UVTAGG - 2019-11-01 - Press release and blog; in-person in Provo and online; Sat, 09 Nov 2019, JAMES TANNER on MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LDS MYHERITAGE ACCOUNT

UVTAGG - 2019-11-01 - Press release and blog; in-person in Provo and online; Sat, 09 Nov 2019, JAMES TANNER on MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LDS MYHERITAGE ACCOUNT

01 Nov 2019
Journalists and newsletter editors, please include this where you can.  There are short and long versions of the blog and press release.  For more information, please contact me.  Thanks.
Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, in-person and online
Saturday, 09 Nov 2019, 10:00 am - Noon (NOTE THE TIMES), "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604; free, in-person and online
JAMES TANNER on MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LDS MYHERITAGE ACCOUNT
Details, classes following, and link to watch online are on https://www.uvtagg.org  and on the UVTAGG Facebook page
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UVTAGG Meeting (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group), Saturday, 09 Nov 2019, 10:00 am - Noon (NOTE THE TIMES), free in-person and online, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.

Main presentation:  JAMES TANNER on MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LDS MYHERITAGE ACCOUNT.  He will discuss what is on the website and how to access and use it.  James has a J.D. Degree from Arizona State University, spent 2 years as an Intelligence Analyst for the U.S. Army, and 39 years as an Arizona trial attorney. He has been interested in doing and teaching family history research for more than 36 years and is an avid blogger of Genealogy's Star , Rejoice, and be exceeding glad , Walking Arizona , and 360 Cities . Additional family history related experiences are: 10 years as a missionary at the Mesa, Arizona FamilySearch Library, three years at the BYU Family History Library and making several genealogy videos on for their YouTube Channel, Chairman of the Board of The Family History Guide Association, three years as an Area Temple and Family History Consultant for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, member of the Board of Directors of Family History Expos , member of the Board of Directors of the UGA (Utah Genealogical Association), author and co-author of over 25 books on genealogical research, and presenter at Expos and Conferences around the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He previously owned a retail computer business and an Apple Macintosh software company and is a professional photographer. He and his wife, Ann, have 7 children and 34 grandchildren. James and Ann recently returned from a one-year full-time FamilySearch mission as Document Preservation Specialists at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland.

The classes that will follow starting at about 11:10 am are:
(1)  Q&A on My Heritage and Other FamilySearch Partners by James Tanner (will be broadcast)
(2)  Using Google Earth to Enhance Your Family History by Carol and Scott Hill (will be recorded and posted in a few days on UVTAGG's Facebook page)
(3)  Ask an Expert (Personhal Help) by Lee Cox

(4)  Video from last month: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know by Gena Philibert-Ortega (This will be the last time this video will be available due to copyright restrictions.)

There will be no Ancestral Quest Class this month.

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  Anyone can watch the main presentation and a class online on Facebook by clicking on the link on  https://www.uvtagg.org/ or on the UVTAGG's Facebook page.  To read and/or subscribe to the press releases go to  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

NOTE THAT THE MEETING TIMES HAVE CHANGED TO A TWO-HOUR MEETING FORMAT, 10:00 am TO NOON.  There will be fewer verbal announcements, so be sure to look at the agenda.  The main presentation will be from about 10:05 am to 11:00 am, followed by classes starting about 11:10 am.  All meetings are still open to the public, whether members of the Group or not.  Members of the group receive via email the monthly newsletter, TAGGology, which contains a wealth of helpful information and they have access to the more than 400 videos of past presentations and classes.  Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Don Engstrom, Secretary; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Don Engstrom and Bob Standing, Membership Officers; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Coordinator; and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting and members can purchase the inexpensive DVDs of past classes.  The Group has much to help Temple and Family History Consultants.  For further information 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .
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[UVTAGG] - Press release for family history meeting, Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 10 am-Noon, in person and online - Gena Philibert-Ortega on 50 WEBSITES EVERY GENEALOGIST SHOULD KNOW

[UVTAGG] - Press release and blog - 03 Oct 2019
Family History meeting, Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 10 am-Noon, in person and online - Gena Philibert-Ortega on 50 WEBSITES EVERY GENEALOGIST SHOULD KNOW

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  There is a short version at the beginning.  For more information, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

[Short version]

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UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 10:00 am - Noon (NOTE THE CHANGE OF MEETING TIMES), "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604; free, in person or online

GENA PHILIBERT-ORTEGA, MA, on 50 WEBSITES EVERY GENEALOGIST SHOULD KNOW

(This will be remote from California.)  Classes following

Link for online is at  https://www.uvtagg.org  and on the UVTAGG's Facebook page

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UVTAGG Meeting (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group), Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 10:00 am - Noon NOTE THE TIME CHANGE, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.

