Wednesday, October 31, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 10 Nov 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 10 Nov 2012
31 Oct 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 10 Nov 2012, 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 Jill Crandell on RESOURCES OF THE CENTER FOR FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY AT BYU. This Center is NOT the Family History Center in the BYU Library. It is located in the Joseph F. Smith Building on the BYU Campus and has the website https://familyhistory.byu.edu/Pages/Home.aspx . It has many projects ranging from the Immigrant Ancestors Project to the Script Tutorials and from the British Marriage Index to research on the community of Nauvoo. These resources and projects of the Center are done by faculty and students and are available online to the public at no cost. This presentation will show you some of the resources and how they can help you with your personal research. Jill N. Crandell, MA, AG®, is Director of the Center For Family History and Genealogy and is accredited in Midwest U.S. research. She has taught research and technology classes at BYU for nine years and was a founding commissioner for ICAPGen, the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. She currently serves as treasurer of that organization.
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) ResearchTies: An Online Research Log, by Jill N. Crandell; (2) FamilySearch Family Tree Update, by Merlin Kitchen; (3) Creating Your Own Website with TNG (The Next Generation), by Darrin Lythgoe; (4) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (5) Video of last month's main presentation: 50 Google Searches Every Genealogist Needs to Know, by Barry Ewell; (6) MAC's and Genealogy: Effectively Using Reunion Flags and more, by Ron Snowden; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (9) 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 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
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 13 Oct 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 13 Oct 2012
03 Oct 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Oct 2012, 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 Barry Ewell on 50 GOOGLE SEARCHES EVERY GENEALOGIST NEEDS TO KNOW. Learn 50 of the most effective search queries that you, as a genealogist, can use to find what you want when you want it. There will be helpful information for all of us using the Internet. Barry J. Ewell is the founder of MyGenShare.com, a website for individuals interested in learning, sharing, and discovering family history. He is also the author of Barry's Blog on Genealogy and is a writer, presenter, researcher, and mentor of genealogists. He has presented and shared his knowledge and experience at local, regional, and national conferences. His research interests include Eastern U.S., the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Germany, and Russia.
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) How to Discover Treasures in the Library, Archives, and Societies, by Barry Ewell; (2) State and Local Census and Census Substitutes, by Laurie Castillo; (3) Family History Consultants Help People Change Their Lives, by John Blake, an Area FH Advisor; (4) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (5) Genealogy on the MAC, by Ron Snowden; (6) Video of last month's main presentation: Genealogy Jeopardy: The Technology Edition, by Kory Meyerink; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Paul Johnson; (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (9) RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell.
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 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
Thursday, August 30, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 08 Sep 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 08 Sep 2012
30 Aug 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 08 Sep 2012, 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 Kory Meyerink on GENEALOGY JEOPARDY: THE TECHNOLOGY EDITION. Plan to have some fun while learning! The questions, answers really, will be about genealogy and family history technology, so come and learning in a game environment. As in the TV game show, there will be game-show contestants in front, but the entire audience will also be participating here. Kory has put on this game show at several large genealogy conferences and we are looking forward to having him host it at our UVTAGG meeting. Kory Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA, is a Senior researcher at ProGenealogists. He is a former product manager for Ancestry and was publications coordinator for the Family History Library. He is a Past President of UGA, founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, editor and author of the book Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, and adjunct professor of BYU and SJSU. This promises to be a fun meeting and all are invited.
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) Evaluating Databases and Overcoming Their Errors, by Kory Meyerink; (2) Research, Collaborate and Learn on the Go (Using Mobile Devices), by Sue Maxwell; (3) Personal Help (including information for FH Consultants), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (4) Video of last month's main presentation: New Ways to Share and Get Others Interested in Family History, by Marlo Schuldt; (5) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (6) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; (7) Roots Magic, by Bruce Buzbee. The MAC class has been canceled for this meeting.
