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IAN'S COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHY TOOLBOX

Fix blurry and low-resolution images - requires a subscription

Turn a B&W photo to colour - requires a subscription

Turn a B&W photo to colour - a free tool

Turn photo into a video - requires a subscription

Removes backgrounds (and offers replacement) - a free tool

Increase the resolution of an image - a free tool

Remove objects in an image - a free tool

Crop an image - a free tool

Express photo editor (similar to Photoshop) - a free tool

Full photo editor (similar to Photoshop) - a free tool

Create an image/drawing/sketch/cartoon from text - a free tool

Create an image/drawing/sketch/cartoon from text - a free tool

Create an image/drawing/sketch/cartoon from sketch - a free tool

Create a background image from text - a free tool

Create an image/drawing/sketch/cartoon from text - a free tool

Identify the ages of people in a photo - a free tool

Identify the ages of people in a photo - a free tool

Change the ages of people in a photo - a free tool

Identify the age of a photo using fashion - a free tool

View information about a photo - a free tool

A massive collection of NZ photos - a free tool

A large collection of NZ Heritage photos - a free tool

A large collection of Auckland photos - a free tool

A large collection of Wellington photos - a free tool

A large collection of Wellington photos - a free tool

A large collection of Dunedin photos - a free tool

A collection of NZ Manuscripts - a free tool

A massive collection of Historic photos - a free tool

The largest database of royalty-free hi-res photos - a free tool

The British National Portrait Gallery - a free tool (screen capture)

A huge collection of aerial photos of Britain - a free tool

How to organise your photos on an iPhone

How to organise your photos on an ANDROID Phone

How to organise your photos on a Desktop or Laptop computer

How to organise your photos in the CLOUD

How to convert your photos into Digital files

How to deal with your physical photos

Great ideas for your photo collections

Great ideas for your photo collections

WIFI (wireless) transfer of files and photos (any device)

Convert image(s) to a single pdf file - a free tool

Compress a pdf file to a smaller size (still a pdf) - a free tool

Free on-line photo sharing- a free tool

September 2023

October 2023

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November 2023

World’s largest gravesite collection

World’s 2nd largest gravesite collection

NZ Local Authorities Cemetery Information

Auckland Cemetery Information

WW1 Remembrance Site

Auckland Cenotaph Records

More than 25 million cemetery records online

Searchable database of graves in the Netherlands

The central database for UK burials and cremations

Searchable database of graves in England

Searchable database of graves in Scotland

Searchable database of graves in Australia

Searchable database of war gravesites

Searchable database of cemeteries in NZ & Australia

The meaning of headstones

The New Zealand Herald Death Notices

UK Death Notices

Australian Death Notices

Search NZ Deaths in NZ BDM National Register

Death Notices in Dominion Post

NZ's largest virtual cemetery

Getting younger people interested in genealogy

Getting younger people interested in genealogy

Getting younger people interested in genealogy

Activities to get your kids excited about family history

More activities to get your kids excited about family history

Draw trees from gedcom-format files

Draw trees from gedcom-format files

Free Chart maker

Draw trees from gedcom-format files

Family tree Templates

Family tree Templates

Search over 1.6 million Historical Maps & Images

ArchiveGrid includes over 7 million records 

Historypin is a place for people to share photos and stories

Searchable access to Auckland Museum records & photos

Searchable access to Whites Aviation photos

Great Genealogy Gifts for Family & Friends

Create on-line recipe books

Fun and creative ideas for your genealogy

How to make a multiple choice question quiz

300 years of Irish Newspaper archives

Access to National Library of Scotland

72 million pages of British Newspapers 1700 - Present day

Welsh Newspapers online

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December 2023

Enter your last name to find its meaning and origin

Enter your last name to find its roots and origin

The etymology and history of first names

Baby names and meanings

What you can learn about your name

Scottish clans, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes

Welsh names and meanings

English names and meanings

Gaelic names and meanings

Jewish names and meanings

Jewish naming conventions and history

Some Nicknames Used in the 18th & 19th Centuries

Common nicknames

 Māori place names - translation and meaning

NZ place names

English place name components

Searchable database of English places 

Weather on the day you were born

Anagram your name

Create an Acrostic in Seconds

Family mottos

Coats of arms database

Compare your face  and see whom you most resemble

Become a historical person

What happened the year you were born

Explore Heritage locations

Simple method of recording your life story

Translates into all European languages

NZ Sports Hall of Fame database

Determine your Chaldean Number

Easy-to-understand explanation of DNA testing

The history of names

Chronological history of food

Searchable place database

Genealogy image and document database

The peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe

Huge searchable database

Huge searchable database

Huge searchable database

Huge searchable database

Huge searchable database

Searchable database of convicts

Huge searchable database

March 2024

Huge searchable database of historic NZ images

Massive database of historic images

Searchable database of historic NZ images

Wonderful history archives for Auckland

UK National Portrait Gallery - Searchable and Free

Aerial Photography of UK

Searchable database of historic Dunedin & Otago images

Searchable database of historic Wellington images

Searchable access to Whites Aviation photos

Searchable database of historic Christchurch images

Searchable database of NZ Photographers

Searchable database of historic NZ images

Searchable database of historic NZ images

April 2024

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Chat with genealogy expert

 Free, online access to family history records

Official Public Records

Digital resources related to early modern and nineteenth century Britain

Tracing London Convicts in Britain & Australia, 1780-1925

UK Parliament Archives

Websites for NZ family history research

New Zealand Online Genealogy Records

Photo Collage Maker

Map Collection

Digitised full-text New Zealand and Pacific Print Media

Examples of autographs

Determine latitudes and longitudes

 Free, online tartan register

Comprehensive shipping register for NZ

AI - ChatGPT

august 2024

October 2024

Voice to text converter

Google's free AI

Tips for using Google in genealogy research

Tips for using Google in genealogy research

Find the Hidden Original Records for Ancestry’s Indexes

A guide to the many resources available 

Websites that you might find useful for your research

Discover the fascinating history behind Heraldry Symbols 

The Symbols of Heraldry Explained

Origin of NZ Place Names

List of New Zealand place name etymologies

Using AI in genealogy

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