1. Discussion Questions
December 2018

2. How to subscribe to the TMG Mailing List
Send to
Place single word “subscribe” in “Subject:” line of message
Place single word “subscribe” in first line of message body

3. Search for Common Surnames in Google
How do you search for common surnames in Google – and return results that you are really searching for?
“surname lastname”
“lastname family history” “lastname family tree” or “lastname genealogy”
“firstname lastname” followed by “birth” or “death” or “obituary” or “gravesite” or “burial” or “funeral”
“firstname lastname” followed by “marriage”
“firstname lastname” followed by “school” or “work” or “property”

4. How to Create a Wall Chart
Create your multi-page chart within TMG’s Visual Chart Form (VCF)
Export the VCF file as a BMP (or JPG) graphic file
Load the BMP (or JPG) into IrfanView or similar graphic viewing program that can also print
Print the BMP (or JPG) to PDF
Note that the font in the PDF file is very small
To read it in a PDF viewer, you will have to magnify it a lot
Take the PDF file to print shop (e.g., Office Depot) that can print it out on their large printer
“Visual-Chartform-Notes.pdf” by Doug Hill

5. Print to PDF Windows 10 – “Microsoft Print to PDF”
Perform a search for “free pdf” in search engine
Installs as a “printer” and appears in list of output printers

6. Post Queries to Online Forums/Lists (Ginny Winslett)
One time I got a response six months later from an art historian who helped me make a breakthrough that enabled me to go back another six generations into Europe
The art historian focused her historical art research on Philadelphia and Richmond where my ancestor had lived in the early 1800s.