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 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
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 11 Aug 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting Saturday morning 11 Aug 2012
01 Aug 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Aug 2012, 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 Marlo Schuldt on NEW WAYS TO SHARE AND INTEREST OTHERS IN FAMILY HISTORY. The presentation will try to achieve four goals: 1. Provide new ideas and fun ways to share family history; 2. Show ways to entice your kids, grandkids and relatives to want and ask for more; 3. Discuss innovative ideas that will get all ages involved in helping you; and 4. Offer a list of the best free resources and tools to do this. To interest the children he will discuss how to tell stories of you, your parents, and grandparents. For teenagers innovative, but not complicated, multimedia and Internet technology and the CLOUD help to dress up and present family history and he will consider a strategy to entice them into helping you. For the young family he'll show how to change the attitude of "I'm too busy for family history; that's for Grandma and Grandpa." and show how to turn a scrapbook into a family history storybook. For the older generation you will learn some easy ways to share all of your family history in various formats: printed, PDF, photos, slideshows, and more. This will not be too technical, will be fun, and Marlo says to think of it as an "all you can eat" family history smorgasbord. Marlo Schuldt is President of LifeStory Productions, Inc., an Orem, Utah-based company that develops family history software and provides assistance to individuals desiring to gather, prepare, print, and share family history. He enjoys teaching and helping others with their family history and currently teaches classes each month at the BYU Family History Library. He says he has lost track of the number of classes he has taught at national, regional, and local family history fairs, genealogy organizations, and small groups. He earned both BS and MS degrees from Brigham Young University in Communicative Disorders and is the author of two software patents. He is the father of five and has expanded his own family history to thirteen grandchildren and hopes it continues to grow.
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) Easier Scanning for Better Results, by Marlo Schuldt; (2) More Time in the Cloud, by Bret Petersen; (3) Video of last month's main presentation: New FamilySearch Family Tree and the Coming Transition, by Jim Ericson; (4) Mountain Lion, The MAC OS and Using Spreadsheets, by Ron Snowden; (5) Topic to be announced, by Marilyn Thomsen; (6) Ancestral Quest: The Temple Ordinance Process, by Merlin Kitchen; (7) RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell; and (8) 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Friday, July 6, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 14 Jul 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 14 Jul 2012
05 Jul 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 14 Jul 2012, 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 Jim Ericson, Senior Product Marketing Manager at FamilySearch International, on NEW FAMILYSEARCH, FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE, AND WORKING THROUGH THE TRANSITION. FamilySearch is changing the interface for viewing our family history data in their system. The "old" interface was nicknamed "new FamilySearch" and the new interface is called "FamilySearch Family Tree". This transition is taking place gradually. Some important parts are already in operation and many UVTAGG members are using the new interface. This presentation will discuss how the changeover is going, how to work with the changes, and what to expect in the coming months. Jim Ericson, as a Senior Product Marketing Manager for FamilySearch, provides marketing guidance for FamilySearch.org and helps recruit volunteers for online community efforts, including FamilySearch indexing. He is also responsible for the editorial strategy of FamilySearch.org and helping with the rollout of new products. Jim has spent several years promoting various online genealogy services, including Ancestry.com, OneGreatFamily and FamilyLink. At the last UVTAGG meeting members where asked for questions and problems relating to new FamilySearch and their data and Jim Ericson and those accompanying him will answer those questions. During the class period following the main presentation the FamilySearch Team has offered the Group the opportunity to “Ask an Admin.” The Team regularly does this at Family History conferences. They describe "Ask an Admin" sessions as follows: Join one of FamilySearch’s experienced data analysts for an individualized, 20-minute consultation to address (and even fix where possible) 1 or 2 data issues, learn tips and tricks to optimize your new FamilySearch experience, and get answers to your questions. (Please note: Some data issues require additional research and/or investigation. In those situations a Support case may be created and the data issue resolved at a later time). At press release time we don't have the names of the full Admin Team, but there will be at least three, and the 20-minute appointments will begin at 10:40 and go to 1 PM, if required. It might be helpful if you bring your database on a jump drive and have a list of the PID's (Personal Identifiers) and problems in your nFS data that you want to ask them about. To sign up for an appointment contact Laurie Castillo by email at gengal@comcast.net or call her at 801-224-5327. This will be a major opportunity to get our questions and problems with our nFS data resolved "on the spot".
