UpFront with NGS: Younger Generation

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18 August 2016

Are You Aware of The Mini Page Archive?

Are You Aware of The Mini Page Archive?

Keeping with our theme of youth, I thought it quite neat when I discovered that there is an archive of The Mini Page covering 1969-2007.

The Mini Page is a four-page weekly newspaper feature directed to kids but of interest to readers of all ages. The feature has won many awards for excellence in educational journalism and has appeared in as many as 500 newspapers. This digital archive provides online access to issues published from August 1969 to May 2007, the period during which founder Betty Debnam was editor.

Though geared to youth, I’ve always enjoyed reading this page to get a quick insight into some element of history, people, or places.

Are you trying to get youth interested in history? This archive is a great resource. There are even issues about genealogy, libraries, immigration, American Revolution, and so many more relevant topics!

After all, as we often discuss, to research genealogy, one needs to know history and to appreciate history, knowledge of the people involved is key. They are inextricably intertwined!

What is your favorite issue of The Mini Page?

What other resources are great for and geared toward getting youth engaged in genealogy and family history?

Editor's Note: Here is a link to the finding aid for the associated manuscript collection in The Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC (Chapel Hill).

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03 November 2014

APG Accepting Applications for the 2015 APG Young Professional Scholarship

The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) is now accepting applications for the APG Young Professional Scholarship. Requirements have been revised to reflect current economic and educational trends and to be more inclusive of young parents, military personnel, home school candidates, students, and those currently employed between the ages of 18-29. The scholarship goes to a student and/or young professional who aspires to a professional career in genealogy. The scholarship includes a registration for the APG Professional Management Conference (PMC) and a stipend of up to $1,000 to defray costs of travel and lodging at the conference. The winner will be announced in January 2015 for attendance at the APG PMC 2016, date and place to be announced at a later date.

“It is exciting to see so many young people involved in genealogy, and we are thrilled to be able to support an up-and-coming professional genealogist with this scholarship,” said Kimberly T. Powell, APG President. “Our APG Professional Management Conference offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the business of genealogy and explore advanced genealogical topics, while networking with other professionals. We look forward to receiving many applications.”

APG Youth Scholarship Eligibility and Application Details

Eligible applicants are between the ages of 18 and 29 as of 1 January of 2015. This is open to a student, young professional, young parents, military personnel, home school, and currently employed individuals. You may apply for yourself, or on behalf of a worthy candidate.

Applications should contain the following: name; address; main contact phone number; email address; school name and/or school address (if applicable); list of extracurricular activities (including student organizations and volunteer activities); a general letter of recommendation; a letter of recommendation from an individual who has witnessed the applicant’s interest in genealogy; and short answers (500 to 750 words) to two questions. The questions are:

1) Discuss a specific record collection, media, digital source or other resource that has significantly changed your perspective about family history or research strategy along with the pros and cons of that record source, and how you used it to resolve a genealogical problem.

2) What do you envision a genealogical career will encompass in the next five years and how do you see yourself involved then?

Download the application here. Applications should be submitted to the APG office by 23 November 2014. Send applications to APG Executive Director Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, at admin@apgen.org.

Editor’s Note: To further encourage young genealogical professionals, The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) is also offering a discounted Young Professional price for the 2015 Professional Management Conference (8^th-9^th January). APG members and non-members who are age 25 or younger can take advantage; details can be found here.

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14 March 2014

Upfront Mini Bytes – Row Houses, Lawyers in London, TV News, Norwegian Ancestors, Youth Bibliography, Slavery Map, and Irish Research

Welcome to our newest edition of our bi-weekly feature Upfront Mini Bytes. In Upfront Mini Bytes we provide eight tasty bits of genealogy news that will help give you a deeper byte into your family history research. Each item is short and sweet. We encourage you to check out the links to articles, blog posts, resources, and anything genealogical!

We hope you found the past editions helpful. Use your favorite search engine with “Upfront with NGS” “Mini Bytes” or use this Google search link.

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A bit of whimsy and history all rolled into one package. Enjoy The Lonely Row Houses of Baltimore.

Did an ancestor practice law in London between 1505 and 1845? If so, he might have been a member of what is now called the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Some of its records, Calendars of Inner Temple Records, 1505-1845 are available online.

Did you know that cartographers used to think that California was an Island? This reminds us to be cautious about what we take as “fact” as we do our research. Check out this neat collection of these maps.

It’s not always archival institutions that had the forethought to preserve history. Sometimes it’s individuals like you and me who amass an archive of material that then gets a long-term home in an archive. Read about such a situation in The Incredible Story of Marion Stokes, Who Single-Handedly Taped 35 Years of TV News. From 1977 to 2012, she recorded 140,000 VHS tapes worth of history that the Internet Archives plans to make public and searchable. On a related note, read here about the Vanderbilt Television News Archive.

