DearMYRTLE's FLASH WEBINAR "Setting up a Conference Blog" TODAY

Join us for a webinar TODAY, May 31 at 3pm.

Mr. Myrt wants to learn to use Blogger.com to set up a blog for his upcoming Fairfax Genealogical Society Conference to be held in March 2012. We'll discuss the challenges of creating a blog, determining the design and layout, and inserting pages (tabs across the top). And Mr. Myrt will do much of the actual work! AWESOME.

Title:     DearMYRTLE's FLASH WEBINAR "Setting up a Conference Blog"
Date:     Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Time:     3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT



(A FLASH WEBINAR is one that is created on the fly, with very little notice.)

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.

Register now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/600787000

FGS Webinar - Your Society's Next Generation: Reaching Out to New Communities

Join us for a FREE FGS Webinar on Saturday, June 18, 2011

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/202421622

In today’s world, a vast community of supporters for your genealogical society might fall outside the standard definition of “genealogists.” Learn how to work with historians, archivists, government officials, librarians, youth, and others to enhance your society’s meetings, publications, and overall success.

Focusing on the resources of the FGS Outreach Committee, this lecture is specifically geared towards Society officers seeking to expand their membership and their societies’ activities. The lecture will begin with an introduction of the various communities (including historians, archivists, librarians, government, and youth) that a genealogical society can perform outreach activities towards, focusing on specific success stories from FGS member societies. The lecture will then focus on methods for developing outreach plans, and implementing them within a genealogical society. Attention will be spent towards developing lectures, newsletter items, and other functions to bring in members “outside’ the genealogical community.

This webinar will be presented by FGS board member D. Joshua Taylor. “Josh” is a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. Currently, Joshua is the Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations across the United States. Active in the genealogical community, Joshua is the current Vice President of Administration for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), where he also serves as chairman of the Conference Planning Committee and co-chair of the FGS/ISGS 2011 National Conference. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been a featured genealogist on NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? with actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Ashley Judd.

Title: Your Society's Next Generation: Reaching Out to New Communities
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

RootsMagic Search Techniques

You can find a person by name in RootsMagic, but do you know how to find all females born in England between 1780 and 1820 who never married? Or every person who has no parents entered? Or any person missing a particular piece of information? Join us for a look at RootsMagic's powerful searching capabilities that help you find what you're looking for both in your own file and online.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
2pm MST See In Your Time Zone
60 minutes

Click here to register for this free webinar

Google Forms for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee

Learn how to use Google Forms which is part of Google Docs - a free application complete with spreadsheets, word processing and more - to your advantage. While a basic understanding of Google Docs is not necessary, it helps if you know how to access the Google Docs program (see the Google Docs for Genealogists webinar recording). We'll cover how to create new forms, how to add templates, how to embed forms in blogs and websites, how to share forms, and how to be notified each time a form is competed.

Join webinar host Geoff Rasmussen and speaker Thomas MacEntee (author of Google for Genealogists, Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, Building a Research Toolbox, Dropbox for Genealogists, and Google Docs for Genealogists) for this 90-minute free webinar, Google Forms for Genealogists.

The live webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, 2011, so register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free.




About the presenter
Thomas MacEntee is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, Thomas writes and lectures on the many ways in which blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. As the creator of GeneaBloggers.com he has organized and engaged a community of over 1,800 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors.

Webinar time
The webinar will be live on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at:

• 2pm Eastern (U.S.)
• 1pm Central
• 12pm Mountain
• 11am Pacific/Arizona
• 6pm GMT

Or use this Time Zone Converter.

Here's how to attend:

1. Register at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp today. It's free!
2. You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the webinar.
3. You will receive a reminder email during the week prior to the webinar.
4. Calculate your time zone by clicking here.
5. Click on the webinar link (found in confirmation and reminder emails) prior to the start of the webinar. Arrive early as the room size is limited to the first 1,000 arrivals that day.
6. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Other upcoming webinars

Friday, June 3, 2011. Cruising with Legacy Family Tree in 2012 with Christy Downing. Register here.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo. Register here.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011. The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego. Register here.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor. Register here.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford. Register here.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Newspapers for Genealogists with Tom Kemp. Register here.

View past webinars
Our webinars are available in the archives at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp for at least 10 days. Select webinars are now available to purchase on CD for $9.95 each:

• Google for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee, 1 hour 28 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Sharing Genealogy Electronically by Geoff Rasmussen, 1 hour 49 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors, by Leland Meitzler, 1 hour 21 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• MORE Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, 1 hour 30 minutes, 6 pages of handouts.
• Mapping Software for Genealogists, by Geoff Rasmussen. 1 hour 4 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Building a Research Toolbox, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 28 minutes, 5 pages of handouts.
• Dropbox for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 30 minutes, 18 pages of handouts.
• Preserving Family Photographs, by Maureen Taylor. 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Google Docs for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 30 minutes, 9 pages of handouts.
• Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Death Certificate, by Geoff Rasmussen. 1 hour 23 minutes.
• Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record, by Geoff Rasmussen. 1 hour 45 minutes.