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) Ask an Admin-1; (2) Ask an Admin-2; (3) Ask an Admin-3; (4) Free Software to Organize Your Digital Photos, by Marlo Schuldt; (5) MAC: Family Tree Maker for the MAC and PC, by Tom Caswell; (6) DVD of last month's main presentation: Your Personal Genealogy Library: Family History Books Online, by Don and Diane Snow; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (9) RootsMagic 5, by Renee Zamora. As always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise.
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
05 Jul 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 14 Jul 2012, 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 Jim Ericson, Senior Product Marketing Manager at FamilySearch International, on NEW FAMILYSEARCH, FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE, AND WORKING THROUGH THE TRANSITION. FamilySearch is changing the interface for viewing our family history data in their system. The "old" interface was nicknamed "new FamilySearch" and the new interface is called "FamilySearch Family Tree". This transition is taking place gradually. Some important parts are already in operation and many UVTAGG members are using the new interface. This presentation will discuss how the changeover is going, how to work with the changes, and what to expect in the coming months. Jim Ericson, as a Senior Product Marketing Manager for FamilySearch, provides marketing guidance for FamilySearch.org and helps recruit volunteers for online community efforts, including FamilySearch indexing. He is also responsible for the editorial strategy of FamilySearch.org and helping with the rollout of new products. Jim has spent several years promoting various online genealogy services, including Ancestry.com, OneGreatFamily and FamilyLink. At the last UVTAGG meeting members where asked for questions and problems relating to new FamilySearch and their data and Jim Ericson and those accompanying him will answer those questions. During the class period following the main presentation the FamilySearch Team has offered the Group the opportunity to “Ask an Admin.” The Team regularly does this at Family History conferences. They describe "Ask an Admin" sessions as follows: Join one of FamilySearch’s experienced data analysts for an individualized, 20-minute consultation to address (and even fix where possible) 1 or 2 data issues, learn tips and tricks to optimize your new FamilySearch experience, and get answers to your questions. (Please note: Some data issues require additional research and/or investigation. In those situations a Support case may be created and the data issue resolved at a later time). At press release time we don't have the names of the full Admin Team, but there will be at least three, and the 20-minute appointments will begin at 10:40 and go to 1 PM, if required. It might be helpful if you bring your database on a jump drive and have a list of the PID's (Personal Identifiers) and problems in your nFS data that you want to ask them about. To sign up for an appointment contact Laurie Castillo by email at gengal@comcast.net or call her at 801-224-5327. This will be a major opportunity to get our questions and problems with our nFS data resolved "on the spot".
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled: (1) Ask an Admin-1; (2) Ask an Admin-2; (3) Ask an Admin-3; (4) Free Software to Organize Your Digital Photos, by Marlo Schuldt; (5) MAC: Family Tree Maker for the MAC and PC, by Tom Caswell; (6) DVD of last month's main presentation: Your Personal Genealogy Library: Family History Books Online, by Don and Diane Snow; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (9) RootsMagic 5, by Renee Zamora. As always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise.
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Thursday, May 31, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 09 Jun 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 09 Jun 2012
31 May 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Jun 2012, 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 and Diane Snow on YOUR PERSONAL GENEALOGY LIBRARY: FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS ONLINE. The Snows will show information about family history books online, how to find them, what formats they are in, and how to use them. They will show various organizations that are scanning and posting FH books such as the Family History Library, Google, Internet Archive, and others. There are already thousands of FH books online and most are free to download. Donald R. and Diane M. Snow are both Californians with Utah roots; Don's ancestors are the Snows from Southern Utah and Diane's are the Manwarings from Northern Utah. They are both retired from BYU where Don taught Mathematics and Diane taught Humanities. Since retiring from BYU, they have been on four Family History missions for the LDS Church. One of these was as the Directors of the New York Family History Center in Manhattan and another was serving in the London Family History Center in the Hyde Park Chapel. They have been involved with family history for many years and Don has been a Vice President of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group since the 1990's. They are frequent speakers at genealogy and family history conferences and the details of their talks and schedules are at http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html . They have 6 children, 30 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren and are snowbirds spending half the year in Provo and half in St. George.
