Don't Just Archive and Forget

In her Tip Of The Day on “Archiving digital photos,” computer guru Kim Komando reminds readers that after archiving digital photos you “...don’t just archive and forget them.” With changing technology, she recommends that archives be reviewed every few years to make certain that “the data is still intact and the format is still valid.”

Note: This recommendation should apply to all digitally stored files and not just digital photos.

The tip of the day is a very comprehensive discussion of the subject and even includes a brief discussion of hard copy photos.

To read the complete “Tip Of The Day,” copy and paste the following URL into you web browser:

http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=11205&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=csotd&utm_content=2011-08-11-fifl&utm_campaign=l

FamilySearch Records Update

1.8 million records and images have been added to 23 FamilySearch.org U.S. collections - including the addition of images and an index to the collection “United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.”

There were also additions to collections for seven other countries.

For complete details, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b0de542dc933cfcb848d187ea&id=f5142c4a8e&e=be1e8c1a4c

Free, 7-Day Access to Civil War Era Records

To honor the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War, Ancestry.com and the National Archives have collaborated to release millions of Civil War records online for the first time. There are now nearly 25 million National Archives Civil War records available.

Ancestry.com is making available free access to its Civil War era records (more than 42 million records) from April 7th through 14th. This includes access to the newly digitized U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, U.S. Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 as well as certain other Union and Confederate records. Additionally, free access will include the complete 1860 and 1870 U.S. Censuses.

To access these records, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

www.ancestry.com/civilwar150

Note: To view search results will require registration for a “free account.”