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Using Audacity to Digitize Audio Tapes from a Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder

by James Tanner (25 March 2023 - 9 minutes)
8:32
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Instructions for the Wolverine Data Film2digital Moviemaker-Pro 8mm and Super 8 Converter

by James Tanner (24 Sep 2022 - 11 minutes)
10:56
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ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Auto-scanning Microfilm Images

by James Tanner (24 May 2022 - 13 minutes)
13:05
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Introduction to the Ion Tape2PC USB Cassette Archiver and EZ Vinyl Tape Converter Software

by James Tanner (24 December 2022 - 6 minutes)
5:43
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FamilySearch Wiki Guided Research

by Ann Tanner (23 October 2022 - 8 minutes)
7:33
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MyHeritage PhotoDater

by Rayanne Melick (21 November 2023 - 8 minutes)
7:43
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RootsMagic 8, People Tab

by Nancy Busby (20 Sep 2022 - 8 minutes)
8:07
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Digitizing 8mm & VHS-C Camcorder Cassettes with the Elgato Video Capture Software

by James Tanner (20 June 2023 - 10 minutes)
9:41
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RootsTech Overview 2024

by Rayanne Melick (2 February 2024 - 12 minutes)
12:33
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Digitizing VHS Cassettes to a Computer or DVD Using the Elgato Video Capture Software

by James Tanner (2 February 2023 - 9 minutes)
9:25
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Findmypast Part 2

by Vivien Brown (18 March 2023 - 14 minutes)
14:22
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Find A Grave

by Rayanne Melick (18 June 2022 - 13 minutes)
12:46
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BYU Library Family History Resources

by Erika Ward (17 February 2023 - 7 minutes)
7:35
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Newspaper Databases at the BYU Library ProQuest, Gale etc.

by Nicky Smith (16 Sep 2022 - 6 minutes)
5:33
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Discovering the FamilySearch.org Learning Center

by James Tanner (15 June 2023 - 5 minutes)
5:27
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Introduction to the Shotbox Portable Light Studio

by James Tanner (14 May 2023 - 4 minutes)
3:59
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ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Scanning Microfiche

by James Tanner (13 April 2022 - 8 minutes)
7:33
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ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Scanning Individual Microfilm Images

by James Tanner (13 April 2022 - 11 minutes)
11:29
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