Clooz and Findmypast–September 16, 2017

The September PCGS meeting promises to be entertaining and educational, as usual.

First up will be Jodi Lynn Strait presenting Do You Have Any Clooz? Clooz is a software program that helps you manage and organize your source documents and provides unique analysis tools. The program works with any filing system. Jodi will show us how she uses it with her research.

Jodi has been doing genealogical research for over 20 years. She has been a PCGS member since it was founded in 2012 and currently serves as our 2nd Vice President, editor of the PCGS Researcher, and sits on the program and social media committees. She is also a member of the National Genealogy Society (NGS), the Chinkchewunska (NJ) chapter of the D.A.R., is a certificate holder of the Boston University Genealogical Research Program, and has completed the NGS home study course.

Ken Castle will follow the class with his presentation: Findmypast Website. In addition to having the largest collection of Irish records anywhere online, Findmypast has exclusive records including British newspaper archives, passenger lists of ships leaving the UK, British army records, workhouse registers, and Irish court records. Ken will give us tips on how to maximize the resources found on Findmypast in your research.

Ken is an optical engineer, and president and co-owner of an optics company called Ruda-Cardinal, Inc. He has been in this line of work for 32 years, and has found it to be an enjoyable profession, with the opportunity to work on many varied projects. his interest in genealogy began around 1999, when his father passed away. Records his mother had created (she had passed in 1989), were passed to him, and he became intrigued because there were some names on the pedigree chart that he had no knowledge of, and wondered who these people were. So, for the last 17 years, he has been checking her accuracy (it was very good!), and then as the "bug" had bit, extending the family tree even further. He has identified two English lines (CASTLE and RODEN) who came separately to this country in the mid-1800s, but later found each other in 1889 in New Jersey. He has identified all 16 of his 3 x great-grandparents, and 80% of his 4 x great-grandparents. He serves on the PCGS Steering Committee and is responsible for setting up library presenters for October Family History Month.

Non-members are welcome to attend up to two of our meetings as a guest.

Handouts will be available to PCGS members under Secure Download in the Members Only section of our website : https://azpimagensoc.org/.

DATE:	Saturday, September 16, 2017
TIME:	1:00pm – 3:00pm
PLACE:	Banner-University Medical Center Duval Auditorium (Room 2600) 1501 N. Campbell Rd. Tucson, AZ
	Parking is free

Putting a Spark into Starting (or Restarting) Your Family Tree

PCGS is pleased to announce a new workshop: Charge! Putting a Spark into Starting or Restarting Your Family Tree, featuring members of our Board of Directors.

This beginner's workshop is limited to 30 participants. Our seasoned genealogists will cover these topics:

• Documents to gather and search
• Chart basics and genealogy tools
• Moving from paper to digital
• What and where to document

Our instructors have a combined 95+ years of experience.


Barbara Salyer

• 45+ years genealogical research, instructor, speaker & author
• Certified Genealogist for 25 years
• Member of the National Genealogy Society (NGS) and the Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS)
• Member of D.A.R. (Tucson Chapter) & Daughters of Colonial Wars
• Received Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008, from Arizona State Genealogical Society

Jodi Lynn Strait

• Doing genealogical research for over 20 years
• Member of the National Genealogy Society (NGS); completed NGS home study course.
• Boston University Genealogical Research Program certificate holder
• Member of Chinkchewunska (NJ) chapter of the D.A.R.

Amy Urman

• Researching her family roots for over 30 years
• Member of the National Genealogy Society (NGS), Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS)
• Boston University Genealogical Research Program certificate holder
• Graduate of ProGen 28, SLIG Law, and SLIG Land

The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 9:30AM to 12 Noon in Rooms 2500 E & F at Banner-University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Road, Tucson, AZ. The cost to attend is $15 for PCGS members and $20 for non-members. 

To register, visit our website at https://azpimagensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=33 and pay on-line at the PCGS Marketplace (Members must sign in before registering to get the discounted rate) or print the form and mail to us along with your check. But hurry, registration and payment deadline is Saturday, May 27.