Following the main presentation will be the class period and, as always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) FamilySearch Family Tree, by Merlin Kitchen; (2) Q&A, by Don and Diane Snow; (3) Video of a past presentation or class - Your Choice; (4) Personal Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (5) MAC Projects Discussed and Reviewed, by Ron Snowden; (6) RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell; (7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (8) Ancestral Quest (teacher to be announced).
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
31 May 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Jun 2012, 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 and Diane Snow on YOUR PERSONAL GENEALOGY LIBRARY: FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS ONLINE. The Snows will show information about family history books online, how to find them, what formats they are in, and how to use them. They will show various organizations that are scanning and posting FH books such as the Family History Library, Google, Internet Archive, and others. There are already thousands of FH books online and most are free to download. Donald R. and Diane M. Snow are both Californians with Utah roots; Don's ancestors are the Snows from Southern Utah and Diane's are the Manwarings from Northern Utah. They are both retired from BYU where Don taught Mathematics and Diane taught Humanities. Since retiring from BYU, they have been on four Family History missions for the LDS Church. One of these was as the Directors of the New York Family History Center in Manhattan and another was serving in the London Family History Center in the Hyde Park Chapel. They have been involved with family history for many years and Don has been a Vice President of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group since the 1990's. They are frequent speakers at genealogy and family history conferences and the details of their talks and schedules are at http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html . They have 6 children, 30 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren and are snowbirds spending half the year in Provo and half in St. George.
Following the main presentation will be the class period and, as always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) FamilySearch Family Tree, by Merlin Kitchen; (2) Q&A, by Don and Diane Snow; (3) Video of a past presentation or class - Your Choice; (4) Personal Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (5) MAC Projects Discussed and Reviewed, by Ron Snowden; (6) RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell; (7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (8) Ancestral Quest (teacher to be announced).
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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Friday, May 11, 2012
[UVTAGG] LOCATION CHANGE FOR MEETING TOMORROW 2012-05-12
[UVTAGG] LOCATION CHANGE FOR MEETING TOMORROW 2012-05-12
Due to a funeral in our usual meeting place tomorrow's UVTAGG meeting, 9 am - noon, 12 May 2012, will be at the EDGEWOOD / RIVERSIDE LDS Chapel, 3511 North 180 East, Provo, Utah in the Provo "River Bottoms" behind the Jamestown shopping plaza on the east side of University Avenue. This is where we met during 2009 while the "Red Chapel" was being renovated. You get to it by turning east from University Avenue at 3700 North ("Will's Pit Stop") and then south on 180 East. The map on our website http://uvtagg.org.org includes this area, but this temporary meeting location is NOT marked on it.
As in the press release sent out last week, we will first watch the Provo City Center Temple Groundbreaking Ceremony which is being broadcast on the Internet starting at 9 am. Our opening exercises and classes will follow. Currently planned classes are:
(1) Personalized Help, including information for new Family History Consultants, by Don Engstrom
(2) Are There Germans In Your Past? Internet Resources to Assist You, by Laurie Castillo
(3) Evernote and Other Free Transcription Helps for Documents and Audio, by Don and Diane Snow
(4) Everything Mac for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden
(5) DVD of last month's main presentation: Finding Your Family in the 1940 US Census, by Stephen Ehat
(6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay
(7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett
(8) RootsMagic, by Diana Olsen
Due to a funeral in our usual meeting place tomorrow's UVTAGG meeting, 9 am - noon, 12 May 2012, will be at the EDGEWOOD / RIVERSIDE LDS Chapel, 3511 North 180 East, Provo, Utah in the Provo "River Bottoms" behind the Jamestown shopping plaza on the east side of University Avenue. This is where we met during 2009 while the "Red Chapel" was being renovated. You get to it by turning east from University Avenue at 3700 North ("Will's Pit Stop") and then south on 180 East. The map on our website http://uvtagg.org.org includes this area, but this temporary meeting location is NOT marked on it.
