Roots Magic's SIG this Saturday

There will be a Roots Magic Support Group this Saturday, September 1 in Room 2117 at the U of A College of Medicine. I know it is holiday on Monday, but we have missed a couple of months, so I am going for this one.

 

We will probably be having one or two guests or beginners at this meeting. You are welcome to bring a guest if you know of something interested in genealogy software.

 

Bring any questions or problems you are having for discussion. We will also be going over another chapter in the Manual.

 

Free Census Searches at Ancestry.com Aug 29th through Sep 3

News Release from Ancestry.com!

From August 29th through September 3rd, Ancestry.com is opening all of its U.S. census records – FREE. You can start your free census search at www.ancestry.com/census.

Learn about your family’s true story in the census records and see what your own life could have been like as an adult in 1940 with the Ancestry.com Time Machine. Ancestry has an interactive, time-travel experience requires just a handful of information provided by you. In return, you get a custom video featuring YOU in 1940. While it’s not genealogy, it is high-tech fun. Create your own video and share it with your followers. And encourage them to create their own at www.ancestry.com/TimeMachine.  

Another Ancestry tool is the free guide Follow Your Family Using Census Records available at Census Guide. 

Free Webinars from the Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region

Friends Webinars
Learning from the Comfort of Your Home

The Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region, Inc., are proud to announce that they now have the capability for offering Webinars to our membership and the general public thanks to the support of TechSoup and Citrix, Inc.

A Webinar is the term used for a Web-based seminar, lecture, or presentation delivered via the Internet. Audience my register and attend (using their computer) from the comfort of their home. If you've never attended a Webinar, Citrix, producers of GoToWebinar have prepared a useful Webinar Attendeed Guide.

Following each event the Handouts, when applicable, will be available on the "Members Only" pages of this website.>

Date	Start Time (U.S. Eastern Time)	Speaker	Presentation	Brief Description	Register
Mon, 10 Sep	7pm	Sara Brewer	Maritime Records at the National Archives at Atlanta	The maritime history of the South is a treasure trove of exciting information related to ships, lighthouses, and sailors. Learn about historical records from the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation held at the National Archives at Atlanta	Register
Mon, 8 Oct	7pm	Kathy Huber	Doing the Dawes: Locating Ancestors on the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes		Register

Free Access to Swedish Genealogy Records this weekend!

NEWS ALERT FROM ARKIVDIGITAL 

ArkivDigital for free August 25-26, 2012

see announcement at:

 http://www.arkivdigital.net/news-item/arkivdigital-for-free-this-weekend#instructions

Every year, at the end of August, we gather to the Swedish Genealogical days. Learn more about the genealogy days (http://www.sfd2012.se).

ArkivDigital is one of the major exhibitors and we are celebrating this year's genealogy days with an offer for everyone: "Free access to ArkivDigital this weekend!". During this weekend (Saturday August 25th until Sunday August 26th 2012, CET) we offer everyone free access to our image database. Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with Swedish Genealogy research and what we have to offer. 

For English version please read note in yellow below.

How do I research for free this weekend?

To gain access to ArkivDigital free over the weekend August 25-26 2012 you have to do a few things. It is not difficult; just follow the steps below carefully.

1. Register with us
   
   • If you have already registered then proceed to paragraph 2.
   • If you are not registered with us previously, you will have to do the following; Go to:http://www.arkivdigital.net/users/register and fill in the information requested. Be especially careful to write the correct email address and password you choose. The password must consist of at least 6 characters and/or numbers.
2. Installation
   • Install the software ADOnLine2, http://www.arkivdigital.net/products/adonline/installation. If you do not have the latest version we advise you to install it. The latest version is called 1.4.2 (rev 610). You can see which version you have if you press the Help menu and then click About in the program.
   • During the installation you will be asked some questions. You must respond to them "in a positive way" and when installation is complete, you will have an icon on your desktop called “ADOnLine2”.
   • Double-click the icon to start the program.
   • Now the login box appears. Fill in your login information (email address and password). Be sure to enter them exactly as you did when you registered - there is an important distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters. If you get an error message regarding your email address, something is not correctly entered. Click to close the error messages and then open the log in box from the File (sv: Arkiv) menu and “Login”. Now the login box appears again. Erase all information and fill in your details again.
3. Start researching.
   
