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==Access some subscription websites with a Library Card==
==Access some subscription websites with a Library Card==
*There are a number of websites including ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online'' (ECCO), ''House of Commons Parliamentary Papers'', ''The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985'', ''The Illustrated London News  1842-2003'', ''19th Century UK Periodicals'' and other newspaper sites, ''JSTOR'' (many journals),  which may help you in your research, where access is restricted .  Card holders  of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement)  [https://auth.nls.uk/ldc/ Scotland],  [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales],  [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites, generally remotely on their own computers. Many of these websites including ECCO may also be [http://www.bl.uk/eresources/dbstptitles/eresourcesa.html accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms] and the [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx National Library of  Ireland] Reading Room. Also see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]
*There are a number of websites including ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online'' (ECCO), ''House of Commons Parliamentary Papers'', ''The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985'', ''The Illustrated London News  1842-2003'', ''19th Century UK Periodicals'' and other newspaper sites, ''JSTOR'' (many journals),  which may help you in your research, where access is restricted .  Card holders  of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement)  [https://auth.nls.uk/ldc/ Scotland],  [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales],  [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites, generally remotely on their own computers. Many of these websites including ECCO may also be [https://electronicresources.bl.uk/sfxlcl41/az/londb accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms] and the [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx National Library of  Ireland] Reading Room. Also see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]


*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely'''<ref>Acknown et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.</ref>  but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely'''<ref>Acknown et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.</ref>  but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
:As an example, [http://suffolklibraries.co.uk/information-resources/ Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council.  Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.
:As an example, [https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/reference-library Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council.  Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.


:Many larger local libraries in Australia  provide access for  residents, to  websites such as Ancestry and findmypast.
:Many larger local libraries in Australia  provide access for  residents, to  websites such as Ancestry and findmypast.
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===Access some articles in  the JSTOR subscription website for free===
===Access some articles in  the JSTOR subscription website for free===
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organisation which  provides access to scholarly journals, primary sources, and books.  In addition to access through the British Library, or through some library cards, (such as those issued by the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Australia) some items may be accessed for free, on your home computer,  up to six items from the archive every month. More details are in the article [https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/115004760028-MyJSTOR-How-to-Register-Get-Free-Access-to-Content How to register & get free access to content]. Note that until December 31, 2020 the '''free limit has increased to 100 per month'''.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organisation which  provides access to scholarly journals, primary sources, and books.   
[http://www.jstor.org/action/showJournals Browse] the titles of the Journals and books available in the JSTOR website. Includes a Search facility. Note however, that previously not all articles were available under the free scheme, and this is probably the current situation. An example of an article available is [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2599322 "Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The Experience of Clerks at the East India Company"] by H. M. Boot ''The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Nov., 1999), pp. 638-668
<br>In addition to access through the British Library, or through some library cards, (such as those issued by the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Australia)-enquire at your local library as to what is available, some items may be accessed for free, on your home computer,  up to six items from the archive every month. More details are in the article [https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/115004760028-MyJSTOR-How-to-Register-Get-Free-Access-to-Content How to register & get free access to content]. Note that during covid restrictions the '''free limit has increased to 100 per month''', and this remains the situation currently (March 2023).
<br>[http://www.jstor.org/action/showJournals Browse] the titles of the Journals and books available in the JSTOR website. Includes a Search facility. Note however, that previously not all articles were available under the free scheme, and this is probably the current situation.
<br> An example of an article available is [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2599322 "Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The Experience of Clerks at the East India Company"] by H. M. Boot ''The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Nov., 1999), pp. 638-668


