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The Tech Savvy Genealogists' Meme

Geniaus has been keeping me " on the ball " with all these memes . Methinks it needs a geekyness scale, >35 questions answered done or want to do this - GEEK present... The list is annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found Things you would like to do or find Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to Feel free to add extra comments in brackets after each item Which of these apply to you? Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes Have used Skype to for genealogy purposes Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor's home Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree Have a Twitter account Tweet daily Have a genealogy blog Have more then one genealogy blog Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise Have a Facebook Account Have conn

99 Things Genealogy Meme - Aussie Style

Thanks again to Geniaus : In May 2009 Becky over at Kinexxions put together 99 Things Genealogy Meme. It had a distinctly US flavour. As there are now a number of Australian bloggers in the blogisphere I thought I'd take Becky's meme and dinkumise it. I encourage Australian genealogists to post this meme, which will give others a picture of you, to your blogs. Foreigners are welcome to join the fun. The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found Things you would like to do or find Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to Here is my contribution: 1. Belong to a genealogical society (Three actually) 2. Joined the Australian Genealogists group on Genealogy Wise 3. Transcribed records. 4. Uploaded headstone pictures to Find-A-Grave or a similar site. 5. Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) 6. Joined Facebook. 7. Cleaned up a run-down cemetery. 8. Joined the Gen

The Ancestors' Geneameme

Thanks to Geniaus The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found Things you would like to do or find Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to You are encouraged to add extra comments in brackets after each item Which of these apply to you?   Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents (have 15)  Can name over 50 direct ancestors Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents (Not possible to get all of them.)  Have an ancestor who was married more than three times  Have an ancestor who was a bigamist Met all four of my grandparents (I have 6 grandparents - adopted and birth.  All but two were dead before I was born. We lived with the Aussie Grandma and met the UK when when she came to visit in the early 1960's.) Met one or more of my great-grandparents (not possible) Named a child after an ancestor (not possible)  Bear an ancestor's given name/s (Dad was named after all of his grandfathers (he h