Saturday, January 31, 2015

DearMYRTLE's Hangouts on Air 2-7 Feb 2015

Looks like Ol' Myrt will be one busy gal this coming week! Luckily she's got +Cousin Russ to help her with these Hangouts on Air. You may VIEW and COMMENT on all events here: http://bit.ly/MyrtsNext


Mondays with Myrt - 2 Feb 2015 beginning at Noon Eastern US (New York) time. What's trending in the world of genealogy.



Beginning Genealogy Study Group - Wednesday, 4 Feb 2015 beginning at Noon Eastern US (New York) time. It's not to late. You can catch the earlier sessions with all comments and links discussed by going to http://bit.ly/MyrtsPrevious.






WACKY Wednesday - WHICH Courthouse? - Wednesday, 4 Feb 2015 beginning at 9pm Eastern US (New York) time. A follow-on to last week's Genealogy and the Law discussion.

DearMYRTLE's GenLaw Study Group - Friday, 6 Feb 2015 beginning at Noon Eastern (New York) time. You can catch the earlier sessions with all comments and links discussed by going to http://bit.ly/MyrtsPrevious.


Genealogy Game Night - Saturday, 7 Feb 2015 beginning at 9pm Eastern (New York) time. This is our relaxed, get to know how to use hangouts playground where we play Russ' concoction Who's In My Line? Come on over to spotlight an ancestor by trying to stump the panel about his/her occupation, history, place of residence or some other distinguishing facet of life. The ancestor doesn't need to be famous. It's fun to think of our ancestors in a different light. It's not just about his name or birth date.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?
DearMYRTLE uses the Google+ Hangouts on Air webinar platform that provides for 10 video panelists, and a community of VIEWers who may COMMENT without having to appear on the panel. So yes, you need speakers so you can hear what's being said, just like any other online streaming event. You don't need the webcam or headset microphone unless you wish to appear on the panel.

If you miss the live session, you can always VIEW and COMMENT the archived video after over in DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+ located here: http:/bit.ly/MyrtsPrevious.

NOTE: Google+ requires the activation of a free Google+ Account. By clicking on either of DearMYRTLE's links, http://bit.ly/MyrtsNext or  http:/bit.ly/MyrtsPrevious you'll be taken directly to DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+. If you don't have a Google+ Account, you'll be prompted to activate one, and then it's a matter of requesting to join DearMYRTLE's Community. 

+Cousin Russ and DearMYRTLE look forward to seeing and hearing from you this week!




Friday, January 30, 2015

Flash Webinar! Register for "Googling with Geoff" - live on Saturday, January 31

Join FamilyTreeWebinars.com's host and Legacy Family Tree developer, Geoff Rasmussen, as he presents "Googling with Geoff" to a live audience as part of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society seminar in Whittier, California on Saturday, January 31 at 1:45pm Eastern U.S. time. Geoff will teach about a variety of tools including:
  • Google's Picasa, facial recognition, and syncing with the cloud
  • Using an email that will last
  • Google Alerts
  • Customized Google Searches
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Earth
While waiting for my airplane en route to Los Angeles this morning, I had the idea to share one of the classes I will teach tomorrow (Saturday) with the rest of the world. Fun for the live seminar audience - they'll get to see the behind-the-scenes of hosting a live webinar. Fun for the webinar audience - they'll get to join one of the classes of the annual Whittier Area Genealogical Society seminar from the comfort of their home. Let's just hope the Internet and microphones are working...we'll see...
Join us for the live webinar Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015

ARCHIVED: DearMYRTLE's Beginning Genealogy - 28 January 2015




DearREADERS,
Folks have been asking "Is it too late to join this study group?" Thanks to technology it's never too late.

ITEM #1

Here's the the link to the 28 Jan 2015 Beginning Genealogy Study Group session archived video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtmUnabJXFI




ITEM #2
Here's the link to all past 2015 Beginning Genealogy Study Group sessions in a YouTube Playlist, starting with the first session. All can be played automatically, so you can do a little filing while you watch. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR41jOFxoDYwieYsYh0z1x05R_uyAdRhf

CAVEAT
Now, as for catching any of DearMYRTLE's Hangouts on Air, like the 28 Jan session, you could watch it on this blog post, but it would be better to go to DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+, where members may VIEW and COMMENT before, during and after the study group broadcast by going to http://bit.ly/MyrtsPrevious. All previous Study Group sessions are found there as well.

