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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Probate and wills - what do you get when ordering?
« on: Friday 07 March 25 17:14 GMT (UK) »
The will should be included in your order. £3000 is a decent wedge in those days too!!!
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Anglesey / English cholera
« on: Thursday 11 July 24 20:52 BST (UK) »
Just downloaded the death register entry for my 3x GGF to discover he died of "English cholera". I Googled English cholera and can't find anything specific.
Was the doctor just making some sort of nationalistic point or is it an actual thing?
Was the doctor just making some sort of nationalistic point or is it an actual thing?
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Europe / Re: De Jonge 1923 birth record in either Belgium or Netherlands
« on: Friday 03 February 23 08:26 GMT (UK) »
There's a Lodewijk de Jonge born in north east Netherlands in 1880 - https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/detail/94595729
That site is only for Netherlands/Dutch colonies as far as I can tell so doesn't preclude Belgium.
That site is only for Netherlands/Dutch colonies as far as I can tell so doesn't preclude Belgium.
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The Common Room / Re: How far back have you got with near certainty?
« on: Wednesday 04 January 23 08:22 GMT (UK) »
Back to 1770 on my paternal line, after which there's not enough corroborating evidence to discern which of the 500,000 Houghtons with one of the four or five family names is the correct one.
On my maternal line I get stuck at the start of the 19th century. Just can't find the records.
I feel a little embarrassed now!
On my maternal line I get stuck at the start of the 19th century. Just can't find the records.
I feel a little embarrassed now!
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Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials / Re: Scanning slides - what size/dpi should I use?
« on: Wednesday 28 December 22 09:04 GMT (UK) »
Just wanted to add that you should avoid "lossy" image formats like JPEG if you can. If you attempt any sort of image manipulation on your scanned file, it re-codes the image file and every time it does so you lose a little detail.
If you can scan to PNG (common) or TIFF (less common) files and have sufficient capacity on your storage (most will these days), then those formats will retain image integrity if you do any Photoshopping on them.
I'd also second the advice to use a high but not ridiculously high resolution. The higher the resolution, the bigger the file you produce at the end. Generally you get better quality too, but it's a curve of diminishing returns and if you have a lot to do, then higher resolutions take a lot longer.
The other thing I'd say is to practise a fair bit with a few slides to check your workflow. Scanning is an involved process that takes a long time. If you're scanning loads of slides then it's important to iron out any difficulties at the beginning.
(I'm running with the theme now!) Also consider naming conventions for your files. I have a convoluted naming convention for my scans, but you could use a simple one like: date (in YYYYMMDD format), person(s), location, event, separated by semi-colons, e.g.
19680907;Coulson, Andrew; Waters, Ginger; Coulson-Waters wedding; Danbury.PNG
There are also photo organisers you can buy that will attempt to recognise faces and "tag" your photos automagically, but I've personally had limited success with these.
If you can scan to PNG (common) or TIFF (less common) files and have sufficient capacity on your storage (most will these days), then those formats will retain image integrity if you do any Photoshopping on them.
I'd also second the advice to use a high but not ridiculously high resolution. The higher the resolution, the bigger the file you produce at the end. Generally you get better quality too, but it's a curve of diminishing returns and if you have a lot to do, then higher resolutions take a lot longer.
The other thing I'd say is to practise a fair bit with a few slides to check your workflow. Scanning is an involved process that takes a long time. If you're scanning loads of slides then it's important to iron out any difficulties at the beginning.
(I'm running with the theme now!) Also consider naming conventions for your files. I have a convoluted naming convention for my scans, but you could use a simple one like: date (in YYYYMMDD format), person(s), location, event, separated by semi-colons, e.g.
19680907;Coulson, Andrew; Waters, Ginger; Coulson-Waters wedding; Danbury.PNG
There are also photo organisers you can buy that will attempt to recognise faces and "tag" your photos automagically, but I've personally had limited success with these.
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The Common Room / Re: Scottish Census 1921
« on: Tuesday 29 November 22 15:27 GMT (UK) »
Well that escalated quickly!
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The Common Room / Re: The future of genealogy
« on: Friday 27 May 22 10:29 BST (UK) »
I keep an extensive day to day diary and regularly take advantage of Facebook and Twitter's "download my data" functionality. I take loads of photos. I index everything. If a future genealogist has any interest in me, I've made as much available as I possibly can.
Maybe it's up to us as genealogists to encourage others to do the same?
Maybe it's up to us as genealogists to encourage others to do the same?
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The Lighter Side / Genealogy related funny
« on: Tuesday 19 April 22 08:20 BST (UK) »
This guy makes brilliant cartoons several times a week. Today he posted this, which I thought was both funny and relevant:
https://xkcd.com/2608/
https://xkcd.com/2608/
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The Common Room / Re: 1921 census
« on: Wednesday 05 January 22 15:18 GMT (UK) »{snip}I'm sure it does. The idea that only those who can afford to pay should be able to access them says a lot about yours.
Your last paragraph suggests you do not mind paying for access to government records as long as every other taxpayer in the country pays part of the costs, that says a lot about your principles.
Cheers
Guy