   • Once you have logged in the program opens and you can start researching immediately.
   • To the left you will find a list of archives. Find "your" church/archive in the list or type it directly into the search box above – the list will be filtered according to what you type. Then click on the name of the Church (parish) in the list to select.
   • To the right you will find a list of volumes from your chosen parish. Look for the volume you wish to open in the list and double click it with left mouse button to open the volume.
   • When the volume is opened: To browse in the volume, use the buttons -5, -1, +1 and +5 or make a specific choice in the drop-down-list between the -1 and +1-buttons
   • On the installation page you will also find a guide to the program:http://www.arkivdigital.net/download/images/manual_eng/1043/Instruktion_2011-03-10-Eng.pdf

NOTE: If you would like to try our new Beta-version of ADOnline, you will be able to switch to English language. Start installation here: arkivdigital-installer-1.4.3-beta-r654.exe To change language select "Visa" in the menu and then "Språk/Language".

Free Webinars from Legacy Family Tree

Date presented live	Name of Webinar	Presenter
Wednesday, August 29, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence. Most genealogists learn very quickly that it's a rare family where direct evidence supplies all the proof needed to connect one generation to another and tie brothers and sisters to each other. In most cases, it's necessary to build the case for family relationships from bits and pieces and hints and clues gathered from a wide variety of sources. Find out more about how to build a family from circumstantial evidence.	Judy G. Russell, CG		Register
Wednesday, September 5, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists. Passenger lists provide key information about an ancestor’s arrival in the New World. But there are additional hidden clues you on them you might be missing. Learn how to really examine these lists to get more of the story!	Lisa Alzo		Register
Wednesday, September 12, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? The first step of the Genealogical Proof Standard is to "complete a reasonably exhaustive search for all relevant records" related to your research objective. This presentation discusses what a "reasonably exhaustive search" constitutes, why this is necessary, and how to conduct a search. A case study explores how failing to identify all relevant records can lead to missing information and forming inaccurate conclusions about your ancestors' lives.	Michael Hait, CG		Register
Fridays, September 14/21/28, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software (a Legacy add-on tool for your photos). Whether you are just getting started with organizing your digital photos or have been using the Legacy add-on software, Heritage Collector, to manage your digital collections, you will benefit from this three-class series, taught by Heritage Collector's Kathleen Bitter. You may attend all three or pick and choose what suits your needs. Register once and you are registered for all three classes. September 14/21/28. Class details at registration screen.	Kathleen Bitter		Register
Wednesday, September 19, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records. Learn how to use your digital camera to copy records from microfilm, original sources, books and manuscripts. Know what settings to use on your camera, learn about mega pixels, and how to get the best images possible in various circumstances.	Mary Hill		Register
Wednesday, September 26, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree. Everyone can use a little research help every now and then, right? Learn about best practices in using the latest technology to organize and plan your research strategies. Call on these digital research assistants 24/7. Geoff Rasmussen will educate, compare, and contrast the three major research guidance tools: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree's Research Guidance. You will learn how to easily keep track of what you've previously researched, as well as plan your research To Do List.	Geoff Rasmussen		Register
Wednesday, October 3, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Privacy and Our Ancestors. With all the news about privacy, identity theft and the role of access to vital records, have you ever considered that in 2012 most of us (at least here in the United States) have more privacy than our ancestors? As a result of living in the a digital age ruled by the Internet and social media, is there really less privacy than in prior years? In fact, the reverse is true. Learn what type of information about your ancestors was public and how to find it!	Thomas MacEntee		Register
Wednesday, October 17, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers. Earlier this year Marian Pierre-Louis gave us " Ten Brick Wall Tips for Beginners." Now she's back with Ten Intermediate Brick Wall Tips. This next set of tips will stretch your research even further. Marian will demonstrate ways to analyze your research, tweak your methodology and encourage you to look for records off the beaten path. Sign up for this webinar and watch your brick walls start to come tumbling down.	Marian Pierre-Louis		Register
Wednesday, October 24, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research. Learn how to identify your Civil War ancestors, and what information can be found in the Civil War records. Both Union and Confederate ancestors are covered.	Michael Hait, CG		Register
Wednesday, October 31, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall. Where do you turn when you can't find your Irish ancestors in civil registration, church records or what few censuses survive? Experienced researchers dive right in to the Irish estate records. There is a surprising array of material in estate records that can be used to document the tenants who lived on the estates that covered rural Ireland. In this webinar you will learn how to identify the estate where your ancestor lived, repositories where estate records might be found, and what types of records were kept.	Judith Eccles Wight		Register
Wednesday, November 7, 2012. 9:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 8:00 PM Central 7:00 PM Mountain 6:00 PM Pacific 2:00 AM GMT (Nov 8)	Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview. Got Canadian ancestors? Don't miss this webinar by Claire Brisson-Banks, an accredited genealogist (AG). The key to good research in any country is understanding its history, records and resources. This class will review a timetable and discuss the differences in searching Canadian records versus US records. It will cover a mini-history of the country's growth, census, church, land, and probate records along with online and community resources.	Claire V. Brisson-Banks		Register
Wednesday, November 14, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 7:00 PM GMT	Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin? Tips for the beginning genealogist or family historian will be offered including organization skills, home sources, personal interviews, and jurisdiction of some original records.	Linda Geiger		Register
Wednesday, November 28, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 7:00 PM GMT	The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources. Research in the United States depends upon census, vital, land, and probate records, the bread and butter of American research. Get an overview of each type of record. Learn where to find them and how to use them effectively in your research.	Mary Hill		Register
Wednesday, December 5, 2012. 2:00 PM Eastern (U.S.) 1:00 PM Central 12:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM Pacific 6:00 PM GMT	Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics. As difficult as Irish research is, we can overcome its hurdles if we have a better understanding of the idiosyncrasies of Irish given names, surnames, and place names. Our speaker, Judy Wight, solved the case of Delia Holland - in Ireland she was known as Bridget Houlihan. This webinar discusses situations you may encounter with names and places and provides resources for overcoming these problems.	Judith Eccles Wight		Register