Main speaker -- GENA PHILIBERT-ORTEGA, MA, on 50 WEBSITES EVERY GENEALOGIST SHOULD KNOW.  She will present this remotely from California and it will be broadcast in the "Red Chapel: and on Facebook.  You are familiar with Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, but there's so much more to researching genealogy than the well-known websites. Learn more about other websites that can help you with your genealogy and help you break down brick walls.  Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy and social and women’s history. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master’s degree in Religion. Her published works include two books, numerous articles, two volumes of Tracing Female Ancestors, and a QuickGuide from Legacy Family Tree. She is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s magazine, Crossroads. She has presented to diverse groups including the National Genealogical Society, Alberta Genealogical Society Conference, and the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series.  More information about her is available at   https://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/ .

The classes that will follow starting at about 11:10 am are:

(1)  25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors - Gena Philibert-Ortega

(2)  Ask an Expert (Personal Help)  – Lee Cox

(3)  Video from last month: An Introduction to FindMyPast for the LDS CommunityUsing the New FamilySearch - Lindsey Bayless

(4)  Ancestral Quest - Gaylon Findlay

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping you use technology to further your family history.  The main presentation and a class are broadcast on the internet on Facebook for anyone to watch - click on Watch Online on  https://www.uvtagg.org/ or on   https://www.facebook.com/UVTAGG-Utah-Valley-Technology-and-Genealogy-Group-107368599368775/ .  To read and/or subscribe to the press releases go to  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

NOTE THAT WE ARE CHANGING TO A TWO-HOUR MEETING FORMAT FROM 10:00 am TO NOON.  There will be fewer verbal announcements, so be sure to look at the agenda.  The main presentation will be from about 10:05 am to 11;00 am followed by classes starting about 11:10 am.  All meetings will still be open to the public, whether members of the Group or not.  Members of the group receive via email the monthly newsletter TAGGology, which contains a wealth of helpful information and they have access to the more than 400 videos of past presentations and classes.  Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Don Engstrom, Secretary; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bob Standing and Don Engstrom, Membership Officers; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Coordinator; and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Videographers and Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting and members can purchase the inexpensive DVDs of past classes.  There is much to help Temple and Family History Consultants here.  For further information 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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[UVTAGG] - Press release - family history meeting, Saturday, 14 Sep 2019, 9 am-noon, in person and online - Lindey Bayless on AN INTRODUCTION TO FINDMYPAST FOR THE LDS COMMUNITY

04 Sep 2019

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Newsletter editors, please send out the short version in your newsletters this weekend.   If you need more information, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday, 14 Sep 2019, 9 am - noon, "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604; free, in person or online.

LINDSEY BAYLESS, AG, on AN INTRODUCTION TO FINDMYPAST FOR THE LDS COMMUNITY

Classes following

Link for online is at  https://www.uvtagg.org  and on the UVTAGG's Facebook page

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UVTAGG Meeting (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group), Saturday, 14 Sep 2019, 9 am to noon, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.

Main speaker -- LINDSEY BAYLESS, AG, on AN INTRODUCTION TO FINDMYPAST FOR THE LDS COMMUNITY

How to get your free LDS subscription and why you should use it for England and Wales research, as well as United States and elsewhere.  She will also be showing how to get the most out of your searches.

Lindsey Bayless, AG (Accredited Genealogist), conducts research in the British Isles, including Huguenot research, and is accredited in English and Welsh research. Personal family research, client research, and service in the genealogical community have been Lindsey's focus for more than 20 years. Lindsey is a volunteer Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  She is a member of the ICAPGen Board and serves as the British Regional Chair on the ICAPGen Testing Committee. Lindsey also serves as a Stake Temple and Family History Consultant and as part of the Steering Committee for the Lindon Six Stakes Family History Center. More information about her is at https://www.icapgen.org/?s=bayless&submit=Search,  https://genealogy.coach/lindsey-bayless/, https://icapgen.blog/2018/03/03/icapgenanswers-england-records-question/, and  http://lindonfamilyhistory.com/.