Free webinar now online - "Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record"

"I have been using Legacy for the past four years and learned more in this 60 minutes than ever before" is what one viewer commented about last night's live webinar. The recording of Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record is now available in our webinar archives.

The 1 hour 45 minute video was much more than just typing in a marriage record. Another viewer agreed:

"Although it's focused on adding a single type of record, the steps involved cover many things: master source lists, research notes, adding relationships, clipboard, etc. The webinars make everything fall in place because Geoff explains his thought process & reasons for the steps. It's great we can ask questions & add comments live."

View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event, the recording of Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch.

Pre-order the webinar-on-CD
Own your own copy of Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. Click here for more information or to purchase.

Viewers' comments

• A great session - exciting, informative, interactive. Geoff is a wonderful presenter. It's so useful to hear him deliberate about information puzzles and sources and 'think out loud' about the data entry process.
• Absolutely brilliant Geoff. So many light-bulb moments for me and the additional questions I had in my mind as you progressed were resolved for me by student's  questions.
• Great webinar! Love seeing real-life situations and learning how I can apply the techniques to my own work.
• Great Webinar! Learn a lot just watching Geoff or other presenters "do" in action. Instills ideas of how some collateral things can be done differently - Picture folders, organization of Sources, etc. Very easy to watch and hold attention. Kudoes to Geoff for doing new things, live.
• I loved the presentation and I learned so much. I watched the webinar on adding a death certificate just prior to this one; it, too, was excellent. I am just beginning to use Legacy software, and I am so grateful for the training CDs and webinars. I have watched the training CDs more than once, and these webinars are great help in reinforcing and developing the techniques. Thank you!
• I really appreciate the informal presentation - learn so many things beyond adding a marriage record.
• Although it's focused on adding a single type of record, the steps involved cover many things: master source lists, research notes, adding relationships, clipboard, etc. The webinars make everything fall in place because Geoff explains his thought process & reasons for the steps. It's great we can ask questions & add comments live.
• This type of presentation is invaluable.  Its great to see someone actually enter their data to learn the process of getting the most out of the information included in documents as well as utilizing Legacy Family Tree to the utmost!
• Wow ... this was EXCELLENT INFO.  I have been using Legacy for the past four years and learned more in this 60 minutes than ever before.

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
• Cruising with Legacy Family Tree in 2012 - Friday, June 3, 2011.
• Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
• The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego - Wednesday, July 13, 2011
• Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
• Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford - Wednesday, August 3, 2011
• Newspapers for Genealogists with Tom Kemp - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Click here to register.

DearMYRTLE’s Twitter/TweetDeck Workshop Webinar ©

Confused by Twitter but want to know more? 

This live demo takes you through setting up a Twitter account, and modifying your Twitter page and learning about hashtags. Ol’ Myrt prefers TweetDeck as an easy way to view mentions, direct messages and tweets from all friends.

During the webinar, we will set up a Twitter account for Mr. Myrt. He's not sure WHY we would be doing this, but he is most certainly a great sport!

 

Title:	DearMYRTLE’s Twitter/TweetDeck Workshop Webinar ©
Date:	Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Time:	9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/811257064

Don't forget TODAY'S DearMYRTLE’s "Giving a Webinar" Workshop Webinar©

Is your society considering webinars as an alternative education platform?



Join DearMYRTLE as she walks through the process of setting up a live webinar using the GoToWebinar.com service. Also included is information about adding events to the GeneaWebinars.com Calendar, and making a post at the GeneaWebinars blog. 

Particular attention will be given to creating a welcome page with a custom logo, recording the webinar, handling questions during the presentation, using the poll option, answering questions after the webinar, and publishing the webinar in archive format at Lulu.com. 

Title: DearMYRTLE’s "Giving a Webinar" Workshop Webinar© 
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT 9:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 8:00 PM Central 7:00 PM Mountain 6:00 PM Pacific

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. 

Register now: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/535092497 

Seating is limited to the first 100 computer connections than click to join the webinar.

Free Webinar: How to use AncestorSync with Geni.com

No more need for messy GEDCOM import/export where data gets mangled and lost. Let AncestorSync and Geni be your seamless interface for moving your family tree data anywhere you would like without losing any of your important data. Sources, photos, and documents are all kept in tact. Best of all, AncetorSync will keep your desktop software in sync with Geni.com automatically. GEDCOM is so yesterday.

