Life Cycle of a Record: From Clerks and Clerics to You, The Digital User

Cyndi Ingle
Sep 8, 2023
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About this webinar

What are you looking at? Where did it come from? Why was it created? How did it get online? Records from the past didn't just show up digitally one day as if by magic. From record creation to storage to archiving and (hopefully) preservation, records made their way through various formats and institutions before showing up online. Understanding the history of a source, its life before the Internet, and the context in which it exists online today can help you discover more about the genealogical information it contains and the quality of that information, propelling your research forward.

About the speaker

Cyndi Ingle is the creator and innovator behind the award-winning and globally recognized CyndisList.com, a free categorized list of more than 320,000 links for genealogical research. In its 28 years ...
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  1. AM
    Ann Mackey
    2 years ago

    Fabulous, thank you!

  2. WR
    William M Robinson
    2 years ago

    Thanks

  3. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Amazing!!

  4. KS
    Karen Smith
    2 years ago

    The best webinar I've attended for a very long time. Excellent information which will be of real use to all family history researchers, both new and experienced. It was well presented with lots of apt examples. Professional and accessible.

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  5. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    I learn about 'finding aids' and their importance

  6. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Always learn new things from Cyndi Ingle! Her presentations are top-notch and her handouts are stuffed full of resources! Thank you!

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    Robert Gayton
    2 years ago

    Thought provoking. It should be required viewing for all genealogists

  8. GS
    Georgianna Seko
    2 years ago

    Cyndi offered some really interesting and insightful observations and suggestions.