UVTAGG - 2023-11-05- Press Release: Online Mtg, 11 Nov 2023, 10-12 Noon MT, JAMES TANNER on AI IN GENEALOGY

 UVTAGG - 2023-11-05- Press Release: Online Mtg, 11 Nov 2023, 10-12 Noon MT,  JAMES TANNER on AI IN GENEALOGY

2023-11-05

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.    If you need more information, please see our website --  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .   If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu

  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 11 Nov 2023, on Zoom and Facebook

10 am - 11 AM MT:   JAMES TANNER on THE IMMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON GENEALOGY

11:10-12 Noon MT:  JAMES TANNER on ARTIFICIAL IMTELLIGENCE (continued) and Q&A

More details on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG blog.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 11Nov 2023, 10 am - 12 Noon MT on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10 am - 11 AM MT:   JAMES TANNER on THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON GENEALOGY

11:10-12 Noon MT:  JAMES TANNER on  ARTIFICIAL IMTELLIGENCE (continued) and Q&A

ABOUT JAMES TANNER:

James has over 40 years of experience in genealogical research and is an avid blogger of the Genealogy’s Star Blog. He has served as a family history volunteer for over 18 years and has presented at expos and conferences around the US, Canada, and Europe. He is a member of the board of directors of the Family History Guide Association and is currently serving at the BYU Family History Library. James is an attorney, a professional photographer, and has 7 children, 34 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION AND CLASS WITH Q&A:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been getting a lot of media attention lately. Overall, AI is developing so rapidly that what you see and how you interact online is changing exponentially. Advancements like Chat GPT-4, DALL-E 2, self-driving cars, and natural language processing are transforming the AI landscape. Because genealogy is a subject that is highly dependent on information, come and learn about how and why AI is impacting genealogy from the implantation of handwriting recognition to indexing and beyond. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public and have the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way for anyone  to receive the press releases via email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes.  TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

UVTAGG - 2023-10-14 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 14 Oct 2023, 10-12 Noon MDT, ROBERT RAYMOND on FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

UVTAGG - 2023-10-14 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 14 Oct 2023, 10-12 Noon MDT,  ROBERT RAYMOND on FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

2023-10-01

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.    If you need more information, please see our website --  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .   If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 14 Oct 2023, on Zoom and Facebook

10 am - 12 Noon MDT:   ROBERT RAYMOND on FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

Main presentation from 10:00-10:30 am MDT and Class from 10:40-12 Noon MDT

More details on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG blog.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 14 Oct 2023, 10 am - 12 Noon MDT on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00-10:30 am MDT:  ROBERT RAYMOND on FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE FOR INFLUENCERS

10:30 - 23 Noon MDT:  ROBERT RAYMOND on FAMILYSEARCH RECORD SEARCH TIPS AND TRICKS

 

ABOUT ROBERT RAYMOND:

Robert Raymond is a Deputy to FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer, David Rencher. He is a frequent presenter at national, regional, and local conferences. He was a director of the National Genealogical Society from 2012 to 2018. Robert is a genealogist and technologist with over 40 years of experience in technology and genealogy. He holds over a dozen patents (inventions, not land ;-) ) and earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University where he was honored as a Kimball Scholar. He was a member of the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION 10:00-10:30 am MDT: 

FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE FOR INFLUENCERS

FamilySearch Family Tree is an important undertaking. You are building something bigger than yourself. While genealogists within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regularly use FamilySearch Family Tree, non-genealogists in the Church and genealogists outside the Church do not. As an influencer, you might wish you could convince more knowledgeable genealogists to use the Tree more often (and less knowledgeable genealogists to use it less)!  Influencers need a new mindset. See contributions by other influential genealogists and learn how they dissuade unwanted changes. Learn some focus areas for your time and how to apply genealogical standards.

ABOUT THE CLASS:

FAMILYSEARCH RECORD SEARCH TIPS AND TRICKS

 This presentation covers searching historical record collections. Whether you are a new searcher or an accomplished researcher, this presentation has something for you. Learn foundational tips and power-user features. When you understand what is happening under the covers, you are in a better position to guide the search engine. If search results have ever left you scratching your head, this presentation will move you ahead, increasing your ability to find the most elusive records.