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

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Getting Started in Scrapbooking - free webinar by Susan and Debbie Budge now online for limited time

The recording of today's webinar, "Getting Started in Scrapbooking" by the Susan and Debbie Budge is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
  • Excellent ideas. I'm excited again about scrapbooking, especially in conjunction with my familly history. I just have to find some more hours in my day!
  • Excellent I enjoyed their sweet easy way of talking and showing us the concepts of their Play to Create way of doing scrapbooking.
  • I've been a scrapbooker for years and loved this presentation and YES, it does fit right in with genealogy. The special pages are the ones where spouse and kids help with journaling!!! 
View the Recording at FamilyTreeWebinars.com
If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 39 minute recording of "Getting Started in Scrapbooking" PLUS the bonusafter-webinar party is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. Or watch it at your convenience with an annual or monthly webinar membership.
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Register for our upcoming webinars (free)
  • One-Place Studies - Tracing the History of a Community by Kirsty Gray. February 4.
  • Step-by-Step - Finding Confederate Soldiers and Their Records by Mark Lowe. February 6.
  • Zigzagging through German Church Records by Jim Beidler. February 11.
  • Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors by Jan Gow. February 18.
  • Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom by Angela Walton-Raji. February 20.
  • Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye - 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives by Lisa Louise Cooke. February 25.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. March 4.
  • Technology and Techniques for Differentiating Two People with the Same Name by Geoff Rasmussen. March 6.
  • Crafting Ancestor Profiles from Start to Finish by Lisa Alzo. March 11.
  • Irish Genealogical Records in the 17th-19th Centuries by Judy Wight. March 18.
  • Where Does It Say That? Learning to Love Indirect Evidence by Chris Staats. March 25.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 1 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. April 1.
  • American Revolution Genealogy by Beth Foulk. April 8.
  • Hookers, Crooks, and Kooks - Aunt Merle Didn't Run a Boarding House by Jana Sloan Broglin. April 10.
  • Ten Genealogical Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by Warren Bittner. April 15.
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E! by Judy Russell. April 22.
  • United States Colored Troops Civil War Widows' Pension Applications: Tell the Story by Bernice Alexander Bennett. April 24.
  • Using Legacy with Specialized Studies - Legacy is for more than your family history by Tessa Keough. April 29.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 2 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. May 6.
  • After You're Gone - Future-Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee (bonus webinar for annual/monthly webinar subscribers only). May 8.
  • GenealogyBank - The Power of Finding Our Ancestor's Stories by Tom Kemp. May 13.
  • Martha Benshura - Enemy Alien by Judy Russell. May 20.
  • Migration Patterns East of the Mississippi Prior to 1860 by Mary Hill. May 27.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 3 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. June 3.
  • Tips for Planning a Successful Seminar by Jana Sloan Broglin. June 10.
  • 10 Tips for Using Legacy with Specialized Studies by Tessa Keough. June 12.
  • The Secret Lives of Women - Researching Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind by Gena Philibert-Ortega. July 1.
  • Pinning Your Family History by Thomas MacEntee. July 8.
  • Making a Federal Case Out of It by Judy Russell (bonus webinar for annual/monthly webinar subscribers only). July 10.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. July 15.
  • Have Swedish Roots and Don't Know How to Get Started? by Kathy Meade. July 22.
  • Storyboard Your Family History by Lisa Alzo. July 29.
  • Mending Broken Ties: Reconstructing Family Trees Sawed by Slavery by Melvin J. Collier. July 31.
  • What's in a Name? Trouble! by Ron Arons. August 5.
  • Power Platting - Technology Tools to Create Pictures from Property Descriptions by Chris Staats. August 12.
  • Discovering Your Kentucky Ancestors by Mark Lowe. August 19.
  • Digital Family Reunions by Devin Ashby. August 21.
  • German Names and Naming Patterns by Jim Beidler. August 26.
  • Break Down Brick Walls in Eastern European Research - Tips, Tools and Tricks by Lisa Alzo. September 2.
  • Research Your Swedish Ancestors in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Online by Kathy Meade. September 9.
  • Genealogy Serendipity - Listening For Our Ancestors by Geoff Rasmussen. September 11.
  • Researching Your Dutch Ancestors by Yvette Hoitink. September 16.
  • Researching Your Ancestors in England and Wales by Kirsty Gray. September 23.
  • Maps Tell Some of the Story for the African-Ancestored Genealogist by Angela Walton-Raji. September 25.
  • Using Periodicals to Find Your Ancestors by Gena Philibert-Ortega. September 30.
  • Wearables and Genealogy - Wacky and Wild or Worth the Wait by Thomas MacEntee. October 7.
  • Colonial Immigration - The English Pioneers of Early America by Beth Foulk. October 14.
  • Billions of Records, Billions of Stories by Devin Ashby. October 16.
  • What Happened to the State of Frankland - Using Tennessee's Pre-Statehood Records by Mark Lowe. October 21.
  • Complex Evidence - What is It? How Does it Work? And Why Does it Matter? by Warren Bittner. October 28.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. November 4.
  • Organizing Your Genetic Genealogy by Diahan Southard. November 11.
  • Bringing it All Together and Leaving a Permanent Record by Tom Kemp. November 13.
  • Mapping Madness by Ron Arons. November 18.
  • Stories in Stone - Cemetery Research by Gail Blankenau. December 2.
  • Thinking about Becoming an Accredited Genealogist? by Apryl Cox and Kelly Summers. December 9.
  • Pointing Fingers at Ancestors' Siblings - Breaking Down Brick Walls with Collateral Research by Marian Pierre-Louis. December 16.
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Careers in Genealogy: Personal Historian