At 8:00 PM ET on May 27th, Geni.com will be hosting a free webinar to show you how AncestorSync works with your Geni family tree. If you’re interested, please make sure you register for this webinar right away. Space will be limited.

About AncestorSync
AncestorSync™ allows you to seamlessly download, upload, or synchronize your family tree from your online pedigree to your personal genealogy software on your local computer, and back again. You choose your genealogy software, you choose your online pedigree, we’ll do the rest.

Google Earth for Genealogy with Lisa Louise Cooke

Google Earth is a 360 degree, 3-dimensional way to view your ancestors world! In this free RootsMagic webinar you will learn from Lisa Louise Cooke how to unlock mysteries in your research – from unidentified photographs, to how a location looked a hundred years ago or more. You’ll also see the potential this free program has for helping you tell your family history stories in a compelling visual way that will fascinate your family.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
90 minutes

Click here to register for this free webinar

Watch Geoff Live: adding a marriage record

Remember our Flash Webinar on entering death records into Legacy a couple of weeks ago (when I gave you just three hours notice)? I've had hundreds of you write in requesting similar webinars for other types of records - marriage, census, obituaries and more. Well, you've got a little more advance notice for this one, and I can hardly wait until next Wednesday to enter these marriage records into my personal family file (they have so many wonderful things - brand new maiden names, parents' names, marriage dates and more). I will wait until then though so you can all join me as I do it live.

You are invited to watch live as Geoff (that's me) adds the information to his real, personal Legacy family file. In this live, unscripted session, Geoff will talk his way through adding a marriage record to his ancestor, giving you ideas on how to use various aspects of Legacy Family Tree (linking pictures, using the source clipboard, the To Do List, and likely much more).

The live webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, 2011, so register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free.



In preparation for the webinar:

1. Download and print the marriage records so you can follow along.
2. If you haven't yet viewed it, watch "Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Death Certificate" in our webinar archives prior to this webinar (but not required).

Webinar time
The webinar will be live on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at:

• 9pm Eastern (U.S.)
• 8pm Central
• 7pm Mountain
• 6pm Pacific/Arizona
• 1am GMT on Thursday, May 26

Or use this Time Zone Converter.

Here's how to attend:

1. Register at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp today. It's free!
2. You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the webinar.
3. You will receive a reminder email during the week prior to the webinar.
4. Calculate your time zone by clicking here.
5. Click on the webinar link (found in confirmation and reminder emails) prior to the start of the webinar. Arrive early as the room size is limited to the first 1,000 arrivals that day.
6. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Other upcoming webinars

Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. Register here.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo. Register here.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011. The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego. Register here.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor. Register here.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford. Register here.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Newspapers for Genealogists with Tom Kemp. Register here.

View past webinars
Our webinars are available in the archives at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp for at least 10 days. Select webinars are now available to purchase on CD for $9.95 each:

• Google for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee, 1 hour 28 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Sharing Genealogy Electronically by Geoff Rasmussen, 1 hour 49 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors, by Leland Meitzler, 1 hour 21 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• MORE Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, 1 hour 30 minutes, 6 pages of handouts.
• Mapping Software for Genealogists, by Geoff Rasmussen. 1 hour 4 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Building a Research Toolbox, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 28 minutes, 5 pages of handouts.
• Dropbox for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 30 minutes, 18 pages of handouts.
• Preserving Family Photographs, by Maureen Taylor. 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Google Docs for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 29 minutes, 9 pages of handouts.

DearMYRTLE's SETTING UP A WEBINAR Workshop Webinar©

DearREADERS,

If your society is considering adding webinars (online serminars) to your educational opportunities, have I got a deal for you. Join Ol' Myrt next Wednesday as I walk through the process of setting up a live webinar using Citrix's GoToWebinar.com, adding it to the GeneaWebinars.com Calendar, and making a post at the GeneaWebinars blog.

Particular attention will be given to creating a welcome page with your logo, recording the webinar, handling questions during the presentation, using the poll option, answering questions after the webinar, and publishing the webinar in archive format at Lulu.com.

In order to accomodate some west-coast US participants, the timing of this webinar will be later in the day.

Wed, May 25, 2011 9:00 PM
9:00 PM Eastern (U.S.)
8:00 PM Central
7:00 PM Mountain
6:00 PM Pacific
5:00 PM GMT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited.
Register for this webinar now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/535092497

Free Webinar: Photo Detective Live!

Maureen A. Taylor, the Photo Detective, has been solving family historians’ photo mysteries for years. In celebration of National Photo Month, she offers advice for identifying family photos in a free webinar. (Bonus: The webinar includes a code you can use for 15% off Maureen's books at ShopFamilyTree.com until June 1.)

