Tag: Optical Character Recognition

The 5 Biggest Mistakes I Made with My Genealogy

By on August 19, 2014

Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog post, Gena talks about the five worst mistakes she made when she first began researching her family tree—and offers advice to help other genealogists avoid those same errors. How long have you been researching your family... (Read More)

Genealogy Search Engine Types & Tips: OCR vs. Indexed Databases

By on May 13, 2014

Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena explains the difference between searching for genealogy content in indexed databases, as opposed to genealogy content (such as historical newspapers) that is searched using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). What’s the biggest benefit of... (Read More)