RootsTech Live Stream Schedule

Last night, TCGS Members attending our general meeting saw an overview of the very successful RootsTech 2012 Conference. It was mentioned that the now-videotaped sessions are running at the rootstech.org site but no schedule had been posted.

Dick Eastman posted a list of the sessions that were available through Live Stream. This list should help with finding the session you want to listen to.

The link will take you to the EOGN blog where Dick posted a list of each day's sessions and the times they would occur. Do not worry about the exact times, but calculate the length of each presentation to approximate where you might find them in the now-playing live stream repeats.

Here's your link: http://tinyurl.com/89d64v5

At RootsTech!

TCGS Members, Are you following RootsTech?

Classes are available to follow by going to RootsTech.org. The directions are pretty straight-forward.  The live streaming seems to be playing over and over, so you won’t miss them even if you are not home at the exact same time they are being presented.

Please leave your comments on this blog or Facebook so I can incorporate them in my presentation.

Thanks for your help and hope you enjoy the conference as much as we are.

Richland FHC Director, Richard Allen, Doesn’t Disappoint!

As always, we are offered treats when our FHC director, Richard Allen, gives a presentation whether it is for TCGS as it was Wednesday or at the Richland Family History Center.

This month, he again returned to his favorite website, FamilySearch.org, that just seems to be get bigger and better all the time, especially if you listen to Richard. He always finds the gems and presents us with new and interesting ways to research using FS.org.

Below is a list of the topics he covered followed by a link to a list of all 27 videos on familysearch.org demo’ing the many facets of that ever-growing website. Richard used several of the videos in his presentation but those were just a taste of what FS.org has to offer. Check them out!

Kudos to Richard for always giving us such tantalizing and useful peeks at what is available to all of us free-of-charge and just a few clicks away on the internet.

FamilySearch.org - A Treasure Trove of Family History Information
FamilySearch.org provides FREE online access to:
• BILLIONS of indexed original records.
• BILLIONS of original record images.
• Family Trees from the Ancestral File and the Pedigree Resource File.
• A Catalog of all materials (including microfilm, microfiche, and publications) found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Thousands of scanned and downloadable books (Family Histories, County and Local Histories, etc.) from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and other major genealogy libraries.
• The Research Wiki with thousands of family history articles and links to other sources of family history information.
• Hundreds of free online Research Courses covering a variety of topics and geographic areas.
• FamilySearch Forums where you can obtain answers to your specific research questions.
• FamilySearch Blogs with information about new and upcoming resources and capabilities.
• Getting Started Videos to help you begin your family history.
• Technology Tips such as how to use your Smartphone for genealogical research, or how to tag people in digital photographs.

https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=product+demo&resultListItem=0

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Make TCGS a Part of YOUR New Year’s Resolutions

Wednesday evening, Richard Allen, the director of the Richland Family History Center will speak on “FamilySearch”.

In the webinar, “10 Ways to Jump Start Your Genealogy” by Thomas MacEntee, just aired this evening, it was suggested you join a genealogy society and “Get Out!” to freshen your perspective and re-energize your research.

Starting your New Year with Richard Allen introducing us to all that is new with FamilySearch certainly could help us “jump start our genealogy.”

Make a resolution today to attend all that TCGS has to offer. You may be surprised at all you will have gained by December.

7pm Parkview Estates 7820 W Sixth Avenue in Kennewick

See ya there!

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Richland FHC Beginning Computer Genealogy Class Begins

Beginning Computer Genealogy  (Using PAF and other computer genealogy programs to record, organize, document, preserve, and print family history information.)  –  7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22.

This free class will be taught in the basement classroom at the Richland Family History Center.  Please register (so that we can contact you if the class needs to be rescheduled) by calling 946-6637 during library hours (Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Monday, Friday, and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Bonus Classes at WSGS Conference

Bruce Buzbee, the creator of RootsMagic, will be conducting two free RootsMagic class:

Using RootsMagic
7pm, Thursday, September 15th
Relief Society Room
LDS Church on Gage Blvd, (same parking lot as LDS Temple)
Richland, WA

Using RootsMagic with new FamilySearch
10am, Friday, September 16th
Primary Room
LDS Church on Gage Blvd (same parking lot as LDS Temple)
Richland, WA

Please Note: A funeral will be taking place in the building on Friday morning. PLEASE enter the building as quietly as possible. Even better, if you park at the back of the church, you can enter the Primary Room directly thru the back door on the left side of the back of the building.

Questions? Please contact Margie Beldin at mabeldin@gmail.com

It’s Here! Conference Begins Friday

It seemed so far away and now it is upon us. Yes, the Washington State Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference begins Friday night.

Patricia Walls Stamm has four excellent topics you won’t want to miss:

Friday evening:
     Social Networking for Genealogists

Saturday presentations:
    Death Has Many Faces
     Elements of a Useful Research Road Map
     Discovering Our Ancestor’s Neighborhood

Professional speakers don’t come our way very often; it’s not too late to make plans to come to this once-a-year conference.

Check us out:  www.tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/wsgs2011/index.htm