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Jake Gehring was one of the speakers in the afternoon at the BYU Family History Tech Conference. He works for FamilySearch. I know Jake very well, having worked with him at Heritage Quest for a while, and consider him a Continue reading Jake Gerhing’s lecture on The Future of Family History Technology
Last week, I, and others blogged about the proposed elemination of the genealogy department of the Indiana State Library. Since about that time, folks have created quite an uproar. The following is just a teaser from a good article by Continue reading More on the Indiana State Library “#Genealogy” Cut
Gordon Clarke is the FamilySearch Certification Manager. Gordon spoke at the BYU Family History Tech Conference this morning. He started right off with one of cool ads that Mac used to run before they won the Mac OS VS Windows Continue reading Gordon Clarke’s Presentation on New Apps, New Gallery, New Future
Newspaper genealogy columns have been around for years, but most haven’t had the longevity of Joan Griffis’ Illinois Ancestors column. She’s been writing the column for the News-Gazette of Champaign, Illinois. She says “Time flies when you’re having fun.” You Continue reading Joan Griffis’ Illinois Ancestors Column is 18 Years Old
A week chock full of genealogy classes got its start this morning with a class given by Joseph Shumway at the BYU Family History Tech Conference. Joseph works for ProGenealogists, an Ancestry.com company. The title of his talk was “Life Continue reading The 21st-Century Genealogist
My friend, Megan Smolenyak, recently wrote an article published in Irish America Magazine, and picked up at Irish Central.com. She’s done a lot of research on his family, and in the article, she digs into it. The following teaser is Continue reading Stephen Colbert’s Irish Ancestry
The “official” RootsTech 2015 Live Streaming Schedule has now been posted. According to the website, “Several sessions at RootsTech including the general keynote sessions on Thursday, and Saturday will be streamed live on the home page of RootsTech.org. After the Continue reading The Official RootsTech 2015 Live Streaming Schedule Has Now Posted
Kurt Witcher gave a fascinating lecture entitled “The Future of Family History – What do we really want?” Following are my notes: Curt says he likes to look down the path of what’s needed and upcoming for genealogists. He thinks Continue reading Notes on Curt Witcher’s Lecture at the BYU Family History Tech Workshop #Genealogy
The Lightening Talks just finished here at the BYU Family History Technology Workshop. Presenters had about two minutes to tell us what they were working on in the tech field. Wow! What a fascinating session. Following are the sessions given, Continue reading The Lightening Talks of the BYU Family History Technology Workshop #Genealogy
The following teaser is from an article posted in the January 30, 2015 edition of wdde.org/ RICHMOND HILL, Ga. – The man at the center of a mystery that’s lasted more than a decade may not want to find answers. Continue reading The Strange Case of the Man Without an Identity
I am now in the Salt Lake City area, awaiting a week of conferences, starting Tuesday morning. RootsTech 2015 itself runs from Thursday Through Saturday. There are 20 of the sessions advertised as being available for live streaming from RootsTech.org. Continue reading Live Streaming Sessions Available From RootsTech 2015
To celebrate the publication of the 50th volume of the German Map Guide Series, Family Roots Publishing Co. is again offering all individual soft cover books, Volumes 1 through 48 at 25% off! That makes them just $26.21 per book Continue reading To Celebrate the Publication of Vol. 50 of the German Map Guides, Vol 1-48 are on sale for 25% Off!
The following is from FGS. Note that registration opens on Wednesday! The second New York State Family History Conference will take place in Syracuse, NY, September 17–19, 2015 and bring together hundreds of researchers from across the country who want Continue reading Registration Launch on Wed., 11 Feb 2015, for the FGS 2015 Regional Conf. in Syracuse, NY
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Pomerania II, Regierungsbezirk Stettin and Regierungsbezirk Stralsund, by Kevan Hansen, was printed last week and is now at the bindery. FRPC will be shipping the soft-back editions on Continue reading German Map Guide – Pomerania II, RB Stettin & Stralsund, Shipping This Week
The following excerpt is from the February 8, 2015 edition of the Chicago Tribune: For years, Ted Wachholz had all the evidence he needed to believe that film footage of the 1915 SS Eastland disaster on the Chicago River existed, Continue reading 1915 SS Eastland Disaster Film Footage Surfaces