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

UVTAGG - 2023-09-02- Press Release: Online Mtg, 09 Sep 2023, 10-Noon MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE

UVTAGG - 2023-09-02- Press Release: Online Mtg, 09 Sep 2023, 10-Noon MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE

2023-09-02

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available ON   https://uvtagg.org .  People can receive these press releases via email by subscribing on our Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ . The videos will be available after the meeting.  If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 09 Sep 2023, 10 am - noon MDT on Zoom and Facebook  

10:00-11:00 am MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on COMMUNITY RESEARCH USING THE NATIONAL RIGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE

11:10-12 noon MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on MEMORY KEEPERS

More information on https://uvtagg.org

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 09 Sep 2023 live on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00-11:00 am MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on COMMUNITY RESEARCH USING THE NATIONAL RIGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE

11:10-12 noon MDT, PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS, on MEMORY KEEPERS

 

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION:

COMMUNITY RESEARCH USING THE NATIONAL RIGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE

Two genealogists began a conversation over lunch and ideas began to tumble around as they approached a common research dilemma from two different angles. It wasn't long before they discovered these two valuable sites that led to valuable discoveries in their research. Those metal signs you see on old buildings or the metal historic markers by the side of the road may offer clues to the lives of your ancestors.

ABOUT PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN, AG, FOGS:

PEGGY CLEMENS LAURITZEN has been an Accredited Genealogist (AG) for nearly twenty-five years, and has been involved in genealogy research her entire life. She is the author of several Legacy QuickGuides on Appalachia, an instructor at Ancestry Academy and Family Tree University, an instructor at several GRIP and SLIG courses, and a columnist for Reminisce Magazine. In 2018 she was the recipient of the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy and became a Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists. She and her husband are Directors of the FamilySearch Center in Mansfield, Ohio. More information about her is on her web site and ICAPGen .

ABOUT THE CLASS:

MEMORY KEEPERS

There is so much more to FamilySearch than the FamilySearch Family Tree and records research. One of the best things we can leave for our descendants is a plethora of memories.  It has been suggested that this may be presented as a workshop. Perhaps having a room with a good Wifi connection could help attendees follow along. But they won't want to miss any of the slides in this presentation.

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, 

receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG Press Release: Online Mtg, 12 Aug 2023, 10-Noon MDT, MARILYN THOMSEN on DAR RECORDS and CITY DIRECTORIES

UVTAGG - 2023-08-05 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 12 Aug 2023, 10-Noon MDT, MARILYN THOMSEN on DAR RECORDS and CITY DIRECTORIES

2023-08-05

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our UVTAGG webpage  https://uvtagg.org .  People can receive these press releases via email by subscribing on our Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ The videos will be available afterwards.   If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 12 Aug 2023, 10 am - noon MDT on Zoom and Facebook:   MARILYN THOMSEN on DAR RECORDS and CITY DIRECTORIES

10:00-11:00 am MDT, MARILYN THOMSEN on 10:00 - 11:00 am MDT:   MARILYN THOMSEN on SECRETS HIDING IN DAR.ORG: USING DAR RESEARCH TO STRENGTHEN AND EXTEND YOUR PEDIGREE

11:10-12 noon MDR, MARILYN THOMSEN on CITY DIRECTORIES MAY HELP TO RESOLVE FAMILY HISTORY CONUNDRUMS

 

More information on https://vtagg.org

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 12 Aug 2023 on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MDT:   MARILYN THOMSEN on SECRETS HIDING IN DAR.ORG: USING DAR RESEARCH TO STRENGTHEN AND EXTEND YOUR PEDIGREE

11:10 am - 12 Noon MDT:   MARILYN THOMSEN on CITY DIRECTORIES MAY HELP TO RESOLVE FAMILY HISTORY CONUNDRUMS

 

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION:

DAR.org is a great genealogical resource! This webinar is about the massive body of data now accessible on The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) website.  The DAR Genealogical Records Committees (GRC) have indexed court records, marriage, death records, collected Bible Records and newly indexed thousands of applications for membership. Join this presentation to add another research methodology to your sleuthing tool set.

ABOUT MARILYN THOMSEN:

Marilyn Thomsen is an enthusiastic teacher and a confessed snoop, who loves helping uncover secrets hiding in family trees.  She served an Internship at Georgia's National Archive Regional Center to complete her BA from BYU (’05) with a Family History focus on US Southern research. Twice she won BYU’s Family History of the Year Award researching and writing about her Pioneer ancestors. She has served as a Church Family History Service Missionary in the Salt Lake Family History Library and in the FamilySearch's Facebook Community.  With her husband, Richard, she has traveled and covered the USA South, Isle of Man, Ireland, Denmark and England.     Since 2019, Marilyn has been the editor of UVTAGG's newsletter, TAGGology. She loves painting watercolor portraits of her grandchildren.