==Access an obsolete website in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''==
==Access an obsolete website in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''==
*Go to http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type in the website link [URL]  you require in "Browse History".
*Go to https://web.archive.org and type in the website link [URL]  you require in "Browse History".
:See the Wayback Machine explained in the video [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/navigating-the-internet-archive Navigating the Internet Archive] by  Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch.  Direct [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcRM0Z72GA YouTube video].
:See the Wayback Machine explained in the video Navigating the Internet Archive by  Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch, available as a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcRM0Z72GA YouTube video].
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org/  archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm  Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm  British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm  An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org/  archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm  Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm  British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm  An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]
===Capture a web page in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''===
===Capture a web page in the Wayback Machine at ''archive.org''===
*Perhaps you may want to “capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future”. For example, you may want to save a web page which has a family history reference. Use this archive.org link  and select [https://archive.org/web/web.php#forum Save Page Now]
*Perhaps you may want to “capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future”. For example, you may want to save a web page which has a family history reference. Use this archive.org link  and select [https://web.archive.org Save Page Now]
:Does not apply to all websites. Read the [https://archive.org/about/faqs.php#The_Wayback_Machine FAQs/The Wayback Machine] for more details.
:Does not apply to all websites. Read the [https://help.archive.org/?s=Wayback+Machine Help articles about the Wayback Machine] for more details.


==Find the meaning of words used in India==
==Find the meaning of words used in India==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130127010330/http://www.tapmal.com/anglo/site/pg/vocab  A-I Vocabulary: A lexicon of long-forgotten Anglo-Indian words] www.tapmal.com, now an archived webpage
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130127010330/http://www.tapmal.com/anglo/site/pg/vocab  A-I Vocabulary: A lexicon of long-forgotten Anglo-Indian words] www.tapmal.com, now an archived webpage
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20091027093430/http://geocities.com/faskew/Colonial/Glossary/ColGlossary.htm Askew's Glossary of
 Victorian Colonial Terminology] includes a section on 'British Colonial Military Terms and Soldier Slang' and 'India and the Northwest Frontier'.  Now an archived website.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20091027093430/http://geocities.com/faskew/Colonial/Glossary/ColGlossary.htm Askew's Glossary of
 Victorian Colonial Terminology] includes a section on 'British Colonial Military Terms and Soldier Slang' and 'India and the Northwest Frontier'.  Now an archived website.
*[https://archive.org/details/language-of-the-camp/mode/2up ''Dictionary: Language of the Camp. Army Hindustani and Other Soldier Slang''] by Charles Tustin Kamps 2022. Archive.org
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=j5NeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA179 A description of coins, weights and measures in use in Madras c 1832]. The  terms  for weights are pollum, vis, maund, candy, and for grain puddy or seer, marcal and kallum. For cloth, terms are mollum or cubit. Page 179 ''T‪he Travels of Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel: From Jerusalem, Through Arabia, Koordistan, Part of Persia, and India to Madras'' by‬ Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel 1832 Google Books.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=j5NeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA179 A description of coins, weights and measures in use in Madras c 1832]. The  terms  for weights are pollum, vis, maund, candy, and for grain puddy or seer, marcal and kallum. For cloth, terms are mollum or cubit. Page 179 ''T‪he Travels of Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel: From Jerusalem, Through Arabia, Koordistan, Part of Persia, and India to Madras'' by‬ Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel 1832 Google Books.
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''The Anglo-Hindoostanee Handbook; or, Stranger’s Self-Interpreter and Guide to Colloquial and General Intercourse with the Natives of India'']1850 Google Books. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP17 Contents]  Includes Vocabulary, Monetary System, Weights, Linear Measures etc.
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''The Anglo-Hindoostanee Handbook; or, Stranger’s Self-Interpreter and Guide to Colloquial and General Intercourse with the Natives of India'']1850 Google Books. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6LwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP17 Contents]  Includes Vocabulary, Monetary System, Weights, Linear Measures etc.
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*"In 1899 it was fixed at 1s. 4d [16 pence] and in 1927 at 1s. 6d. [18 pence]".<ref>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b637408?urlappend=%3Bseq=8 Unnumbered page (Digital page 8)] ''The East India Company’s Arsenals and Manufactories'' by Brigadier-General H. A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, published 1937. HathiTrust Digital Library.</ref>
*"In 1899 it was fixed at 1s. 4d [16 pence] and in 1927 at 1s. 6d. [18 pence]".<ref>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b637408?urlappend=%3Bseq=8 Unnumbered page (Digital page 8)] ''The East India Company’s Arsenals and Manufactories'' by Brigadier-General H. A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, published 1937. HathiTrust Digital Library.</ref>