A Free Webinar from APG


Presenter: Linda Coffin

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015

Cost: Free! 

Webinar Description:  Genealogy and Personal History are two sides of the same coin, one focused on gathering detailed and precise information about a family, the other focused on telling family stories in a way that will captivate relatives and descendants. Each side of this coin is less effective without the other. This webinar will provide genealogists with an insider’s view of what it is like to do personal history work. We will talk about the different types of personal history projects, the skills necessary to capture family stories, and the ways in which story-telling work can be included as a service provided by a genealogy business.

About the Presenter: Linda Coffin is the Executive Director of the Association of Personal Historians. She has been a passionate genealogy researcher for more than 30 years, but also believes very strongly in the power of a well-told story. In 2004, she founded HistoryCrafters, a personal history business that has published nearly 40 individual memoirs, family histories, and community and corporate histories – all of which tell good stories backed by solid historical research.

REGISTER NOW: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/552011353

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This free webinar is sponsored by the Association of Professional Genealogists and is part of the ongoing APG Professional Development webinar series. We look forward to having you join us!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

February 2015 Webinar – Basic Scandinavian Research

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Looking for ancestors in Denmark, Norway and Sweden? Then join us on February 3, when Diana Smith will share her secrets in her presentation Basic Scandinavian Research.

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2014, 8:00 pm Central

Description: Researching the Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) is very different from researching in the US. Learn about the patronymics, language, and more.

  • Overview of the influence of history and geography
  • Patronymics
  • Alphabets of each language - extra letters and search techniques
  • Use of dates and calendar basics
  • Hints for keeping track and searching efficiently
  • Resources for each country

Presenter: Diana Smith

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Diana Crisman Smith is Treasurer of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE), Treasurer, Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), Treasurer, Florida State Genealogical Society, and Past District Director of APG. She served more than 20 years as a lay librarian at Westlake (OH) Family History Center, and has written for numerous genealogical publications. She also author of “Chapter 4: Scandinavia” in The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe (2013). She has enjoyed speaking at conferences around the country (and at sea) more than twenty years and looks forward to expanding her genealogical endeavors after concluding a career in software consulting.

Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6829079176792483329

Recording and Handout Available to ISGS Members: For ISGS members who cannot attend the live webinar on February 3, a recording of the webinar, along with the handout, will be made available in the Members Section of the ISGS website at http://ilgensoc.org/members.php.  If you're not already a member of ISGS, visit Join ISGS! at http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=8 for more information.

Spread the Word: Forward this email onto your friends and colleagues, post the information to social media sites and/or your blog/website, or print out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand out at your local society meetings. The flyer can be accessed at http://bit.ly/isgs2015webinarbrochure.

Make a Contribution: Support the ISGS Webinar program by making a financial contribution, which will help ISGS expand its educational offerings in a virtual manner. To learn why we need your help, or to make a contribution, please visit http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=345.