As in the press release sent out last week, we will first watch the Provo City Center Temple Groundbreaking Ceremony which is being broadcast on the Internet starting at 9 am. Our opening exercises and classes will follow. Currently planned classes are:
(1) Personalized Help, including information for new Family History Consultants, by Don Engstrom
(2) Are There Germans In Your Past? Internet Resources to Assist You, by Laurie Castillo
(3) Evernote and Other Free Transcription Helps for Documents and Audio, by Don and Diane Snow
(4) Everything Mac for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden
(5) DVD of last month's main presentation: Finding Your Family in the 1940 US Census, by Stephen Ehat
(6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay
(7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett
(8) RootsMagic, by Diana Olsen
Thursday, May 3, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 12 May 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 12 May 2012
03 May 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 12 May 2012, 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 .
In place of a main presentation for this meeting we will watch the Provo Tabernacle Temple Groundbreaking ceremony which will start at 9 am and will be broadcast to the building from downtown Provo. Speakers will include Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the LDS Church's Quorum of the 12 Apostles and Past President of Brigham Young University. The Church's press release about the Groundbreaking is at http://www.lds.org/church/events/church-announces-groundbreaking-for-provo-city-center-temple?lang=eng .
Following the groundbreaking ceremony, UVTAGG will have its opening exercises and then divide for classes. As always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) Are There Germans In Your Past? Internet Resources to Assist You, by Laurie Castillo; (2) Evernote and Freeware Transcription Helps for Documents and Audio, by Don and Diane Snow; (3) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom; (4) Video of last month's main presentation: Finding Your Family in the 1940 US Census, by Stephen Ehat; (5) Everything MAC for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden; (6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (8) RootsMagic, by Diana Olsen.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
03 May 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 12 May 2012, 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 .
In place of a main presentation for this meeting we will watch the Provo Tabernacle Temple Groundbreaking ceremony which will start at 9 am and will be broadcast to the building from downtown Provo. Speakers will include Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the LDS Church's Quorum of the 12 Apostles and Past President of Brigham Young University. The Church's press release about the Groundbreaking is at http://www.lds.org/church/events/church-announces-groundbreaking-for-provo-city-center-temple?lang=eng .
Following the groundbreaking ceremony, UVTAGG will have its opening exercises and then divide for classes. As always, there will be something about family history and technology for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) Are There Germans In Your Past? Internet Resources to Assist You, by Laurie Castillo; (2) Evernote and Freeware Transcription Helps for Documents and Audio, by Don and Diane Snow; (3) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom; (4) Video of last month's main presentation: Finding Your Family in the 1940 US Census, by Stephen Ehat; (5) Everything MAC for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden; (6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (7) Legacy, by Dean Bennett; and (8) RootsMagic, by Diana Olsen.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 14 Apr 2012
03 Apr 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 14 Apr 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Stephen Ehat on FIND ALL YOUR RELATIVES IN THE 1940 U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS. The 1940 US Federal Census was released this week (2 Apr 2012) and digital images are now posted on several sites including the National Archives at http://1940census.archives.gov/ . Several organizations are coordinating efforts to index the entire census. These include FamilySearch Indexing and everyone is encouraged to sign up at https://www.familysearch.org/1940census/ to help. It will take several months to complete the entire index. The presentation at the UVTAGG meeting this month will help people get into the census before it is indexed. Small towns, of course, will be pretty easy; large cities will take more effort, but can still be done, as Steve Ehat will show. Stephen Kent Ehat was born in San Francisco in 1951. Baptized a Latter-day Saint as a convert at age 10, he first attempted to do genealogical research at age 11. He knew too little, but at age 17, when he began studies at BYU, he successfully began a lifetime of family history research and discovery. He has served as a Records Examiner (Remember those?), as a Stake Extraction Director (back in the day when that opportunity first existed), and recently as the Director of a six-stake Family History Center serving Orem and Lindon. He has made a number of presentations at recent BYU Family History Conferences and at the BYU Family History Center Sunday classes and is constantly helping people with their research. He has been to Italy twice for family history research on his own Italian line that arrived in San Francisco 45 years before the earthquake and fire in 1906. He is a California attorney who lives with his wife, Jeanine, in Lindon, Utah, and they have five sons and thirteen -- now almost 14 -- grandchildren.