==Translate from another language into English==
==Translate from another language, including Latin, into English==
===Baptismal, Marriage and Burial records===
===Baptismal, Marriage, Burial and Will records===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Word_Lists Genealogical Word Lists] FamilySearch Wiki.  Various countries.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Word_Lists Genealogical Word Lists] FamilySearch Wiki.  Various countries.
*Use [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary, the free dictionary]. Alternatively, Google using the search term Wiktionary. As an example, if you want to know the meaning of the Latin word consueverunt  use the search terms consueverunt latin Wiktionary.<ref>RealMac. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180509225809/https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/translation-needed Translation needed] 17 February 2018. FamilySearch Forum hosted on GetSatisfaction, now archived.</ref>  
*Use [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary, the free dictionary]. Alternatively, Google using the search term Wiktionary. As an example, if you want to know the meaning of the Latin word consueverunt  use the search terms consueverunt latin Wiktionary.<ref>RealMac. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180509225809/https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/translation-needed Translation needed] 17 February 2018. FamilySearch Forum hosted on GetSatisfaction, now archived.</ref>
*Also see the Fibiwiki page [[:Category:Non-British Ancestors|Non-British Ancestors]].
*[http://www.opcdorset.org/fordingtondorset/Files/Glossary.html Dorchester & Fordington Glossary].  Index of Terms used in 17th & 18th Century Wills, Inventories and other Documents. Includes Latin terms and Latin versions of Christian names. Some of the Glossary is specific to a UK geographical region, however there is much general information.
*Also see the Fibiwiki page [[:Category:Non-British Ancestors|Non-British Ancestors]]. The page [[French]] also contains some Latin resources.


===General===
===General===
*Perhaps you have found a webpage which is not in English.  You can obtain a computer produced translation of non English wording using [http://translate.google.com Google Translate], or some browsers such as Google Chrome have an automatic option to translate webpages. If you don't use Chrome, you can also enter a website URL (link) to Google Translate, and the entire webpage will be translated (although there may be errors).
*Perhaps you have found a webpage which is not in English.  You can obtain a computer produced translation of non English wording using [https://translate.google.com Google Translate], or some browsers such as Google Chrome have an automatic option to translate webpages. If you don't use Chrome, you can also enter a website URL (link) to Google Translate, and the entire webpage will be translated (although there may be errors).
*Another translation option is [https://www.deepl.com/translator DeepL Translator] which some consider more accurate than Google.


