tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91719528547742271562012-02-14T11:18:21.101-07:00This blog is for anyone interested in family history, especially those who are served by the Grove Creek Multi-Stake LDS Family History Center.Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-12271358836930565322012-02-14T11:18:00.000-07:002012-02-14T11:18:21.121-07:00

Photo Credit: wikipedia.com Have you ever heard of Evernote? It is a new darling on the genealogy scene. Evernote allows you to gather information and remember it effectively. If you are like me, gathering isn't the problem it's remembering where I put it! Check it out here! By the way, for those of you who are curious or have never heard of the Crunchies Awards, go see their homepage. My

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Photo Credit: Wikipedia You know what they are, you just might not know the name of them... quick response! They are the little black and white squares that you can scan with your smart phone. Well, they are cropping up in the genealogy world too. There was a class at RootsTech this year by Thomas MacEntee ("Genealogical Uses for QR Codes") that you will want to read. I've heard some division

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This is from the RootsTech conference. FamilySearch Launches Mobile Indexing AppFamilySearch launched its much-anticipated mobile application for indexing. The app will expand the capability of volunteers to help make the world’s historic records searchable online. The mobile app works on Apple iPads, iPhones, and Droid smartphones. To download the free app, search for the FamilySearch Indexing

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rootstech.org Below is the schedule of live streaming sessions from the RootsTech Conference. All times are Mountain Standard Time. Just go to rootstech.org and look for the streaming sessions section. You won't be able to miss it! As of today, it is listed right under the Mobile Apps posting in the center of the page. Thursday, February 2 8:30-10:00 am, Inventing the Future, as a Community (

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Photo Credit: Microsoft Images The RootsTech Conference is this week and I am so excited! I'd like to pass along a little of my excitement for the conference. Did you know that you could attend Family History Consultant Training classes at the RootsTech Conference for free? Yep, that's free! You do have to register, but you don't have to pay for the RootsTech Conference itself. You will also

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microsoft.com With the ease of smart phones these days, capturing genealogy information on the fly is a breeze! Last year my sister and I stopped at a cemetery and took pictures of our relative's headstones, then decided that it was so easy we would photograph the whole small cemetery. Since it was in an obscure place and even the police chief of the itty bitty town didn't know it existed, we

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I am so excited to attend the 2nd annual RootsTech Conference. Last year was amazing and I anticipate that this year will be better still. If you love genealogy AND technology, this is the place for you! Last year the keynote speaker presentations were posted online by various people so I suspect that you will be able to hear these speakers even it you can't go to RootsTech. Here is the link to

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One of my favorite family history sites is the USGenWeb Project. It is like a slice of Americana looking through the individual state entries. I have found some good information on the history of Luzerne County in Pennsylvania. I am also getting my tombstone photos and transcriptions ready to submit to the tombstone project on the Pennsylvania USGenWeb page. This is a great place to share family

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It is amazing how fast the face of genealogy is changing. Remember when the above was your best friend. You would write a heartfelt letter to a relative asking for information, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) as a courtesy and wait and pray for a reply! I think that I personally drove the mailman nuts with my waiting! That's a post office drop box for those of you who haven't

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Our Next Meeting 14 Jan 2012from 9 AM to noonwww.uvpagug.org Presenter: Karen CliffordTopic: The Changing Pace of Family History Research

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If you haven't checked out Fold3.com lately, now is the time! Love their military records!

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                                                                                            CAM (9) and Alyssa (7)Some things are meant to last forever! Photo from personal collection Do you want your family history to survive forever? I sure do, because I have put so much of myself into it! There is another company that is wanting to preserve your memories "for forever." It is 1000memories.

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GeneaWebinars.com Out with the old and in with the new! A new year means a new opportunity to jump start your genealogy research. Need a little help with that? Thomas MacEntee is presenting a FREE webinar on January 10th. The title of the webinar is 10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy in 2012. Click here to get more information. By the way GeneaWebinars.com is a great place to find all sorts of

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http://www.1940census.net/ 2012 will bring us the 1940 census! Yahoo! I can't wait! While we all sit and twiddle our thumbs waiting for April 2, 2012, I thought that I would direct you to a couple of posts that are interesting and informative about what to expect with the 1940 census. The first one is by Randy Seaver, who posted a Q and A session about the 1940 census with Julie Hill of

