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| Genealogy and History APPS |
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those people who have an iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad or other mobile device that
uses apps, this section will let you know about those that might be of
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have been found on the iTunes store http://www.apple.com/au/itunes/ but
if you have another device, then use Google to find the relevant version to
suit you. |
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of these apps have associated web pages where those without suitable mobile
devices can still access information. |
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| Ancestor |
This app takes you to the Find My Ancestor where you can
access their genealogy blog and keep up to date with the latest in research,
as well as download the related You Tube videos. |
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| Ancestors (Family History
Search) |
Not only is this entertaining
book a chance for you to figure out how to start your search and complete it,
but it also
teaches you which public records to look for and what information you can
glean from them. |
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| Geneaology and History
Research Assistant |
One of the Wolfram Personal
Assistant range this app takes historical, geographical and statistical data
and computes it to give you answers to questions you might have regarding
genealogy or history. |
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| How To Write Your Family
History |
Compiled by writing and
university experts. A fun writing course for amateur genealogists who want to
turn information about their ancestors’ lives into a compelling story. |
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| Who Do You Think You Are?
Forum |
Who Do You Think You Are?
Magazine is Britain's best-selling family history title and its forum is a
vibrant meeting
place for family historians to discuss anything from episodes of Who Do You
Think You Are? to the latest record
releases. It's also the perfect solution for finding answers to family
history problems from photo identification to elusive
ancestors. |
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| Writing
Family History (Audio) Open University |
This album contains extracts
from interviews with a wide range of people talking about family history.
Some history is recalled in oral form, some in photographic and some in
written form as biographical or autobiographical evidence. |
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| Billion Graves |
This specialised iPhone camera
app helps contributors easily capture photos of the headstones in any
cemetery. Then upload them to the BillionGraves.com database. The app
constantly updates the photo location as you move from grave to grave. Once
online others can help transcribe the information from each headstone, making
it easy to search. |
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| Bit Torrent Sync |
A personal file syncing
application, BitTorrent Sync lets you sync an unlimited number of files and
folders of any size
across all of your trusted devices- computers, iPhones, iPads etc. It gives
you access to all of your synced folders
when you’re on the go, and introduces a new mobile-to-mobile sharing
feature for easily sending your photos and
videos to your friends. Your data is never stored on anyone else's servers,
which is different to many file sharing
apps. |
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| Bump |
Use Bump™ to share contact
information, photos, videos, and files by simply bumping two phones together.
Just
open Bump, hold your phones, and gently bump your hands together -- Bump
will magically do all the rest. But now
Bump also syncs with computers too Visit http://bu.mp on your computer (via
a web browser such as Safari or
Chrome) and bump your space bar to transfer photos, videos, and files.
Share your contact info; connect on
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Share photos and videos with friends and
family. Share files or documents stored on
your device and move contacts, photos, and files between your devices. It’s
almost like using your phone like a USB. |
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| Cam
Scanner Free |
CamScanner is an intelligent
document management solution for individuals, small businesses,
organisations,
governments and schools. It is the perfect fit for those who want to scan,
sync, share and manage various contents
on all devices. |
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| Cousin Calc |
CousinCalc makes it very easy to
determine the proper term for a relationship. |
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| Date Calculator & Date
Difference |
Perfect for anyone who needs to
find the number of years / months and days between two dates or for anyone
who needs to know time periods in the future or past. |
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| Evernote |
Evernote is an easy-to-use, free
app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use.
Stay
organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take
notes, capture photos, create to-do lists,
record voice reminders--and makes these notes completely searchable,
whether you are at home, at work, or on the
go. Excellent way to capture and keep track of genealogy research. |
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| Family Search Indexing |
Do you want to help preserve and
share the world’s precious genealogical records in your spare time?
