Web Resources: Google Translate

If there's one tool that's a total necessity for people with an ancestry that spans multiple countries, then it's Google Translate.

Google Translate is a free online and app-based translator that can translate words, sentences, and whole blocks of text instantaneously. I will be discussing the web version as this is the one I use as a genealogy research tool.

Web Resources: Google Street View

When conducting genealogical research, I find that it's far too easy to fall into the trap of spending a lot of time chasing birth, marriage, and death records to further the line you're working on. Often (depending on the country you're researching), these BMD records, along with other sources, such as obituaries will provide addresses of where our ancestors lived at the time.

So, when I want a break from BMD records, I head straight over to Google and have a look at Street View. Of course, houses may well have changed since your ancestors resided there - or that street you're looking for may not even exist these days, but it's enjoyable to have a virtual wander around these locations.

Find My Past: Remembrance Weekend Live Broadcast

I just noticed the Find My Past had an epic 2 and a half hour broadcast. It covers:

• How to get started
• Top Tips for Researching Your Family History
• What the Census Tell Us
• Exploring British Newspapers
• Discover Your ancestors in the Military Records
• Tracing Irish Ancestors
• Discovers Ancestors in International Records

It all ends with a Q&A on Facebook with Findmypast experts. More information on the broadcast and the experts involved can be seen on the Findmypast website.

I'm currently watching it myself, and see that while it concentrates on the FindMyPast website, the tips and ideas are relevant regardless of your website of choice.

I've embedded the broadcast below, but it can also be viewed on the LiveStream website.

Hope you enjoy it!