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) Are Your Ancestors Frozen in Time?, by Claire Brisson-Banks; (2) "Where Did That File Go?" - Understanding and Organizing Computer Files, by Susan Maxwell; (3) Analyzing Census Records, by Stephen Ehat; (4) Personal Help with Family History, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (5) Video of last month's main presentation: Increasing Productivity on FamilySearch with Sharing Time, by Andrea Schnakenburg; (6) Everything Mac for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden; (7) RootsMagic, by Rene Zamora; (8) Ancestral Quest, by Paul Johnson; and (9) Legacy, by Joel Graham.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. Ancestral QuestInformation 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
03 Apr 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 14 Apr 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Stephen Ehat on FIND ALL YOUR RELATIVES IN THE 1940 U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS. The 1940 US Federal Census was released this week (2 Apr 2012) and digital images are now posted on several sites including the National Archives at http://1940census.archives.gov/ . Several organizations are coordinating efforts to index the entire census. These include FamilySearch Indexing and everyone is encouraged to sign up at https://www.familysearch.org/1940census/ to help. It will take several months to complete the entire index. The presentation at the UVTAGG meeting this month will help people get into the census before it is indexed. Small towns, of course, will be pretty easy; large cities will take more effort, but can still be done, as Steve Ehat will show. Stephen Kent Ehat was born in San Francisco in 1951. Baptized a Latter-day Saint as a convert at age 10, he first attempted to do genealogical research at age 11. He knew too little, but at age 17, when he began studies at BYU, he successfully began a lifetime of family history research and discovery. He has served as a Records Examiner (Remember those?), as a Stake Extraction Director (back in the day when that opportunity first existed), and recently as the Director of a six-stake Family History Center serving Orem and Lindon. He has made a number of presentations at recent BYU Family History Conferences and at the BYU Family History Center Sunday classes and is constantly helping people with their research. He has been to Italy twice for family history research on his own Italian line that arrived in San Francisco 45 years before the earthquake and fire in 1906. He is a California attorney who lives with his wife, Jeanine, in Lindon, Utah, and they have five sons and thirteen -- now almost 14 -- grandchildren.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are: (1) Are Your Ancestors Frozen in Time?, by Claire Brisson-Banks; (2) "Where Did That File Go?" - Understanding and Organizing Computer Files, by Susan Maxwell; (3) Analyzing Census Records, by Stephen Ehat; (4) Personal Help with Family History, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (5) Video of last month's main presentation: Increasing Productivity on FamilySearch with Sharing Time, by Andrea Schnakenburg; (6) Everything Mac for Genealogy, by Ron Snowden; (7) RootsMagic, by Rene Zamora; (8) Ancestral Quest, by Paul Johnson; and (9) Legacy, by Joel Graham.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, Don Engstrom, and Rayanne Melick working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. Ancestral QuestInformation 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
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 10 Mar 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 10 Mar 2012
28 Feb 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 10 Mar 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Andrea Schnackenburg on INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY ON THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH WEBSITE USING SHARINGTIME. SharingTime(TM) is a new tool that integrates into new FamilySearch. It allows you to auto-search quickly dozens of Internet sources, e-mail collaborators in seconds to validate sources, and focus your research on ancestors that are closest to being ready for temple work. You can identify groups of ancestors that may have records in one place and break through the dead ends on your family tree. These topics and others will be discussed today about how to increase your productivity using SharingTime (TM). Andrea Schnakenburg is the Design Director and Training Coordinator at Ohana Software. After graduating from BYU, she started work as a web designer. It didn't take long for her to catch the genealogy bug and she has been teaching classes for 3 years now. She lives in Provo, Utah with her husband of 5 years and their 1 year old daughter.