Please direct any questions to the ISGS Education Committee at isgseducation@ilgensoc.org.


The 2015 ISGS Webinar Series is Sponsored by FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org).

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Register for Webinar Wednesday - Getting Started in Scrapbooking by Susan and Debbie Budge

Learn how to scrap your past and present quickly and easily. Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to preserve your heritage and those precious family memories, and in this Introduction to Scrapbooking webinar, we will show you how to use designer templates from Kiwi Lane Designs to create beautiful layouts that your whole family will love to look at!
Join us for the live webinar Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
Pre-webinar interview with Susan:
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About the presenter
Susan-100Susan Budge is a wife and a mother of five children — four girls and one boy. She is passionate about family, photos and creativity, all of which come together in her love of scrapbooking. She is currently the CEO of Kiwi Lane Designs, a scrapbooking and card-making company.
Debbie-100Debbie Budge is a recent widow and the mother of 8 children. She has had a burning interest in researching her family history since the age of 17 and has been able to trace some of her family lines back to the early years of our country and across the sea to Germany and England. She currently is a co-owner of Kiwi Lane Designs, along with Susan Budge and her daughter, Shiloh Jorgensen. Debbie believes scrapbooking is a natural extension of family history as it both documents the lives of family members, both past and present, and brings their stories to life.
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Got Nebraska Ancestors? There's a new webinar (and book) for that!

Legacy Family Tree Webinar Subscribers - check out our very first recorded addition to the webinar library. This was not a live broadcast but content specifically recorded to help you with your research. If you have Nebraska ancestors, presenter Ruby Coleman, President of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society, will set you on the right track to finding them. Be sure to download her accompanying syllabus as well.
You will learn about:
  • The early history, settlements and geography of Nebraska, all influential in your research
  • The land laws and records as well as promotional railroad land
  • Other types of records available in any of the 93 counties of Nebraska
  • The time periods and types of records available in the state.
Click here to watch the 41 minute recording of "Nebraska, A Genealogy Journey" and download/print the 4 pages of supplemental syllabus materials or click here to subscribe.
NebookNew Book! Genealogical Research in Nebraska by Ruby Coleman
Ruby's new book - all 536 pages - is the perfect companion to her webinar recording. It contains historical and geographical information, plus information for each county in the state. There are hundreds of URLs that will link to web pages that are a must when doing genealogical research. Some of the topics ... Trails, Road and Forts; Ethnic Groups; Land Laws and Records; Institutional Records in Nebraska and Farming and Ranching Records.
Regular price - 24.95
Webinar subscribers price - 23.70

Add these online classes to your schedule this week

Savvy online genealogists look to the GeneaWebinars.com Calendar for up-to-the-minute info about virtual (online) classes. Most are free, first come -first served. Most are archived, though you may need to join the host site or society to access the archived sessions.

Did you know?
You can add the calendar to your list of Google Calendars by clicking the +Google Calendar button in the lower right hand corner of this calendar.


Then the next time you visit your Google Calendar, you will see the GeneaWebinars calendar added as shown below:





Thanks to the centralized calendar at GeneaWebinars.com, genealogists interested in learning more about our craft may register for these online seminars coming up this week. Be sure to verify the time in your neck of the woods. If you need a time zone converter see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

This centralized calendar provides information about how to attend genealogy-related online meetings, classes, hangouts, seminars and webinars, where there is a visual slide share and/or website or software demo for attendees to view.

Hosts may use a variety of platforms including Adobe Connect, AnyMeeting, Captera, Google Hangouts on Air, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, Live Meeting, Skype, Web-Ex, and Wiggio, to name a few.

There are currently over 40 hosts with posting access to this calendar and blog, and over 200 hours of scheduled instruction for genealogists wishing to hone their research skills during the coming year. 


AMAZING!








Mondays with Myrt - 26 Jan 2015


Join your friend in genealogy, DearMYRTLE for Mondays with Myrt. It's a 90-minute Hangout on Air with a panel of ten discussing what's trending in the world of #Genealogy. Practical, down-to-earth advice for family historians. Cousin Russ will be on hand to weave your comments into the conversation.