==Find out the meaning of an archaic medical term ==
==Find out the meaning of an archaic medical term ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171127223251/http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakefield/definitions/defmedic.html Old Medical terms for use by Genealogists] Rootsweb page, archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171127223251/http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakefield/definitions/defmedic.html Old Medical terms for use by Genealogists] Rootsweb page, archived.
*Heatstroke was also known as sunstroke, and occasionally as  insolation or siriasis.
*Heatstroke was also known as sunstroke, and occasionally as  insolation or siriasis.
*[http://www.wolfbane.com/icd/index.html International Classification of Diseases] for death certificates. Data from 1900 currently (2023/01).  wolfbane.com
*''A Dictionary of Medical Science'' by Robley Dunglison. Varying titles over time. Most  editions contain the wording "Carefully revised and greatly enlarged" (or similar).  
*''A Dictionary of Medical Science'' by Robley Dunglison. Varying titles over time. Most  editions contain the wording "Carefully revised and greatly enlarged" (or similar).  
:[https://archive.org/details/62650260RX1.nlm.nih.gov/page/n3/mode/2up 1833], [https://archive.org/details/101567857.nlm.nih.gov 2nd edition, 1839], [https://archive.org/details/101515233.nlm.nih.gov 3rd edition, 1842], [https://archive.org/details/101515227.nlm.nih.gov 4th edition, 1844], [https://archive.org/details/101515242.nlm.nih.gov 5th edition 1845], [https://archive.org/details/101515244.nlm.nih.gov 6th edition, 1846], [https://archive.org/details/101515252.nlm.nih.gov 7th edition 1848], [https://archive.org/details/101515261.nlm.nih.gov 1857], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dung 1860], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dunguoft 1866], [https://archive.org/details/llecondi00dung 1868], [https://archive.org/details/2medicallexicond00dunguoft 1874], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1893dung 21st edition 1893], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1903dung 23rd edition 1903] All Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/62650260RX1.nlm.nih.gov/page/n3/mode/2up 1833], [https://archive.org/details/101567857.nlm.nih.gov 2nd edition, 1839], [https://archive.org/details/101515233.nlm.nih.gov 3rd edition, 1842], [https://archive.org/details/101515227.nlm.nih.gov 4th edition, 1844], [https://archive.org/details/101515242.nlm.nih.gov 5th edition 1845], [https://archive.org/details/101515244.nlm.nih.gov 6th edition, 1846], [https://archive.org/details/101515252.nlm.nih.gov 7th edition 1848], [https://archive.org/details/101515261.nlm.nih.gov 1857], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dung 1860], [https://archive.org/details/medicallexicondi00dunguoft 1866], [https://archive.org/details/llecondi00dung 1868], [https://archive.org/details/2medicallexicond00dunguoft 1874], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1893dung 21st edition 1893], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmedi1903dung 23rd edition 1903] All Archive.org.
:There are a few additional editions on [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22dictionary+of+medical+science%22+%29&sort=date Archive.org], currently all were published in the 1850s.
:There are a few additional editions on [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22dictionary+of+medical+science%22+%29&sort=date Archive.org], currently all were published in the 1850s.
*''Appleton's Medical Dictionary'' [https://archive.org/details/b21690315/page/n7/mode/2up 1904], [https://archive.org/details/appletonsmedical00jell/page/n7/mode/2up 1915], [https://archive.org/details/appletonsmedica00jell/page/n5/mode/2up 1916] Archive.org


==Find out the meaning of an archaic occupation ==
==Find out the meaning of an archaic occupation ==
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*[https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html Dictionary of Old Occupations: A-Z Index] familyresearcher.co.uk
*[https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html Dictionary of Old Occupations: A-Z Index] familyresearcher.co.uk
*[http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php Obscure Old English Census Occupations] worldthroughthelens.com
*[http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php Obscure Old English Census Occupations] worldthroughthelens.com
*[http://www.census1891.com/occupations-a.php London Census 1891 Transcription] A collection of the occupations or job descriptions of the people living in London in the 1890's. census1891.com
*[http://doot.spub.co.uk/index.php ''A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921''] by Ministry of Labour  HMSO 1927.  doot.spub.co.uk. Also available on [https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfOccupationalTerms Archive.org]
*[http://doot.spub.co.uk/index.php ''A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921''] by Ministry of Labour  HMSO 1927.  doot.spub.co.uk. Also available on [https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfOccupationalTerms Archive.org]
*FamilySearch Wiki pages:
*FamilySearch Wiki pages:
:[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Occupations Category:England Occupations] This is the most extensive page; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ireland_Occupations Category:Ireland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Scotland_Occupations Category:Scotland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Wales_Occupations Category:Wales Occupations].
:[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Occupations Category:England Occupations] This is the most extensive page; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ireland_Occupations Category:Ireland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Scotland_Occupations Category:Scotland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Wales_Occupations Category:Wales Occupations].
*In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."<ref>Balmer, Nick.  
*In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."<ref>Balmer, Nick.  
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224237/https://groups.io/g/india-british-raj/message/306 Meaning of Provisioner] ''India British Raj History (groups.io)'' October 5, 2020, archived.</ref>  
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224237/https://groups.io/g/india-british-raj/message/306 Meaning of Provisioner] ''India British Raj History (groups.io)'' October 5, 2020, archived.</ref>


==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviations_Lists_for_Personal_Names_(English) Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)] FamilySearch Wiki
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviations_Lists_for_Personal_Names_(English) Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)] FamilySearch Wiki
:[https://community.familysearch.org/s/contentdocument/0693A000006zlRCQAY?language=en_US Images: Given Name Handwriting Abbreviations – mostly] from John Empoliti uploaded to FamilySearch Community. Click on an image to enlarge.
:[https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/202835#Comment_202835 Images of some old handwritten abbreviation examples] by John Empoliti. Click on images and open in new window to engage or [https://us.v-cdn.net/6032564/uploads/attachments/0683A000007SxXBQA0_Given%20Name%20Handwriting%20Abbreviations%20-%20mostly.jpg direct link]. From FamilySearch Community topic "I do not know what to do with name abbreviations".