Check out our member winners that entered the ISFHWE writing competition!!!!

International Society of Family History Writers and Editors

(ISFHWE)

Website: ISFHWE.org                                   Mailing Address: PO Box 152987, Cape Coral, FL 33915

For Immediate Release – August 27, 2014

ISFHWE EXCELLENCE-IN-WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence-in-Writing Competition.  The winners are:

Category 1 - Columns

1^st Place – Shelley K. Bishop “The Legacy of Mary Comfort Eberhard”

2^nd Place – Nancy Ann Calhoun “People can ‘flesh out’ genealogy at library”

3^rd Place – Maureen K. Wlodarczyk “Precious Paper in the Digital World”

Honorable Mention – Shannon Combs-Bennett “Getting You Pointed in the Right Direction”

Honorable Mention – Michelle Roos Goodrum “Using Social Media to Enrich Stories of the Family Home” (Our November Land Speaker!)

Honorable Mention – Carolyn Schotts “Fading Family Roots”

 Category 2 - Articles

1^st Place – Schelly Talalay Dardashti “The Other Side of Jewish Genealogy: Learn how to get started exploring your Sephardic roots”

2^nd Place – Shelley K. Bishop “Turning Forests into Farms: the George Clark Family of Licking and Delaware Counties, Ohio

3^rd Place – Mari Margaret McLean, PhD “Finding Maxa Ann Hadden and Mr. McLean: Serendipity and the Brick Wall”

Honorable Mention – Smiljka Kitanovic “Appreciating Genealogy Angels”

Honorable Mention – Carolyn B. Leonard “Early Settlement Leaves Quiet Legacy”

Honorable Mention – Chip Rowe “Who Was Joel Holcomb of Wallingford, Connecticut”

 Category 3 – Genealogy Newsletters

1^st Place – Patricia Mansfield Phelan “Irish Family History Forum”

2^nd Place – James M. Beidler “Der Kurier” – newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society

3^rd Place – Kay Waterloo “Goodrich Family Association Quarterly”

Honorable Mention – Carolyn B. Leonard “Dutch Cousins”

 Category 4 – Unpublished Authors

1^st Place – Shirley McKenzie “Sylvira Said ‘They burned My House’- June 1864, Silver Springs, MS”

2^nd Place – Robbi J. Ryan “A Strong Will to Live”

Category 5 – Unpublished Material by Published Authors

1^st Place – Rondie Yancey “Murder at the Post Office: One Family’s Tragedy”

2^nd Place – Leslie Tichenor Mason “Create a Colorful Picture of Your Ancestors from a Grey Palette of Facts”

3^rd Place – Marie Navarro “Fighting on Both Sides of the Alamo”

Honorable Mention – Kenneth R. Castle, PhD “Eden Booth, a Tale of Westward Migration”

Honorable Mention – Sherri Hessick “Al Allan Alton William Wade Wendergren Westman”

Honorable Mention – Barbara Lee “Carolyn 1947-1947 – Hanford Nuclear Site and a Baby’s Death”

Honorable Mention – Chip Rowe “What Happened to Boyd?”

Honorable Mention – Jodie Lynn Strait “William Henry Hunt: An Original Texter”

 Category 6 – Poetry

1^st Place – Smiljka Kitanovic “River Journey”

2^nd Place – Marie Navarro “Another Day, Another Time”

3^rd Place – Andrea Ramsey “Young Girl”

Honorable Mention – Kenneth R. Castle, PhD “There Once Was a Man…”

Honorable Mention – Paul K. Graham, CG, AG “Genealogy Standards: A Poem”

Honorable Mention – Nicole Gilkison LaRue “To My Isa…”

Honorable Mention – Darcie Hind Posz, CG “Generations”

Address questions to Competition@isfhwe.org.

Details on the 2015 Competition will be released shortly.  The competition will open on 1 October. Details may be obtained on the website at ISFHWE.org.

