I use the Evernote app on my iPhone to photograph family letters so that I can share them easily with other descendants who would want to see Grandma's own handwriting. My own use of Evernote so far has been as a photography aid, I suppose you could say. I also like the idea of putting the citation of the real source into text in my Evernote Note, where I can format it to my own liking. It sort of makes it clear how little they expect others to read a Mere Member's text. Schalene, thank you for this idea! Like you, I am very impatient with Ancestry when they drop our line feeds. I know I'm late to the Evernote party, but I would very much like to know how are you integrating Evernote with your your family tree software? My Evernote public note about the death of Robert Orr Muir image This is not the entire Evernote "note" but it should give you an idea of how much better the display of the transcription information is than the two options provides. The link to the Evernote transcription of Robert Orr Muir's death registration Then I add the link to the transcription to Ancestry as a web link: If I see something I want to investigate further, I merely have to clip it and add it to my To-Do Notebook to work on later.Īfter transcribing the record, and attaching an image of the record, I click Share > Copy Public Link: I can also see where the Web Clipper functionality will be very useful for staying on task. Currently, I am using it only for transcriptions and I quite like it. The first one with which I began experimenting is Evernote. So I am beginning to incorporate other tools into my research process. I have to click the edit button and scroll through a small text screen.ĭeath Registration document in the Gallery image courtesy of
If I go to the Gallery, where I used to be able to easily read the text transcription, I can no longer do so. When I click the source link from the Sources column on the facts tab, the text is all jumbled and difficult to read:Ĭitation details of Robert Orr Muir's 1917 death registration citation created by This is a source citation I created from a document I found on ScotlandsPeople.
(I'll admit I wasn't thrilled with "old" Ancestry, but new is definitely a step backwards.) Since Ancestry revamped its interface, I have been dissatisfied with how transcriptions of documents are displayed. Thankfully, I am good about noting where I found the record. This is when I create the source citations as well. Typically, if I have not already transcribed a record I do so in preparation of writing a blog post. Yet, when I begin to write a blog post or a magazine article, I rue the fact I haven't transcribed the associated records. I'm lazy, especially when it comes to transcribing records and creating source citations.
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