FamilySearch indexing is a free app from FamilySearch International that will
let you do just that. This app displays image snippets from handwritten historical
documents such as birth, marriage, and death certificates; census forms; and
naturalization records. Each snippet contains a name, date, place-name, or
other relevant information from these documents. You simply transcribe
(index) what you see in the image, and the FamilySearch indexing system
eventually adds it to the collection of free genealogy records available at
FamilySearch |
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| Family Timeline |
Family timeline is a research
tool for genealogists and family researchers. Record events in your family
history and
the source of the information. They are displayed chronologically to enable
you to more easily understand your history
and identify errors in source documents. |
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| FlipBoard |
Flipboard is an app that creates
a personalized magazine out of everything being shared with you.
Fill Flipboard with the things you like to read, from family history blogs
and publications and save articles to read later. Flip through your Facebook
newsfeed, tweets from your Twitter timeline, photos from Instagram friends
and much more. Flipboard creates a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on
and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you. |
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| Google Drive |
Google Drive is one safe place
for all your stuff. Upload photos, videos, documents, and other files that
are important
to you, then access what you need wherever you go, on any device. Get going
with up to 15GB of storage. Free. |
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| Google Earth |
Explore the same global
satellite and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of Google
Earth, including highresolution
imagery for over half of the world's population and a third of the world's
land mass. With Google Earth, you
can navigate the world with a swipe of your finger; swipe with two fingers
to adjust your view to see mountainous
terrain; show the Panoramio layer and browse the millions of geo-located
photos from around the world; view geolocated
Wikipedia articles; use the Location feature to fly to your current
location and search for cities, places, and
business around the globe with Google Local Search |
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| History Pin |
This app reveals photos taken
near your current location and allows you to see them layered over the modern
scene in front of you. View some of the best old photo collections from
around the world. You can add your own piece of history and pin it to the map
too. |
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| Historical English
Calendar |
Historical English Calendar is a
streamlined offline date-calculator for those interested in English history,
literature, and genealogy. It converts between Old and New Style dates
(Gregorian and Julian), calculates the day of the week, identifies the dates
of moveable holidays (Easter, etc.), and calculates regnal years through
Queen Victoria. Date calculations are also accurate for European history
outside of Great Britain, before 1582 and after 1752. |
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| Ilaro: Research, Note &
Citation Database |
Improve your research
productivity with Ilaro, a research note taking database that combines the
best features of note
cards, research journals, and databases in one beautiful and friendly
interface. Ilaro makes it easier to organize
research notes, track citations, develop new ideas, and prepare to write
research reports. Ilaro saves time and gets
the most out of your research. |
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| Image to Text OCR |
Simply take a picture of a
document that you would like to extract text from, and e-mail the image to
yourself, coworkers,
friends. You will all receive not only the image but a text file that
contains the editable text that is extracted
from the image. Great for capturing information in books, newspapers,
documents and on signs. |
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| iThoughts HD |
iThoughtsHD is a mind mapping
tool for the iPad. Mindmapping enables you to visually organise your
thoughts, ideas
and information. Typical Uses: • Task lists. • Brainstorming. • Project
planning. • Goal setting.• Meeting Notes. Great
for visualising your problems and looking for new areas to research. |
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| MapMatcher |
MapMatcher takes mapping to the
next level, allowing you to explore the same area on up to four maps at a
time on
your iPad. Available versions for London, San Francisco, Boston, New York
and Chicago. |
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| Microsoft OneNote for
iPad |
Digital notebook for capturing
what's important in your family history research, personal or professional
life. Jot down your ideas, add pictures, update your shopping list, and check
your to-do's from this Microsoft Office app. Whether you're at home, in the
office or on the go, your notes travel with you. They are automatically saved
and synced in the cloud, so you always have the latest on all your devices.
Share notes with friends and colleagues. |
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| Mocavo |
Digital notebook for capturing
what's important in your family history research, personal or professional
life. Jot down your ideas, add pictures, update your shopping list, and check
your to-do's from this Microsoft Office app. Whether you're at home, in the
office or on the go, your notes travel with you. They are automatically saved
and synced in the cloud, so you always have the latest on all your devices.