==Read inscriptions at a cemetery==
==Read inscriptions at a cemetery==
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==TechTips==
==TechTips==
*[https://www.rootstech.org/video-archive2?lang=eng [Videos<nowiki>]</nowiki>: Past Sessions of RootsTech from 2015] to 2020 (at time of posting). [https://www.rootstech.org rootstech.org] intermittently has links to 2021 videos. Rootstech is the [[FamilySearch]] annual conference. Contains videos relating to Apps etc.
*Videos of [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/ Past Sessions of RootsTech for 2022 and 2021] (at time of posting 2022 April). FamilySearch website. Prior years are no longer available, due to the belief the sessions were  out of date on the technology being taught. Rootstech is the FamilySearch annual conference. Contains videos relating to Apps etc.
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips FamilySearch TechTips Blog Archives] FamilySearch website.
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/techtips FamilySearch TechTips Blog Archives] FamilySearch website. Use the Blog Search.
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/consumer-professional-photo-editing-software/#comment-27059 Comments] by Sherry Morgan April 30, 2013 FamilySearch website. "I use photo editing software for documents as much as for restoring photos and one can do some decent work with a free program called Irfanview. I use it frequently at our Family History Center after scanning microfilm or microfiche to clean up or an all over brighten or darken and contrast to better define old handwriting".
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/consumer-professional-photo-editing-software/#comment-27059 Comments] by Sherry Morgan April 30, 2013 FamilySearch website. "I use photo editing software for documents as much as for restoring photos and one can do some decent work with a free program called Irfanview. I use it frequently at our Family History Center after scanning microfilm or microfiche to clean up or an all over brighten or darken and contrast to better define old handwriting".
*[https://www.savefamilyphotos.com/2016/03/02/did-you-make-this-common-mistake-when-scanning-your-family-photos-heres-how-to-fix-it/#comment-990 "Did You Make This Common Mistake When Scanning Your Family Photos? (Here’s How To Fix It!)"] by Thomas Watson and Craig Collett  2 March 2016. savefamilyphotos.com.  How to add metadata, or information about your photos to scans of family photos.
*[https://www.savefamilyphotos.com/2016/03/02/did-you-make-this-common-mistake-when-scanning-your-family-photos-heres-how-to-fix-it/#comment-990 "Did You Make This Common Mistake When Scanning Your Family Photos? (Here’s How To Fix It!)"] by Thomas Watson and Craig Collett  2 March 2016. savefamilyphotos.com.  How to add metadata, or information about your photos to scans of family photos.
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*''A Dictionary of the  Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain'' by Samuel Halkett and James Laing. 1882-1888.
*''A Dictionary of the  Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain'' by Samuel Halkett and James Laing. 1882-1888.
:[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon01halkuoft  Volume 1] [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon02halkuoft Vol 2], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon03halkuoft Vol 3], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon04halkuoft Vol 4]. All Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon01halkuoft  Volume 1] [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon02halkuoft Vol 2], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon03halkuoft Vol 3], [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofanon04halkuoft Vol 4]. All Archive.org
:''Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature''. New and enlarged editions by James Kennedy, W A Smith and A F Johnson, 7 volumes 1926-1934. Volumes 8 and 9 by Dennis E Rhodes and Anna E C Simoni.
:''Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature''. New and enlarged editions based on the previously mentioned volumes, by James Kennedy, W A Smith and A F Johnson, 7 volumes 1926-1934. Volumes 8 and 9 by Dennis E Rhodes and Anna E C Simoni.
:[https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0001/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 1 A-C] (Book title);  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0002/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 2 D-G]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0003/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 3  H-L]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0004/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 4 M-P],  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0005/page/n5/mode/2up  Vol 5 Q-S];  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0006/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 6 T- Y]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0007/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 7 Index [of authors<nowiki>]</nowiki> and 2nd Supplement], [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0007/page/306/mode/2up 2nd Index]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0008/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 8 1900-1950] 1956; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0005/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 9  additions for all periods to 1950] 1962. All Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0001/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 1 A-C] (Book title);  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0002/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 2 D-G]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0003/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 3  H-L]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0004/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 4 M-P],  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0005/page/n5/mode/2up  Vol 5 Q-S];  [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0006/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 6 T- Y]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0007/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 7 Index [of authors<nowiki>]</nowiki> and 2nd Supplement], [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0007/page/306/mode/2up 2nd Index]; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0008/page/n7/mode/2up Vol 8 1900-1950] 1956; [https://archive.org/details/b31359681_0005/page/n5/mode/2up Vol 9  additions for all periods to 1950] 1962. All Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofpseu00atki/page/n5/mode/2up ''Dictionary of pseudonyms and pen-names : a selection of popular modern writers in English''] by Frank Atkinson 1975. Archive.org Books to Borrow.
*''Handbook of pseudonyms and personal nicknames. First Supplement'' by Harold S Sharp 1975.[https://archive.org/details/handbookofpseudo0000shar/mode/2up  ''Volume I A-J''] [https://archive.org/details/handbookofpseudo0002shar ''Volume II K-Z''] Archive.org Books to Borrow.
*''Who was who among English and European authors 1931-1949'' published 1978. Gale Composite Biographical Dictionary Series Number 2.
:[https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoamongen0001unse/page/n3/mode/2up ''Volume 1 A-F''], [https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoamongen0002unse/page/n3/mode/2up ''Volume 2 G-M''], [https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoamongen0003unse/page/n3/mode/2up ''Volume 3 N-Z''] Archive.org Books to Borrow. Includes pseudonyms and other author details.


