30 April 2011
Tomorrow, 1st May 2011 is MayDay - Help "Save Our Archives"
Keeping in theme with Preservation Week, talked about in our previous post, know that tomorrow, May 1st is MayDay!
Whether you manage your own personal archive, a society archive, institutional archive or all of the above, MayDay is a call to action to make sure that collections are protected. After all, that is a fundamental responsibility of all archivists!
The Society of American Archivists gives ideas and resources on what you might do as an individual or as the staff of a repository!
You can help “save our archives” by participating in MayDay 2011!
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29 April 2011
Preservation Week Poster
This past week (24-30 April 2011) has been Preservation Week and maybe an archive or library or repository near you did some special programs related to the conservation of our ancestors treasures.
As part of this celebration the Society of American Archivists and the National Archives created a poster with some helpful tips about preservation. Please do share this information with anyone you know who by being a ge
Do you have any special tips and tricks for how you preserve items in your archive? If so, please do post a comment and share!
I have a lovely 1875 silk wedding shawl that currently sits in my safe because I really don’t know what to do with it and I want to be able to pass it down through my family or eventually donate it somewhere for display. I bet everyone of you has something similar that you or someone else is the “keeper” of … and you may or may not know how to best PRESERVE it for future generations. Maybe we can all help one anther make sure these treasures survive.
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Internet Radio and Webinars by FGS
Internet Radio and FGS
The Federation of Geneal ogical Societies (FGS) announces the debut of My Society, the first Internet radio show dedicated solely to geneal ogy societies. Broadcast weekly each Saturday at Central, My Society will host discussions of geneal ogy society topics with a variety of guests including well-known geneal ogists and geneal ogy community leaders. This unique media outlet can be accessed at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mysociety.
Each week, My Society will focus on a selected topic relevant to geneal ogy society management and the role societies play within the geneal ogy community. Future topics will discuss increasing membership, developing a social media and Internet presence, member services, and more. In addition, each episode of My Society will spotlight a member society of FGS and discuss their various programs and offerings. Using the Blog Talk Radio platform, listeners will not only be able to hear a live broadcast, but they will also be able to call in and speak with the show's host and guests to discuss their own geneal ogy societies.
Social Networking for Geneal ogy Societies
The Federation of Geneal ogical Societies (FGS) announces its new series of geneal ogy society management education delivered online in webinar format. As part of its new online education initiative, FGS will offer webinars both free to the public and to its member societies via the popular GoToWebinar® platform which can accommodate up to 1,000 participants. FGS members will also have access to recorded webinars and syllabus materials at the members-only section of the FGS website at http://www.fgs.org.
The first webinar, Social Networking for Geneal ogy Societies, will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2011 and is free to the public. FGS Board member Thomas MacEntee will demonstrate how geneal ogy societies are currently leveraging the power of Facebook, Twitter and blogs to expand their online presence and recruit new members. Register at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/401693254.
The first webinar, Social Networking for Ge
Future Webinar Topics
FGS plans to offer a wide variety of webinars focusing on society management topics over the next few months. Some of the most recognized names in geneal ogy education including D. Joshua Taylor, George G. Morgan and Drew Smith will develop and deliver these presentations in a convenient online setting. Topics will include:
FGS plans to offer a wide variety of webinars focusing on society management topics over the next few months. Some of the most recognized names in ge
- Administration and Member Services: Joining a Ge
neal ogical Society; How to Promote Volunteerism in Your Society; How to Create a Member Handbook; Developing an Excellent and Cost-Effective Educational Programs for Your Society; and Using Bylaws to Focus and Motivate Your Society.
- Marketing: Developing a Publicity and Marketing Plan; Methods for Promoting Your Society's Meetings; Developing a Social Media Plan; Creating a Facebook Page; Creating and Using a Twitter Account; Your Society's Next Generation: Reaching Out to New Communities; and Creating an Effective Press Release.
- Technology: How to Attend a Webinar; How to Host a Webinar; Google Docs for Societies; Google Forms for Societies; Backing Up Your Society Data; Creating a Free Website for Your Society; and Creating a Blog for Your Society.
- Finances and Fundraising: Complying with
IRS Filing and Reporting Requirements for Your Non-Profit Society; Society Fundraising Through Affiliate Marketing; and How to Set Up and Use a PayPal Account.
We are extremely excited about this series and are committed to helping geneal ogy and historical societies improve their operations and expand their membership reach.
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28 April 2011
If you were in DC last week you might have visited the Seventh Annual Geneal ogy Fair sponsored by NARA
More than likely though, most of you were not in DC and so missed the fair! And, even if you were at the fair, with three talks given in each time period and no duplication, you weren’t able to attend all the sessions anyway.
Though NARA
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27 April 2011
Civil War Records Course
Craig Robert Scott is a nationally-recognized lecturer, educator, geneal ogical and historical researcher with more than thirty years experience. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians and specializes in the diverse military records at the National Archives.
Besides being CEO and President of Heritage Books, Inc., a geneal ogical publishing firm, Craig coordinates the Military tracks at Salt Lake Institute of Geneal ogy and Samford University Institute of Geneal ogy and Historical Research in Birmingham , Alabama 6 April 1838 and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Inventory 14 (Revised).
Now Craig brings his military expertise to NGS with the Introduction to Civil War Records. In this course, he focuses on current geneal ogical practices of research. In this six chapter course, he will teach you strategies to identify and locate information on an ancestor living at the time of the Civil War. You will learn about numerous records created for, during, and after the war like compiled service records, prisoners of war record, pension files and indexes and post-war records to name a few.
