Yesterday was the last day of the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2010 conference. I threw my planned schedule out the window and started over. The first class I attended was “Digitizing the Records in the Granite Mountain.” This was very interesting. I’ve always been impressed by the work done by the Church of Jesus Christ […]
FGS 2010 – Day 3
My first class today was “Essential Skills for Transcribing and Abstracting.” This was an very good class. I learned a number of new skills and guidelines. (By the way, I’ll be posting more complete descriptions of each class I attended – unless the presenter requested no blogging – in the coming weeks). My next class […]
FGS 2010 – Day 2
My day started with a walk across to Starbucks before heading into the Keynote Session for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2010 Conference. The Keynote began with a presentation of the colors. This was one of my favorite parts. The flags were brought in by a color guard in colonial dress, complete with tricorn hats. […]
FGS 2010 – Day 1
I arrived in Knoxville about 4:00 this afternoon. I checked in at my hotel, then walked across World’s Fair Park to the Knoxville Convention Center and checked in for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. A little later, I joined Melissa Corley, Amy Coffin, Thomas McAntee, and Tina Lyons and her hubby for drinks at […]
FGS Lineup
Next week, I’ll be attending the annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Knoxville, Tennessee. This will be my first genealogy conference and I’m very excited! At first, I hadn’t considered attending this conference, because I thought it was only for genealogical societies. As it turns out, the first day is focused on […]
Using Wordle to Create Cover Sheets
52 Weeks to Better Genealogy: Podcasts
This week’s 52 challenge is: Listen to a podcast. A podcast is a digital media file that you can download and listen to any time. There are some wonderful genealogy podcasts including Genealogy Gems and Genealogy Guys (click the POD on either site to listen). You can find many other podcasts on iTunes (free, but […]
Madness Monday: The Mystery of Grandma Haney
August Genealogy To-Dos
Genealogy To-Dos – July Wrap Up
I’m so glad that I started keeping a monthly to-do list again. Even if I don’t get everything completed, it helps me stay on track and keeps me from getting stressed out about all that I want to accomplish. Writing: Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – ideally, this will include […]