PCGS Meeting Reminder and Annoucements

Monthly meeting this Saturday 1:00 to 3:00 p.m room 2117 at the University of Arizona Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell

Please join us!  

    

            Class:             TIMELINES—Jodi Strait

            Program:       HISTORY OF THE TUCSON PRESIDIO--Rick                                              Collins, Friends of the Presidio

Members please check your email for the most recent Surname List.  The list is now sorted by Surname - Thanks Colleen for your hard work!

Also this Saturday:

Family Tree SIG meeting this Saturday from 3:00 - 5:00 pm in UMC Rooms 2500 C&D.

Steering Committee will meet Saturday from 3:00 - 5:00 pm in UMC Rooms 2500 E

Don't forget to join us in the cafeteria for lunch prior to the meeting.

General Meeting this Saturday, February 15th!

General Meeting this Saturday, February 15th



We have two wonderful presentations for you Saturday, October 15th.  Our first program is  about the Library of Congress by Leslie Carney followed by followed  by  Verifying and Documenting Your Resources presented by Jodi Strait, LMSW.  This month's meeting is at University Medical Center, Room 2117,  1:00 p.m. to 3:30 pm. 

libguides.csuchico.edu

Please join us for lunch in the cafeteria before the meeting. If this is your first meeting or you need assistance to find the meeting room please call Beth at 820-4488.

We look forward to seeing you!

Location map: UMC Hospital

International Society of Family History Writers and Editors announce Winners of Contest -We have members that were recognized

International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
has selected two of our very own members as winners of their Excellence in Writing Competition Category 4 - Unpublished Authors 

Sherri Hessick - 1st Place for "Just Another Love Story"
Jodi Strait - 3rd Place for "Curious Case of Charles Karthaeuser"

Honorable mention to Rondie Yancey who taught our writing workshop earlier this year.

Also, our own Ken Castle won an honorable mention in Category 5 - Unpublished Material by Published Authors for "My Norwegian Ancestors".

Congratulations!!

August Monthly Meeting - August 17th

Our monthly meeting is this Saturday, August 17th.  Please join us!  The room will be cool but the topics (at least one) are hot... 

17 August 2013  -   Medical Research Building Room 102 

Class:                    

1:15 – 1:45 p.m.        Rectangular Survey System - Jodi Lynn Strait
Program:

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.        Sandborn Fire Maps - Sandy Chan

Don't forget  that we're meeting in a different location while our normal room is being renovated. 

WhenSat, August 17, 1:00pm – 3:30pmWhereUniversity of Arizona, Medical Research Building Room 102 - 1656 Mabel Street located at the Southeast corner of Cherry and Mabel. Parking available in lot in front of the building.

This is a photo of building is attached so you will recognize the right place. 
Link to the map is:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=University+Medical+Research+Building,+Tucson,+AZ&hl=en&sll=32.28365,-110.932045&sspn=0.213914,0.251656&hnear=Medical+Research+Bldg,+Tucson,+Arizona+85721&t=m&z=17&iwloc=A

PCGS Members at the NGS Conference in Vegas

NGS Conference PCGS attendees (not pictured Jodi Strait) Michelle Launi, Amy Urman, Leslie Carney, Barbara Ball, Jo Clark, Betty Bengtson at the "dock of Ellis Island"  back drop and picture provided by FamilySearch Indexing.

PCGS Meeting - Saturday May 18, 2013

Our Pima County Genealogy Society Meeting is this Saturday.

WhenSat, May 18, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

WhereUniversity of Arizona, Medical Research Building Room 102 map (map)

DescriptionHost Steve Schuldenfrei 1:15 - 1:45 pm - When Enough is Enough! - Or is it? - Sherri Hessick 2:00 - 3:00 pm - Planning a Research Trip - Jodi Strait
Members please remember to printout your handouts and bring them to the meeting.   Current members were emailed the handouts this past Tuesday, May 14th.  We look forward to seeing you!