Best-Selling Genealogy Book 500 Best Genealogy and Family History Tips now available in Kindle, PDF, and Paperback formats!
Genealogy expert Thomas MacEntee has just updated his best-selling book 500 Best Genealogy and Family History Tips for 2023. The book is now available in three convenient formats: Amazon Kindle, PDF, and Paperback!
Genealogists of all skill levels have found 500 Best Genealogy and Family History Tips to be an invaluable guide to their genealogy research. The author not only covers the basics, but also provides useful information to innovative and new technologies including social media apps and even artificial intelligence.
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About 500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips
500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips could best be described as a “brain dump” of me, Thomas MacEntee, and my many years of knowledge about genealogy and family history. Basically, what I’ve done is to extract my favorite tips and tricks from over 85 presentations, 40 cheat sheets, 10 books and numerous articles. In addition, I’ve reviewed the social media posts and conversations from Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms to highlight those issues most important to today’s genealogists.
What will you find in this “best tips” guide? Everything from practical ways to use Google, advice on protecting your privacy online, information about secret or little known resources for genealogy research, and more. The best way to use this guide is to browse the Table of Contents to find a topic of interest. Also simply search the book when trying to find a solution to a problem, such as how to cite a source or locate an app to generate bibliographic information.
I hope you enjoy 500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips and put it to good use while you hunt for ancestors.
500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips covers a wide range of topics including:
- genealogy research methodology and strategy
- how to use websites such as Google and Internet Archive to find your ancestors
- realizing the power of Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms for genealogy
- preserving family photos and stories
- staying safe using social media
- how to secure your genealogy data on your computer and in the cloud
and more!
Who is Thomas MacEntee?
So, what if I told you that a Baby Boomer guy with a love of punk rock music but also Renaissance Art, somehow “fell” into the technology industry almost 40 years ago, and then left a lucrative career in information technology to pursue his love of family history and genealogy?
And that his passion for tracing his roots began over 45 years ago when he was watching the mini-series Roots on ABC Television at his great-grandparents’ house in February 1977?
While some might think these two elements – technology and historical research – are opposites. The truth is, “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices as they break down those research brick walls.
Having taught over 1,000 in-person and virtual genealogy lectures since 2010, serving on the boards of many genealogical societies, organizing a group of over 1,000 genealogy bloggers, and helping researchers save money on genealogy products and services, Thomas is ready for the next chapter in his professional journey: changing the way genealogists acquire new research skills, motivating researchers to take a chance on new technologies, and improving how family stories and heirlooms are preserved and passed on to the next generations.
Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, student, advocate, marketer, storyteller, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals.
What I Believe
- I believe in abundance. That you get back ten-fold what your give freely to your profession and to your community.
- Knowledge is to be shared and not hoarded.
- Not everything is free, including genealogy records access, educational content and stuff found on the Internet.
- In order to receive the next good thing coming your way, you must have an open hand, palm up . . . you can’t get there if you’re constantly holding on to what you have.
- Always give credit and attribution; if you can’t find the artist/author/innovator, then don’t use it or share it.
- Celebrate the success of others and believe in possibilities – theirs and your own. Instead of saying, “Hey, that should be me!” say “Hey, that could be me!”
My Influences
Want to know more about Thomas?
- I was born in New York, attended The George Washington University in Washington DC, and after living in Northern California for close to 20 years, I currently reside in Chicago.
- I’m a Baby Boomer at heart, with a head full of useless pop culture trivia.
- What I do and who I am are difficult to describe and I purposely avoid labels.
- If I had my way, I’d be in school forever, racking up degree after degree.
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