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*[https://www.lifewire.com/zoom-apples-built-in-screen-magnifier-198673 How to Use Zoom, Apple's Built-In Screen Magnifier] lifewire.com
*[http://magnifier.sourceforge.net Virtual Magnifying Glass] magnifier.sourceforge.net


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A collection of miscellaneous tips and tricks not covered in other articles that might help you with your research.

Access some subscription websites with a Library Card

  • In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access The Times remotely[1] but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. Ancestry - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
As an example, Suffolk Libraries shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.
Many larger local libraries in Australia provide access for residents, to websites such as Ancestry and findmypast.
  • Card holders of the State Library of Victoria, Australia are able to access digitised records from The National Archives, Kew, on their home computers, without charge. This service only applies to residents of Victoria.
  • The libraries of many genealogical societies provide free member access to websites such as Ancestry and findmypast. Enquire what other services are offered. As an example, the Society of Australian Genealogists in Sydney, NSW Australia, provides access in its library, to downloads free of charge of digitised records from The National Archives, Kew.[2]

Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organisation which provides access to scholarly journals, primary sources, and books.
In addition to access through the British Library, or through some library cards, (such as those issued by the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Australia)-enquire at your local library as to what is available, some items may be accessed for free, on your home computer, up to six items from the archive every month. More details are in the article How to register & get free access to content. Note that during covid restrictions the free limit has increased to 100 per month, and this remains the situation currently (March 2023).
Browse the titles of the Journals and books available in the JSTOR website. Includes a Search facility. Note however, that previously not all articles were available under the free scheme, and this is probably the current situation.
An example of an article available is "Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The Experience of Clerks at the East India Company" by H. M. Boot The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Nov., 1999), pp. 638-668

Access an obsolete website in the Wayback Machine at archive.org

See the Wayback Machine explained in the video Navigating the Internet Archive by Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch, available as a YouTube video.

Capture a web page in the Wayback Machine at archive.org

  • Perhaps you may want to “capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future”. For example, you may want to save a web page which has a family history reference. Use this archive.org link and select Save Page Now
Does not apply to all websites. Read the Help articles about the Wayback Machine for more details.