ABOUT THE CLASS:

Good methodology, added to new AI digital indexes and images, make city directories an important source for US research. Marilyn will review where and how to locate city directories online and in repositories.  Compare what is available on the major sites, Ancestry, FamilySearch, and MyHeritage. She will wring information out of city directories through a few good tales of resolved conundrums that might spark resolution of your own family mysteries.

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

UVTAGG Press Release: Online Mtg, 08 Jul 2023, 10-Noon MT, KATHRYN GRANT on IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS IN FAMILY TREE and a Q&A

UVTAGG - 2023-07-06 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 08 Jul 2023, 10-Noon MT, KATHRYN GRANT on IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS IN FAMILY TREE and a Q&A

2023-07-06

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  We are aware that this is late, but most people watch our meetings without knowing who the speakers are and more people watch the videos later rather than live.  More information is available on our UVTAGG webpage  https://uvtagg.org .  Those who subscribe to our Press Release blog   https://blog.uvtagg.org/ receive an email reminder about the meeting a day or two before it.  If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 08 Jul 2023, on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   KATHRYN GRANT on UNDERSTANDING INTENDED IDENTITY: THE KEY TO FIXING AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:   FAMILY HISTORY Q&A: A PANEL DISCUSSION with KATHRYN GRANT, DONALD R. SNOW, and GERHARD RUF

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday morning, 08 Jul 2023, 10 am - noon on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   KATHRYN GRANT on UNDERSTANDING INTENDED IDENTITY: THE KEY TO FIXING AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:   FAMILY HISTORY Q&A: A PANEL DISCUSSION with KATHRYN GRANT, DONALD R. SNOW, and GERHARD RUF

 

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION AND KATHRYN GRANT:

UNDERSTANDING INTENDED IDENTITY: THE KEY TO FIXING AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

Who is that Family Tree person—really? What if there's not a lot of information or what if information conflicts? Learn tips for determining the intended identity of a Family Tree person, and how that information can help you solve problems and improve accuracy.

After years on the sidelines, Kathryn began doing family history. Somewhat to her surprise, she discovered that she loved it! Her specialty is helping new family historians find success—and maybe even avoid some of the mistakes she’s made. Kathryn teaches Sunday classes at the BYU Family History Library and presents at other family history events. Her column on family history ran in the Nauvoo Times for about a year and is still available online. In addition, she’s a regular contributor to the FamilySearch blog. Kathryn works as a technical writer and instructional designer with a focus on usability and process improvement. Her current work assignment includes developing training used on mobile devices. Besides family history, she loves uplifting music, thought-provoking books, and fresh raspberries.

ABOUT THE CLASS AND PANELISTS:

FAMILY HISTORY Q&A: A PANEL DISCUSSION with KATHRYN GRANT, DONALD R. SNOW, and GERHARD RUF

This is your chance to ask questions related to either family history or the use of technology in your research.  Email questions to uvtagginfo@gmail.com before the meeting or ask them during the meeting on Zoom or within the Facebook Live broadcast.

Kathryn, Don, and Gerhard have decades of experience doing their own research and in using a variety of utilities on computers and other devices to enhance their research.

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

UVTAGG - 2023-06-06 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 10 June 2023, 10-Noon MT, MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG, on THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC and CAROL HILL on CORRECTLY IMPORTING TREES INTO FAMILYSEARCH

UVTAGG - 2023-06-06 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 10 June 2023, 10-Noon MT,  MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG, on THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC and CAROL HILL on CORRECTLY IMPORTING TREES INTO FAMILYSEARCH

2023-06-06

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  If you have questions, please contact me.   Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning,10 Jun 2023, on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG, on INFLUENZA:  THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'S DEADLIEST PANDEMIC

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  CAROL HILL on CAN YOU SEE MY TREE?  IMPORTS ON FAMILYSEARCH

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 10Jun 2023, 10 am - noon on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG, on INFLUENZA:  THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'S DEADLIEST PANDEMIC

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:   CAROL HILL on CAN YOU SEE MY TREE?  IMPORTS ON FAMILYSEARCH

 

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION AND MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG::

INFLUENZA:  THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'S DEADLIEST PANDEMIC

In 1918, with the war raging in Europe, a silent deadly killer traveled with the soldiers from the United States over to the war zones in France. Considered America’s deadliest epidemic, it killed more people here than the soldiers that lost their lives fighting. As quickly as the virus spread it disappeared by early 1919. Many genealogical and historical records document our ancestors who died or survived this terrible period of our history.

