[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 11 May 2013

03 May 2013

Journalists and others, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Email me, if you need further information. Thanks.

Don Snow

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, 11 May 2013, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.  Information about the Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvtagg.org .

The main presentation this month will be by Don E. Norton on  WRITING YOUR PERSONAL AND FAMILY HISTORY.  This presentation will help all of us write and preserve our own and our ancestors' life stories.  Don Norton is a retired professor of BYU's Department of Linguistics and English Language.  For thirty years he taught the Personal History class at BYU, as well as senior seminars in oral history.  A special interest is oral histories of military veterans, notably veterans of WW II, but of other "wars" as well.  He has interviewed literally hundreds of military veterans and compiled their stories.  He has written books and articles and headed the Faculty Editing Service at BYU for more than 20 years.  As a professional editor for 45 years, he edited several volumes in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley series at BYU.  More information about him is online at  http://iris.library.uiuc.edu/~iris/expertise/expertise.htm?id=6716 .

After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled.  Check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/  for last minute changes or additions to the class offerings.  (1)  Effective Use of Websites and Their Search Engines or Why Didn't I Find Them the First Time?, by Laurie Castillo;  (2)  Organizing Your Computer Files, by Robert Lasson;  (3)  Using Dropbox, Keynote, and Skype for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden;  (4)  Q&A: Writing A Personal or Family History, by Don Norton;  (5)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom, Bud Wood, and Jim Kendall;  (6)  Video of last month's main presentation: Are Your Ready Now That FamilySearch Family Tree is Live?, by James L. Tanner;  (7)  Ancestral Quest, by Merlin Kitchen;  (8)  RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell; and  (9)  Legacy, by Dean Bennett. 

All meetings of UVTAGG are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually about 100 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Renee Zamora, Secretary; Kay Baker, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with membership and finances, Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen working with the DVD Library, and Chris Stevenson as the Webmaster.  Several of these will be there to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but belong by paying $10 per year so they can receive the monthly newsletter and purchase DVD's of the presentations and classes.  And gift memberships are wonderful presents for your family history-minded relatives and friends.  Information about the Group, presentations, classes, and class notes can be found at the websites mentioned above.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at pres@uvtagg.org (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at laurie@everythingisrelative.net, or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG)

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Dr. Donald R. Snow, Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 13 Apr 2013

[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 13 Apr 2013

04 Apr 2013

Journalists and others, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Email me, if you need further information. Thanks.

Don Snow

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, 13 Apr 2013, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.  Information about the Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvtagg.org .

The main presentation this month will be by James L. Tanner on ARE YOU READY NOW THAT FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE IS LIVE?  FamilySearch Family Tree is taking the place of "new FamilySearch" and is now available to everyone, whether LDS or not.  The data comes from new FamilySearch, but in Family Tree it is easier to edit, add sources, and remove.  It also requires that you cite reasons for what you are claiming and has ways of entering links to webpages that substantiate your data.  You can also add photos and stories so it becomes more than just a collection of names, dates, and places.  Someone at RootsTech 2013 last week said, "Genealogy changes charts; family history changes hearts.", and James Tanner will discuss these features with us.  He is a retired attorney living in Mesa, Arizona, and is the author of Genealogy's Star blog at http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/ , an early and important family history blog and one of the official blogs for all three of the RootsTech conferences.  He has been actively involved in genealogy for many years, is on the support staff of the FamilySearch Research Wiki, and is moderator for Arizona and Utah.  He is also the author of The Guide To FamilySearch Online, published in hard copy and pdf and available from http://www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=1593 .  His blog has a good collection of articles about current items in family history and helps keep us up to date on what's happening.  He has over 30 years experience in law and computers and over 20 years doing genealogy research.  He presently serves as a volunteer at the Mesa Family History Center where he helps patrons and teaches classes.  We are pleased to have him talk to our group while he is in Utah.  After his main presentation he will also teach a class during the class period.

After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled.  Check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/  for last minute changes or additions to the class offerings.  (1)  Effectively Using the Cloud: Dropbox, Evernote, Skype, etc., by James L. Tanner;  (2)  Tips and Tricks for Searching Historical Records on FamilySearch, by Sue Maxwell;  (3)  Ask an Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen;  (4)  MAC:  Using iPhoto and Google Maps for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden;  (5)  Video of last month's main presentation: Solving Difficult Family History Problems, by David Ouimette;  (6)  Ancestral Quest, by Merlin Kitchen;  (7)  Legacy: Putting Your Genealogy File in Focus For Great Results, by Jim Kendall;  and  (8)  RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee

All meetings of UVTAGG are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually about 100 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Renee Zamora, Secretary; Kay Baker, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with membership and finances, and Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen working with the DVD Library.  Several of these will be there to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group.   Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter and purchase DVD's of the presentations and classes.  And gift memberships are wonderful presents for your family history minded relatives and friends.  Information about the Group, presentations, classes, and class notes can be found at the websites mentioned above.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at pres@uvtagg.org (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at laurie@everythingisrelative.net, or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG)

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Dr. Donald R. Snow, Retired Professor of Mathematics
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah - snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 09 Mar 2013

[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 09 Mar 2013

28 Feb 2013
Journalists and others, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Email me, if you need further information. Thanks.
Don Snow


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, 09 Mar 2013, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.  Information about the Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvtagg.org .

The main presentation this month will be by  David Ouimette on SOLVING DIFFICULT FAMILY HISTORY PROBLEMS.  Proving family relationships, the essence of  genealogical research, may seem daunting when the evidence is sparse.  This presentation will show how to solve difficult family history problems by applying sound research principles and practices.  David Ouimette, CG, is Manager of Content Strategy at FamilySearch.  His responsibilities include identifying the most valuable records for genealogical research worldwide and prioritizing records to preserve digitally and make available online.  He has conducted onsite family history research and participated in record negotiations in Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and much of the United States.  He previously worked in software development and product management at Ancestry.com and has lectured at many national and local gernealogy conferences.  His research specialties include Ireland, Quebec, and New England.  He has contributed articles to Ancestry Magazine, APG Quarterly, Crossroads, The Septs, and BYU Family Historian and is the author of Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide (Provo: Ancestry, 2005).  He currently serves as Vice President of the Utah Genealogical Association and is responsible for publishing Crossroads magazine.

After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled:   (1)  Family History in Bulk: More Bang for Your Buck, by Linda Snow Westover;  (2)  Marching Forward in a Major Way: U.S. Military Records, by Laurie Castillo;  (3)  Q&A: Solving Difficult Family History Problems, by David Ouimette;  (4)  Ask an Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen;  (5)  MAC:  Using Reunion 10 and Previous Versions, by Ron Snowden;  (6)  Video of last month's main presentation: Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons, by Margaret Young;  (7)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay;  (8)  Legacy, by Jim Kendall; and  (9)  RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell.  Check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/  for last minute changes or additions to the class offerings.

All meetings of UVTAGG are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually about 100 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Renee Zamora, Secretary; Kay Baker, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with membership and finances, and Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen working with the DVD Library.  Several of these will be there to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group.   Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter and purchase DVD's of the presentations and classes.  And many members give gift memberships to friends for presents.  Information about the Group, presentations, classes, and class notes can be found at the websites mentioned above.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at pres@uvtagg.org (801-225-6106) or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at laurie@everythingisrelative.net, or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG)

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-- Dr. Donald R. Snow, Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah - snowd@math.byu.edu