[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 09 Jan 2016, Provo

2015-12-30

Journalists and newsletter editors, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 09 Jan 2016, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 09 Jan 2016, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org .  On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Randy Wilson, FamilySearch Information Architect, on FAMILYSEARCH: WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU AND HOW CAN YOU HELP.  FamilySearch has been helping people do their family history since 1892. This presentation provides an overview and unique perspective of what family history work is and how FamilySearch is involved in various aspects of it.  We will discuss how FamilySearch discovers, acquires, preserves and scans original records; how these records are indexed by volunteers to make them available for searching, hinting, and linking into the Family Tree; and how the Family Tree helps everyone pick up where everyone else left off.  We will also take a look at preserving your photos and stories, the research Wiki, and how you can preserve and share your personal research in "Genealogies".  All along the way, we will be showing what FamilySearch provides to you, and show how you can most effectively participate to help yourself and others discover our families.  Randy Wilson is the Information Architect for FamilySearch, where he has worked since 2003.  He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University, where he did research in machine learning and neural networks.  He was able to put this research to use in improving the matching algorithms used in possible duplicates and record hinting at FamilySearch.  In recent years, he has helped develop data models to allow the Family Tree to link to records in order to help family history work become more efficient and more solidly built on sources.  He lives in Riverton, Utah with his wife Linette and their five children.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See the UVTAGG website for last minute changes and additions.

(1)  Digitize Your Photos and Movies, by Randy Wilson

(2)  Keep Your PC Healthy, by Jerry Castillo

(3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom and Don Reynolds            

(4)  Video of last November's main presentation: If Sherlock Holmes Were a Family Historian, by Barry Ewell

(5)  RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora

(6)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay

Notice that there is something for everyone, no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants.  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 80 attending the monthly meetings, including many family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Eileen Phelps, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter TAGGology via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes.  Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants.  Membership is on a calendar year basis so now is the time to renew your membership to continue receiving the benefits.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above.  You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG), snowd@math.byu.edu

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[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 14 Nov 2015, Provo

2015-11-05

Journalists and newsletter editors, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu   

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 14 Nov 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 10 Oct 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by  Barry J. Ewell on IF SHERLOCK HOLMES WERE A FAMILY HISTORIAN.  Family history is a journey of discovery about finding answers to the questions one ponders at one time or another.  The steps of the journey are guided by the questions we ask. With each answer comes another question.  In time you begin to feel a sense of connection and bond that spans generations.  In this presentation we will discover 10 ways to supercharge your family history research.  In other words, how to become the Sherlock Holmes of Genealogists.  Barry J. Ewell is the founder of  MyGenShare.com -- http://mygenshare.com/ , a website for individuals interested in learning, sharing, and discovering family history.  He is a writer, presenter, researcher, and mentor of genealogists.  He has presented and shared his knowledge and experience at local, regional, and national conferences.  Research interests include Eastern U.S., United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Germany, and Russia.  In his professional career in advertising and public relations strategy for technology companies he has worked for companies like IBM, 3M, and Rational Software.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes and additions.

(1)  Use the US Census to Resolve Family History Research Problems, by Barry J. Ewell

(2)  Fast Accurate Research  - Affiliate and Other Genealogy Websites, by Van  Celaya

(3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom & Don Reynolds

(4)  Video of last month's main presentation: Genealogy Wikis: A Users Guide, by  Kory Meyerink

(5)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay

(6)  RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants.  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 80 attending the monthly meetings, including many family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter TAGGology via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Christmas is coming and gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants. Membership is on a calendar year basis, so if you join now, you will get the Nov and Dec TAGGologies, plus all of next year's.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu .

Note that due to the chapel being needed for the wards, we will have no meeting in Dec, so the next UVTAGG meeting after this one will be on Saturday, 9 Jan 2016.