MICHAEL L. STRAUSS, AG, is a nationally recognized genealogical researcher and speaker. He is a native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Utah and works as a Research Manager with Ancestry. Michael has a BA in History and is planning on getting additional degrees. He is a United States Coast Guard veteran, a licensed Private Investigator, and is certified to testify as an expert witness in courts in many U.S. states. He is also a faculty member of SLIG, GRIP, and IGHR, genealogy course programs across the U.S., where he is the coordinator for the military history courses taught. 

ABOUT THE CLASS AND CAROL HILL:

CAN YOU SEE MY TREE?  IMPORTS ON FAMILYSEARCH

Did you know that you can upload GEDCOM files to FamilySearch? Carol will be showing how you upload your file to the Pedigree Resource File, how others can view the uploaded tree, and how you can add information to FamilySearch the correct way.

CAROL HILL received her bachelor's degree in Family History from BYU in 2003, and has been helping others with their family history since then.  She is currently serving a FamilySearch support mission and serving as a YSA stake family history consultant. She creates Family History YouTube videos to help others understand different features of FamilySearch, and other genealogy sites as well. She loves her 6 children, 31 grandchildren, and wonderful husband.

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

UVTAGG - 2023-05-10 - [CHANGE!!!] Press Release: Online Meeting, Saturday, morning. 13 May 2023, MARIE ALEXANDER and SCOTT HILL on Youth and Family History

UVTAGG - 2023-05-10 - [CHANGE!!!] Press Release: Online Meeting, Saturday, morning. 13 May 2023, MARIE ALEXANDER and SCOTT HILL on Youth and Family History

2023-05-10

[This is a CHANGE over what we sent out a few days ago.]

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.     Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning,13 May 2023, on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   MARIE ALEXANDER on ENTHUSIASM FOR YOUTH IN FAMILYSEARCH CENTER ACTIVITIES

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  SCOTT HILL on FAMILY HISTORY ESCAPE APP

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 13 May 2023, 10 am - noon on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:   MARIE ALEXANDER on ENTHUSIASM FOR YOUTH IN FAMILYSEARCH CENTER ACTIVITIES

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:   SCOTT HILL on FAMILY HISTORY ESCAPE APP

 

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATATION by MARIE ALEXANDER:

Marie will be sharing some of her seventeen years of experience helping youth at the Lindon, Utah FamilySearch Center.  She will be presenting activities, videos, games, etc, that have helped youth enjoy family history.

ABOUT THE CLASS by SCOTT HILL

Family History Escape is a virtual escape room, but rather than working to escape from a room, you are working to help deceased individuals escape from Spirit Prison by discovering their Family History.  Each episode tells the story of an actual deceased individual and systematically leads you on a journey to find historical records to learn more about their life.  Each episode is designed as a fun way to help you learn about different aspects of Family History, i.e. different types of Family History records. The app can be used if you are just learning Family History or are more experienced with Family History. 

 

ABOUT MARIE ALEXANDER: 

Marie Alexander was shown the love of family history by her parents and grandparents since she was a child. This love has continued throughout her life.  She and her husband, Denton, have eight children, twenty-six grandchildren, and one great grand-daughter.  With her husband, she has served at the Lindon Shared Stakes FamilySearch Center for over seventeen years.  She has served for four years as a FamilySearch Support Missionary.

ABOUT SCOTT HILL:

Scott Hill is a retired Chemical Engineer.  He enjoys doing family history and especially loves the programming side of it.  His "This is Family" app is on the Solutions Gallery on FamilySearch. This app is great for helping young children learn about their ancestors by creating an avatar for each of them. You can also find his "Temples In Color" app on the IOS App store. He has 6 children and 31 grandkids.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org and  blog.uvtagg.org/.  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if you are a current UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to us02web.zoom.us/j/8685807777664 and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  Our meetings are only online at present.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on our UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

 UVTAGG - 2023-04-04 - Press Release - Free online, Sat, 08 Apr 2023, 10-Noon MDT, JULIE WILCOX, on IMMIGRATION and THE FAMILYSEARCH WIKI

2023-04-04

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.     Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 08 Apr 2023 - On Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  JULIE WILCOX on CROSSING THE POND

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  JULIE WILXOC on THE FAMILYSEARCH WIKI

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 08 Apr 2023 - On Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  JULIE WILCOX on CROSSING THE POND

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  JULIE WILCOX on THE FAMILYSEACH WIKI

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION: CROSSING THE POND

All of us have ancestors who arrived in the United States from another country. This class will offer help in how to find your ancestors emigration, immigration, and naturalization records from a variety of web sites.