Presenter: Maureen A. Taylor, the Photo Detective
Duration: 30 minutes
Price: free!
WATCH IT NOW (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/547479713)
Download the presentation PDF

Archive available: DearMYRTLE’s FACEBOOK Workshop Webinar©

DearREADERS & LISTENERS,
If you missed yesterday's DearMYRTLE’s FACEBOOK Workshop Webinar© it is available to download from Lulu.

This is a recording of Myrt's live demo. Facebook has replaced Google as the busiest site on the web. Analysts say blogging is dead, in favor of Twitter and Facebook, at least for the younger set. Want to connect with family and friends using Facebook, but concerned about security issues? Myrt walks through Facebook settings, demonstrates FB groups and FB pages, wall postings, adding links, uploading photo and tagging them, chat, instant and private messages.

• Just want to thank you for sharing so much information. I set up a Facebook account so I could communicate with my daughters and see their pictures, etc., but have never known what to do with the people who "want to be my friend" so have ignored them.  I see now that I can use Facebook to share genealogy information with several of my "cousins" and keep them separate from my family plus ignoring people is okay.   
• Thanks for another informative webinar!
• Your relaxed presentation style makes it easy to learn. I'll sign up for the next webinar right away. 

This and previous previous DearMYRTLE webinars are found in DearMYRTLE's Store and Webinar Archive located on my blog at: http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/p/store.html 


Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.

More Free RootsMagic Webinars

It seems like the more free RootsMagic classes we do, the more requests we get for additional topics. Here are 4 new classes scheduled for the next couple of months. Each class will be limited to the first 1000 people to sign up, but if you miss out or can’t make it, don’t worry because we will record the class for you to download and watch later.

To sign up for the free classes, or to view past recorded classes, visit us at:

http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars

Here are upcoming classes for May and June:

• Creating a Website in RootsMagic
  Putting your data on your own website is a great way to share your research with family members and to make connections with unknown cousins and distant relatives. Join us for a look at how to build your family website with RootsMagic and different options for sharing it online.
  Thursday, May 19, 2011
  5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
  90 minutes
• Google Search Tips and Tricks with Lisa Louise Cooke
  Google Earth is a 360 degree, 3-dimensional way to view your ancestors world! In this webinar you will learn from Lisa Louise Cooke how to unlock mysteries in your research – from unidentified photographs, to how a location looked a hundred years ago or more. You’ll also see the potential this free program has for helping you tell your family history stories in a compelling visual way that will fascinate your family.
  Tuesday, May 24, 2011
  6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
  90 minutes
• Search Techniques in RootsMagic
  You can find a person by name in RootsMagic, but do you know how to find all females born in England between 1780 and 1820 who never married? Join us for a look at RootsMagic's powerful searching capabilities that help you find what you're looking for both in your own file and online.
  Wednesday, June 1, 2011
  2pm MST See In Your Time Zone
  90 minutes
• Pictures and Media in RootsMagic
  They say a picture's worth a thousand words but pictures of your family history are priceless! Join us for a look at how to scan and add pictures into RootsMagic of people, places, and sources to really bring your family tree to life!
  Tuesday, June 21, 2011
  5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
  90 minutes

Here are the free archived webinars already available for you to view or download:

• Getting Started with RootsMagic
• Publishing a Family History with RootsMagic
• FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic
• RootsMagic To-Go: Running RootsMagic on a Flash Drive
• Sources, Citations, and Documentation with RootsMagic
• Working with Files and Folders in RootsMagic
• Cleaning Your Family Tree in RootsMagic
• Personal Historian: Bringing Life to Your Life Stories
• Creating Custom Reports with RootsMagic
• Map and Explore Your Family Tree with Family Atlas
• Adding and Editing Information in RootsMagic
• Lists and Reports in RootsMagic
• Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About it)
• Places and Mapping in RootsMagic
• Ask the RootsMagician
• Google Search Tips and Tricks with Lisa Louise Cooke
• Creating and Printing Wallcharts with RootsMagic

Google Docs for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee

Today's webinar, Google Docs for Genealogists, presented by Thomas MacEntee, is now in our webinar archives. Webinar attendees wrote, "I didn't realize there was so much to Google" and "I had heard about Google Docs but had never realized how very powerful it is...". Thomas did a superb job teaching how the free Google Docs can aid our organization, research, and backup strategies.

View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event, the 1 hour 29 minute recording of Google Docs for Genealogists is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch.

Pre-order the webinar-on-CD
Own your own copy of Google Docs for Genealogists by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. It includes the recording of the class (1 hour 29 minutes), the complete Q/A session, and 9 pages of handouts. Click here for more information or to purchase.