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG), snowd@math.byu.edu

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[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 10 Oct 2015, Provo

2015-10-02

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu    

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 10 Oct 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 10 Oct 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Kory L. Meyrink on GENEALOGY WIKIS: A USER'S GUIDE.  Genealogists learn that researching one’s family history is a collaborative effort.  Other folks may have already found some branches of the family tree, while yet others may have the family Bible or other family documents.  And some relatives may live near the cemetery where ancestors are buried. Research is not a solo effort and seasoned genealogists share their tips, knowledge, and experience to help others learn about new sources and repositories. We all benefit when someone else posts information of value to our research. Wikis are one of the important, yet overlooked, ways to find such information.  Kory began his career in genealogy as a record searcher while attending Brigham Young University and has been involved in nearly all aspects of the field for over 30 years.  Kory served on the staff of the Family History Library as a reference consultant and later as the editor of the library’s publications.  He is a founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and has written extensively, including chapters in The Library, all editions of The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, and numerous articles and book reviews for the Genealogical Journal, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Computing, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and The Genealogist.  He received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology, as well as his Masters of Library and Information Science, at Brigham Young University.  He is an Accredited Genealogist and a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association and has served as an officer of the Association of Professional Genealogists.  His areas of expertise are United States (Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England), and Germany.  His bio and contact information are at  https://www.apgen.org/directory/search_detail.html?mbr_id=2487 and  https://www.progenealogists.com/expert/kory-l-meyerink .

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes and additions.

(1)  Free State-Provided Sources:  Ready and Waiting Online, by Kory Meyerink

(2)  Fast Accurate Research:  Google, by Van Celaya

(3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help, also Legacy questions), by Don Engstrom and Don Reynolds

(4)  Video of last month's main presentation: LDS Missionary Records, by Laurie Castillo

(5)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay

(6)  RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants. 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 80 attending the monthly meetings, including many family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter TAGGology via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants. Membership is on a calendar year basis. See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org     (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net    , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu  .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG), snowd@math.byu.edu 

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 12 Sep 2015, Provo

2015-09-03

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks. 

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu   

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 12 Sep 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 12 Sep 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Laurie Castillo on LDS MISSIONARY RECORDS: LOCATING THE RECORDS OF OUR LDS MISSIONARY ANCESTORS.  Find out what additional information may be available about your missionary ancestors in official LDS missionary records (1830–1979), ward records, and other LDS collections. Learn which of them can be searched online and where to locate them. Learn what other types of records may mention missionaries and their experiences.  Laurie Werner Castillo is the 1st Vice President of UVTAGG and is a professional genealogist who has done historical background research for books, as well as family research for private clients.  She has written articles for publication and presented at numerous conferences, national, state and local, including, FGS (Federation of Genealogical Societies), UGA (Utah Genealogical Association), and BYU. She has worked with the UGA in several positions and for many years has been a Family History Missionary, Consultant, and teacher at the BYU Family History Library, the Senior Missionary Training Center, a Stake Family Records Extraction Director, and a Ward Consultant. She specializes in research in continental Europe and Scandinavia, especially Germany, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands. She has researched most everywhere in the U.S. and particularly enjoys New England, Midwest, and the “Western Frontier”.  Besides all this she is a U.S. Census specialist and is well-versed in Early LDS Research.  Laurie was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in West Los Angeles.  In high school she participated in musical groups and was a point guard on the girls basketball team.  She attended BYU where she met and married Jerry Castillo from San Antonio, Texas.  Jerry also works with the UVTAGG.  Laurie graduated from BYU with a BS in Family and Consumer Economics and the Castillo's live in Orem where Laurie has been a Community Emergency Response Team trainer for the City of Orem and does Earthquake Preparedness presentations.  They have two grown children and 4 grandchildren.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes and additions.

(1)  Early Newspapers With LDS Information, by Laurie Castillo

(2)  Fast Accurate Research Using FamilySearch and the FamilySearch Wiki

(3)  Ask an Expert (Personal Help, including questions on Legacy, and for this month, also on Ancestral Quest), by Don Engstrom and Don Reynolds

(4)  Video of last month's main presentation, The Best Things in Life Are Free:  Freeware for Family History, by Donald R. Snow and Linda Snow Westover

(5)  RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee

[Note:  The Ancestral Quest classes will resume next month.]