Classes at about 10:40 am following the main presentation will be:

(1)  Criminals, Heroes, Scoundrels, and More by- Lindsey Bayless -- streamed live

(2)  Ask an Expert (Personal Help)  – Lee Cox and others

(3)  Video from last month: Using the New FamilySearch Digital Library by Dennis Meldrum

(4)  Ancestral Quest by Gaylon Findlay

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping you use technology to further your family history.  The main presentation and a class are broadcast on the internet on Facebook for anyone to watch - click on Watch Online on  https://www.uvtagg.org/ or on  https://www.facebook.com/UVTAGG-Utah-Valley-Technology-and-Genealogy-Group-107368599368775/.  To read and/or subscribe to the press releases go to  http://blog.uvtagg.org/.

Beginning  next month on Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, the Group is going to a two-hour meeting from 10 am - noon in the same Red Chapel.  The main presentation will be the first hour, followed by classes during the second hour.  All meetings will still be open to the public, whether members of the Group of not.  Members of the group receive via email the monthly newsletter TAGGology, which contains a wealth of helpful information and they have access to the more than 400 videos of past presentations and classes. Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Don Engsrom and Bob Standing, Membership Officers; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Coordinator; and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Videographers and Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting and members can purchase the inexpensive DVDs of past classes.  There is much to help Temple and Family History Consultants here.  For further information 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, snowd@math.byu.edu.

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[UVTAGG] Press release for family history meeting, Sat, 10 Aug 2019, 9 am-noon, in person and online - DENNIS MELDRUM of FamilySearch on USING THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH DIGITAL LIBRARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

2019-08-02

[UVTAGG] - Press release for family history meeting, Saturday, 10 Aug 2019, 9 am-noon, in person and online - DENNIS MELDRUM of FamilySearch on USING THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH DIGITAL LIBRARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Newsletter editors and email lists, please send out the short version.   If you need more info, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

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UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday, 10 Aug 2019, 9 am - noon, "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604

DENNIS MELDRUM on USING THE NEW FAMILYSEARCH DIGITAL LIBRARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

Classes following; one of which will be by Don Snow on TRACKING LIVES WITH TECHNOLOGY. 

Free, in person or online; link for online is at https://www.uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG's Facebook page.

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UVTAGG Meeting (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group), Saturday, 10 Aug 2019, 9 am to noon, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.

Main speaker -- DENNIS MELDRUM of FamilySearch on USING THE NEW DIGITAL LIBRARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.   The new FamilySearch Digital Library is a collection of over 400,000 electronic books available onoline at FamilySearch for free. This collection contains books from the leading genealogy and family history collections in the US.  You will learn how to find names, stories, and photos of your ancestors and how to use the recently changed book viewer which significantly reduces the response time.  More information about Dennis Meldrum is at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismeldrum/  .

Classes at about 10:40 am following the main presentation:

(1)  TRACKING LIVES WITH TECHNOLOGY by Donald R. Snow

(2)  ASK AN EXPERT by Lee Cox

(3)  Video of Last Month:  ORGANIZING TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY IN WARDS AND STAKES by Lance MacIntosh

(4)  ANCESTRAL QUEST by Gaylon Findlay

All meetings of the Group are open to the public and the goal of UVTAGG is helping you use technology to further your family history.  The main presentation and a class are broadcast on the Internet for anyone to watch - click on Watch Online on  https://www.uvtagg.org/ or on the UVTAGG Group's Facebook page. To read and/or subscribe to the press releases go to  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

Beginning with the Oct 2019 meeting the group will be changing to a 2-hour format from 10 am to noon in the same Red Chapel.  Watch for details.  Members of the group receive via email the monthly newsletter TAGGology, which contains much helpful information about family history and technology, and they have access to the more than 400 videos of past presentations and classes. Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Groups Coordinator, and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Videographers and Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting and members can purchase the inexpensive DVDs of past classes.  There is much to help Temple and Family History Consultants here.  For further information about UVTAGG 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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2019-07-05

[UVTAGG] - Press release for family history meeting, Saturday, 13 Jul 2019, 9 am-noon, in person and online - LANCE MACINTOSH on ORGANIZING TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY IN YOUR WARDS AND STAKES

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Newsletter editors and email lists, please send out the short version.   If you need more info, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

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[Short version]

UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday morning, 13 Jul 2019, 9 am - noon, "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604

LANCE MACINTOSH on ORGANIZING TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY IN YOUR WARDS AND STAKES

Classes following

Free, in person or online; link for online is at https://www.uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG's Facebook page.