Special discount coupon
The special discount coupon of googledocs that was announced during the webinar is valid for 10% off anything in our online store through Monday, May 23, 2011.

Viewers' comments

• Absolutely fantastic seminar. Always look forward to Thomas' webinars. Great topic, great seminar and I am going right now to play in Google Docs! Thank you very much!
• As always the Thomas & Geoff team gave a very informative & entertaining presentation.
• Even though I have used Google Docs for quite some time, I found some new tricks to making the experience more pleasant. Thank you!
• Excellent presentation, clearly presented in a well-thought out, step by step manner.  Very helpful.
• Great Webinar, I did not realize that Google Docs had all of those features...another tool for the toolbox!
• I didn't realize that there was so much to Google. He is a great speaker.
• I had heard about Google Docs but had never realized how VERY powerful it is.  My sister and I are researching together while living 1000 miles apart, and the information shared in this webinar is going to open a whole new world of collaboration for us!  Thank you!
• My Society is trying to decide what to do about retaining our files. Google Docs looks like it is our solution. Thanks!

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
• Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
• The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego - Wednesday, July 13, 2011
• Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
• Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford - Wednesday, August 3, 2011
• Newspapers for Genealogists with Tom Kemp - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Click here to register.

Remember: DearMYRTLE's Facebook Workshop Webinar WED

DearMYRTLE’s Facebook Workshop Webinar©

With 500 million members, Facebook has replaced Google as the busiest site on the web. Want to connect with family and friends using Facebook, but concerned about security issues? Myrt walks through Facebook settings, demonstrates FB groups and FB pages, wall postings, adding links, uploading photos, chat, instant messages and private messages.

Join Ol' Myrt for a guided tour of basic aspects of Facebook, designed for those who are are about ready to sign up, and others who'd like to review the options and see what's available. You just might discover a whole world of resources to help build your extended family communications, collaborate with other genealogists, and establish a web presence for your local society.

Wednesday

18 May 2011

2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.)

1:00 PM Central

12:00 PM Mountain

11:00 AM Pacific

7:00 PM GMT
 
Register for this webinar now:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/177531440
  Space limited to the first 100 who click to attend on the 18th.

Survey - Your Feedback On Webinars Needed

The Virtual Presentations committee of the Genealogical Speakers Guild is looking to gather information on the various webinar applications that are being used by various webinar providers. We would like information not only from those who are presenting the webinars, but those who are attending.

Are there certain applications that are easier to use? Do you have trouble connecting to a webinar from your computer? Which components of webinars do you like and which ones do you find frustrating?

You can use the embedded form below or you can click here to open the survey in a different window. Your responses are confidential and will help the genealogy community determine the best ways to deliver webinar content.

Free Webinar: How Mature Are You Genealogically?

Utah Genealogical Association
VIRTUAL CHAPTER
presents

How Mature Are You Genealogically?
by
Robert Raymond Deputy to FamilySearch CGO David Rencher

Join us and learn an easy system to rate your own genealogical skill level and identify your strengths and weaknesses. You will learn a simple framework for improvement using Genealogical Maturity Levels. After attending this presentation you will have the knowledge you need to become a better genealogist.

May 19, 2011, 7:00 pm MT @
http://ugagenealogy.na5.acrobat.com/vc_may_2011

The UGA Virtual Chapter meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month. Through May these meetings are free to both members and non-members of UGA. They include both video and audio, and can be accessed anywhere there is internet access. Please join us by visiting the URL above. Email suzannecurley@gmail.com with questions.

Free Webinar: Collaborative Genealogy on Geni.com

At 7:30 PM ET on May 17th, Geni.com will be hosting a free webinar to walk you through how easy it is to collaborate on your genealogy with both close and distant family.

If you're interested in learning more about collaborative genealogy, register for this webinar at your earliest convenience. Space is limited, so don't hesitate.

About Geni

Geni is solving the problem of genealogy by creating a single family tree of the world. Using the basic free service at Geni.com, users can build their family tree, invite relatives to join it, find relatives in other trees, and then merge trees. The largest tree on Geni contains over 50 million people. Geni’s pay services include enhanced research tools as well as keepsake products created from family tree data. Geni welcomes both casual genealogists and experts who wish to discover new relatives and stay in touch with family. Geni is privately held and based in Los Angeles, California. Its financial backers include Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures. It was founded in 2006 by serial entrepreneur David Sacks, who was the original Chief Operating Office of PayPal and also the founder of Yammer, Inc.

Google Docs for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee

Learn how to use Google Docs - a free application complete with spreadsheets, word processing and more - to your advantage while performing genealogy research. We'll cover how to create new documents, import documents from your hard drive, and how to use the basic functions of each component.