ABOUT THE CLASS : THE FAMILYSEARCH WIKI

The FamilySearch WIKI is an amazing, but underused resource. It is a free tool for finding information about subjects, records that may have been generated by your ancestors, and places in which records may be found. It is like an online encyclopedia for family history research. Learn how to use this great tool to improve your own research.

ABOUT JULIE WILCOX:

Julie Wilcox lives in Pleasant Grove Utah. She grew up in Salt Lake and is the mother of nine grown children. Family History is her passion! She has over 49 years of research experience and specializes in Danish and U.S. research. Julie has been a consultant on the ward and stake level for over 13 years and currently serves at the Lehi FamilySearch Center where she teaches a dozen different family history classes in  person and via zoom.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org and  blog.uvtagg.org/.  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if you are a current UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to us02web.zoom.us/j/8685807777664 and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  Our meetings are only are only online at present.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG - Press Release - Free Online, Sat, 11 Mar 2023, 10-Noon MT, ROOTSTECH 2023: Panel Discussion by LAURIE CASTILLO and RAYANNE MELICK

 

UVTAGG - 2023-03-09 - Press Release - Free online, Sat, 11 Mar 2023, 10-Noon MT, ROOTSTECH 2023: Panel Discussion by LAURIE CASTILLO and RAYANNE MELICK

2023-03-09

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.     Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Mar 2023 - On Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  ROOTSTECH 2023: PANEL DISCUSSION lead by LAURIE CASTILLO AND RAYANNE MELICK

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  NAVIGATING THE ROOTSTECH 2023 WEBSITE by RAYANNE MELICK and LAURIE CASTILLO

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Mar 2023 - On Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  HIGHLIGHTS OF ROOTSTECH 2023: PANEL DISCUSSION lead by LAURIE CASTILLO AND RAYANNE MELICK

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  USING THE ROOTSTECH 2023 WEBSITE: PANEL DISCUSSION by RAYANNE MELICK and LAURIE CASTILLO

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION:

HIGHLIGHTS OF ROOTSTECH 2023: PANEL DISCUSSION lead by LAURIE CASTILLO AND RAYANNE MELICK

Join in and share what you learned and liked about RootsTech 2023.

ABOUT THE CLASS :

USING THE ROOTSTECH 2023 WEBSITE: PANEL DISCUSSION by RAYANNE MELICK and LAURIE CASTILLO

Learn how to get the most and share your experiences using this web site.

ABOUT LAURIE CASTILLO:

1st VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group; Former VP, Exec Sec and Board Member, Utah Genealogical Association; BYU FH Library consultant, teacher 28+ years; Professional researcher, writer 30+ years; Presenter: RootsTech 2016-2020, BYU FH Conference 2014-2019, BYU Education Week 2016-2017; Former Red Cross Instructor, Girl Scout Troop Leader and Chihuahua breeder; Interests include: history, mystery, geography and genetics. Research Specialties: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New England, Mid-West, South-West and Western Frontier of the U.S.

ABOUT RAYANNE MELICK:

Family history is Rayanne's passion! Her particular interest is Eastern European history and research, which initially started because of the crazy family surnames on her paternal lines. However, she loves dabbling in all areas of the world AND helping other people do the same. Rayanne also loves to travel. She is definitely a history nerd and loves to learn what makes other countries tick (probably a product of her degree in psychology and love of people in general)! Rayanne is working her way through an Eastern Europe certificate program just for the fun of it and loving every moment. She is currently a volunteer in the BYU Family History Library, the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (UVTAGG), and is the registrar for the Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) organization. Last, but not least, Rayanne has the best job in the world...teaching eight little people (grandkids) to recognize and love their ancestors.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org and  blog.uvtagg.org/.  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if you are a current UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to us02web.zoom.us/j/8685807777664 and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  Our meetings are only are only online at present.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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

