Copyrights and Genealogy

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 to is Geneabloggers Radio on Friday nights. It is hosted by Thomas MacEntee. I don't know how I missed the podcast on November 4, 2011 entitled Copyright and  Genealogy...Yours, Mine, and Ours. I listened to it yesterday and it was eye opening! Most of what I thought I knew I found wasn't necessarily true! So, here's a shout out to Thomas MacEntee for putting this podcast together. His guests were very informative! Give it a listen so that you can hear what Dick Eastman, Jonathan Bailey, and James Tanner have to say about the subject.

Will You Be Remembered?

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 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) and find out what was happening in their lifetimes, but having a personal record would be so much nicer! I find that I would hate to leave this world without giving my kids a little something about their mom. At least, they will find out that "yes, I was young once!" and "yes, I do know how you feel."
Getting started is the hard part, at least for most people. The task seems so overwhelming. Here is a link that gives some ideas and other links to help you get started. Find your own personal style and write, write, write!

P.S. Check out Geneabloggers Radio Program #27 from this past Friday night. The topic was Your Story Matters – Capturing Your Personal Family History

Special guests included Ian Kath from Sydney, Australia, founder of Create Your Life Story; Zach Weiner Storytree.me and Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog. 

Using Blogs in Genealogy!

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 say, "Right on!" It's time to jump on the blogging bandwagon! By the way, this blog is listed on Geneabloggers along with 1900+ others! You may want to check them out and see what all the buzz is about!

Genabloggers Radio Tonight!

Are you related to this man? You might be!!

Robert E. Lee

This week our country celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Civil War! Maybe it's time to find out if you have Civil War ancestors!

Tonight on Geneabloggers Radio the topic will be "Family History and the American Civil War." The program starts at 10pm EDT, 9pm CDT, 8pm MDT (That's us in Utah folks!), and 7pm PDT. The guests tonight will include Michael J. Varhola, author of Life in Civil War America; photograph expert Maureen Taylor, author of Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album; and genealogist and blogger Angela Walton-Raji of The USCT Chronicle who will discuss the United States Colored Troops.

Thanks again to Thomas MacEntee for his post about this program!

What is a Research Toolbox? Come Find Out!

Legacy Family Tree will be hosting a great webinar this coming Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The presenter will be Thomas MacEntee (Geneabloggers.com). His topic is "Building a Research Toolbox." Sounds intriguing and definitely something I need! The post below is from the GeneaWebinars website. Thanks GeneaWebinars for presenting great educational opportunities!

Building a Research Toolbox with Thomas MacEntee

When: Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011

Where: Legacy Family Tree - https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/926215616 (map)

Description: Building a Research Toolbox - Thomas MacEntee 

REGISTRATION: Free, but sign up at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/926215616 

Are you overwhelmed with the number of online resources for genealogical research? Are you constantly working with unorganized bookmarks or favorites? Printing out lists of websites you use most? Learn how to build a research toolbox that is organized, easy-to-use, and can be accessed from almost anywhere. Presented by professional genealogist and Geneablogger.com's Thomas MacEntee, participants will learn not only some of the most important online resources for genealogical research, but also how to organize these resources into an easy-to-access and portable virtual toolbox. 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011. 

2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 

1:00 PM Central 

12:00 PM Mountain 

11:00 AM Pacific 

6:00 PM GMT

Geneabloggers Talk Radio!!!

Listen to internet radio with Geneabloggers on Blog Talk Radio

Do you ever listen to talk radio? I have to admit that I'm not much of a fan, but I have found a program that I like to listen to. Geneabloggers is on talk radio! Thomas MacEntee (creator of Geneabloggers.com) says "Geneabloggers TalkRadio is "about as much fun as you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!" Thomas is a larger-than-life personality who makes genealogy education fun. Check out the live feed on Friday nights after "Who Do You Think You Are?" where you can hear more discussion about the program, among other things. He also features interviews with prominent people in the genealogy community. I also enjoy the fact that I can download a program on demand. Now that is doing genealogy "my way!" The button above has also been added to this blog, not just this post. That way you can always find Geneabloggers on blogtalkradio!