Have Norwegian ancestors? Check out the online presence of The National Archives of Norway. You can access digitized parish registers, probate records, court records, and much more!

We often discuss getting more youth involved in the fascinating discovery of one’s roots! A Bibliography for Young People and Families created by New England Historic Genealogical Society (aka American Ancestors) might help get the ball rolling.

To better appreciate the extent of Slavery in the U.S. at the time of the Civil War (based on the 1860 census), check out A Map of American Slavery.

The Irish Genealogical Research Society’s annual journal, The Irish Genealogist, has been published since 1937. It has included information from newspapers, parish registers, family Bibles, genealogies, voters lists, pedigrees, membership rolls, deeds, marriage settlements, census substitutes, land and tenure surveys, marriage license bonds, courts records, and wills. Over 250,000 names can be searched

via a new database.

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10 March 2014

Kids in the Courthouse, guest post by Shannon Combs-Bennett, NGGN

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DSCN2559_jacksoncountycourthouse_600.jpg

Researching with your children: be prepared for the odd looks.

I get strange looks all the time. It could be my eclectic sense of style, or the five pens sticking out of my ponytail because I keep forgetting that is where I put the last one. But more often than not, when I walk into a research facility it is one of two other things. First, it seems to some people that I am too young to be doing this “stuff,” which makes me realize that a grown woman, married with children, and quickly approaching her 4^th decade on this planet is still a kid to a large number of people. That’s okay, I laugh and don’t mind at all. Second, it seems that if I am too young to be there, then certainly my kids shouldn’t either. Well, that’s where I call foul.

Alright, so I may not be a mainstream normal person. My kids, falling in line right behind their parents, are not what media shows as the typical children either. When did being interested in the past, reading about history, and wanting to do things as a family become unacceptable to the general public? Or to the genealogical community? Aren’t we the ultimate family organization? Don’t we lament about how younger members of our families just aren’t interested? Maybe they were at one time and maybe they were turned off of the subject by well-meaning relatives.

Now, I will admit, not all kids out there are prepared for research at a library, archive, or other such institution. Each child is different. Some may never have the patience, manners, or desire to go. But shouldn’t you trust the parent’s judgment? The glares, the mummers, the outright hostile sighs at times when I have brought my kids with me to the library have amused me. Why? Well, usually within an hour the librarians are the ones who tell me what great little helpers I have. A statement I have heard numerous times over the past decade. I wish people would give others a chance and not assume anything about what type of child they are.

People. Yep, kids are people, too. They laugh, they cry, they act silly, and some of them love genealogy. I have two in my house right now who can’t get enough of it. One wants to be a historian specializing in Colonial American History and the other an archeologist. (My husband and I joke about what a great show that would be in 20 years.) As an adult I realize that those passions may change and morph into other careers, but our first loves never truly die. I wanted to be a paleontologist until I was in middle school. I ended up with a biology degree with an emphasis in human genetics instead. However, I still love those big old bones and sometimes it crushes me that my kids don’t. Right now, on the other hand, we have a shared passion for looking into our past. A passion I hope they will continue to love and appreciate as adults.

I am not going to tell my kids they are too young to love their family history. I am not going to tell my kids they can’t go with me to research at the library or archive (as long as the rules allow it). I will teach them sound research principles, source citations, and what an exhaustive search is. I will watch with pride as they make discoveries on their own and laugh with them when the microfilm rolls across the floor. I will know, as their mother, when they have reached their done point, pack our bags so that we don’t disturb anyone else, and continue to search another day. Most importantly, we will build our own memories, our own history, and one day those will be passed down to another generation.

Encourage and nurture those budding genealogists in your family, no matter their age. Engage them and bring them into the community. When you see children at the research center talk, to their parents and give them words of encouragement, too. Trust me, it will brighten their day. Make learning about family heritage the greatest adventure in the world and they will want to come back over and over again.

This May NGS will be in Richmond, Virginia and I am lucky enough to get to drive there every day. Unfortunately my kids will still be in school and, with Virginia State Testing that month, I cannot take them out to join in on the fun during the week. However, we will be at the Kids Genealogy Camp Saturday and I hope you will, too. I can’t wait for them to meet other people their ages who also enjoy digging up the past. Feel free to find me and chat. I’d love to talk to you about ways to encourage, educate, and grow the future genealogists in our midst.