Share notes with friends and colleagues. |
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| Moment Map |
A visual story maker for the
iPad that allows you to communicate your experiences visually – quickly,
easily and professionally. MomentMap allows you to overlay your personal and
professional experiences and interpretations into an image or map, giving it
context and meaning. |
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| Name Maps |
Type your surname in the search
box and see the geographical distribution of this in 9 countires – UK, USA,
Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Poland. |
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| Pinterest |
Pinterest is a tool to find your
inspiration and share it with others. Use it to collect things you love,
organize and plan
important projects, and more. • Pin images from around the web • Explore
pins and boards under Family History and
you will find a huge amount of tips, projects, ideas and general
inspiration shared by others. If you don’t have a mobile
device you can still follow Pinterest on your computer |
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| Print |
"Print" enables you to
quickly and easily print out photos, contacts, & phone numbers - or print
out web pages to read later. "Print" will enable you to print
directly |
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| Puffin Web Browser |
Are you tired of not being able
to view Adobe Flash videos on your mobile device, then download Puffin to
browse the web and you will be able to view these easily. You may even switch
to this as your regular browser as it downloads content faster than most
other browsers used on mobile devices. |
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| QR Code Reader and
Scanner |
Quick Response Code reader which
will scan QR Codes using your device |
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| QR Code Generator |
Create your own Quick Response
Codes |
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| Resting Spot |
This free app allows you to mark
and share the exact GPS location of your loved one’s final RestingSpot.
Once
marked, current and future generations can use the app to quickly and
easily return to the RestingSpot. You may also
add photos to a loved one’s profile from your phone’s camera or photo
gallery. Friends and family can interact with
the memory of loved ones via online memorials at RestingSpot.com. Each
RestingSpot webpage becomes a virtual
home where everyone can connect, share memories, post photos, and pay
respects. |
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| Scanner Pro |
Use your device to snap a picture of a book, document,
certificate or most anything else. It will make multiple pages into one
document and turn your scans into PDF files that you can email. |
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| Shoebox |
The fastest way to scan old
paper photos and share them with family and friends. |
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| SmartNotes with Photos,
Voice, Data Share |
An easy way to organize notes,
to-do’s images and voice recordings this can be a very useful app for keeping
track of and recording your research while out and about. You can create
folders and attach notes to photos or voice recordings, insert contact details
and email your information to yourself or others. |
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| Tap Translate |
This app enables you to
translate ay word, sentence or page on the Safari browser, on your mobile
device, with a single tap. You won’t need to type anything in or leave the
browser, simply tap a word and you will instantly get a bubble with the
translation. |
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| ThingLink |
Use ThingLink to instantly add
video and text to images. Create unforgettable greetings, interactive travel
photos, and
capture best moments. Share images to your friends on Twitter or Facebook —
and communicate in new ways.
