UVTAGG Press Release: Online Meeting Saturday Morning 10 May: KRISTILEE J. MANUEL on FINAGLING SOURCES FROM FAMILYSEARCH BETA, FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS
2025-05-10
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 10 May 2025 on Zoom and Facebook
10 am - 11 am MDT: KRISTILEE J. MANUEL on FINAGLING SOURCES FROM FAMILYSEARCH BETA, FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS
Details on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG blog.
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 10 May 2025 on Zoom and Facebook
Details and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10 am - 11 am MDT: KRISTILEE J. MANUEL on FINAGLING SOURCES FROM FAMILYSEARCH BETA, FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
Doesn't "beta" mean something isn't ready for prime time? Not when considering FamilySearch's beta full-text collections. Make the most of your research time by discovering documents tied to your ancestors that were previously very difficult to find without the help of AI combined with OCR technologies. This presentation will give you the opportunity to make discoveries in these exciting, new collections by sharing strategies, outlining search steps, and providing the inside scoop on how to minimize the "beta" and maximize results.
ABOUT KRISTILEE J. MANUEL:
Kristilee J. Manuel authored the textbook "Introduction to Genealogy: A Modern Family History Methodology." This year she was a presenter at RootsTech and she previously taught at BYU's Women's Conference and served as a FamilySearch Center Director. Kristilee designed genealogical tools and created content for Brigham Young University's Family History Workshops and recently collaborated with the Chinese National Parks Service to develop a family history certification program for teens.
All meetings of the UVTAGG 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 35th 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 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; 2nd VP (Vacant); Beccy Martin, Secretary; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, TAGGology Newsletter Editor (Vacant); Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; 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.
Gerhard Ruf, President
UVTAGG Group
uvtagginfo@gmail.com