This NGS American Geneal ogy Studies course is available on CD-ROM as a PDF file for $35.00 for NGS ’ members. Craig will make a personal appearance on Saturday 14 May from to for questions and autographs.
The NGS American Geneal ogy Studies courses are designed for people who want to complete a short course on a specific topic and put the resultant knowledge to work right away. Courses offer the convenience of completing a geneal ogy study course at their own pace in their home. Courses are reasonably priced, and NGS members receive a discount.
The National Geneal ogical Society was organized in Washington , D.C. NGS ’ mission is to serve and grow the geneal ogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of geneal ogical records.
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25 April 2011
Countdown to the NGS 2011 Family History Conference - only 15 more days!
There are over 186 lecture sessions at the NGS conference ranging in topic from technology skills; to military records; to ethnic research; to methodology and skillbuilding! Read more.
There will be nearly 90 different exhibitors in this year's exhibit hall -- just about anything you want or need to help you with your geneal ogical research. Read more.
Location
Registration
Pre-registration for the NGS 2011 Family History Conference ends 26 April 2011 . So be sure you register today! You can also register on-site at the North Charleston Convention Center 10 May 2011 . Location details and hours are listed below.
Attendee Check-In and On-Site Registration Hours
The NGS 2011 Family History Conference will be located at the North Charleston Area Convention Cener, 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston, South Carolina. Even though you have registered for the conference, you are expected to check-in and pick up your conference bag, program and syllabus on CD (Printed syllabus, if pre-ordered before early bird deadline). Please bring you ID to check-in.
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22 April 2011
Lulu.com Sale -- 20% off Purchase Through 26 April 2011 -- Genealogy Research Resources You May Not Have Known About!
For those of you unfamiliar with Lulu.com, it is an on-demand publishing service for books (numerous formats including e-versions) and CDs and more! This has become a publishing option for societies and individuals who do not want or cannot afford the cost of bulk printing or want more flexibility with being able to readily revise a publication.
I know for a fact that both individuals and societies have materials that are only available via Lulu. Search on “
A search on the term “ge
So, do check out Lulu.com and you might find some ge
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21 April 2011
What Do You Mean It Isn't Free?
The blog article by this title gives us some food for thought as you head into what will be a long weekend for many.
There is a cost for everything we do as geneal ogists – whether in money or time. And, time is often money. Though the blog piece focuses on “tangible” geneal ogy research assets, it’s just as true with regards to time.
Whether you do geneal ogy as a hobby or as a professional, we are always making choices about how much time and money we have to devote to our geneal ogy research. I can travel 4+ hours round trip to Richmond
Something that is “free” for us to access did cost time and money (e.g. internet server space is not free, someone is footing the bill, geneal ogy journals required countless hours of volunteers transcribing, abstracting and indexing data, etc.).
And, geneal ogy societies, such as your National Geneal ogical Society (NGS ), are built, survive and thrive based on financial resources and volunteer efforts.
As one big geneal ogy community, we might put effort and money into one society and reap the benefits via another. If you do benefit from geneal ogy resources that are “free” see if you can “pay back” with putting some of your time or money back into the geneal ogy community at large.
I know that NGS , your state society, local county geneal ogy or history society, repository, archive, etc will always be appreciative of your involvement! And, your involvement is essential – no society can survive without members. Without volunteers, conferences and workshops can’t be held, publications won’t be produced, strong and unified voices advocating document preservation and conservation will be silenced.
We are a community based on volunteers whose time is truly not “free” and yet freely given.
Do consider reading “What Do You Mean It Isn’t Free?”
Editors Note: Thanks to Michael Grant Hait Jr for posting on FB
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20 April 2011
Guess the Relative
Do you think your family tree might have British roots?
Would you like to travel to Britain
Dragonfly TV is making an exciting new game show featuring families, ancestors and long-lost relatives. They’re searching for people from all over the world, who think they may have British (English, Welsh, Scottish) ancestry, who would like to take part.
In each episode of the program, a British family will meet three mystery guests, one of which is in fact a distant relative. The family and their three guests live together for one week, taking part in a number of entertaining tasks, while trying to deduce which of the three is their genuine relative
Whether your Great Great Grandfather was born in England or your Great Aunt lived in Scotland… If you think you, or anyone you know, may have any British ancestry, they want to hear from you!
Contact the production team NOW to find out more:
Webpage: http://www.guesstherelative.tv/ for more info or to apply
Phone: +44207 033 2319
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GuessTheRelative
http://www.dragonfly.tv/
Phone: +44
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GuessTheRelative
http://www.dragonfly.tv/
Editors Note: Thanks to the GenealogyBlog and Kimberley Powell, About.com Guide for bringing this to our attention.
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16 April 2011
Middle TN Genealogical Society's Annual Awards Program -- 12 May 2011
What: Middle TN Geneal ogical Society's Annual Awards Program with Award for best article in 2009/2010 presented by Paul R. White.
Where: Nashville , TN FiftyForward Knowles Senior Center
When: 12 May 2011 , ,
Event Speaker: Mr. White, Nashville neal ogist, has authored several books on various geneal ogy and historical subjects. He spends leisure time as an antique automobile enthusiast belonging to many of their societies. In his spare time, he conducts legal workshops at TSLA and is actively pursuing his certification with the Board of Certification of Geneal ogists.
For more information, please contact sueatmtgs@comcast.net or check out our website www.mtgs.org Come and enjoy Mr. White, a man of many dimensions.
There is no charge for this event. Refreshments served.
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