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows: (1) Your Head in the Cloud: Your Feet on the Ground, by Bret Petersen; (2) Family Search Family Tree, by Merlin Kitchen; (3) Personal Help, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (4) Q&A on Sharing Time and Family Insight, by Andrea Schnackenburg; (5) Video (your choice of past presentations or classes); (6) Legacy, by Joel Graham; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; and (8) RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
28 Feb 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 10 Mar 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Andrea Schnackenburg on INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY ON THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH WEBSITE USING SHARINGTIME. SharingTime(TM) is a new tool that integrates into new FamilySearch. It allows you to auto-search quickly dozens of Internet sources, e-mail collaborators in seconds to validate sources, and focus your research on ancestors that are closest to being ready for temple work. You can identify groups of ancestors that may have records in one place and break through the dead ends on your family tree. These topics and others will be discussed today about how to increase your productivity using SharingTime (TM). Andrea Schnakenburg is the Design Director and Training Coordinator at Ohana Software. After graduating from BYU, she started work as a web designer. It didn't take long for her to catch the genealogy bug and she has been teaching classes for 3 years now. She lives in Provo, Utah with her husband of 5 years and their 1 year old daughter.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows: (1) Your Head in the Cloud: Your Feet on the Ground, by Bret Petersen; (2) Family Search Family Tree, by Merlin Kitchen; (3) Personal Help, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen; (4) Q&A on Sharing Time and Family Insight, by Andrea Schnackenburg; (5) Video (your choice of past presentations or classes); (6) Legacy, by Joel Graham; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; and (8) RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 11 Feb 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 11 Feb 2012
31 Jan 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Feb 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Randy Bryson on FAMILYSEARCH SCANNING - THE STORY OF OPENING THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN RECORDS VAULT. Since 1938 the Genealogical Society of Utah, which is now part of FamilySearch, has been capturing on film the records of the world and storing that film in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. In the past decade, modern technology and dedicated engineers have developed a means to convert those images on film to images on the Internet. This presentation will provide insight into how the images are being converted, some of the incredible challenges that have been overcome, and how today we experience one of the most prolific efforts in the world to make the records of our ancestors available to a world-wide population. Randy Bryson is currently an Area Family History Advisor in the Utah South Area of the LDS Church and is a past Family History Center Director, as well as formerly serving as 1st Counselor in the Lehi Utah Stake Presidency with assignment over Temple and Family History work. Also, professionally working for the Family History Department, he has had experience in the development and use of FamilySearch.org, newFamilySearch, Scanning, Indexing, and older products such as Personal Ancestral File (PAF), the Pedigree Resource File (PRF), and other systems. He now works to use the Church's technology to provide FamilySearch to the homes of members and nonmembers alike. Brother Bryson lives in Lehi, Utah with his beautiful wife, Madge, also an Area Family History Adviser. They have two married daughters and three married sons with twelve grandchildren in Utah, Idaho and Alabama.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows: (1) Using the U.S. Census, by Marilyn Thomsen; (2) Using Ancestry's Family Trees, by Kathy Magleby; (3) Q&A on Scanning Records in the Granite Vault; (4) Video of last month's main presentation: The Changing Face of Family History Research, by Karen Clifford; (5) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (6) RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; and (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