Join webinar host Geoff Rasmussen and speaker Thomas MacEntee (author of Google for Genealogists, Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, Building a Research Toolbox, and Dropbox for Genealogists) for this 90-minute free webinar, Google Docs for Genealogists.

The live webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2011, so register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free.


About the presenter
Thomas MacEntee is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, Thomas writes and lectures on the many ways in which blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. As the creator of GeneaBloggers.com he has organized and engaged a community of over 1,800 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors.

Webinar time
The webinar will be live on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at:

• 2pm Eastern (U.S.)
• 1pm Central
• 12pm Mountain
• 11am Pacific/Arizona
• 6pm GMT

Or use this Time Zone Converter.

Here's how to attend:

1. Register at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp today. It's free!
2. You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the webinar.
3. You will receive a reminder email during the week prior to the webinar.
4. Calculate your time zone by clicking here.
5. Click on the webinar link (found in confirmation and reminder emails) prior to the start of the webinar. Arrive early as the room size is limited to the first 1,000 arrivals that day.
6. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Other upcoming webinars

Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Google Docs for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. Register here.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. Register here.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo. Register here.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011. The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego. Register here.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor. Register here.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford. Register here.

View past webinars
Our webinars are available in the archives at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp for at least 10 days. Select webinars are now available to purchase on CD for $9.95 each:

• Google for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee, 1 hour 28 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Sharing Genealogy Electronically by Geoff Rasmussen, 1 hour 49 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors, by Leland Meitzler, 1 hour 21 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• MORE Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE, 1 hour 30 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, 1 hour 30 minutes, 6 pages of handouts.
• Mapping Software for Genealogists, by Geoff Rasmussen. 1 hour 4 minutes, 4 pages of handouts.
• Building a Research Toolbox, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 28 minutes, 5 pages of handouts.
• Dropbox for Genealogists, by Thomas MacEntee. 1 hour 30 minutes, 18 pages of handouts.
• Preserving Family Photographs, by Maureen Taylor. 1 hour 30 minutes.

Free webinar now online - Genealogy Charts

Janet Hovorka really exceeded my expectations in today's webinar - not that I had low expectations, but I thought I knew what there was to know about genealogy charts. She really opened the audiences' eyes to what you can do with genealogy charts. My congratulations to her for a fine webinar. And congratulations to the eight door prize winners today!

View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event, the 1 hour 26 minute recording of Further Your Research and Unify Your Family Reunion with Beautiful Genealogy Charts is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch.

Visit http://Legacy.generationmaps.com to explore all of the charting possibilities Janet talked about.

Special discount coupon
The special discount coupon of charts that was announced during the webinar is valid for anything in our online store through Monday, May 16, 2011.

Viewers' comments

• Excellent presentation! Very interesting looks for showcasing your family history! I have enjoyed every webinar I have attended so far! Very professional!
• Opened my eyes to lots of great ways to share with my family.
• I've never printed any of my charts...now when I look at them I can really see the holes! So much work to do! Thank you...I look forward to a new realm in my genealogical searching!
• Janet is a delightful person to listen to.  I had never thought about charts, but now am interested in making one/some.  I especially like the fact that you can make a working chart so you can see everyone you have and can try to fill in the blanks before ordering a really good chart that you want to frame.
• Now I really want a chart. Thanks for showing the couple bowtie!
• This webinar really got my research juices going as I want to get a chart made before our reunion in summer of 2012.
• Wonderful Webinar, Janet and Geoff. Many thanks for the precise and uplifting information and many beautiful chart examples displayed and discussed. Really enjoyed the question/answer segment too... always enlightening. It's years since I created A3 Wall Charts for family (the original of which has pride of place in my Office/Family room) so I'm inspired to get creating again!

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• Google Docs for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, May 18, 2011
• Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
• Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
• The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego - Wednesday, July 13, 2011
• Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
• Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford - Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Click here to register.

Free webinar now online - "Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Death Certificate"

This morning I received a death certificate for an ancestor and I was about ready to start adding it to Legacy when I had the idea to turn it into a "reality show" - with the death certificate as the star.

My boss called me right after today's impromptu webinar and said, "that was the best class you've ever given..." While I don't know about that, I am on cloud nine for how successful it was. I'm really excited for all of you to be able to watch it.

Just three hours before the event, I announced the impromptu mini-webinar on our Facebook page and blog, and couldn't believe that so many of you got the notice in time. The webinar turned out to be much more than a boring (I hope it wasn't boring anyways) class on typing in a death certificate. We discussed different websites, the Family History Library catalog, the source clipboard, how to analyze the evidence, and even how to organize your digital pictures - all with real documents using my personal database. It ended with a great question and answer session.

