Posts Tagged With: #fgs2011
Follow Friday – Stump Craig
I met Craig Scott at FGS 2011 last week. Did you know he has a blog called Stump Craig? You should check it out. Contact him with your questions and brick walls. He will provide an answer on his blog. Tweet
MyHeritage.com Program Part I
I received a complimentary one-year subscription to MyHeritage.com at FGS 2011. Today I uploaded my GEDCOM file and began playing with it. There are two ways to begin. Enter your tree from scratch or upload a GEDCOM file. After either of these processes it is important to go into Manage Trees and set the privacy [...]
Wisdom Wednesday – The National Archives and Social Media
Did you know the National Archives and Records Administration is very active on social media outlets? You can find them on Twitter, FaceBook, FourSquare, Blogs, and YouTube. I had no idea they were that active online! David Ferriero told FGS attendees in his talk last week that NARA has roughly 11 blogs, 29 FaceBook pages, [...]
ProGen Study Group Dinner at FGS2011
Last Tuesday evening I attended a ProGen Study Group dinner at Bennigan’s. I met many wonderful people I had previously only “known” online or via email. We had a nice chat and meal before we headed off in different directions. Some attended the APG roundtable discussion and others of us attended the FamilySearch Blogger reception. [...]
MyHeritage.com at FGS2011
I spent some time with Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage.com this morning looking at their product. It is a very interesting family tree program that has a social media aspect to it. The social media part resembles what you would see on FaceBook, so those users will find the interface very easy to use. You can [...]
APG Luncheon FGS2011
I just attended the Association of Professional Genealogists luncheon at FGS2011. I heard Kenyatta D. Berry speak about A. B. Caldwell and the treasure trove of information contained in his books. Kenyatta’s genealogical career began when she researched the ancestor of a former boyfriend and stumbled upon Caldwell’s resource and found a treasure trove of [...]
Italian Ancestors