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Goldie May Extension
It won't replace your current family tree software, but it might replace your spreadsheet, your word processing program, the papers on your desk, and the sticky notes on your monitor.
🏅 One of the 101 best genealogy websites of 2024 according to Family Tree Magazine: \"Though named for two female ancestors, [Goldie May] is anything but old-fashioned....\"
🏅 \"I can say without equivocation that this is the first genealogy app that directly helps me with my research...\" – James Tanner, Genealogy's Star
🏅 FamilySearch Compatible Solution
🏅 Authorized training partner of The Family History Guide
✅ Projects
Organize your research into projects, each with an objective, subjects, and research plan. Great for client work or all your family lines.
✅ Research Log
Mark each item in your log as a positive or negative result. Write abstracts and comments. Search your log. Export it to a spreadsheet.
✅ Automatic Research Log
Turn it on, then start researching. Goldie May keeps a list of all the sites you visit, rabbit holes and all.
✅ Screenshots
Take screenshots and save them directly to your research log.
✅ Citations
On known websites, citations are created for you.
✅ Snapshots of your windows & tabs
Too many browser tabs open? Take a snapshot and save them for later. Let's call it rabbit-hole insurance.
✅ Accessible from anywhere
Your data is stored in the cloud. Access your projects from the library, an archive, or your nearest FamilySearch center.
✅ Subway Map
See where your ancestor lived over time with this unique timeline tool. See census and newspaper hints in context. See county and state boundary changes in context.
✅ Newspaper coverage tool
See which newspapers ran when and where your ancestor lived and open them on the provider's website.
✅ Canvas
Sort out tricky situations like pre-1850 U.S. censuses with this visual tool, as if you were sorting papers on your kitchen table.
✅ Catalog of catalogs
See what collections the big genealogy and newspaper sites have for a given time and place and quickly go there.
✅ Auto-search
Launch searches into census records, and quickly jump to the next and previous census for that location.
👋 On a personal note, I'm a software developer who worked in tech roles at three genealogy companies. Now I'm building Goldie May for my research and yours!
Goldie is my great-grandmother's name and May comes from a beloved ancestor on my wife's side of the family.
If you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from you!
— Richard K. Miller
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How to download and manually install Goldie May extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Goldie May extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Goldie May extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Goldie May extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Goldie May extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Goldie May extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Goldie May Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Goldie May extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Goldie May extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Goldie May extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Goldie May extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Goldie May extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Goldie May extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Goldie May extension file
Select and download the Goldie May extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Goldie May extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Goldie May extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Goldie May extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Goldie May extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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