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants. 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, including many family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter TAGGology via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants. Membership is on a calendar year basis. See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org  (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu.

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG), snowd@math.byu.edu 

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning, 08 Aug 2015,

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks. 

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 08 Aug 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 08 Aug 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Donald R. Snow and his daughter, Linda Snow Westover, on THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE:  FREEWARE FOR FAMILY HISTORY.  There are many free or inexpensive computer programs that are very helpful for family history. This presentation will discuss several of these, including:  EVERYTHING - a free program that finds files on your computer quickly and easily; Q-DIR - a computer utility program that helps move, rename, delete, or copy programs in various ways;  PDF-XCHANGE EDITOR - a freeware program that reads and edits pdf's and does OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on them; GOOGLE DOCS which has office programs for text, presentations, and spreadsheets. is online so you can work on your files wherever you can get to the Internet, and allows collaboration with others on documents; and OURTIMELINES.COM - an free online database that allows you to form timelines of world events occurring during the lifetime of an individual. The notes for the class are posted on  http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html , along with a set of Freeware Supplementary Notes which give information on more than 60 free computer programs that are helpful in things like genealogy and databases, text and office programs, graphics, sound, and general computer utilities.  Don Snow is a Californian by birth with Snow ancestors from Southern Utah.  After retiring from the BYU Math Faculty, he and his recently deceased wife, Diane, served four FH missions, including being Directors of the New York Family History Center in Manhattan, in the Illinois Nauvoo Mission on a FH project ( http://earlylds.com ), and in the London Family History Centre in the Hyde Park Chapel.  Don has been a VP of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group since the 1990's and is a frequent speaker at FH venues.  He has 6 children and 30 grandchildren.  Linda Snow Westover is Don Snow's daughter and has been a family history enthusiast for the past 25 years.  Ward family history consultant and associate director of the Lindon (Utah) Family History Center, her friends call her the ghost-whisperer. She enjoys helping others and traveling to research her family and is also a frequent speaker at many FH venues. Linda works in the Registrar’s Office at BYU and has 5 children and 6 grandchildren.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes and additions.

(1)  Freeware (Continuation), by Don Snow and Linda Westover

(2)  Facebook Your Genealogy!, by Sue Maxwell

(3)  Fast Accurate Research Using FamilySearch and Wiki, by Van Celaya

(4)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen

(5)  Video of last month's main presentation, Copyright Law for Genealogists, by James Tanner

(6)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay

(7)  RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants. 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, most of whom are family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter TAGGology via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants. Membership is on a calendar year basis. See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org  (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG),  snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning 11 Jul 2015, Provo

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.
Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 


[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 11 Jul 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 11 July 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by James Tanner on COPYRIGHT LAW FOR GENEALOGISTS. Family historians are constantly confronted with issues involving copyright protected books, documents and other items. For example, how many researchers have found an important family story only to realize that the story is subject to a copyright claim? In addition, we are frequently confronted with the issue that a document or photograph pertaining to our family is also subject to a copyright claim and what if we want copyright protection for our own work? In many cases, understanding the basics of United States copyright law, or the law of other countries, becomes of more than academic interest. In this  presentation former attorney James L. Tanner will provide an essential look at modern copyright law as it applies to genealogical research. The presentation and accompanying handout will cover important topics such as the concepts of fair use and what is and is not in the public domain. Tanner will also discuss some of the rulings in current important copyright litigation. James L. Tanner received a B.A. Degree in Spanish, an M.A. Degree in Linguistics, University of Utah, and a J.D. Degree, Law, Arizona State University. He spent two years as an Intelligence Analyst for the U.S. Army, 39 years as an Arizona trial attorney, over 33 years in genealogical research, and is an Avid Blogger of Genealogy’s Star blog and Rejoice, and be exceeding glad. He has also spent ten years as a family history missionary at the Mesa, Arizona FamilySearch Library and is presently serving at the BYU Family History Library. He is a presenter at conferences and expos around the U.S. and Canada. He was previously the owner of a retail computer business and an Apple Macintosh software company, as well as being a professional photographer. He and his wife have seven children and 32 grandchildren.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes and additions.
(1)  Q&A: Copyright Law for Genealogists, by James Tanner
(2)  Using the Family History Guide to Jump Start Your Genealogy, by Bob Taylor
(3)  It's About Time (Calendars), by Ginny Ackerson
(4)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen
(5)  Video of last month's main presentation: Finding the Living Among the Dead - Using the Internet, by Amy Archibald
(6)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay
(7)  RootsMagic, by Diana Olsen