ThingLink introduces a new, richer way to share your history through
photos. |
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| Timeline 3D NEW |
Simple way to create multimedia
timelines for school, work or home presenting chronologies and events with a
new
perspective. Just enter your events, add your media and Timeline 3D will
automatically create your timeline. Fantastic
way of presenting a personal or family history to share with others as it
can be shown on the device or exported to
PowerPoint or Pages. |
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| Timeline Builder |
An app that allows the user to
create custom timelines with beginning and ending dates of their choosing,
adding
events where they want with the ability to manipulate image size and
placement. Ideal for children, teens and families
studying any time period in history, science or literature. It is ideal for
genealogists to record family lines and
progression; for project managers, marketers or any other professional that
needs to keep a running timeline of
events. Timelines built are saved automatically and can be shared to your
image library or emailed. |
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| Universal Date Converter -
Archaic |
Helps you to convert a date in
one calendar system to another calendar and provides all the following
calendars: Current – Gregorian and Julien; Historic - French
Republic (Julian, Gregorian and Equinox computation); Soviet (5 days);
Maya; Armenian (2 calendars). You can easily compute the number of days
between two dates of two different calendars. You can, as well, export a date
converted in all calendars format to Note or Mail. |
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| WEB to PDF |
Save your favorite web content
to PDF and view it anytime, anywhere. Save articles to simply read them
later, access important information without an Internet connection; record
any web content in case it becomes unavailable; share PDFs with family or partners |
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| WiFi Finder |
Quickly and easily find free or
paid Wi-Fi when you travel. Download all of the locations offline, so you
know how to
stay connected when you are on the road. Using the GPS function on your
iPhone, the Wi-Fi finder will tell you exactly
where the closest Wi-Fi hotspot is, and how to get there. If you prefer
certain providers, you'll be able to see which
hotspots are served by those providers. You can also filter by location
type (restaurant, cafe, hotel, etc.). When you
find the location you want to use, you'll be given a phone number and
directions on how to get there. |
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| World History Atlas |
A useful reference for any
student of world history. Each map has been designed to be colourful,
easy-to-read, and
informative, without sacrificing detail or accuracy. These carefully
selected maps provide comprehensive global
coverage for the major historical periods. |
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| Ancestry |
Take the tree that you have
uploaded to Ancestry.com.au with you where ever you go. You can upload, edit
and review while you are on the move. |
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| Families |
Designed to operate in
conjuction with Legacy Family Tree on your computer, easily transferring
files to edit and view where ever you are. |
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| FamViewer |
FamViewer can be used with any
Windows, Macintosh, or Linux genealogy program that will create GEDCOM
files. It also allows you to upload
and view GEDCOM genealogy database files on your iPhone. |
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| GedView |
A family tree viewer that is not
connected with a specific program but able to accept an imported gedcom. A
viewer and recording tool for your genealogy database when you are out and
about researching local records or visiting locations. |
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| Legacy Mobile NEW |
This brings together some of the
newest technology in family history. Create your own family tree and
synchronise
your family data with FamilySearch- one of the world’s largest free
genealogy databases. Add pictures to anyone in
your tree and by using the LegacyTec tool take a picture of a headstone and
along with your location this tool will find
out who it is and show you any known information about that person. If not
in their database you then have the
opportunity to add this to the BillionGraves website, to which it is
linked. |
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| LiveHistory |
LiveHistory is a modern approach
to genealogy, extending it with biographical facts while adding unique
features,
such as “Viewing-Date”, “Households charts” showing when people founded a
household, who lived with them over
the course of the years, and in which places they lived, including
non-family persons and a “Time-Slider” that
effectively enables you to “browse through time”. It is a standalone iPad
App: that does not a require a desktop
companion product and works without a network connection. |
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| MobileTree |
This app allows New Family
Search customers (currently only members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints) to access their
FamilySearch data directly on their iPhone or iPod Touch. |
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| Mobile Family Tree Pro |
The first fully operational
family tree app that does not need to be linked to a computer. You can begin your tree from scratch on
your device, add people, media and information plus create charts and
reports. It will sync seamlessly with MacFamilyTree bt you can still exchange
data with every other type of genealogy software through gedcom files if you
wish. |
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| My Heritage |
Brought to you by MyHeritage.com
this app allows you to sync with your family site stored on their website,
create personal profile pages to share, have your family tree with you to
refer to on the go, easily share photos with family and friends and play the
fun celebrity look-alike feature. |
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| My People's Tree NEW |
Now this is one for the future
and by using a 3D printer would create an amazing family tree for display.
This
application allows anyone to create a 3D image of a people tree and 3D
print it! You can purchase a tree you have
created through the app. It is not cheap but for a very special gift it
could be quite amazing. |
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| Reunion |
This app is designed as a
companion product to Reunion for Mac which you would have installed on your computer. Browse, view,
navigate, search and edit your tree while you are on the go. |
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| RootsMagic |
This viewer is designed as a
companion product to RootsMagic, the award-winning desktop genealogy
software
which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy.