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Crystal Dawn Melick 1983-1987 Twenty-eight years ago today I became a mother! It was one of the most significant days of my life and I will never forget those incredible feelings of love that I felt for my new little one! I always knew families were important, but at that moment, nothing else in the world mattered. It was a good thing that I didn't know that only a short 3/12 yrs. later,

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As I work on my family history, I become more aware of certain traits or predispositions that I have! For instance, I have always loved rye bread, dill, beets and potatoes! For a long time I had no idea why I really gravitated toward these things. Is it the carb factor? Well, it could be! I prefer to say that these traits are a present from these people in my life: Ray Brunski with Crystal

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Have you ever visited a Family History Center that is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (sometimes referred to as "Mormons"? I'll bet that if you haven't, you don't know what you are missing! The Family History Centers can provide very valuable information to you. You don't have to be a member of the LDS church to go there either. As you can see from this screenshot of the

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I personally love Legacy Family Tree's webinars! It is so easy to open up my iPad and listen while I am doing those mundane things that have to be done. If you have never listened to one of their webinars, now is the time to take action! You will be surprised at all of the different topics that they discuss. Below is their schedule through February 2012. legacyfamilytree.com

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GeneaBloggers As I share more and more of the genealogy research that I am doing, I have become more aware of copyright laws and how they pertain to the various sources that I have found and shared. I am one of those people who loves to dig and find answers on the Internet. So naturally, it was time to start digging! I didn't have to dig very far either. One of my favorite podcasts to listen

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 THIS... New York State Flag (50states.com) NOT THIS!!! Pennsylvania State Flag (50states.com) Today I am doing a happy dance! Every once in a while I am rewarded for the hours of fruitless searching that I do looking for my family! Today is one of those days! I was searching to see what new records FamilySearch had posted lately for New York. I have a couple of great uncles that came through

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BYU Library This is a little reminder to everyone that attends or wants to attend BYU Family History Library Sunday Classes. You need to register for the free classes so that adequate space can be allotted for each class. Please register by doing the following: 1. Send an email to byu.fhl.training@gmail.com 2. Include in the body of your email:     Your name     Date of Class     Title of

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It seems that the newest addiction in my neck of the woods is Pinterest, which in an online pin board where you can post seemingly almost anything. I have seen lots and lots of pictures of crafts, etc! Yesterday I decided that I would do a little more searching on Pinterest to see if I could find anything genealogy related. Lo and behold, genealogy is even on Pinterest! Just search "genealogy"

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This press release is from Ancestry.com. It's good to see things happening with mobile apps. It definitely helps feed my tech addiction! New ‘Ancestry.com Mobile’ iOS App Gives Users the Ability to Access Billions of Historical Records to Build Their Family Tree PROVO, UTAH (November 29, 2011) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced the availability

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fold3 has joined Cyber Monday! Here's their deal! If you haven't looked at their databases, this just might be an incentive for you! Fold3.com

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Are you planning on attending the 2nd Annual RootsTech 2012 Conference? Would you like to save money? Don't forget about the early bird registration that ends on Nov. 30th. If you are a family history consultant with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints you will be able to register for one fee. If you are in the general public and would also like a price break, you can get one! For

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Credit: Microsoft I love to read the Tech Tips on FamilySearch. I have to admit that I love the tech aspect of genealogy! I am not a computer guru, but I am willing to admit that I appreciate all of the new features  that computer programmers are adding to the genealogy software of today. One of my favorite contributors to Tech Tips is James Tanner. I find that his articles are very thoughtful

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BYU Family History Library is such a valuable resource to those who are local AND to those around the world. If you haven't taken the opportunity to see what they have to offer, now is the time. They offer short video presentations on many different subjects as well as helps to get you started AND keep you going! All of this is available 24/7 from the confines of wherever you have an Internet

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familysearch.org This is a press release from FamilySearch! FamilySearch Announces New CEONovember 15, 2011 SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today a change in its chief executive officer. Effective January 2, 2012, Dennis C. Brimhall will succeed Jay L. Verkler as CEO of FamilySearch. Mr. Verkler will continue in a consulting capacity for a few months to ensure a smooth transition. It

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Time for the Saturday Seminar at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. It will be held next Saturday, November 19, 2011. See flyer below and pass the word!