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and ward family history consultants. 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, most of whom are family history consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and family history consultants. Membership is on a calendar year basis. See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org   (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG),  snowd@math.byu.edu 

2015-06-04

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 13 Jun 2015, Provo

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy.  If you need further information, please email me. Thanks. 

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning, 13 Jun 2015, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 13 June 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.   This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting.  Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org  .  On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

This month on Saturday morning 13 June will be the Provo Marathon down University Avenue so there will be delayed crossing of University Avenue.  The police at each intersection will probably let you cross University Avenue when there is a break in runners, but you might have to wait several minutes.  Or you can go down to 3rd South in Provo and get around the block offs.  

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Amy Archibald on FINDING THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD:  USING THE INTERNET TO FIND YOUR LIVING COUSINS.  The missing link in your family history may be one phone call or email away.  She will explore clues available in family trees, obituaries, online tools, and the resources available to identify your cousin's contact information.  Come and discover your living cousins online.  Amy Archibald is a family historian and reunion organizer with a passion for teaching others.  She has spent 30 years researching her own family and 20 years teaching others.  She lives in Clearfield, Utah with her husband and two children and blogs on family history topics at  http://revealingrootsandbranches.blogspot.com/  .  Amy's earlier version of this topic was streamed live at RootsTech 2015, was very well-received, and is still available to watch online.  Go to  http://rootstech.org/?lang=eng  > About > Video Archive. 

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See our website for last minute changes.

(1)   Q&A: Using the Internet to Find Your Living Cousins, by Amy Archibald

(2)   Using DNA in Family History, by Rick Klemetson

(3)   WHAT! My Temple Reservations Have Disappeared?, by Marilyn Thomsen

(4)   Video of last month's main presentation:  Robert Raymond discussing A Genealogically Correct FamilySearch Family Tree

(5)   Ask An Expert (Personal Help), Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen

(6)   RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora 

(The Ancestral Quest classes will start again in July.)    

Notice that there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise.  This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and Family History Consultants.  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, most of whom are Family History Consultants.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson, Webmaster.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes.  Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Family History Consultants, and membership is on a calendar year basis.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above.  You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres@uvtagg.org  (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG),  snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning 09 May 2015, Provo

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning 09 May 2015, Provo

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events. For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy. If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 09 May 201, Provo

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 09 May 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting. Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvtagg.org . On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted the week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Robert Raymond on A GENEALOGICALLY CORRECT FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE. Learn how you can use and help Family Tree increase its genealogical correctness and adherence with industry standards by using genealogical proof, sources, documents, citations, stories, photos, and collaboration. With your help, Family Tree is becoming a genealogically sound reflection of our shared family tree. Robert Raymond is a Deputy to FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer, David Rencher. He is well-known and works to increase genealogical soundness of FamilySearch products and helps set record acquisition and publication strategy. Robert writes a top ranked genealogy blog (pseudonymically) about Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, records, and methodology. He is a genealogical technologist with more than 30 years' experience in technology and genealogy. He holds over a dozen technology patents and earned a Masters Degree in Electrical (Computer) Engineering from Brigham Young University where he was honored as a Kimball Scholar. Robert has served as a Director of the National Genealogical Society since 2012 and is currently working towards certification from the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He is a volunteer at a FamilySearch Family History Center where he can be found in the trenches every Wednesday night. More information about him is on the website https://www.apgen.org/directory/search_detail.html?mbr_id=4060 .

