Saving Internet Information Handout

Saving Information found on the Internet and placing it in our personal records – presented May 8, 2013 by Stan Follis.

See photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151492603894877.1073741836.147872869876&type=3

Here are some related hyperlinks you may find useful.

1. ACGSI.org: http://www.acgsi.org/
2. ACGSI Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/pin/446208275550878374/
3. Allen INGenWeb: http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/
4. New responsive Allen INGenWeb  – Not Yet Ready For Prime Time!: http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/index.html
5. Main web browsers in the United States:
   1. Internet Explorer for Windows 7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie
   2. Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
   3. Google Chrome http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
   4. Apple Safari for Windows http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1531
   5. Opera http://www.opera.com/
6. StatCounter: http://gs.statcounter.com/
7. Keyboard Shortcuts:
   1. Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449
   2. Microsoft Products: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard.aspx
   3. FTM 2012: http://ftm.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5422/~/keyboard-shortcuts-in-family-tree-maker-2012
   4. Keyboard image: http://digitalunite.com/guides/computer-basics/how-to-use-a-computer-keyboard
8. Browser Shortcuts:
   1. Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306832
   2. 47 Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in all Browsers: http://www.howtogeek.com/114518/47-keyboard-shortcuts-that-work-in-all-web-browsers/
9. Evidence Explained – Elizabeth Shown Mills http://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-15-plagiarism—five-copywrongs-historical-writing
10. OneNote – EverNote -
    1. Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner – http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031818/google-keep-vs-onenote-vs-evernote-we-name-the-note-app-winner.html
    2. Get started with OneNote 2013 – http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/getting-started-with-onenote-2013-FX102828001.aspx
    3. Evernote – http://evernote.com/
11. Wayback Machine – http://archive.org/
12. Using Windows Explorer – http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/app_win_explorer.mspx?mfr=true
13. Snipping Tool – http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screen-shots
14. Adobe Photoshop Elements – Organizer – http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
15. Google Picasa – http://picasa.google.com/
16. Adobe Bridge – http://www.adobe.com/products/bridge.html
17. Adobe TV for Photoshop Elements http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop-elements/episode/featured/playlist/
18. Labeling Digital Photos  – http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/labelling.html
19. How to Stop People From Swiping Your Online Photos – https://mashable.com/2013/05/03/stop-people-from-stealing-photos/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss
20. Allen INGenWeb Copyright page ­http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/genweb/copyright.html
21. Find-A-Grave Copyright Policy – http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=listFaqs#69
22. Genealogical Privacy.org – http://www.genealogicalprivacy.org/
23. The Legal Genealogist – http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/category/copyright/
24. Creative Commons ­- http://creativecommons.org/
25. Protecting Your Images on the Web and Tracking Down Infringement – Artlink presentation: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Cost $ http://www.artlinkfw.com/index.php/category/classes-workshops/
26. UPDATE: May 10, 2013 “How to Save Web Pages from your iPad as a PDF File while using Chrome” – Dick Eastman’s Newsletter: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2013/05/how-to-save-web-pages-from-your-ipad-as-a-pdf-file-while-using-chrome-.html

“Saving Internet Information” – May 8, 2013 – Free Educational Genealogy Program

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

“Saving Information Found on the Internet and Placing It in our Personal Records” presented by Stan Follis

How to save paragraphs of text, photos or an entire web page using your web browser. Review computer basics, choosing folder locations, naming folders and files. Learn Windows Snipping tool or Print Screen button to select text and images on web pages. Also a brief look at saving web page data and links to OneNote, Evernote, Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer, Family Tree Maker and copyright issues.

Stan Follis is webmaster for Allen IN GenWeb, Social Media Administrator for ACGSI on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and this What’s Going On @ ACGSI Blog.

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

“Photographers & Photographs of Fort Wayne, 1843-1930” – April 10, 2013 – Free Educational Genealogy Program

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by John Beatty

—A presentation of the many photographers who worked in Fort Wayne, from the early daguerreotypists up until the Great Depression. It will examine what is known about them and show examples of their work.

John D Beatty has been a Reference Librarian & Bibliographer for the ACPL Genealogy Center since 1984. He holds a Master’s in History and Library Science. He has written numerous articles about Fort Wayne history and edited Volume One of “History of Fort Wayne & Allen County” in 2006.

