. (Think: book title page for citation + page with ancestor) • Name and save as JPG (to your camera roll) or PDF, send via text or email, and/or Sync to iCloud. • Does not retain the image unless you save it somewhere.
AnyList
iBooks
• Create and share lists. (Helps counter BSO* distractions.)
• Keep conference syllabi/research reference materials with you, searchable.
Tools in Combination Purpose Connecting clear photos to the FamilySearch Family Tree
App / Combination of Apps Scannable + FamilySearch Family Tree OR Scannable + FamilySearch Memories
Capturing pages from a book or document to use as a Source in Family Tree Scanning short newspaper clippings
Scannable + Evernote + camera roll (+ Family Tree)
Sharing heirloom objects as FamilySearch Memories
FamilySearch Memories app
Scannable + Evernote (+ Family Tree)
Leverage mobile technology • • • • •
Capture images of documents, books, records (instead of taking notes or making paper copies). Access information – library catalogue, Family Tree, Ancestry databases, syllabi, maps, ? Share discoveries “in the moment”. Organize information, make it accessible. Don’t get stuck in “cutting board” mentality …
Williamsburg Family History Center 2017 Newman Road, Williamsburg, Virginia 757.220.0266 during center hours 757.903.5706 when the center is closed Using Your iPad/Tablet for Genealogy
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