If you are interested converting from one calendar to another you should look at the Calendar Converter at http://www.fourmilab.ch
This page allows you to interconvert dates in a variety of calendars, both civil and computer-related. All calculations are done in JavaScript executed in your own browser; complete source code is embedded in or linked to this page, and you’re free to download these files to your own computer and use them even when not connected to the Internet.
On this page you find forms that allow you convert to/from the following calendars: Gregorian, Julian, Hebrew, Islamic, Persian, Mayan, Bahai, Indian Civil, French Republican.
Also provides conversion for various date systems such as Julian Day, UNIX, Excel, etc.
Detailed explanations of each of the calendars are also provided all on this one page.
This article is another tip regarding TMG (The Master Genealogist) and its companion product Second Site. It describes how to add a group photo with clickable areas that link to the narratives for each of the individuals shown in the photograph. For this you will also need TMG Utility.
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A long time ago I learned that it was not a good idea to publish and maintain genealogy data in multiple places on the internet. On the other hand it is a good idea to to supply an index of the genealogy data published on your personal genealogy web site to other sites in the form of a GENDEX (which I describe here). One popular genealogy web site uses an alternative method for supplying an index to one’s personal genealogy web site. That web site is Geneanet and this article provides information on how to supply an index to Geneanet.
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This article is another tip regarding TMG (The Master Genealogist) and its companion product Second Site and describes how to break-up long narratives with headings.
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