Whether you're a beginner or an
experienced professional, RootsMagic may be the perfect tool for you! |
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| Shrubs |
Shrubs reads a GEDCOM file that
you create with any modern desktop genealogy program on a Windows, Macintosh,
or Linux system. The program works in
either French or English. |
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| Ann Frank |
In the summer of 1942, fleeing
the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her Jewish family were
forced into
hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Aged thirteen when she went
into the Secret Annexe, Anne kept a
diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings. In this
iPad edition of a much loved and published
book, there are over 40 audio clips, the full text, exclusive audio
extracts with notes, historic documents and handdrawn
maps plus timelines alongside expert commentary on key events. Anne Frank
died in prison in Bergen-Belsen,
three months short of her sixteenth birthday and just a few weeks before
the prison was liberated. |
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| Black Plaques London |
Memorials to misadventure this
is the definitive guide to London’s dark side. Retrospectively rubberneck on
London’s
least celebrated tales - ones that some might hope were best forgotten.
With augmented reality at each site and no
skimping on important detail, the effect can be alarmingly vivid. Over 300
virtual plaques give a compendium of
colourful vignettes - little-known to locals let alone visitors, exposing
foibles and failings that DON'T get mounted on a
wall. |
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| British Heraldry
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View over 3100 British
Family Coats of Arms. Easy to navigate alphabetical surname menu, explanation
of crest symbols, examples of gifts that can be created using family
crests. Even send themed greeting
cards from these apps. |
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| British Library
- 19th Century Collection |
This app provides access to
British Library books from the 1800’s, including novels, philosophy, history
and science. You can browse, search and read these books quite easily on your
device, enhanced by the fact that they have been digitized in colour. |
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| British Library
Manuscripts |
58 outstanding royal
manuscripts, 500 high-resolution images, expert videos, in one luxurious app. |
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| British Library Treasures |
This app includes over 100
highlights from collections, including literary, historical, music-related
and scientific
documents - alongside illuminated manuscripts and sacred texts. Each is
presented through high-resolution images,
allowing the viewer to zoom in and explore in extraordinary detail. Key
historical documents include an original Magna
Carta of 1215 and Elizabeth I’s famous Tilbury speech before the Spanish
Armada. |
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| Domesday |
Find out what your English town
was like 1000 years ago by browsing the Domesday Book These records were |
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| Everyday Genealogy |
A calendar with a tip a day to
help you in your genealogy research. Make notes on tips you want to explore. |
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A bookmark will appear on those dates and
you can later use the bookmark list during your research. |
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| Family History NSW |
The Australian NSW Registry of
Births Deaths & Marriages Family History App is the official keeper of
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NSW. Search the historical indexes for free today! If there is a record that
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missing puzzle of your family tree you can purchase a birth, death or
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certificate through the
Registry’s official Family History App. |
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| History Books |
This application is a collection
history books which is the discovery, collection, organisation, and
presentation of
information about past events in human society. |
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| History Calendar for the
iPad |
History Calendar presents you
with every historically significant event on this or any other day. Want to
know which famous person was born or passed away on this day?. Did an
important battle or appalling catastrophe take place on this date? |
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| History: Maps of the
World |
A fun and educational collection
of high resolution historical maps from around the world. |
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| Indicommons |
The Commons was launched in
2008, by Flickr with the release of nearly 3,000 photographs from two popular
Library
of Congress collections. The stated aims of the Commons project are to
increase the public’s access to publicly held
photography collections in civic institutions around the world and to
provide a way for the public to contribute historical
data pertaining to the collections. Since then, dozens of museums, public
libraries, and other cultural heritage
institutions from around the world have joined The Commons, releasing over
50,000 images to be perused, tagged,
and researched by the public. There are quite a number of Australian
collections amongst these. |
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| iFindmypast |
From Find My Past UK this app
allows you to search UK Census, births, deaths and marriages. Use your
account, or purchase by credits, the images that you find. You can save these