Webpage  https://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html 

UVTAGG -Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 11 Feb 2023, 10-Noon MT, OLIVIA JEWELL on TOOLS FOR FAMILYSEARCH CENTERS

 UVTAGG -Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 11 Feb 2023, 10-Noon MT, OLIVIA JEWELL on TOOLS FOR FAMILYSEARCH CENTERS

2023-02-08

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.     Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Feb 2023 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  OLIVIA JEWELL on MODERN TOOLS FOR HELPING RUN YOUR FAMILYSEARCH CENTER

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  OLIVIA JEWELL on FAMILY CONNECTIONS EXPERIMENT

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Feb 2023 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MT:  OLIVIA JEWELL on MODERN TOOLS FOR HELPING RUN YOUR FAMILYSEARCH CENTER

11:10 am - 12 Noon MT:  OLIVIA JEWELL on FAMILY CONNECTIONS EXPERIMENT

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION BY OLIVIA JEWELL:

MODERN TOOLS FOR HELPING RUN YOUR FAMILYSEARCH CENTER

This class will focus on sharing different tools that anyone can use to keep their family history business or FamilySearch center current and relevant with modern trends and tools. We'll discuss webpages, social media accounts, and other great tools for simplifying the work you have to do.

ABOUT THE CLASS BY OLIVIA JEWELL:

FAMILY CONNECTIONS EXPERIMENT

The 21 Day Family Connections Experiment was created during the height of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic as a social experiment exploring the psychological benefits of daily connections with family past and present. See what it is, what we learned, what resources are still available, and how you can try it too!

ABOUT OLIVIA JEWELL:

Olivia is the founder of the Family Connections Experiment, a project focused on connecting families past and present and measuring the psychological benefits of increasing those connections. She is also a professional presenter for genealogy and other educational conferences including RootsTech and BYU Education Week, and has served as the director and assistant director at her local FamilySearch Center for the past eight years. Amidst her busy schedule she has learned to use her technological savvy and experience to teach busy people of all ages simple ways they can incorporate family history daily using modern technology to make it easy and fun.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org and  blog.uvtagg.org/.  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a current UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to us02web.zoom.us/j/8685807777664 and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  online.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com  . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu  .

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

Webpage  https://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html 

UVTAGG Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 14 Jan 2023, 10-Noon MST, JAMES TANNER, NEW FAMILY HISTORY TECHNOLOGIES AND CORRECTNESS 2023-01-10

 UVTAGG Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 14 Jan 2023, 10-Noon MST, JAMES TANNER, NEW FAMILY HISTORY TECHNOLOGIES AND CORRECTNESS

2023-01-10

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org and Press Release Blog  https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.     Thanks. 

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu  

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 14Jan 2023 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MST:  JAMES TANNER, WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL AID YOU IN FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS?

11:10 am - 12 Noon MST:  JAMES TANNER, HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR GENEALOGY IS CORRECT?

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 14 Jan 2023 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MST:  JAMES TANNER, WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL AID YOU IN FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS?

11:10 - Noon MST:   JAMES TANNER, HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR GENEALOGY IS CORRECT?

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION BY JAMES TANNER:

WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL AID YOU IN FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS?

We are in a time of rapid and explosive technology change. Many of us are left overwhelmed with the challenge of "keeping up." James Tanner, an experienced technology and genealogy presenter, will highlight and explain some of the most recent tech changes that affect genealogy in big ways. Come and watch this helpful presentation.

ABOUT THE CLASS BY JAMES TANNER:

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR GENEALOGY US CORRECT?

One of the greatest challenges to accurate genealogical research is tzoom.us/j/868-580-77664he proliferation of copies of online family trees. James Tanner goes through the major considerations about why and how to decide what information online is historically accurate and what we need to do to insure better accuracy by being essentially consistent with the available contemporary historical source documents. Come and learn more about this essential topic.

ABOUT JAMES TANNER:

James has over 40 years of experience in genealogical research and is an avid blogger of the Genealogy's Star Blog.  He has served as a family history volunteer for over 18 years and has presented at expos and conferences around the US, Canada, and Europe. He is a member of the board of directors of the Family History Guide Association and is currently serving at the BYU Family History Library. James is an attorney, a professional photographer, and has 7 children, 34 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org and  blog.uvtagg.org/.  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a current UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to us02web.zoom.us/j/8685807777664 and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  online.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

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.  The group is in its 33rd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net  , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu  .

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

Webpage  https://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html