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled; check the meetings page at http://uvtagg.org/ for last minute changes or additions. (1) A Billion+ Hidden Records on FamilySearch, by Robert Raymond; (2) The FamilySearch Partner Site: American Ancestors (NEHGS), by Laurie Castillo; (3) Ratchet Up Your Research with Evernote, by Liz Miller; (4) Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (5) Video of last month's main presentation: What You May Not Have Noticed About The Census: Look Again!, by Stephen Ehat; (6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (7) Legacy: Fixing Relationships, by Dean Bennett; and (8) RootsMagic, by Terri Tyler and Diana Olsen.

As you can see, there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise. This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and Ward Family History Consultants. 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, most of whom are Family History Consultants. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson, Webmaster. Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes. Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes. Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Family History Consultants, and membership is on a calendar year basis. See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above. You can also 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), snowd@math.byu.edu  

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning 11 Apr 2015

[UVTAGG] Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning 11 Apr 2015

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy.  Most wards won't have a ward bulletin this week due to General Conference.  If you need further information, please email me. Thanks. 
Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 


[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 11 Apr 2015

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 11 Apr 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.   This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting.  Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org  and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org .  On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted a week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Stephen Ehat on WHAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED ABOUT U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE CENSUS RECORDS:  LOOK AGAIN!  Sharpen your skills in gleaning information from census reports. There is a lot more there than you realize at first.  Next-door neighbors 40 pages apart from one another?  Members of the same household 37 pages apart from one another?  Persons physically present in one state enumerated in another state a thousand miles away on the day the census taker comes by?  Neighbors giving the wrong information about a family?  The importance of addresses in census analysis.  Use of city directories as census indexes when online indexes fail to reveal where your target is located.  What did the census taker really ask?  Is there such a thing as a misspelling?  Learn to understand censuses.  Look at them again, even if you have found your people in them.  You'll probably be amazed.  Stephen Ehat was born in San Francisco in 1951 and has performed family history research since 1967.  He has over forty years of experience in German, Irish, Italian, French, Swedish, and American genealogical records of all kinds.  He is a California attorney who lives with his wife, Jeanine, in Lindon, Utah, and they have five sons and nineteen grandchildren.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled; check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/  for last minute changes or additions.   (1)  Have You Checked the Legal Resources?, by Stephen Ehat;  (2)  "Grandpa Did What?" How to Write a Family History the Youth Will Want to Read, by Heather Pack;  (3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen;  (4)  Video of last month's main presentation:  The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, by Devin Ashby;  (5)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay;  (6)  Legacy, by Marilyn Thomsen; and  (7)  RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell.                   

As you can see, there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise.  This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and Ward Family History Consultants.  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, most of whom are Family History Consultants. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson, Webmaster.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes.  Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Family History Consultants, and membership is on a calendar year basis.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above.  You can also contact President Gerhard Ruf at  pres.uvtagg.org   (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at  laurie@everythingthingisrelative.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at  snowd@math.byu.edu  .

Don Snow, 2nd VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG),  snowd@math.byu.edu 

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 14 Mar 2015

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[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 14 Mar 2015

Journalists and ward newsletter editors, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy.  If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.
Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 14 Mar 2015

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 14 Mar 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.   This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting.  Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org  .  On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted a week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG will be by Devin Ashby on THE HEARTS OF THE CHILDREN SHALL TURN.  The LDS Church leaders are asking the youth to get more involved in family history.  This presentation will discuss several of these invitations and give ideas and resources that can help youth participate in this great work of temples and technology.  Devin Ashby is a Project Manager for FamilySearch, the largest genealogical organization in the world.  In 2004 he received Bachelor degrees in History and Spanish and the following year earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.  He has been involved in family history for over twelve years.  There is information about Ashby's topic at  https://familysearch.org/blog/en/hastening-work-family-history/ .