WHERE
http://bit.ly/MyrtsNext 


WHEN
Noon Eastern US (New York) 
11am Central US (Chicago) 
10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City) 
9am Pacific US (Los Angeles) 

If you need a time zone converter, here's one DearMYRTLE recommends:
http://www.time
anddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

DearMYRTLE's WACKY Wednesday: Maps

 
 
 
 
That is where all may VIEW and COMMENT before, during and after today's WACKY Wednesday: Maps video Hangout on Air. Come on over to see which of DearMYRTLE's very distant cousins will visit to explore this topic in depth.

WHEN:
Wednesday, 21 Jan 2015
 
9pm Eastern (New York)
8pm Central (Chicago)
7pm Mountain (Denver, Salt Lake City)
6pm Pacific (Los Angeles)
UTC-7 hours

If you need a time zone converter, this is the one Ol' Myrt uses:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

WSGS February webinar--Researching Female Lines

Grandmothers, Mothers & Daughters: Researching Your Female Lines
Lisa A. Alzo
  • Presenter: Lisa Alzo
  • Date:  Tuesday, February 17, 2015
  • Time:  7:00 PM CST
  • Webinar Description:  Most historical records have been created for and/or about men, making it more challenging to research and write about female ancestors.  This session will demonstrate effective ways to discover the females in your family tree.  Learn about the key sources for determining maiden names, how to overcome the most common obstacles for researching female lines, and the best methods for documenting and sharing “her” story. A sample case study will be provided.
  • Register at:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1278799456540043778
After registering, you will receive an email with information and a link to join us the night of the webinar and handout information.  Please remember that this is a first come first served webinar.  Registering does not hold a spot for you.  Those that log in first will be admitted to the webinar. 
 Live webinars are free to all.  Archived webinars are available in our members only section.

My Genealogy DO-Over - A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes - free webinar by Thomas MacEntee now online for limited time

