Year: 2004

I fixed the Genealogy search in the side bar. It may not have worked properly in some browsers.

I’ve made a few changes to the website to integrate Darrin Lythgoe’s PHP genealogy software.

The new PHP genealogy software provides the ability for multiple users to edit genealogical data using a web based interface. Items from the weblog (photos, histories, etc.) can also now be linked to genealogical data.

There is now a RSS Feed for genealogy changes, In addition to the weblog RSS (XML) feed.

The weblog is now a smaller part of the website and will act as a news and research logging tool. Beware that I’m still polishing the design.

Please provide feedback with the comments link below. Send me an email if you would like to add and edit your own family tree on Family Preserves.

Daniel Webster Jones was baptized by Isaac Morley and was one of the first three rescuers to reach the Martin Handcart Company.

Ryan Reeder has a website with Daniel W. Jones narrative, “Forty Years Among The Indians, A True Yet Thrilling Narrative of the Author’s Experiences Among The Natives. By Daniel W. Jones“

1876 Utah Map at the Library of Congress that shows relief by hachures, drainage, post offices, stations, counties, cities and towns, roads, and railroads with names.

Here’s an 1855 map from the Library of Congress, American Memory, Map Collections. This was surveyed a year before the Mellors traveled to Utah with the Martin Handcart Company.

From the valley of Green River to the Great Salt Lake. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. P. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery, F. W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the route, 1855.

For the technically and geographically inclined… Joe Edmon at Genealogy Blog vented his frustration with maps saved in what I’m assuming is the MrSid image format.

When I first encountered MrSid files at the Library of Congress I was perplexed, until I started using the MrSID Standalone Viewer. I now download the .sid file open it with this application, zoom into the level I like and then choose export from the file menu. Whola and editable .tif file.

I agree with Joe that life would be much easier with access to .jpg images of the maps, but .sid files compress at a much higher quality/compression ratio than any other format I’m aware of.

I can’t find this the viewer on the LizardTech’s website, but a quick search on google points you to Steve Jackson’s .Mac site (look under Genealogy files).

Disclaimer: I run the MrSid viewer under Classic on Mac OS X. Mileage with windows may vary.

Now if I could just figure out how to convert 32 bit tif files from seamless.usgs.gov. 😉