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Photo Credit: LDS Magazine LDS Living Magazine is carrying a four part series entitled "How to Write a Family History Worth Reading!" That is definitely one of my goals! I have a few family histories that I love, but to most people they are snoozers! Why? Because they start with "Peter Peterson was born..." In this first part of the series, author Sunny Morton gives us a few pointers on how to

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Our Next Meeting12 Nov 2011from 9 AM to noon  Claire Brisson-BanksTopic: The Perfect Social Media: Family History & Genealogy We'll discuss WEB 2.0 Internet-based tools that assist with connecting and keeping in touch with family while locating new family information and staying up-to-date with genealogical technology and social media. Photo Credit: UVTAGG Did you know that the UVTAGG group can

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If your family faced a disaster, would all of your hard work and family records survive? I think about this every once in awhile, but always put it in the back of my mind and say "it will never happen to me!" Well, I should think about this and be more proactive because I live in an area where we are all sitting on a fault line. Bring on the earthquakes! Seriously, I spent the month of September

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Thomas MacEntee (one of my personal favorites!) hosted an Explorinar on Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups a few days ago. Ever heard of an Explorinar? Me either! Here is the official definition, not from Webster, but from Thomas MacEntee himself! "A casual exploration of a website, and application or some other program that could be useful to genealogists and family historians." Brings a little

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Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo. Have you ever heard of Diigo? Did you know that it can help you stay organized in your genealogy research? Denise Barrett Olson wrote a great article about Diigo in June for the TechTips blog on FamilySearch.org. More ideas to make our lives easier!

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Itching for a good podcast with a genealogy subject?  Look no further than these two guys!  The Genealogy Guys Drew (l) and George (r)  Photo Credit: genealogyguys.com If you haven't checked out the GenealogyGuys podcasts lately, you have a new assignment! The genealogy world is changing so quickly that it is always fun to hear about new and upcoming events, ideas, and products! The podcasts are

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Photo Credit: byu.edu Beginning November 1st, you will need to register for classes by sending an email to BYU FHL Sunday Training. Please include in the body of the email: Your name Date of Class Title of Class Instructor's Name This change has been made to better utilize the resources and teachers at the Family History Library. Spread the word about this change!

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Clip art: Microsoft Office Genealogy has the bad reputation of being for "old people" only. A couple of days ago I stumbled upon a genealogy blog that I really like! Furthermore, it is written by a YOUNG person with a really great perspective on the world! I checked in today to read what she had to say. Her post was about sourcing. Elyse explained some important things to think about when you

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Photo Credit: Rayanne B. Melick I think that all of us genealogists want to publish at some point. The problem is that we always have "one more thing to prove" before we get it published. With the advances in the digital world, why wait to publish your book? Publish online! I remember trying to get a relative to share info with me (I would share also), but the same old line was, "You'll get to

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The following is from the LDS-Ward-Consultant Mailing List. Don't you love how things are moving forward! Online Film Ordering is now available for all of North America. For those of you who are not directors, but would like to learn how Online Film Ordering works, visit https://www.familysearch.org/films. You will see a link that says *Ordering Help*. Click that and then click the *User

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Header Credit: http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/index.html I really like to read blogs. Some of the blogs I read are serious, some are funny, and some are informational. I try to keep track of new posts, but sometimes that gets a little hard. So...enter Google Reader. It lists all of your favorite blogs together in a list so that you don't have to hunt for them. Try Google Reader! If it scares you,

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Clip Art Credit: http://www.qsl.net/w/wm8c//radio_clip_art.htm I love genealogy! But...my family gets bored with my historical ramblings! What's a girl to do? Well, you might listen to this episode of GeneaBloggers Radio. This episode talks about ways to not bore your family, but get them involved! I'm definitely going to try it! Listen to internet radio with GeneaBloggers on Blog Talk

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Here is the schedule of  the webinars that will be presented at LegacyFamilyTree for the coming weeks. I really like these webinars because they are practical and give me good tips in various areas. I have found that webinars are one source of education that I really use. Try it! You will like it too! www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars

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Photo Credit: www.fold3.com Footnote.com became Fold3.com in August. There are three new video tutorials and help topics in the new Fold3 training center. They will give you some good help navigating their new site!An Introduction to Fold3 How to Search on Fold3 Browse for Records on Fold3 "Each video is 4-5 minutes long and designed to provide tips and strategies to help you make the most of

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Riverton FamilySearch Library13400 South and Bangerter (Four-Story Building East of Home Depot)Free Saturday Seminar–October 15, 20119:00 a.m. to Noon 9:00 a.m.:  Keynote Speaker: Randy Bryson“FamilySearch Scanning¾The Story of Opening the Granite Mountain Records Vault”10:00 a.m. Choose one of the following four classes: ·        “Making Google Work for You”¾Sue Maxwell “Introduction to

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Ever have trouble figuring out what records you need to search? Here's a quick, easy chart to give you some direction! Happy hunting! Source: FamilySearch

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Next meeting of the UVTAGG is tomorrow,  Saturday, Oct 8, 2011, from 9-12. For more information, go to http://uvpafug.org/. 8 Oct 2011 Presenter: Loretta EvansTopic: Dead Men Do Tell Tales Photo Credit: http://uvpafug.org/

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I'm back from my once in a lifetime anniversary/family history trip. I will post a little about that later. For now, I have a few other things to post about upcoming classes!