View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event, the 1 hour 23 minute recording of Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Death Certificate is now available in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. Don't worry though - it won't take you 1 hour and 23 minutes to type in a death certificate. Click here to print the death certificate so you can follow along.

The recording will be available in the webinar archives until at least May 16, 2011.

Viewers' comments
Thanks to all the live attendees for your participation. It was so fun to interact with you the way we did. And from your comments, it sounds like we should plan many more of this type of webinar:

• Enjoyed watching you work. It helped build my confidence in how I'm using Legacy, and I learned a few new tricks.
• Watching you go through the steps you use and commenting as you do each one showed me so much more than just how to add a death certificate.
• Very helpful to use real source (death certificate) and real family - and address all the problems that arise and watch the way you use Legacy and set up your files.
• Excellent-citing the sources properly is one area where I am always questioning whether I am doing it properly. There were lots of tips today that I didn't know previously, so I am excited about trying some new things.Thank you!!!
• I REALLY enjoyed this one more than almost all of the other ones.  I learned more about how to input informtion (and what all information I have not been inputting that I should have) today than I have from any other source - videos, webinars, books, etc.
• It was very good. I think the things that didn't go so smoothly made it seem a lot more realistic than if it had been canned.
• THANK YOU, I have been hesitant to use the source writer.  You explained it beautifully.  I will be able to add sources now.  This was a very informative webinar.  I hope you will do more like this!
• This was a GREAT Webinar. I have the training CD's and watch them often. However, this live presentation is the most powerful learning tool you have provided.
• This was a great webinar. I picked up a couple of tips that I didn't know. I will certainly forward the link to the recording to our local Legacy User Group as I am sure they would surely benefit for the "Reality Show".

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• Further Your Research and Unify Your Family Reunion with Beautiful Genealogy Charts with Janet Hovorka - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
• Google Docs for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, May 18, 2011
• Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
• Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
• The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego - Wednesday, July 13, 2011
• Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
• Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford - Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Click here to register.

Free webinar now online - Preserving Family Photographs

Anyone with an old photograph needs to watch Maureen Taylor's Preserving Family Photographs webinar. It is free to view in our webinar archives until May 14, 2011. Watch it and you will agree with The Wall Street Journal who called Maureen the nation's foremost historical photo detective. 

View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event, the 1 hour 29 minute recording of Preserving Family Photographs is now available in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch.

Pre-order the webinar-on-CD and Maureen's book
Own your own copy of Preserving Family Photographs by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. It includes the recording of the class (1 hour 29 minutes) and the complete Q/A session. Click here for more information or to purchase.

Maureen's book, Preserving Your Family Photographs (208 pages) is the perfect companion to the webinar CD. In it, you will learn how to:

• Identify the types of damage already done to the photos in your collection.
• Take care of all your photos going forward, so that damage is a thing of the past.
• Preserve your digital images - for you and future generations.
• Select a conservator to repair damaged photos and protect them from more deterioration.
• Select a restoration expert to restore damaged photos using airbrushing, digital manipulation, or photographic enhancements.
• Create a stunning scrapbook that will endure, using archival quality guidelines.
• Properly handle cased images such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes.
• Explore techniques to share your images.
• Take advantage of low-cost alternatives to traditional photo preservation techniques.

Purchase the book and the webinar-on-CD for just $29.95 (sold separately $34.94).

Special Discount Coupon
The special discount coupon of photos that was announced during the webinar is valid for 10% off anything in our online store through Monday, May 9, 2011.

Viewers' comments

• An excellent webinar packed with information and ideas. Maureen Taylor speaks in a clear tone and at a measured pace so that all of the information comes through very well.
• Fantastic! Now to put this welcome information into practice immediately since my project for the week has to do with my many and varied photos. I appreciated the pace of the webinar which allowed me to make notes and pay attention too.
• I absolutely enjoyed every moment of this webinar. I'm looking forward to her next webinar and I'm going to check out her askmaureentaylor.com website immediately. Thank you so much for all this information. I am a beginner and I think the webinar helped beginners as well as seasoned researchers!
• I always learn from Maureen Taylor. She truly is the best source of information on photographs.
• I have made so many mistakes in preserving our family photographs in the past. What I learned today is invaluable. Thank you Maureen for presenting this and thank you Legacy for making this webinar available.
• Several very, very good points made about handling and storing, and especially good tips about digital storage for future quality of access and printing. Many thanks!
• This was the best seminar ever. She was onspot, exactly as promised and totally on topic.