Find the meaning of words used in India

The Anglo-Hindoostanee Handbook; or, Stranger’s Self-Interpreter and Guide to Colloquial and General Intercourse with the Natives of India1850 Google Books. Contents Includes Vocabulary, Monetary System, Weights, Linear Measures etc.
Also see Merchant

Convert a date which has used the Bengali Calendar

Convert prices to present day values

Find an exchange rate

Indian currency to British currency.

  • Prior to 1871, 1 rupee was equal to two shillings (24 pence), so there were 10 rupees to the pound.
  • An old page from Wikipedia History of the rupee, accessed 30 August 2013 contains the following data
Rupee exchange rate in pence
1871–1872: 23 ⅛
1875–1876: 21⅝
1879–1880: 20
1883–1884: 19½
1887–1888: 18⅞
1890–1891: 18⅛
1891–1892: 16¾
1892–1893: 15
Source: B.E. Dadachanji. History of Indian Currency and Exchange, 3rd enlarged ed. (Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co, 1934), p. 15.
Note: This book is available Archive.org version, together with the 1927 edition Archive.org version, both mirrors from Digital Library of India.
  • "In 1899 it was fixed at 1s. 4d [16 pence] and in 1927 at 1s. 6d. [18 pence]".[3]

Translate from another language, including Latin, into English

Baptismal, Marriage, Burial and Will records

  • Genealogical Word Lists FamilySearch Wiki. Various countries.
  • Use Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alternatively, Google using the search term Wiktionary. As an example, if you want to know the meaning of the Latin word consueverunt use the search terms consueverunt latin Wiktionary.[4]
  • Dorchester & Fordington Glossary. Index of Terms used in 17th & 18th Century Wills, Inventories and other Documents. Includes Latin terms and Latin versions of Christian names. Some of the Glossary is specific to a UK geographical region, however there is much general information.
  • Also see the Fibiwiki page Non-British Ancestors. The page French also contains some Latin resources.

General

  • Perhaps you have found a webpage which is not in English. You can obtain a computer produced translation of non English wording using Google Translate, or some browsers such as Google Chrome have an automatic option to translate webpages. If you don't use Chrome, you can also enter a website URL (link) to Google Translate, and the entire webpage will be translated (although there may be errors).
  • Another translation option is DeepL Translator which some consider more accurate than Google.

Find out the meaning of an archaic medical term

Useful for interpreting the cause of death on a burial record or the medical conditions on a soldier's service record.

1833, 2nd edition, 1839, 3rd edition, 1842, 4th edition, 1844, 5th edition 1845, 6th edition, 1846, 7th edition 1848, 1857, 1860, 1866, 1868, 1874, 21st edition 1893, 23rd edition 1903 All Archive.org.
There are a few additional editions on Archive.org, currently all were published in the 1850s.

Find out the meaning of an archaic occupation

Category:England Occupations This is the most extensive page; Category:Ireland Occupations; Category:Scotland Occupations; Category:Wales Occupations.
  • In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."[5]

Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records

Images of some old handwritten abbreviation examples by John Empoliti. Click on images and open in new window to engage or direct link. From FamilySearch Community topic "I do not know what to do with name abbreviations".

Read inscriptions at a cemetery

Read old handwriting

See Fibiwiki article Reading old handwriting

Search online genealogical records using wildcards

Many, but not all, online genealogical databases may be searched using wildcards, in an attempt to find relevant records where the spelling has changed over time, or where records have been mis-transcribed.
Typically the wildcard * is used to replace one or more letters in a name or keyword, while ? replaces a single letter.

For other genealogical websites, look at sections such as FAQ, Help, Tips etc to see whether wildcard searching is possible, and conditions applying.
Currently (2020/10/14) wild card searching is not available on the GRO website for England and Wales births and deaths.