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I am off for a once in a lifetime trip! Back the beginning of October. I will have lots to post then!

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Photo Credit: www.3wordjournal.com A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a class that Randal Wright was teaching called "3 Word Journals." I moaned that I was going to miss it at the Provo Library but then I discovered that I could catch the class later at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. I was stoked! Well, that class was this past weekend and I loved it! Brother Wright is entertaining and

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U.S. Yearbooks Collection Gets Major UpgradeFrom Ancestry.comAncestry.com has announced a major expansion of the U.S. school yearbooks collection available online. The newest upgrade brings the totals to over 35,000 yearbooks and covers the years 1884-2009. According to Ancestry.com that collection is about 155 million records! Wow! The U.S. Yearbook Collection includes close to seven million

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Lase weekend I was able to attend the Saturday seminar held at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. One of the classes I attended was about Billion Graves, a new application created to collect and upload cemetery headstones. Below is the information about Billion Graves that is provided by FamilySearch.org. Logo Credit: www.billiongraves.com Cemetery Application makes it possible to search

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Logo credit: www.fold3.com Last week I wrote about the name change from Footnote.com to Fold3.com. Along with the name change, the site is changing some too! On the official Fold3 blog, I found that the latest post answers those burning questions that we all are asking! What is happening?!!! Read the latest post by clicking on the above Fold3 blog link!

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Listen to internet radio with Geneabloggers on Blog Talk RadioTonight is another great episode of GeneaBloggers Radio! If you haven't taken the opportunity to listen in, you really need to try it. Thomas MacEntee is the host and he does a really good job with the special guests as well as entertaining us! The program will start at 10 pm Eastern time, 9 pm Central time, 8 pm Mountain time and 7

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Genealogy Goes Prime Time, and It's Not Just for the Retired Anymore! That was the message from the BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference held a couple of weeks ago on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah. Lots and lots of wonderful information and a huge syllabus to study! The article was written by Laurie Snow Turner and published in the Deseret News. Read the full story and see if you don't

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New Brand will Honor and Remember those who have Served Press Release LINDON, UTAH -- (August 18, 2011) – Footnote.com, a premier destination for discovering family history records, today announced it will now focus primarily on offering the finest and most comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records available on the Internet.  The site gathers the most valuable U.S. military

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Photo Credit: PatriotIcon.org 1940 U.S. Census to be Free on Ancestry.com PROVO, UTAH (August 17, 2011)- Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced that both the images and indexes to the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be made free to search, browse, and explore in the United States when this important collection commences streaming onto the website in

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 Photo Credit: Legacy Family Tree If you missed the webinar on Google + hosted by Legacy Family Tree and featuring Paul Allen (founder of FamilyLink.com), Dan Lynch ("Mr Google," author of Google Your Family Tree and the blog http://GooglePlusforGenealogists.com) and Mark Olsen (Marketing Manager for FamilyLink.com ) you are in luck! The webinar is available to listen to until

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Dennis E. Simmons Photo Credit: Ancestry Insider D. Joshua Taylor Photo Credit: Association of Professional Genealogists I wasn't able to attend the BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference this year, although I did volunteer at the BYU Family History Library booth with the vendors. That is always fun, but I really did miss the classes. I particularly hate to miss the keynote

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Photo Credit: Rayanne Melick Personal Collection My kids (ages 22 and 25) think that I spend WAY too much time on family history. I love to take video and label pictures for posterity! Of course, I try to include them, but let's just say that they are less than enthusiastic! Although, there was this one time when my son needed a cool family story for his storytelling class. I came through

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FamilySearch has announced that they have updated their YouTube Channel. If you have never visited this FamilySearch Channel, you are in for a great treat! There are now different categories listed on the right and all of these videos are inspiring and informative. Here is one example of what you can expect!