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[Long version]

The next meeting of the UVTAGG (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group) will be Saturday, 13 Jul 2019, 9 am to noon, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.  The main speaker at this regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting will be LANCE MACINTOSH on ORGANIZING TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY IN YOUR WARDS AND STAKES.  Stake and Ward Priesthood and auxiliary leaders are especially invited and Ward Consultants, as well. Lance MacIntosh will be sharing how to organize your Temple and Family History Committee in your ward and how to create a simple Family History Plan!! Lance MacIntosh is an Area Manager for FamilySearch. He provides assistance to priesthood leaders in North America.  Lance has more than 30 years of experience in the area of support and training and holds a BS degree from Brigham Young University.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See the UVTAGG website and blog (URLs below) for last minute changes.

Class 1:  Rayanne Melick  on LINKPENDIUM

Class 2:  Lee Cox on ASK AN EXPERT (PERSONAL HELP)

Class 3:  Video from last month, JIM MOSHER on HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LDS ANCESTRY ACCOUNT

Class 4:  Gaylon Findlay on ANCESTRAL QUEST 

The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and the meetins, open to the public,whether Group members or not, have something for everyone, especially Latter-day Saint Temple and Family History Consultants.  To watch the meeting streamed live at 9 am that morning, go to the Group's UVTAGG Facebook page or click the link on the Group's website   https://www.uvtagg.org/ .  To watch the class streamed live, repeat the process during the class period starting about about !0:40 am.  The videos remain on Facebook for free for a month.  To receive the press releases by email sign up on the blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

The Group sometimes teaches free online family history classes and help sessions at times other than the regular meetings.  Information and how to register will be announced at the meeting and will be posted on the website and in the monthly newsletter TAGGology.  Benefits of membership ($15/year) include receiving TAGGology via email and having access to the more than 400 past presentations and classes on the website  Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Groups Coordinator, and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Videographers and Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to help with membership and sell to members the inexpensive DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Gift memberships and DVDs make good presents for the family history-minded and, especially, for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Volunteers who help with the organization get reduced rates for membership and the Group always needs helpers.  For further information about UVTAGG 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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[UVTAGG] - Press release for family history meeting, Saturday, 08 Jun 2019, 9 am-noon, Provo, Utah in person and online - JIM MOSHER on ANCESTRY

2019-06-04

[UVTAGG] - Press release for family history meeting, Saturday, 08 Jun 2019, 9 am-noon, in person and online - Jim Mosher on ANCESTRY

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Newsletter editors and email lists, please send out the short version.   If you need more info, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

[Short version]

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UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday morning, o8 Jun 2019, 9 am - noon, "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604

JIM MOSHER on HOW TO GET THE MOST OUR OF YOUR LDS ANCESTRY ACCOUNT

Classes following

Free, in person or online; link for online is at https://www.uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG's Facebook page.

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The next meeting of the UVTAGG (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group) will be Saturday, 08 Jun 2019, 9 am to noon, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.  The main speaker at this regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting will be IM MOSHER on HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LDS ANCESTRY ACCOUNT.   Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can get a free Ancestry.com account.  This presentation will show why you would want one, how to set one up, and what you can do with it.  We will discuss Trees, Search, and the Image Viewer, will touch on DNA, and look at some of the new things Ancestry has recently released.  Come with your questions and will try to have plenty of time for discussion.   JIM MOSHER began his family history journey as an employee of Ancestry.com where he spent seven years working on the Ancestry search experience, image viewer, tree integrations, and big data analysis.  He is the author of two books on using Ancestry and serves as a Temple and Family History consultant for the Lindon 21st Ward and the BYU YSA 10th Stake.  When he doesn't know the answer to a family history or FamilySearch question, he always asks his lovely wife, Kelly.

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See the UVTAGG website and blog (URLs below) for last minute changes.

Class (1)  Jim Mosher, FAMILYSERCH/ANCESTRY INTEGRATION

Class (2)  Video from last month's main presentation: Lisa Ratzlaff on LIFE'S SECOND CERTAINTY: TAXES

Class (3)  Don Engstrom, Lee Cox, and Rick Klemetson, ASK AN EXPERT (Rick will also answer DNA questions.)

