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January 1998
Editors - Holly Fee-Timm & Scott Brown
- Editorial Comment - Communication within IIGS™
- by Scott Brown
- This article discusses the topic of interteam communications (or lack thereof) within and between the IIGS™ teams. This is a topic which is relevant to all IIGS™ Team Members.
- Software Review - CCHelper
- by Wally Garchow
- The start of a new series of articles aimed at assessing software available for the computer literate genealogist. CCHelper is designed to maintain and index queries, surnames and researchers on genealogical web sites.
- IIGS™ On-Line Genealogy Courses - Australia
- by Cathy Dunn
- The newest of the IIGS™ On-line Courses are the ones established by Cathy Dunn for the Australian researchers. This article gives a good description of what courses are currently available from this site and includes links to the course pages.
- WebRings - What are they and why use them ?
- by Colin Dijkgraaf
- Web Rings are fast becoming a must have accessory to a lot of genealogy home pages. Not only are they a way to increase visits people genuinely interested in the topic/subject matter of your personal web site but one can also "travel" the rings to find similar sites. This article tries to answer some questions about Web Rings as well as pointing you in the direction of the central WebRing page where you can find out more about the concept and see a full list of available Web Rings.
- Danish Archives On-Line
- by Gloria Holbeck
- This article is a good description of the recently available Danish Emigration archives. It is recommended reading for anyone with danish ancestors.
- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia
- by Judy Cameron
- Founded in 1607, Jamestown, Virginia, famous for such inhabitants as Pocahontas, was the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the New World. Although deserted in the early 1700's a
new wave of interest has been generated by the archaeological excavations
currently underway.
- Genealogy Tools - UseNet & E-Mail Lists
- by Barry Best
- This is the first in a series of articles describing different internet Genealogy Tools. A detailed look at USENET and E-mail lists and how they can help your research.
- HOW TO - Special Characters
- by Judy Cameron & Holly Timm
- Have you ever wondered how to get those foreign language characters to show up in your word processor or on your web page? Check out these instructions and code chart!
- The IIGS™ at Work for You
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