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Logo credit: Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group Photo credit: http://www.uvpafug.org/ It's that time again! The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group meeting is Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 9am-noon. The featured speaker this month is Laurie Castillo, who will speak on "New FamilySearch Best Practices-Surviving in the Trenches."

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This is the QR barcode for the Grove Creek Family History Blog I am so grateful to live in the area that I do. Family history information abounds, all we have to do is open our eyes! Today in the local newspaper (Daily Herald) there was an article about using barcodes to access your ancestor history! Wow! Wouldn't that be so cool? You have a little QR (QR stands for "quick response")

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My last post talked about a class by Randall Wright at the Provo Library on 3 Word Journals. I was dismayed to find that I couldn't attend the class because of a conflict! As I was looking at the Riverton FamilySearch Library class schedule for August, a hallelujah chorus started in my head! Randall Wright will be speaking on 3 Word Journals at the monthly seminar in Riverton! Can I say that I am

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Photo Credit: http://www.provolibrary.com/ I have really been thinking about journals and personal history lately. My last post addressed this, but I am still thinking about it, so here goes another one! I guess I am reviewing my life lately and I am wondering what will be written about me when I die. Did I make a contribution to society? Did I make a contribution to my family? What did I teach

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Clip art: Microsoft Office Images|  The other day I was contemplating the mysteries of the universe and my brain landed upon the subject of writing a personal history. Have you written your personal history yet? I have often wished that I had journals of something of my ancestors so that I could know what their lives were like. Sure, I can go to history books ( or google different time periods)

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Photo Credit: http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/Community/Robin_Foster/Going_Social_with_Genealogy/Player.html Does the mention of  Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, etc. set you on edge? Do you wish that all of this social fluff would go away so you could do some real genealogy? Well, guess what? Going "social" with genealogy is important in the 21st century! Technology has

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The LDS Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah Photo Credit: Wikipedia/Church History Library Did you know that the Church History Library is the world leader in digital content of religious history? No? I didn't either! Emily W. Jensen of the Mormon Times blog, Today in the Bloggernacle, points us to a Review of the Church History Library Catalog by J. Stapley. Definitely worth your

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BYU's desktop at the FHL has added a new link that is exciting! Take a look at the 4th link down under Navigation and you will see the title "What Do You Want to Do." You will also see that in the new blue box on the right hand side. http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ Click on either one of these links and this is what you will see... http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/

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This is from FamilySearch... FamilySearch Adds 12 Million New Records and Images This Week The England and Mexico Collections Contain the Lion’s Share of the New Additions 19 July 2011The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org are too diverse to summarize—seigniorial and notarial records, bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, citizen lists, court case files—you get the picture.

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I was cruising around some genealogy blogs today and found something that I thought was awe inspiring! I just had to share it with you! Go to AAAGeneaology to read the background for this beautiful quilt! The 9-Block Family Quilt, 5 Generations  1838 - 2011 Quilted by Kathleen Brandt, 2011 Photo Credit: aaagenealogy.blogspot.com Thanks, Kathleen Brandt, for sharing this beautiful quilt with

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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Avoid That 21st Century Mind: "It may be difficult, but remember when reading or analyzing any document that unless it was created during your lifetime, there might be some cultural, historical, economic, or legal events impacting..." Source: Michael John Neill, Genealogy Tip of the Day, posted 9 May 2011 http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com/

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Photo Credit: Chuck Melick There is a great article called " Genealogy Meets the Blogosphere: Using social media for family history research" in the Mormon Times, 14 July 2011 issue. Hillary Bowler does a great job pointing out the reasons why more genealogists are turning to blogging. The article mentions one of my favorite bloggers, Thomas MacEntee, founder of Geneabloggers.  All in all, I

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Did you know that FamilySearch has it's own channel on YouTube? Yep, it does! There are lots of videos on different aspects of family history and genealogy. There are also some really cute kids who explain to us what family history is.  For example, this one!

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Photo Credit: http://thecricketandseagull.com/ Do you ever wonder what BYU's Conference on Family History and Geneaolgy is all about? Steven Kapp Perry of the Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chats sat down and talked to John Best about this conference. Listen to the interview here! Click on the line below the picture that says, "listen to this weeks podcast."

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This is the second in the ongoing series from FamilySearch called 5 minute genealogy! You should try it! It works! By the way, happy 4th of July to all my American friends!