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

“Populating Hoosierland” – March 13, 2013 – Free Educational Genealogy Program by Ron Darrah

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by Ron Darrah

Discover how and when our ancestors arrived in the territory & state of Indiana. Explore the three major migrations paths and a few surprising trails.

Ron Darrah is Founding Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Marion County, Chair of the Society of Civil War Families, Indiana Genealogical Society and Genealogist-Registrar for Sons of the American Revolution. He is a member of the First Families of Ohio, Civil War Families of Ohio and has done genealogy research for more than 25 years.

2012-2013 ACGSI program brochure

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

“Who Went Where & Did What? Using Directories in Genealogical Research” – February 13, 2013 – Free Educational Genealogy Program

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by Curt Witcher, MLS, FUGA, IGSF

This lecture identifies many different types of directories, discusses the various types of information one can hope to find in directories, and provides the researcher with ideas for location directories.

Curt Witcher, is the Senior Manager for Special Collections of the ACPL in Fort Wayne, IN where he manages The Genealogy Center, serves as general curator for that institution’s Rare & Fine Book Collection. He is Supervisor for the newly acquired Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection. Curt is a former president of the FGS, the NGS and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.

2012-2013 ACGSI program brochure

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

“A Comparison of Genealogical Software Programs” January 9, 2013 Free Educational Genealogy Program

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by ACGSI Members

A panel made up of ACGSI members will present and compare the Family Tree Maker, Legacy and Roots Magic genealogy software programs and their positive and negative aspects. A question and answer session will permit questions from those in attendance and a time for sharing.

“e-readers & family history”

Come early on Wednesday, January 9 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. This class in The Genealogy Center’s WinterTech series will provide a brief introduction to using your e-reader device for reading electronic books in your family history studies and how to locate ebooks online. The class will be held in the same Meeting Room A. To register, e-mail Genealogy@ACPL.Info or call (260) 421-1225.

2012-2013 ACGSI Educational Programs

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for the “What’s Going On @ACGSI” blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

“How to Use The Family Search Website” December 12, 2012 Free Educational Genealogy Program

Guests  are Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by Dawne Slater-Putt.

FamilySearch.org is an important resource in the toolkit of today’s armchair genealogist. While no researcher can find everything online, FamilySearch.org has databases and digital images of records from across the world.

Dawne Slater-Putt, CG is a Reference Librarian in The Genealogy Center at ACPL. She has been a board certified genealogist since 1996. She is currently Recording Secretary for the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the Indiana Genealogical Society.

“Using OneNote in your Genealogical Research”

Come early on Wednesday, December 12 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. This class in The Genealogy Center’s WinterTech series will show you how to use Microsoft OneNote to keep your genealogical notes, references and research in a single place and accessible from any computer. The class will be held in the same Meeting Room A. To register, please e-mail Genealogy@ACPL.Info or call (260) 421-1225.

2012-2013 ACGSI Educational Programs

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

“International Research” November 14, 2012 Free Educational Genealogy Program

Visitors Always Welcome! 6:30 p.m. refreshments and social time, 7:00 p.m. genealogy program in Meeting Room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Presented by Steven W. Myers, M.L.S.

Learn how to prepare for, and get the most out of, a foreign research trip.

Steven W. Myers, M.L.S. has been a Reference Librarian and Assistant Manager of The Genealogy Center at ACPL for the past 26 years. An avid genealogist since 1973, he was co-leader of the National Genealogical Society’s Research trip to Dublin and Belfast in 2001. In addition to several trips to Ireland, he has conducted on-site research in Ontario, Quebec, England and Scotland.

2012-2013 ACGSI Educational Programs

See our 2012-2013 brochure of Free Educational Genealogy Programs the second Wednesday evening of each month September to May at the Allen County Public Library Meeting Room A.

Our Computer Interest Group meets the third Wednesday evening of each month September to May in Meeting Room B at 7:00 p.m. We have a round table discussion of genealogy computer software and hardware issues from attendee questions. A genealogy related video is often shown after questions are answered.

Writing a Book using Family Tree Maker and Microsoft Word with Curt Sylvester

Join us Saturday, October 27, 2012, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm for a writing workshop

In Allen County Public Library, Meeting Rooms A & B

900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Cost $10.00, preregistration required

• Learn how to take data from your genealogy software and write a family history in Word.
• Learn how to include letters, photos and documents in your family’s story to produce a family history that your family will want to read!

Download the registration form below to print and mail your reservation.