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• Further Your Research and Unify Your Family Reunion with Beautiful Genealogy Charts with Janet Hovorka - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
• Google Docs for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, May 18, 2011
• Google Forms for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee - Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
• Ready, Set, Write! Share Your Family's Story with Lisa Alzo - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
• The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships with Ugo Perego - Wednesday, July 13, 2011
• Google Images and Beyond with Maureen Taylor - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
• Organizing for Success with Karen Clifford - Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Click here to register.

Relative Roots Webinars - May Schedule

Relative Roots Webinars
www.relativeroots.net/webinars

Relative Roots is pleased to announce our webinar schedule for May:

Tuesday, May 3
Two sessions: 1pm Eastern (5pm GMT) and 8pm Eastern (12am GMT)
Genetic Genealogy for Beginners: DNA is the "Gene" in Genealogy
FREE!
What is Genetic Genealogy? What tests are available and which one should I order? How much does a Genetic Genealogy test cost? Do I need to be a geneticist to understand my results?

If you're a complete beginner to Genetic Genealogy and want the answers to these questions and more, then this webinar is for you! Attendees will learn about the history of genetic genealogy, be introduced to DNA basics and inheritance paths, learn about the different types of DNA tests available for genealogy, and learn about resources that will help you make the most of your Genetic Genealogy experience.

Tuesday, May 17
1pm Eastern (5pm GMT)
Genetic Genealogy Demystified: Reading and Understanding Your Family Tree DNA Results, Part 1: Y-DNA
You’ve taken the plunge and ordered a genetic genealogy DNA test from Family Tree DNA, but now that you have your results, you don’t understand them? Join us for an information-packed webinar focusing on how to read and understand your Y-DNA results.

Thursday, May 19
1pm Eastern (5pm GMT)
Starting and Managing a Family Tree DNA Project
Family Tree DNA has over 6,000 surname, geographical, heritage and haplogroup projects. All of these projects are run by volunteers who have a passion for genetic genealogy. Join us to learn about starting and managing a Family Tree DNA Project. We'll go over the Group Administrator Page (GAP), tools that are available for project administrators, and issues such as member recruitment.

Tuesday, May 24
1pm Eastern (5pm GMT)
Genetic Genealogy Demystified: Reading and Understanding Your Family Tree DNA Results, Part 2: mtDNA
You’ve taken the plunge and ordered a genetic genealogy DNA test from Family Tree DNA, but now that you have your results, you don’t understand them? Join us for an information-packed webinar focusing on how to read and understand your mtDNA results.

Tuesday, May 31
1pm Eastern (5pm GMT)
Genetic Genealogy Demystified: Reading and Understanding Your Family Tree DNA Results, Part 3: Family Finder
You’ve taken the plunge and ordered a genetic genealogy DNA test from Family Tree DNA, but now that you have your results, you don’t understand them? Join us for an information-packed webinar focusing on how to read and understand your Family Finder results.

ON-DEMAND NOW AVAILABLE!
Starting this month, recordings of Relative Roots webinars will now be available for viewing on-demand. Recordings will be available within 24 hours after each live webinar. There are two ways to access a recording: 1) sign up for the live webinar, then within 24 hours after the webinar ends, you will receive an email containing the link to the recording; or 2) visit the Relative Roots website the day after the live webinar and you'll be able to sign up for the recording there.

REGISTRATION
To register for any of these webinars, please visit Relative Roots at:
http://www.relativeroots.net/webinars/

COST
Genetic Genealogy for Beginners - FREE
All others - $10 each

DISCOUNT!
Purchase all 3 "Genetic Genealogy Demystified" webinars for only $25 (normally $30) when ordered in the same shopping cart by Tuesday, May 17. Price will automatically be adjusted once all 3 webinars are in the shopping cart.


SPECIAL OFFER FROM FAMILY TREE DNA
Attendees of Relative Roots' genetic genealogy webinars receive exclusive discounts on select tests from Family Tree DNA!

For further details about Relative Roots webinars, to register, and to subscribe to our email list, please visit Relative Roots at:

http://www.relativeroots.net/webinars/


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DearMYRTLE’s Facebook Workshop Webinar©

 DearMYRTLE's Facebook Workshop Webinar

Facebook has replaced Google as the busiest site on the web. Analysts say blogging is dead, in favor of Twitter and Facebook, at least for the younger set. Want to connect with family and friends using Facebook, but concerned about security issues? Myrt walks through Facebook settings, demonstrates FB groups and FB pages, wall postings, adding links, uploading photos, chat, instant messages and private messages.

18 May 2011

2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.)

1:00 PM Central

12:00 PM Mountain

11:00 AM Pacific

7:00 PM GMT

This workshop is free, but attendance is limited to the first 100 attendees who log in on the 18th.

Register now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/177531440