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14 October 2013

Genealogy and Family History Resources for Kids aka Youth aka Younger Generation (or even the young at heart)

Mascot for Houston Public Library's Clayton Kids Pages

This started out as an Upfront with NGS Mini Byte when I was introduced to Bibliography for Young People and Families by American Ancestors (previously The New England Historic Genealogical Society). Then the research bug struck and I just had to see what other resources there were out there to help kids, youth and the younger generations (or even those new to genealogy or young at heart) dive into genealogy and family history research.

After all we are celebrating Family History Month! The recipients of much of our research are children, grandchildren and children yet to be born or adopted into the family. I know that the family stories that I learned as a child and young adult have stuck with me throughout my life! Those storytellers are all deceased and their stories do live on in my memories and also where I have documented them in volumes created for my family.

Start with this video, What is Genealogy? created by FamilySearch. Talk about making the point that many "kids" might not recognize the word "genealogy" and they do know something of their "family history!" How powerful this short video is! When you are finished there are "kid-oriented" videos which will then become available.

Some other neat resources I found are:

· Involve Children and Youth in Family

· Genealogy For Kids (Washington State Library)

· Genealogy Resources for K-12 Educators (Indiana State Library)

· Genealogy For Kids (Allen County Public Library)

· Genealogy for Kids (Pinterest)

· Clayton Kids: Kids Genealogy Page (Houston Public Library)

What neat resources for engaging kids/youth/young people in genealogy and family history are you aware of?

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08 February 2013

2013 Student Genealogy Grant + Free Admission to the SCGS Jamboree for Winner

Source: http://www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/financialaid/images/grants.jpg

Do you know a young genealogist who could use $500 toward their family history education and free registration to the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in June 2013?

The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Grant Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Student Genealogy Grant, and that the SCGS Jamboree will once again provide the recipient with free three-day registration.

Any genealogist who is between the ages of 18 and 25 and has attended school in the last 12 months is eligible to apply. The recipient must attend the 2013 SCGS Jamboree in Burbank, California to receive the award.

The $500 cash award was established in 2010 in memory of Suzanne Winsor Freeman, family historian and life-long volunteer, and an enthusiastic annual attendee at the SCGS Jamboree.

Complete details and application materials are available at The Family Curator, Suzanne Freeman Student Grant. Application deadline is Monday, 18 March 2013.

Read full press release.

Do you know of “other” grant programs geared toward “young” genealogists? If so, please let us know.

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24 December 2012

Youngsters may be interested in ‘cousin’ Justin Bieber

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695340/justin-bieber-ryan-gosling-avril-lavigne-cousins.jhtml

Another holiday, another opportunity to hang out with the “kids” in your family!

Roxanne Moore Saucier, BDN Maine, has posted this neat article reminding us that though we may not be “into” Justin Bieber and his contemporaries, our children, cousins, grandchildren, nieces and nephews might be!

It can be fun to turn up a distant connection to a celebrity, whether president or king, rock star or noted author. But how many genealogists actually wonder whether they share forebears with international teen star Justin Bieber?

Not you? Well, I’m interested, because the 18-year-old singer from Canada might be just what it takes to kindle interest in genealogy among youngsters such as my grandchildren.

... So how many Mainers can claim a cousinship to Justin Bieber? Given that his French-Canadian ancestors were so early in Quebec, they are probably common forebears to many Mainers of Franco-American descent. Certainly tens of thousands of Mainers, or as my dad used to put it, “a little million.”

There are all kinds of ways to get youngsters curious about genealogy.

Read her full article.

Do you have plans to get your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc, interested in genealogy this holiday? What are they?

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20 September 2012

Getting the Younger Generations Into Genealogy in Three Easy Steps

Source: http://familyhistory21ster.blogspot.com/

At the recent FGS conference (August in Birmingham AL) there was A LOT of discussion about getting the younger generation involved in genealogy and it was the first time that I heard the term 21ster to refer to those who are more tech-oriented and probably never have visited a courthouse, looked at microfilm, etc

At the same time, Scott Phillips was posting an article on the Huffington Post talking about this same topic.

There is one question that seems to pervade genealogy today. It is this: 'How do we get the next generation 'into' genealogy?'

Many organisations, companies, and families struggle with this question. While I don't profess to be a mastermind, I do follow three simple mantras in all my genealogy efforts in order to draw in those younger than myself. They are simple, easy, and in my experience, surefire. They have worked for me and may well work for others...

Do read the full article.

This has great relevance to all genealogists and family historians, regardless of whether an officer of a genealogy society, a manager of an archives or library, or just someone seeking the next person in the family to carry the “torch” for this passion of ours.

As, it’s not just a passion, it’s also an important part of preserving our unique and shared history for future generations.

Do you have tips to share on how to engage younger “family historians?” Please share!

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