Date family photographs

  • Findmypast has a series of blogs about how to date family photographs by Jayne Shrimpton. Also browse using the various categories of tags such as jayne shrimpton, ask the photo expert, family photos etc. However, the articles currently available appear limited. Archived versions of the webpage contain many additional posts. Select different dates archived for possible additional entries. Some posts can be navigated through this archived link, clicking where appropriate on "older posts".
"30 Tips for Using Family Photos for Genealogy" by Jane Shrimpton 05 May 2017. Findmypast.

TechTips

  • Videos of Past Sessions of RootsTech for 2022 and 2021 (at time of posting 2022 April). FamilySearch website. Prior years are no longer available, due to the belief the sessions were out of date on the technology being taught. Rootstech is the FamilySearch annual conference. Contains videos relating to Apps etc.
  • FamilySearch TechTips Blog Archives FamilySearch website. Use the Blog Search.
  • Comments by Sherry Morgan April 30, 2013 FamilySearch website. "I use photo editing software for documents as much as for restoring photos and one can do some decent work with a free program called Irfanview. I use it frequently at our Family History Center after scanning microfilm or microfiche to clean up or an all over brighten or darken and contrast to better define old handwriting".
  • "Did You Make This Common Mistake When Scanning Your Family Photos? (Here’s How To Fix It!)" by Thomas Watson and Craig Collett 2 March 2016. savefamilyphotos.com. How to add metadata, or information about your photos to scans of family photos.

Google Search tips

Use transcription aids

Use Speech Recognition or Dictation applications

Speech (or voice) recognition or dictation applications/software may be an aid if you are transcribing a document, or recording other information.
You may need to ensure the microphone option is turned on.[6] These mobile applications perhaps could be useful for recording information for cemetery transcriptions.
Your computer may contain a "Dictation" or similar option. As an example, for Apple Macs, choose Apple () , then System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Dictation.[7] Note however the Apple Mac option does not recognise some voices and will not work at all in these cases.

Scan and edit a document using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

  • OCR anything with OneNote 2007 and 2010. howtogeek.com. OneNote 2010 is included with all edition of Microsoft Office 2010 except for Starter edition. OneNote 2007 is included with Office 2007 Home and Student, Enterprise, and Ultimate.

Books

Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read

  • Worldcat.org.
  • Library Hub Discover Search a database of 169 [at 2020/10/14] UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogues. An expansion of the previous Copac and SUNCAT services. Includes a keyword search.
  • Trove for Australia. (National Library of Australia)

Search for books on a particular topic

Search for an author's real name

  • A Dictionary of the Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain by Samuel Halkett and James Laing. 1882-1888.
Volume 1 Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4. All Archive.org
Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature. New and enlarged editions based on the previously mentioned volumes, by James Kennedy, W A Smith and A F Johnson, 7 volumes 1926-1934. Volumes 8 and 9 by Dennis E Rhodes and Anna E C Simoni.
Vol 1 A-C (Book title); Vol 2 D-G; Vol 3 H-L; Vol 4 M-P, Vol 5 Q-S; Vol 6 T- Y; Vol 7 Index [of authors] and 2nd Supplement, 2nd Index; Vol 8 1900-1950 1956; Vol 9 additions for all periods to 1950 1962. All Archive.org.
Volume 1 A-F, Volume 2 G-M, Volume 3 N-Z Archive.org Books to Borrow. Includes pseudonyms and other author details.

Copy Information from Full View Google Books

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Use the Virtual Magnifier option

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References

  1. Acknown et al. The Times On-Line Great War Forum 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. Descent, Journal of the Society of Australian Genealogists March 2019, page 17
  3. Unnumbered page (Digital page 8) The East India Company’s Arsenals and Manufactories by Brigadier-General H. A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, published 1937. HathiTrust Digital Library.
  4. RealMac. Translation needed 17 February 2018. FamilySearch Forum hosted on GetSatisfaction, now archived.
  5. Balmer, Nick. Meaning of Provisioner India British Raj History (groups.io) October 5, 2020, archived.
  6. Great War Forum thread Dragon Dictation - IPad, iPhone (retrieved 8 December 2018.) Note Dragon Dictation is no longer available free.
  7. Use your voice to enter text on your Mac support.apple.com (retrieved 8 December 2018.)