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The Rise of Huge Online Digital Library Portals

by James Tanner April 24 2013, 16:56

The newly implemented Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is one of hundreds of digital libraries and digital library portals popping up all over...

Scanned books still backed up on FamilySearch.org

by James Tanner April 24 2013, 16:10

More than three years ago, I had a book scanned by the Mesa FamilySearch Library. I quote from a previous post of 19 May 2011: More than a year ago, I...

Historical Records and Smart Matching added to Geni.com

by James Tanner April 24 2013, 16:06

Geni.com users got an added bonus with the implementation of Smart Matching and Record Matching to their existing subscriptions. Quoting from the press...

The Merry Month of May

by James Tanner April 23 2013, 16:29

In preparation for a series of classes I am teaching in May at the Mesa FamilySearch Library, I have been re-reading and studying Val D. Greenwood's book. Greenwood,...

Saturated Color

by James Tanner April 23 2013, 15:52

The color of the sandstone cliffs here in Zion National Park are more than just wet, they shine with saturated color. When dry, the walls appear to be...

Door to the Secret Garden

by James Tanner April 23 2013, 15:52

Why do I love doors and windows? I guess there is always something inviting and at times, even mysterious about a door. Most doors lack character, so I...

Cold and Wet

by James Tanner April 23 2013, 15:46

This mule deer does not appear particularly happy. The poor thing is standing in the cold and wet rain and just starting to get some food after a long...

FamilySearch listens to the roar

by James Tanner April 23 2013, 05:59

Well, we have a link. Right on the search page with everything else we have a link to the FamilySearchResearch Wiki. Life will go on and we can talk about...

Is http://t.co/rM9zdg010Q the Edsel of Genealogy?...

by James Tanner April 22 2013, 17:12

Is http://t.co/rM9zdg010Q the Edsel of Genealogy? http://t.co/03zej6FLZa James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) April 22, 2013 Discover your family history. Explore...

Is FamilySearch.org the Edsel of Genealogy?

by James Tanner April 22 2013, 17:12

Large corporations with huge budgets and lots of advertising can make major mistakes in promoting new products. In 1958, the Ford Motor Company produced...

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