images as a photo to your device or email them to yourself. |
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| Irish Heraldry |
One of the best resources for
Irish family coat-of-arms or family crests. On this app you get to view over
1400 Irish
Family Coat of Arms; share your crest by email or post to your Facebook
page; an easy to navigate alphabetical
surname menu; send Free iPhone greeting cards; brief description of the
most common symbols used in Heraldry and
examples of gifts that can be created using family crests. |
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| Last Name Origin and
Meaning |
Discover the meaning and origin
of your Last Name. 1 million last names available; languages
supported include English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and
Portuguese. Coat of Arms (Family Crest) also available. |
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| Lib Anywhere |
Search, discover, and interact
with participating libraries--anywhere you are, right away. Search the
catalogue, place a hold and reserve items, see what you have checked out,
renew items, see upcoming events, contact a librarian, and more. |
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| Meaning of Names |
This application provides the
etymology, history and meaning of over 20 000 names. |
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| Paper of Record |
This app will give you free
access to the first page of over 21 million historic digitized newspapers
from around the world. If you find it is something you might use a lot you
can subscribe and pay a monthly fee to access records whenever you want. |
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| Peerage |
Nobility, Bloodlines, Kings and
Queens... The Peerage App contains the largest collection of British Peerage
&
European Royalty lineage information in the world. Using this app, you can
see if any of your ancestors are listed
among the aristocracy; see how many descendants Queen Victoria has alive
today; figure out how Princess Diana is
related to Madonna's ex-husband and get the names of the aristocracy who
lived in Little Snoring, or indeed Lyttelton,
New Zealand! |
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| Research Logger |
Keep track of the research you
have done so you are not going over old ground. This app features separate
log entries for each ancestor with the ability to add pictures and audio to
your findings. |
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| State Library of SA Walking
Tours |
Self-guided walking tours
highlight aspects of the city of Adelaide, allowing you to travel through
time at your own
pace. Current tours include: Darkness in the City of Light; War memorials
of Adelaide; Lost Adelaide: the West End;
Significant South Australians; Dowie’s Adelaide; State Library of South
Australia trail and Orientation to the State
Library of South Australia. |
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| South African War Books |
Browse and purchase books about
war in southern Africa in the SA War Books library app. From the Anglo-Boer
War
to the Angolan War, the library includes both fictional and non-fiction
books by expert authors from Umuzi and Zebra
Press |
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| Surname Database |
What’s in a name? Ever wondered
about the origins of a surname? Surname Database contains details about
the
origins of over 49,000 surnames. A great little app if you are researching
your family tree and want to look into the
details of the surnames of your ancestors. |
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| Timeline Eons |
A graphic representation of the entire
natural and human history. Scrollable timeline thousands of times longer than
the Earth's circumference. Editable time range that can span trillions of
years into both the past and the future. Zoomable timeline that can display
dates and times down to a fraction of a second. Wide-ranging events from the
Big Bang and evolution, to historical events and future projections. Concise
and fun facts with links to additional external resources. |
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| Today in History |
Not only can you view what
happened in history today (births, deaths, notable events, holidays and
observances), but you can also add what has happened today that was
significant to you. This can be added to your profile and shared with your
friends. This is a quick, easy reference to use for timelines or for
prompting memories |
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| Uncovering Your Ancestry |
This book covers everything
there is to know about genealogy. You'll uncover a wide array of tips,
including guidelines on how to unravel your family history. |
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| Vic-Heritage |
Explores the histories of the
most important and unusual places in Melbourne and regional Victoria. It
spans significant places from 1840’s to the present, capturing modern
architecture, houses, industrial spaces, mansions, bridges, public toilets,
trees and gardens |
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| Australian Christmas
Traditions |
World War I (1914-18) set alight
a continent, scarred a generation and shaped a century. Now, you can
experience the turmoil and transformation of the Great War, right on your
iPad. World War I for iPad contains 36 chapters, written especially for this
app by Alpha History authors and qualified historians. The makers of this app
– Alpha History also make Conflict in Vietnam; Nazi Germany for iPad and Cold
War for iPad. |
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| World War II Interactive |
Read about the major battles and
events of WW2 in detail. Swipe through the timelines for every month of the
war.
