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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Genealogy Gadgets

I've debuted several genealogy gadgets/widgets here today, to be placed in genealogy blogs, personalized Google homepage, etc. They offer search functionality for a variety of genealogy, family history, and history-related sites, including FamilySearch, the Bureau of Land Management Patent Database, and the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress.

They are similar to the ad-related ones that you often see (i.e. for Ancestry.com), but I have no monetary interest in this. I just wanted one location from which I could search a variety of websites, rather than surfing to each individually. Most of them link to free sites (no subscription necessary) and are ones I visit often (see my links page). Each gadget does open a new window with the search results, but I think it will still save time.

You can learn more about how to embed gadgets in your page here. Hopefully, my gadgets will soon be linked to the directory. In the meantime, you can install them on your page by using the following code:

Family Search:
<script src=\"http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mabgenealogy/gadgets/ldsgadget.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=325&title=FamilySearch&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js\"></script>

American Memory:
<script src=\"http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mabgenealogy/gadgets/locgadget.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=135&title=American+Memory+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js\"></script>

Interment.net:
<script src=\"http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mabgenealogy/gadgets/intergadget.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=175&title=Interment.net+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js\"></script>

Bureau of Land Management:
<script src=\"http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mabgenealogy/gadgets/blmgadget.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=250&title=Bureau+of+Land+Management+Patent+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js\"></script>

Making of America:
<script src=\"http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mabgenealogy/gadgets/moagadget.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=115&title=Making+of+America+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js\"></script>

If you have a personalized Google page, you can add the gadgets by URL or by clicking on the "Add to Google" button below each on my web page.

Please let me know what you think of them!

Thanks!

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1 Comments:

  • Not much of a blogger at 76 but will refer some of my more astute friends to this website. Genealogy is my "bag".

    By Anonymous, At July 30, 2007 1:30 PM  

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