More Genealogy in Less Time

Latest Version

Version
2024.19
Update
October 25, 2024
Size
174KiB
Developer
www.goldiemay.com
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
4.72727 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
ActiveTab
ContextMenus
Offscreen
Scripting
Storage
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Goldie May Extension

Goldie May is genealogy research software to accelerate your research, sort out tangles in your family tree, and keep you more organized.

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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Source Manifest.json

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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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User reviews

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Olivia Morgan (ID: 000000f8e12c86be) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/30/2022 Makes increasing the FamilyTree size infinitely easier and faster, would highly recommend giving it a try!

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Matt Armstrong (ID: 000000ef0d563efd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/26/2021 Really great extension that simplifies so many of the steps for keeping track of research. Particularly for me, as someone who is not only disorganized but also distracted by every rabbit hole I find, this helps to keep me on task and most especially know where to start each time I begin researching. A huge game-changer in the family history tech space.

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Eileen Phelps (ID: 000000055a04a681) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/04/2020 The chief benefit of this extension in my opinion is that it points out which ancestors are well sourced and which have never had any updating since the old Book of Remembrance pages. Let's face it. Too many of us think our family history is "done," when the tree hasn't been pruned or fertilized for years. This is a great time for this utility to be launched, since more of us are housebound and need some constructive things to do with our browsers. It can also serve as a way to create a to-do list and "research log" that might be useful to whoever inherits our computer if we pass on sooner than we planned.

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Anne Marie G. (ID: 0000003341bc3ea3) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/30/2020 I was disappointed to see that this extension relies solely upon individuals added to Family Search's "one shared tree". I strongly encourage individuals to recognize that while Family Search's primary benefactor, the Church of Latter Day Saints, generously provides an outstanding array of digitized array of genealogical resources, their goal of building "one tree" offers zero privacy or control by family members who might not share their vision. I do not subscribe to the religious beliefs of the Church of Latter Day Saints, and therefore, cannot recommend a tool that is in line with their principles.

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Nicole Dyer (ID: 000000062d94f4f7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/25/2020 Great research log tool! The extension includes guided research steps to help you in each part of the research process - from creating an objective, to planning tasks, finding locality information, and even taking screenshots. Goldie May logs each website you visit - a great start for newbie research loggers!