Category Archive: Learning Opportunities

Jan 03

Learning Opportunities for Family Historians & Genealogists

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Let Us Resolve to Become Better Acquainted with the Records We Use & and Learn about New Possibilities! Free Webinars GGS: http://gagensociety.org/webinar_schedule.htm FNAS: http://friendsnas.org/webinarSch.htm Legacy Family Tree: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars.asp Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree Extension Series: http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/extension-series/jes2013.html Illinois State Genealogical Society: http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=234 GeneaWebinars Blog: http://blog.geneawebinars.com/ Conferences and Week-long workshops RootsTech: http://rootstech.org/ New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC): http://www.nergc.org/  NGS Conference: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info Southern California …

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Nov 14

Educational Opportunities: Building a Personal Library

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It is likely that a novice or beginning family historian will need a little guidance in order to begin their new adventure climbing their family tree. It is the duty, in my humble opinion, of the novice to become educated so that their work will meet current standards. There are many educational opportunities available and …

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Aug 29

Community Indexing Projects at FamilySearch

The community index project, spearheaded by FamilySearch, was a stellar example of what happens when the genealogical community makes a collaborative effort. The project was completed several months ahead of schedule. Those of you that participated may be having withdrawal symptoms. If so, I’ve got the perfect cure! Family Search has instigated two new community …

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Apr 17

TV Show – Tracing Your Family Roots

It was about two years ago when I had my first experience on a television “talk show.” In July of 2010, Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL, and I drove to Fairfax Public Access broadcasting facility in Fairfax County, Virginia, where each of us recorded a session for Tracing Your Family Roots. Pam was taped discussing …

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Feb 26

Ahnentafel Numbers

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Ahnentafel numbers are a precise number system that we use to number our direct ancestors on our pedigree chart.[1] The word “ahnentafel” is a composite of the German words, ahnen meaning ancestor and tafel meaning table or list. The ahnentafel numbering system is also to compile ascendant genealogical research using the Sosa-Stradonitz System.[2] The method …

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Feb 04

Evidence: A Matter of Context for Genealogists & Historians

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There is never a good excuse for not remembering to wish our friends a happy birthday or plesant salutations for various holidays. However, some of us get caught up with every day family affairs and work and are not always wonderful about remembering to send out a “snail mail” paper greeting. With that in mind, a clever …

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Feb 03

2012 FGS Conference Registration is Open

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For Immediate Release January 16, 2012 Indians, Squatters, Settlers and Soldiers in the “Old Southwest” A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists January 16, 2012 – Austin, TX. Registration for the 2012 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, scheduled for August 29 – September 1, 2012, in beautiful Birmingham, Alabama, is now open. This year’s conference theme is …

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Feb 03

IGHR – Jean Thomason Scholarship

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Released by Beth Ashmore, 1 February 2012 The Jean Thomason Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the recipient of the2012 scholarship is Durham Hunt. Durham is a Library Assistant IV in the South Carolina Room of the Greenville County Library in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been in this position since August 2003, after having worked …

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Feb 01

MOCAVO UNVEILS NEW PRODUCTS AND GENEALOGY CONTENT AT ROOTSTECH

Press Release. Boulder, Colo., February 1, 2012  MOCAVO UNVEILS NEW PRODUCTS AND GENEALOGY CONTENT AT ROOTSTECH Historical Record Storage and Sharing, iPhone and Android Apps, Discovery Stream “With these new features, Mocavo has evolved into a primary resource for genealogists and family historians to research and share their stories,” said Cliff Shaw, CEO of Mocavo. “Our …

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Jan 31

Online Sources from the NH State Archives

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As a twenty-seven year resident of the state of Georgia, and as a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer, it’s been several years since I’ve had (or made time) to work on my family. This week, I’ve changed that and have been attending the Advanced New England track at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy …

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