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  • 1. Roth
    • 8. Robert J. Roth
    • 16. John F. Roth
    • 32. Gottfried F. Roth
  • 3. Dugan / Bocook / Pruitt
    • 12. John B. Dugan
    • 48. Thomas R. Pruitt >
      • William H. Pruitt
      • Mary E. Pruitt
      • John F. Pruitt
      • Rolland F. Pruitt
      • Fannie J. Pruitt
  • *DNA and the Pruitts
  • 5. Evans
    • 5. Ruth Anne Evans
    • 10. Cecil T. Evans
    • 20. Richard H. Evans
    • 40. Richard D. Evans
    • John R. Evans
  • Bowman Research
  • 7. Bowman
    • 7. Velma Jean Bowman
    • 14. Earl B. Bowman
    • 28. William E. Bowman >
      • Children of William E. Bowman
    • 56. Jacob V. Bowman
  • 9. Luttmann
    • 9. Josephine M. Luttmann
    • 18. Frank H. Luttmann
    • 36. Johan H. Luttmann
  • 11. Collins
  • 13. Sundin
    • 13. Agnes E. Sundin
    • 26. Ole Sundin >
      • Children of Ole Sundin
    • 52. Olof Hansson >
      • Children of Olof Hansson >
        • Andrew Sundin
        • Erick Sundin
        • John Sundin
  • 15. Fitzwater
  • 17. Beierle
  • 19. Morand
    • 19. Regina Morand
    • 38. Joseph Morand
    • 76. Johann B. Morand
  • 21. Souders
  • 23. Hayburn
  • 25. Henderson
    • 25. Mahala Jane Henderson >
      • Children of Mahala Jane Henderson
  • 27. Anderson
    • 27. Hilda Anderson
    • 54. Lars J. Anderson >
      • Children of Lars John Anderson
  • 29. Chapple
  • 39. Halter
    • 39. Regina Halter
    • 78. Francois J. Halter
    • 156. Jacques Halter
  • 55. Sjöberg
    • 55. Alma Sjöberg
  • 57. Brain
    • 57. Ada Brain
    • 114. John C. Brain
  • 59. Bowman
  • 61. Smith
    • 244. Dennis Smith
  • 91. Bowman
  • 119. Stokes

Quick Links

Programs

Family Tree Maker
https://www.mackiev.com/ftm/index.html

FTM Live Chat
https://www.mackiev.com/techsupport/ftm/livechat.html
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RootsMagic
https://www.rootsmagic.com/

RootsMagic Magic Guides
https://www.rootsmagic.com/guides/

RootsMagic Blog
http://blog.rootsmagic.com/

RootsMagic TV
https://www.youtube.com/@RootsMagicTV
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Languages, Handwriting, Transcription

Genealogical Word Lists - Other Languages
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Genealogical_Word_Lists

BYU Script Tutorial
https://script.byu.edu/

Google Translate
https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=TT&sl=auto&tl=en&op=translate​

​Transcript:  Makes Transcribing Easier
https://www.jacobboerema.nl/en/Freeware.htm
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Abstracting & Transcribing Genealogical Documents
​https://www.thoughtco.com/abstracting-and-transcribing-genealogical-documents-1421668

Alt (and Other) Codes
https://sites.psu.edu/symbolcodes/windows/codealt/
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Table of Keyboard Shortcuts
​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts
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Source Citation

Zotero
https://www.zotero.org/

Zotero for Genealogy
https://organizeyourfamilyhistory.com/organizing-your-family-history-research-with-zotero/

Zotero for Genealogy - Buy on Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Zotero-Genealogy-Harnessing-Research-Genealogist/dp/0999689916

Zotero for Genealogy - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/using-zotero-to-organize-and-annotate-your-family-history-research/

Sample Source Citations - Randy Seaver
​https://www.geneamusings.com/p/sample-source-citations.html


Books, Blogs, News - Things and Ways to Read

Internet Archive / Wayback Machine
https://web.archive.org/
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Feedly
​https://feedly.com/homepage
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Writing, Editing, and Publishing

Family Heritage Publishers
​https://www.familyheritagepublishers.com/

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The Noun Project
https://thenounproject.com/


Cemeteries / Markers

Mark Every Grave
https://mark-every-grave.mybigcommerce.com/

Grave Markers - Don't Clean With >
https://cemeteryconservatorsunitedstandards.org/harmful-methods/dont-clean-with/

Planning Cemetery Trips with RootsMagic
http://blog.rootsmagic.com/?p=1935
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Passwords and Keeping Safe

KeePass Password Safe
https://keepass.info/index.html

​Opting Out of FamilyTreeNow
​https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2017/01/12/suggestion-opt-out-now/


Basics and Fun Stuff

Google Chrome
https://www.google.com/chrome/

Microsoft Snipping Tool
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9mz95kl8mr0l?hl=en-US&gl=US

Google Play Store - FamilySearch:  Family Tree App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.familysearch.mobile&hl=en_US

FamilySearch Blog - Family Tree App
​https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/have-you-seen-this-cool-features-on-the-family-tree-app
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