31 Jan 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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 Feb 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Randy Bryson on FAMILYSEARCH SCANNING - THE STORY OF OPENING THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN RECORDS VAULT. Since 1938 the Genealogical Society of Utah, which is now part of FamilySearch, has been capturing on film the records of the world and storing that film in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. In the past decade, modern technology and dedicated engineers have developed a means to convert those images on film to images on the Internet. This presentation will provide insight into how the images are being converted, some of the incredible challenges that have been overcome, and how today we experience one of the most prolific efforts in the world to make the records of our ancestors available to a world-wide population. Randy Bryson is currently an Area Family History Advisor in the Utah South Area of the LDS Church and is a past Family History Center Director, as well as formerly serving as 1st Counselor in the Lehi Utah Stake Presidency with assignment over Temple and Family History work. Also, professionally working for the Family History Department, he has had experience in the development and use of FamilySearch.org, newFamilySearch, Scanning, Indexing, and older products such as Personal Ancestral File (PAF), the Pedigree Resource File (PRF), and other systems. He now works to use the Church's technology to provide FamilySearch to the homes of members and nonmembers alike. Brother Bryson lives in Lehi, Utah with his beautiful wife, Madge, also an Area Family History Adviser. They have two married daughters and three married sons with twelve grandchildren in Utah, Idaho and Alabama.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows: (1) Using the U.S. Census, by Marilyn Thomsen; (2) Using Ancestry's Family Trees, by Kathy Magleby; (3) Q&A on Scanning Records in the Granite Vault; (4) Video of last month's main presentation: The Changing Face of Family History Research, by Karen Clifford; (5) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (6) RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; and (8) Legacy, by Dean Bennett.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 14 Jan 2012
[UVTAGG] Press release for meeting on Saturday 14 Jan 2012
4 Jan 2012
Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. Ward newsletter editors, please include parts of the first two paragraphs, and mention that there are classes for everyone. 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, 14 Jan 2012, 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 for this meeting will be by Karen Clifford on THE CHANGING PACE OF FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH. How do you stay current with your own family genealogy when the tools around you are constantly changing? Never before has technology helped so many so fast--and yet the ardent genealogist can feel torn between keeping up with technological changes or furthering their genealogy research. You don't have to choose one over the other. Start the New Year by applying a few tools that will organize your efforts, save you time, and energize your research in 2012. Karen Clifford is a Midwestern and Southern States Accredited Genealogist professional. She develops curriculum and teaches multiple genealogy course at Salt Lake Community College (UT) and Monterey Peninsula College (CA). She has moved to Provo since it is now possible to teach all her classes online. She has published several textbooks in genealogy including The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program (2nd edition, 2011, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD); 2) Digging Deeper: Understanding Pre-1805 Genealogy Record Groups (2011 - see the GRA website); and 3) Becoming an Accredited Genealogist (Ancestry.com). She is President/CEO of Genealogy Research Associates, Inc. with website www.GRAonline.com . She served 12 years as director of the local FHC in Monterey, CA; 10 years on the board of the Federation of Genealogical Societies; 12 years as an ICAPGen Commissioner; on the program committee for the 2011 RootsTech Conference; and currently chairs the ICAPGen Test Development Committee. Her husband Ray Clifford is Associate Dean of the BYU College of Humanities and Director of the Languages Center.
Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows: (1) Utah Research Beyond LDS Records, by Laurie Castillo; (2) Using Google Maps, by Ron Snowden; (3) Using Facebook as a Family History Research Tool, by Stephan Ehat; (4) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen (5) Q&A: on The Changing Pace of Family History Research, by Karen Clifford; (6) Video of last time's main prsentation: The Perfect Social Media: Family History and Genealogy, by Claire Brisson-Banks; (7) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (8) Legacy 7.5, by Dean Bennett; and (9) RootsMagic 5, by Bruce Buzbee.
All meetings of the Group 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 100-125 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, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; 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 DVDs of past presentations and classes to members of the group. 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
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