The following news release was received from my my friends, Elizabeth Lapointe and Louise St. Denis:
(Toronto: August 16, 2010) The National Institute for Genealogical Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and Louise St. Denis, Managing Director of the Institute, will be at the FGS Conference.
Louise will be there on Thursday, August 19th [...]
Did you know that you could get a subscription to the Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum as an online publication? Starting with the Summer, 2009 issue, the FORUM switched from a paper publication to an online publication.
In 2010, the FORUM enters its 22nd year of showcasing the best in sources and methodology. Delivered quarterly via [...]
The following news release was received from Pharos:
19 January 2010 – For Immediate Release
Get the children involved!
Pharos provides unique help for family historians with innovatory new courses
Hannah Baker, B.A. (Hons) History, PGCE, has joined the Pharos teaching team. With many years of teaching experience and a degree in Medieval History, Hannah brings a [...]
To following press release was received from my friend, Michael John Neill:
Until 11:59 P.M. on Monday, 30 November 2009, Casefile Clues will be offering special annual subscription price of $12. Casefile Clues is Michael John Neill’s weekly genealogy methodology newsletter delivered weekly as a PDF file. Every week contains an analysis of a [...]
My friend, Michael John Neill, who began writing on genealogy when he was just a child* (grin), has moved his Case File Clues column to his own website, where it is now available for an annual subscription of only $15. Over the last ten years, he has written regular columns, averaging about 1500 [...]
Are you interested in Irish genealogy? If so, then you should know about Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette. The Gazette is published by The Genealogical Society of Ireland, a membership society based in County Dublin, Ireland. The back issues of The Genealogical Gazette are available for FREE pdf download at: http://www.familyhistory.ie/backcopies.htm They date from October, [...]
I finally got a few moments to read my May/June issue of Digital Genealogist - the online magazine published by my friend, Liz Kerstens. I don’t typically write about magazines on this blog, as I’ve been so close to the subject for all these years, but this issue of Digital Genealogist was so [...]
Millennia Software has posted two of the four classes that Geoff Rasmussen gave three weeks ago for the Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society’s “Genealogy Technology with Legacy’s Geoff Rasmussen seminar.” Following are descriptions of the two classes:
Legacy Family Tree - an Overview (54 minutes) is intended for those who are new to Legacy [...]
For those interested in British research, a FREE eBook titled “At Home With Your Ancestors” is now available at the howto.co.uk website. The book is written by Diane Marelli, and details online genealogy research from a British point-of-view. Although the book seems to be dated about April of 2006, most of the [...]
May 6th, 2009: Registration for free training webinars is now open to all family history consultants and directors. These webinars are meant to help family history centers thrive as consultants learn about the new technologies and resources available to them. There will be a new calendar of webinars available at the beginning of [...]
The following news release was received from Helen Osborn at Pharos.
There is no sign of the credit crunch at specialist online tutors, Pharos. Demand from students who have enjoyed Pharos online genealogy courses and want more, mean that four new teachers have been recruited to bring new subjects to Pharos:
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The following news release was written by The Society of Genealogists staff:
The Society of Genealogists and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd are pleased to announce a new joint online course called I’m Stuck! How can the Society of Genealogists Help Me? starting 28th May 2009 and repeated from 2nd July 2009.
In this [...]
All right… I know that we’ve gotten used to squinting at the tiny image when watching YouTube and Roots Television. But last night My friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak emailed, inviting me to go take a look at the new full-screen capability of RootsTelevision.com. This is really cool. I enjoy watching Roots Television on my laptop [...]
Randy Seaver announced this morning that Robert Dunford’s How to Use Technology to Strengthen Family Ties, is available online as a free downloadable PDF file.
According to Randy’s review, Dunford’s eBook covers:
Blogs
CDs/DVDs of family memories
Email newsletters
DVD slideshows with music
On-demand book printing
Online meeting services
Private websites
Videos
Online family meetings
Family organizations
Check out Randy’s blog for more information.
The following press-release was received from Cliff Kemball this morning:
The Guild of One-Name Studies and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd are pleased to announce a brand new five week introductory course on One-Name Studies, starting 27th April 2009. This is the first course of its kind, either online or in the classroom. The new [...]
