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RLP 107: Dealing with Documents

Jul 27, 2020

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to deal with the documents you acquire in your research. For client projects, we typically arrange the documents that correspond with a research report into a PDF file with each image copy labelled and a citation attached. We discuss how to do this with Canva and Word. We also discuss downloading images, naming protocol, organization, copyright, and workflow. Links How to Create a Digital Document...

Using Canva to Add Source Citations to Document Images

Apr 24, 2020

Genealogy Standard #28 states, “Genealogists attach citations to images and printouts.”[1] This is to ensure that a record will never be without its citation, but what is the best way to do this? I have tried a few different approaches with varying degrees of success, but then I tried Canva, a free online publishing tool that makes it possible to “design anything and publish anywhere.” I had been using Canva for several years to create...

How to Create a Digital Document Storing Protocol

Apr 23, 2020

Do you have a specific way to deal with the genealogy documents that you scan or download from a website? Have you set up digital file folders for your documents? How do you attach a citation to a document so it doesn’t become separated from it’s source? These are all questions we grapple with until we decide on a protocol that works for us. There is no one size fits all, when it comes to...

7 Family History Gifts for Father’s Day

Jun 7, 2016

What are you giving your dad this Father’s Day? Here are some ideas that won’t take long but can be made meaningful by including a little family history. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t change the price of the item. Thanks! Custom Bottle labels Use an old photo of Dad or another family photo to customize his...