Class (4)  Gaylon Findlay, ANCESTRAL QUEST

The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and the meeting, open to the public ,whether Group members or not, have something for everyone, especially Latter-day Saint Temple and Family History Consultants.  To watch the meeting streamed live at 9 am that morning, go to the Group's UVTAGG Facebook page or click the link on the Group's website  https://www.uvtagg.org/ .  To watch the class streamed live, repeat the processclass period, usually about !0:40 am.  The videos remain on Facebook for free for a month.  To receive the press releases by email sign up on the blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

The Group sometimes teaches free online family history classes and help sessions at times other than the regular meetings.  Information and how to register will be announced at the meeting and will be posted on the website and in the monthly newsletter TAGGology.  Benefits of membership ($15/year) include receiving TAGGology via email and having access to the more than 400 past presentations and classes on the website  Officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Groups Coordinator, and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Rick Klemetson, Videographers and Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to help with membership and sell to members the inexpensive DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Gift memberships and DVDs make good presents for the family history-minded and, especially, for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Volunteers who help with the organization get reduced rates for membership and the Group always needs workers.  For further information about UVTAGG 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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[UVTAGG] Press Release: Family History meeting Saturday morning, 11 May 2019, Provo, Utah, and online

UVTAGG - Press release - 2019-05-03 - Lisa Ratzlaff on TAXES 

2019-05-03

Journalists, please run this as a news item and/or in your calendar of events.  Newsletter editors, at the top is a shorter version.  If you need more info, please contact me.  Thanks.

Don Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

[UVTAGG] Press Release: Family History meeting Saturday morning, 11 May 2019, Provo, Utah, and online

[Short version]

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UVTAGG MEETING, in person and online

Saturday morning, 11 May 2019, 9 am - noon, "Red Chapel", 4056 No. Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604

Lisa Ratzlaff on LIFE'S SECOND CERTAINTY (HINT: THE FIRST ONE IS DEATH!)

Classes following, free, in person or online, see the link to watch online at https://www.uvtagg.org or on the UVTAGG's Facebook page.

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Next meeting of the UVTAGG (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group) - Saturday, 11 May 2019, 9 am to noon, at the "Red Chapel" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4056 North Timpview Dr. (650 East), Provo, Utah 84604.  This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting and the main speaker will be Lisa ratzlaFF on LIFE'S SECOND CERTAINTY (HINT: THE FIRST ONE IS DEATH!) .  What can tax records tell us other than Where a person is living and what he was worth?  These valuable documents can provide a wealth of information you may not find elsewhere.  Learn how to read early tax records and bring to light the secrets they reveal.  Lisa Ratslaff is a FamilySearch Specialty Training Coordinator, Family History Center Instructor and Worker, Stake Temple and Family History Consultant, Family History Instructor, former Instructor and Assistant Director of Curriculum and Technology at the Utah South Area Family History Training Center in Orem, Utah.   More information about her is at    https://noji.com/ratzlaff/lisa/lisa.php .

After the main presentation the following classes are scheduled.  See the UVTAGG website and blog (URLs below) for last minute changes.

(1)  Lisa Ratzlaff, GETTING STARTED IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

(2)  Video from last month's main presentation:  Joe Everett on MINING FOR IMAGES:  TIPS ON LOCATING DIGITAL RECORDS ON MAJOR WEBSITES AND BEYOND

(3) by Don Engstrom, John Blake, & Lee Cox, ASK AN EXPERT (PERSONAL HELP)

(4)  Gaylon Findlay, ANCESTRAL QUEST

The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and the meetings have something for everyone, especially Latter-day Saint Temple and Family History Consultants.  The meetings are open to the public, whether members of the Group or not, and people can attend in person or online.   To watch the meeting streamed live AT 9 am that morning, go to the Group's UVTAGG Facebook page or get the link from the Group's website  https://www.uvtagg.org/ .  To watch the class streamed live, repeat the process at the start of the class period, usually about !0:40 am.  The videos remain on Facebook for free for a month.  To receive the press releases by email sign up on the blog http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .

The Group sometimes teaches free online family history classes and help sessions between the regular meetings for anyone interested.  Information about these and how to register will be announced at the meeting, will be in the monthly newsletter TAGGology, and will be posted on the website.  Benefits of membership ($15/year) include receiving TAGGology via email, having access to the more than 400 past presentations and classes on the website, and having access to many genealogy resources through UVTAGG's membership in the Federation of Genealogical Societies.  The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Marilyn Thomsen, Newsletter Editor; Don Engstrom, Membership Director; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, Video Librarians; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Groups Coordinator, and Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Rick Klemetson, Webmasters.  Several of these will be at the meeting to help with membership and check out or sell to members the inexpensive DVDs of past presentations and classes.  Gift memberships and DVDs make good presents for family history-minded relatives, friends, and Temple and Family History Consultants.  Volunteers who help with the organization get reduced rates for membership.  For further information about UVTAGG 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, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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