Watch rare video clips. Listen to famous speeches. See amazing photographs.
Learn about the leaders, weapons,
conferences, major operations, etc. |
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| The Scottish Clans |
Information on over 350 of
Scotland’s best known clans and families as well as thousands of clan related
family names. Read your clan history,
see your clan tartan and crest and even find out your clans ancestral homeland.
The Scottish Clans will be able to build up a picture of Scottish migration
around the world creating the most ambitious attempt so far to map the
Scottish Diaspora and show the worldwide influence of Scotland’s great clans. |
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| MAGAZINES |
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| BBC History |
Published 13 times a year, BBC
History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and
entertaining
features written by the world’s leading historians and journalists. Whether
it is the history of our politics and
institutions, or the fascinating stories of private lives through the ages,
BBC History Magazine sheds new light on the
past and helps make more sense of today’s world. You can receive generous
savings when you subscribe to the app.
Single issue copies are also available within the App. |
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| Flipboard Magazine |
Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy
Gems has just published the new free Flipboard magazine RootsTech 2014:
Where
Technology and Genealogy Converge. This special one-time magazine strives
to help family historians embrace new
technologies and the RootsTech experience. Get the free app (if you haven’t
already done so) and subscribe to the
magazine. |
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| Inside History |
The iPad version of this
Australian history magazine includes the same features as the printed
edition, but is supplemented by more images and audio content on particular
stories. |
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| Internet Genealogy |
Internet Genealogy is your guide
to successful genealogical research using the ever-increasing power of the
World
Wide Web. The magazine also covers advanced genealogical methods such as
DNA analysis, as well as software
and technology reviews, case studies, databases and other Internet-related
family history topics. Paid-for application
downloads include one issue of the user’s choice. Further future issues and
back issues can be purchased within the
app. Subscriptions available. |
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| Your Family Tree |
Your Family Tree is the most
respected genealogy magazine around, balancing the use of PCs and the
internet with the many traditional means of research. |
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| Who Do Your Think You
Are |
The official companion to the
successful BBC TV series, Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine delves in to the
celebrities’ pasts, features military and social history, recounts the
stories of ordinary and extraordinary people and how they used to live. Free
app and then $A7.49 to download each issue. |
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| PODCASTS |
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| Ancestry.com.au Podcasts |
A new podcast where listeners
can pose questions of family history expert Brad, by posting it on Ancestry’s
Facebook
page,; using the Twitter hashtag #AskAncestryAU or submitting it via Sticky
Notes. |
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| Create
Your Life Story: Helping your record a lifetime of stories |
Everyone has an amazing story.
How often have you heard ‘I wish I had recorded my relative, alas now its too
late’. In this podcast Ian Kath will show you how to record, edit and publish
a life story of either yourself or someone you know. |
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| Genealogy
Gems |
This site has regular podcasts
from the Genealogy Gems show that are of interest to family historians.