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled; check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/  for last minute changes or additions.   (1)   Q&A: The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, by Devin Ashby;  (2)  PERSI: New Periodical Index at Find My Past, by Marilyn Thomsen;  (3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen;  (4)  Video of last month's main presentation on FamilySearch Mobile Apps, by Todd Powell;  (5)  RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora;  (6)  Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; and  (7)  Legacy: Importing and Exporting, by Dean Bennett.                    

As you can see, there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise.  This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and Ward FH Consultants.  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, most of whom are Family History Consultants. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson, Webmaster.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes.  Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Family History Consultants, and membership is on a calendar year basis, so it is time for members to renew.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above.  You can also 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),  snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 21 Feb 2015

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 21 Feb 2015
Journalists and ward newsletter editors, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  For a shorter version please show the main speaker and topic, give the UVTAGG websites, and say there are classes at all levels of genealogy.  If you need further information, please email me. Thanks.
Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

[UVTAGG] Press Release for meeting Saturday morning 21 Feb 2015

The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 21 Feb 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo.  This meeting was postponed from their usual second Saturday of the month due to the large RootsTech 2015 Conference ( http://rootstech.org )  in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City last week.  Information about the Group, meeting location, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website  http://uvtagg.org   and the press releases are at  http://blog.uvtagg.org  .  On the blog you can subscribe to receive the press releases via email when they are posted a week before the meetings.

The main presentation this month at UVTAGG is by Todd Powell on FAMILYSEARCH MOBILE APPLICATIONS.  This presentation will demonstrate current and future features of the FamilySearch Mobile suite of applications.  More and more people are using smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, so FamilySearch engineers are working on applications (apps) to work with it.  But even if you don't own a mobile device, you can learn how this ties in with the computers you are using.  His presentation will also show us a road map of things they are working on and will share some unique mobile user stories.  He will have a Q&A session during the class period following his main presentation.  Todd Powell is the current senior product owner of mobile applications at FamilySearch.org.  He has worked in the technology industry for 24 years.  Last week at the large RootsTech 2015 conference in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City he discussed some of this in his class RT1287.   The notes for that class are still online at   https://rootstech.org/bc/content/pdfs/Class-Syllabus/RootsTech/RT1287_FSMobileApp_Powell.pdf?lang=eng .  Several months ago he wrote an article for the FamilySrearch Blog on two new mobile apps -- see https://familysearch.org/blog/en/familysearch-introduces-moble-apps/ .

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled; check the meetings page at  http://uvtagg.org/   for last minute changes or additions.   (1)   Q&A:  FamilySearch Mobile Apps, by Todd Powell;  (2)  Q&A:  FamilySearch Partner Access for LDS, by Sue Maxwell;  (3)  Ask An Expert (Personal Help), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen;  (4)  Video of last month's main presentation: FamilySearch Insider Tips and Tricks, by Ben Baker;  (5)  RootsMagic, by Renee Zamora;  (6)  Legacy: Sourcing Information from Online Pedigrees, by Marilyn Thomsen.  [Note:  There will be no Ancestral Quest class this month.]

As you can see, there is something for everyone no matter what their level of family history expertise.  This includes youth, those just getting interested in genealogy, long-time genealogists, and Ward FH Consultants.  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, most of whom are Family History Consultants. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom and Rayanne Melick, Membership and Finances; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, DVD Library; and Chris Stevenson, Webmaster.  Several of these will be at the meeting to answer questions, help with membership, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and check out and sell to members of the Group DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Many members don't live close enough to participate in the monthly meetings, but pay the $10 per year online dues to belong so they can receive the monthly newsletter via email and purchase the inexpensive DVDs of the presentations and classes.  Gift memberships make great presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Family History Consultants, and membership is on a calendar year basis, so it is time for members to renew.  See more information about the presentations, classes, class notes, and how to join the Group on the websites above.  You can also 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),  snowd@math.byu.edu