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UTAH VALLEY TECHNOLOGY AND GENEALOGY GROUP MEETING (UVTAGG)The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 9 Jul 2011, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. Information about the Group, main presentations,

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The 4th of July doesn't get any better than this... http://www.ancestry.com/ Well, maybe this... My family...a few years back! Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

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http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/ This past week Dear Myrtle, a favorite blog of mine, has written a 21st century series about citing sources and evidence for genealogists. This is a hot topic in genealogy and frustrates most genealogists at one point or another. I think that more people would cite their sources if they felt comfortable with the process. As it stands now, the process is complicated

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www.mormonlifehacker.com Reading the Mormon Times is one of my favorite things to do! A couple of days ago I ran across this article and discovered a new blog! Boy, I love those moments! The blog is MormonLifeHacker and it's latest post talks about the FamilySearch Wiki. As I scrolled through the most recent posts, I noticed that many of the posts deal with genealogy and family history.

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www.familytreemagazine.com Family Tree Magazine has just released it's 101 Best Genealogy Websites for 2011. I love having a place where I can go to to get opinions on new websites that I may have missed over the year! Since they do such a great job, you need to read the article for yourself! Head over to 101 Best Websites for 2011.

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A Note from FamilySearch! Riverton FamilySearch Library Open House Come Celebrate Our First Anniversary!!  The Riverton FamilySearch Library will celebrate its first anniversary on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, by holding an Open House from 2:30–8:00 p.m. This is an event for the entire family, including family history activities for children, youth, and adults. Presentations will begin every half hour

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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/czech-republic/ Salt Lake, Bermuda, Illinois, China, England, South America, Russia, Philippines, Tonga, Cape Verde Islands, California, Alaska, Egypt, Czech RepublicHow about you? I found a new family history site today that was mentioned in the Mormon Times. It is called Family History Teacher. The newest post has 25 questions to ask your relatives

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1940's Franklin D. Roosevelt, circa 1940 http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1940.html For what you may ask? For 1 April 2012! Date doesn't ring a bell? Oh yeah, it's April Fool's Day, but this is no joke! Well, yeah, it is. 1 April 2012 is a Sunday, so we will have to wait until 2 April 2012 for the release! For humble (or not so humble) genealogists, that date is significant because the

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Here is the list of classes offered this month on June 18, 2011 at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. Yes...it is in duplicate! I didn't want you to miss anything!

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The beginnings of a family reunion? It's summer! It's warm and everyone seems to have the travel bug! Are you heading to a family reunion this summer? Are you in the midst of making plans for a reunion? I found a great article talking about planning family reunions. It was published in the Mormon Times on 6 June 2011. “Genealogy is something that should be part of every reunion, even if it’s

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http://www.uvtagg.org/ The Utah Valley PAF Users Group has recently changed it's name to the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group. This name now reflects the group's intentions more succinctly, namely using technology and doing family history. The old name came from the time when the PAF program was the most widely used software program for recording genealogy. The early focus of the

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How will you preserve all of your hard work? How will you share your work with your family and the world? In the olden days, you waited, researched, worked, and sweated through lots of family history information until you felt that you had enough information to merit the cost of a book. At that point, it was hard to find a printing company that would print a very small number of books for a cost

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One of the questions that I get asked a lot is "Where do I start my family history? It is so OVERWHELMING!" Granted, it can be overwhelming but if you follow the elephant principle, you CAN "eat your elephant" (family history) one bite at a time. Again, I am always looking for new educational materials and FamilySearch has done it again! A new series called "Five Minute Genealogy!" These videos

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May 23, 2011                                                Information and tipsWe would like to make you aware of a family history event occurring soon on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo.As part of the Utah Festival of Books on June 4, 2011, there will be a family history venue with presentations from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. It will be located in 3714 HBLL, on the south side of the

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This post is right off of the Utah Genealogical Association blog! I love how we can participate in all of these genealogy events without ever leaving home! Remember, these meetings are only available for free through May. After that, joining UGA ($35/year for individuals) is required! MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011Free Webinar: How Mature Are You Genealogically?Utah Genealogical Association VIRTUAL

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Today I thought that I would pass this training video along. The video was created by Carol LeMon for the BYU Family History Library missionaries. This video is being posted with her permission. Sometimes we think that everything that we would ever want in family history has been digitized, when in reality, that is not the case. This video gives us a tour of some of the resources found at the BYU

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This is the press release for the upcoming PAF Users Group Meeting on May 14, 2011. Notice the name change! UTAH VALLEY TECHNOLOGY AND GENEALOGY GROUP (UVTAGG) MEETING The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley echnology and Genealogy Group (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 14 May 2011, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel",

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