Buying the app gives you easy access to these podcasts plus tips and ideas
from the show in pdf format. Also access to GG wallpaper, bonus audio and video
content and, on your iPhone, the ability to call in to comment on the show. |
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| The National Archives Podcast
Series |
Listen to talks, lectures and
other events presented by The National Archives of the United Kingdom |
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| World War
II History - Protecting the Past |
This is the most convenient way
to access World War II History podcast on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
You're
always connected to the latest episode. Instant access, just touch and
play! |
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| Genies Downunder |
Genealogy with an Australian
twist presented on a monthly basis by Maria Northcote. Bursting with lots of
tips, tools and tricks for genealogists with some hints on the traps to
avoid. |
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| STORIES |
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| Blogsy |
This makes
writing blog posts as easy as it should be, saving you from the hassle of
jumping from app to app to
manually copy/paste embed codes or links. Blogsy makes writing so easy that
you will use it instead of your
computer. |
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| Day One (Journal/Diary) |
A new way to journal. Enter
your memories, ideas, events and photos to have them synced to your iPhone
and iPad
using iCloud or Dropbox. This is your personal history. Designed and
focused to encourage you to write and recall
more information about your life. |
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| Family History Media |
Use the Family History Media app
in-conjunction with the online solution Family History Notebook to capture,
archive and share personal family history content. Use the FHmedia app on
your iPhone as a great way to collect family history through audio or video
interviews -the app will automatically upload the content to your Family
History Notebook (free to use). Use the app to scan important documents or
upload photos of locations that may be important to your family history. |
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| LiveFamily (Family Tree) |
Family Tree is a great way to
keep in touch with your family. It is an extension of the popular Family Tree
app on
Facebook that has over 40 million users. It lets you create a home for your
relatives who are on Facebook where you
can all can communicate and stay in touch; access the Family Tree Facebook
app from your mobile device; share
photos and statuses with just your family; keep track of birthdays and plan
family events on the family calendar and
see all the photos from family members in one place! |
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| Life
Track |
You can create your own
"life track" from the significant events and happenings in your
life, those things that you want to remember forever, and then interactively
scroll through them with the swipe of your finger. Just like the great
timelines in history, you can create and track your own timeline with the
events of your life. Add photos to it, show it to your family and friends or
keep it to yourself to help remind you of those unforgettable events that you
don't want to ever forget. And with LifeTrack you can even can add multiple
lives to track the significant events of others. |
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| Memoir Tree |
Make history with Memoir Tree,
the free oral history app. Take your best memories with you everywhere, and
never
miss another major moment. Capture interviews and audio of memorable
moments as they happen. Take photos to
illustrate your story. Make a memory you can take anywhere and share
anytime with friends, family, colleagues or the
world. |
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| Record their Stories |
Record Their Stories is a fun
activity for families and a powerful tool for those who want to record their
own family history and oral history. |
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| ScrapPad |
Scrapbooking made simple using
ScrapPad the most user friendly scrapbooking app for iPad. Choose from
multiple
themed kits where all the elements are designed to look great together. Mix
and match backgrounds, borders and
embellishments from all kits to create your masterpiece. Your photos will
look great in a scrapbook and it's fun, easy
and fast to create quality layouts. |
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| Skrappy |
Skrappy is the fun and easy way
to make beautiful photo albums, journals and scrapbooks using music, movies,
voice
memos, web pages, text and photos. Start a scrapbook using a theme, add
content and you're done! Or get creative
by designing new scrapbooks and themes from scratch showcasing the
information you have discovered on your
family. |
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| StoryPress |
This is an iPad app, with an
Android version promised, that helps you preserve your memories in your own
voice by
recording spoken history. StoryPress can be used for many different
purposes. A genealogist might consider using
the app to share grandmother's stories, in her spoken words, for the
eventual listening by her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.... |
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| Storytree |
Storytree makes it easy for you
to caputer and share your stories with people you care about. Each Storytree
is a private and collaborative place where you and a group of people can
share stories through video, photo, audio and text. |
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| Tappy Memories |
A way of recording your personal
history or that of another person through a series of questions. These are
organised under the categories of personal, creativity, education, work and
travel. You can read your story at any time and export your memories via
email to share with others. |
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| Trip
Viewer |
Are you going on a research
holiday or do you want to document the places that your ancestors lived? Trip
Viewer
allows you to document your travel experiences, personalize them with
notes, photos, and videos and share them
with your friends and family. View your trips on the map, complete with
notes, and trip statistics, plus watch an
animated slideshow of your trip which you have enriched with real-time,
geo-location aware Flickr photos along the
route. This is an excellent companion application to Trip Journal. |
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| Vimily |
Vimily’s official free app is
the easiest way to film your family interviews, and continually update their
life stories with
photographs and family videos. The Vimily iOS application requires an
account at Vimily.com. You can sign up for an
account for free on the website. |
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