Another webinar for the ages by Thomas MacEntee today! The recording of today's webinar, "My Genealogy DO-Over - A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes" by the great Thomas MacEntee, is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
  • Wonderful! I really enjoy hearing Thomas speak. I'm so glad he admits his past bad habits. I think pretty much every genealogist started out doing things wrong. And now he's leading us to do it right.
  • Thomas laid out a clear roadmap for how to do a reset and restart your genealogy to exploit everything you've learned about capturing accurate information and citing sources -- "if only I knew then what I know now."  In addition to the roadmap, he has so many useful tools, including his facebook group specifically for a do-over. Even if you don't want to do a complete reset, there are so many ideas and tools in this webinar, you will find something that will recharge your research.
  • Legacy gives the BEST webinars ever. And today's was one of the best of the best.
View the Recording at FamilyTreeWebinars.com
If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 44 minute recording of "Expanding Your Research from a Single Fact" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. Or watch it at your convenience with an annual or monthly webinar membership.
Coupon code
Use webinar coupon code - doover15 - for 10% off anything at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com or www.LegacyFamilyTreeStore.com, valid through Monday, January 19, 2015.
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Register for our upcoming webinars (free)
  • Getting Started in Scrapbooking by Susan Budge. January 28.
  • One-Place Studies - Tracing the History of a Community by Kirsty Gray. February 4.
  • Step-by-Step - Finding Confederate Soldiers and Their Records by Mark Lowe. February 6.
  • Zigzagging through German Church Records by Jim Beidler. February 11.
  • Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors by Jan Gow. February 18.
  • Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom by Angela Walton-Raji. February 20.
  • Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye - 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives by Lisa Louise Cooke. February 25.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. March 4.
  • Technology and Techniques for Differentiating Two People with the Same Name by Geoff Rasmussen. March 6.
  • Crafting Ancestor Profiles from Start to Finish by Lisa Alzo. March 11.
  • Irish Genealogical Records in the 17th-19th Centuries by Judy Wight. March 18.
  • Where Does It Say That? Learning to Love Indirect Evidence by Chris Staats. March 25.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 1 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. April 1.
  • American Revolution Genealogy by Beth Foulk. April 8.
  • Hookers, Crooks, and Kooks - Aunt Merle Didn't Run a Boarding House by Jana Sloan Broglin. April 10.
  • Ten Genealogical Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by Warren Bittner. April 15.
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E! by Judy Russell. April 22.
  • United States Colored Troops Civil War Widows' Pension Applications: Tell the Story by Bernice Alexander Bennett. April 24.
  • Using Legacy with Specialized Studies - Legacy is for more than your family history by Tessa Keough. April 29.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 2 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. May 6.
  • After You're Gone - Future-Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee (bonus webinar for annual/monthly webinar subscribers only). May 8.
  • GenealogyBank - The Power of Finding Our Ancestor's Stories by Tom Kemp. May 13.
  • Martha Benshura - Enemy Alien by Judy Russell. May 20.
  • Migration Patterns East of the Mississippi Prior to 1860 by Mary Hill. May 27.
  • Genealogy 101, a 3-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy - Part 3 by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. June 3.
  • Tips for Planning a Successful Seminar by Jana Sloan Broglin. June 10.
  • 10 Tips for Using Legacy with Specialized Studies by Tessa Keough. June 12.
  • The Secret Lives of Women - Researching Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind by Gena Philibert-Ortega. July 1.
  • Pinning Your Family History by Thomas MacEntee. July 8.
  • Making a Federal Case Out of It by Judy Russell (bonus webinar for annual/monthly webinar subscribers only). July 10.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. July 15.
  • Have Swedish Roots and Don't Know How to Get Started? by Kathy Meade. July 22.
  • Storyboard Your Family History by Lisa Alzo. July 29.
  • Mending Broken Ties: Reconstructing Family Trees Sawed by Slavery by Melvin J. Collier. July 31.
  • What's in a Name? Trouble! by Ron Arons. August 5.
  • Power Platting - Technology Tools to Create Pictures from Property Descriptions by Chris Staats. August 12.
  • Discovering Your Kentucky Ancestors by Mark Lowe. August 19.
  • Digital Family Reunions by Devin Ashby. August 21.
  • German Names and Naming Patterns by Jim Beidler. August 26.
  • Break Down Brick Walls in Eastern European Research - Tips, Tools and Tricks by Lisa Alzo. September 2.
  • Research Your Swedish Ancestors in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Online by Kathy Meade. September 9.
  • Genealogy Serendipity - Listening For Our Ancestors by Geoff Rasmussen. September 11.
  • Researching Your Dutch Ancestors by Yvette Hoitink. September 16.
  • Researching Your Ancestors in England and Wales by Kirsty Gray. September 23.
  • Maps Tell Some of the Story for the African-Ancestored Genealogist by Angela Walton-Raji. September 25.
  • Using Periodicals to Find Your Ancestors by Gena Philibert-Ortega. September 30.
  • Wearables and Genealogy - Wacky and Wild or Worth the Wait by Thomas MacEntee. October 7.
  • Colonial Immigration - The English Pioneers of Early America by Beth Foulk. October 14.
  • Billions of Records, Billions of Stories by Devin Ashby. October 16.
  • What Happened to the State of Frankland - Using Tennessee's Pre-Statehood Records by Mark Lowe. October 21.
  • Complex Evidence - What is It? How Does it Work? And Why Does it Matter? by Warren Bittner. October 28.
  • Researching with Karen! by Karen Clifford. November 4.
  • Organizing Your Genetic Genealogy by Diahan Southard. November 11.
  • Bringing it All Together and Leaving a Permanent Record by Tom Kemp. November 13.
  • Mapping Madness by Ron Arons. November 18.
  • Stories in Stone - Cemetery Research by Gail Blankenau. December 2.
  • Thinking about Becoming an Accredited Genealogist? by Apryl Cox and Kelly Summers. December 9.
  • Pointing Fingers at Ancestors' Siblings - Breaking Down Brick Walls with Collateral Research by Marian Pierre-Louis. December 16.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Register for Webinar Wednesday - My Genealogy DO-Over - A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes by Thomas MacEntee

It isn’t often that we get a “do-over” when it comes to stuff that matters in life. When you first got started researching your family history, did you do some things that now are just plain “embarrassing” such as name collecting, not citing sources and more? Well now there’s hope since genealogists from beginner to advanced are employing new research methodologies and documentation practices. In this webinar, follow genealogist Thomas MacEntee as he basically starts his genealogy research from scratch but includes sound research practices and methodologies as well as new templates, tools and the latest technology to create a better body of family history research.
Join us for the live webinar Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
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About the presenter
Presenter-9590What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional who’s also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more. Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.” Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration. Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success.
Click here to view Thomas' webinars in the archives.
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The webinar will be live on Wednesday, January 21, 2014 at:
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