Tim SherrattPlans for #FamilyHistoryMonth: finish off the Zotero translator for Recollect (lots of local history sites use Recollect); fix Libraries Tasmania Zotero translator (make sure digitised resources are being attached properly after changes to the site); update of the Trove Places app that locates places newspapers were published/distributed on a map (without an API key I've have to update the data manually)...
Before #FamilyHistoryMonth ends, I thought I should update my GLAM Name Index Search. There's 18 new datasets, so in total there's now 279 datasets from 10 Australian GLAM organisations – almost 12 million rows of data! And it's free! Just type a name in the search box to get started. https://updates.timsherratt.org/2024/08/26/more-datasets-added.html #GLAM #openData #familyHistory #genealogy #histodons @histodons
More datasets added to GLAM Name Index Search – now almost 12 million rows of data!
The GLAM Name Index Search brings datasets from 10 Australian GLAM organisations together into a single search interface. All these datasets index collections by people’s names, so with one search you can find information about individuals across a broad range of records, locations, and periods. It was created as an experiment during Family History Week in 2021, so I thought I’d update it for Family History Week 2024. The update added 18 new datasets, so the GLAM Name Index Search now includes 279 datasets from 10 organisations – almost 12 million rows of data!
David CoombeThis coming #TroveAU change will impact on collaborative lists. The decision by a list owner to approve a collaborator would have to be based solely on username or on external communication such as FB. Will the list's FB page also go? (I have public lists but none are collaborative.)
It looks like #Trove is getting out of user collaboration. The public forum went years ago. It's understandable. Part of the shifting role of Trove. Your thoughts? #familyHistory #familyHistoryMonth
For #familyHistoryMonth I've updated last year's post about #familyHistory resources in the #GLAMWorkbench – 10 million GLAM name records, #Trove articles as images, and more! https://updates.timsherratt.org/2023/08/18/family-history-resources.html #genealogy #histodons
Family history resources in the GLAM Workbench
It’s Family History Month, so I thought a brief post was in order describing some of the family history related resources in the GLAM Workbench. GLAM Name Index Search This is the biggie (in more ways than one). I’ve brought 263 datasets from 10 Australian GLAM organisations together into a single search interface. All these datasets index collections by people’s names, so with one search you can find information about individuals across a broad range of records, locations, and periods.
ooops I've already fallen behind in my #FamilyHistoryMonth postings... Here's one for today. If your family comes from a non-English speaking background, check out this list of #Trove newspapers published in languages other than English. There's 55 different titles, in a range of languages including Chinese, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, Polish, and Ukrainian. https://github.com/GLAM-Workbench/trove-newspapers-non-english/blob/main/non-english-newspapers.md #GLAMWorkbench #familyHistory #genealogy
It's #familyHistoryMonth in Australia, so I'm going to try and post something every day from the #TroveDataGuide & #GLAMWorkbench that could be useful for people researching #genealogy, #familyHistory, & #locaHistory.
First up is the Tasmanian Post Office Directories – a full-text database that lets you to search for names and addresses across all 48 volumes digitised by Libraries Tasmania from 1890 to 1948. And it's free! https://glam-workbench.net/tasmanian-post-office-directories/ #histodons
PermanentWith the end of #FamilyHistoryMonth and the holiday season quickly approaching, it's the perfect time to get your loved ones involved in your research. To help you out, we've put together five creative tips that are sure to make the experience fun and engaging for everyone. Check out our tips on our blog! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
https://www.permanent.org/blog/5-ways-to-involve-others-in-your-family-history-research/
https://www.permanent.org/blog/5-ways-to-involve-others-in-your-family-history-research/
5 Ways to Involve Others in Your Family History Research - Permanent.org
When researching your family’s history, it is important to think about your legacy and how you envision your work continuing after you’re gone. At Permanent, we’ve developed legacy planning features to give you peace of mind that your archives and research won’t get lost to time, and that your wishes will be honored and carried out by a person of your choosing. However, many people have told us that although they have a great passion for their family history research, they have trouble identifying someone that they can trust to pass on their research to. This holiday season, use some of our tips with your friends and family to recruit the next generation of family ... Read More
October is #FamilyHistoryMonth. To celebrate, join us for a community call on Oct. 25, 2023 at noon CST where our team will provide creative tips for sharing family history and how to engage your family and friends in your research. We'll hear from our team and ask our members to share their own family history tips and tricks.
Register for the call here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvd-iorzMoGdHzG6a6l0WQHuLuEpZ4RkEN#/registration
(Photographs courtesy of the Library of Congress's "Free to Use and Reuse: Genealogy" collection)
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#FamilyHistoryMonth is the perfect time of year to dig into the more complex and nuanced aspects of your own family history. Our most recent podcast guest, Dr. Christine Sleeter, encourages you to take a critical look at your family history. Doing so can help you gain a deep understanding of how your family fits into our shared history and how systemic structures impacted them, and ultimately you. #OurDigitalFutures #CriticalFamilyHistory
Learn more on her website: https://www.christinesleeter.org/critical-family-history
Laurie_SnyderHeadstone of Sergeant William Pyers, Company C, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Winchester National Cemetery, Virginia; he was killed in the fighting at the Cooley Farm during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, 19 October 1864 (photo courtesy of Randy Fletcher, 2014).
Bio available online here: https://47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com/company-c-color-bearers/roster-company-c-47th-pennsylvania-volunteers/pyers-william-sergeant/
#history #histodons #AmericanCivilWar #ArchivesMonth #FamilyHistoryMonth #genealogy #military #usarmy #death #cemeteries #courage