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Google Presentation Extras

A Google "cheat sheet" with the Google search tips we reviewed at our meeting today can be found Reference Sheet.  The web address for the Google search classes is http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/course.

Don't forget to explore the more and even more buttons on Google.

Pima County Genealogy Society will be teaching at OASIS this fall

The Pima County Genealogy Society is happy to announce that they will once again be teaching at  OASIS.  The classes are open to anyone fifty years of age and over. They meet at various locations through Pima County.  OASIS will waive the class fee for PCGS Members wishing to attend the classes taught by PCGS, but they will need to pay the "once per trimester" $12 processing fee. Contact the OASIS office for more information at (520) 322-5627. Registration for the Fall trimester begins August 28. You can pick up an advanced copy of the catalog at our August 18 meeting or preview it online here OASIS .  The Fall Trimester Classes PCGS will be presenting are as follows:

501   Finding Digital Needles in the PC Haystack
Are you tired of spending hours locating that single digital record or photograph hidden somewhere in your computer? Learn some simple techniques to organizing and preserving your digital records and photographs so you can find them in just a few minutes.
Instructor: PCGS -  Jodi Lynn Strait
Friday    9/14/12    1:00 - 2:30
$10    1 Session    Location: Pima Council on Aging

225   The Blue and The Gray
Did you have a relative who served for either the North or the South in the Civil War? Men born between 1820 and 1845 participated on both sides of the War Between the States, which began on April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter. Some men served as little as 3 months and some served for 3 years. The Civil War involved over 3.5 million and 600,000 deaths. There are military and pension records available depending on whether the soldier was with the Union or with the Confederacy. Learn how to find the records of your Civil War relatives.
Instructor: PCGS - Sherri Hessick
Tuesday    9/25/12    1:00 - 2:30
$10    1 Session    Location: Atria Bell Court Gardens

545   The British Are Coming
The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775 and ended in 1783. Men between the ages of 18 and 30 served in the US Military, State Volunteer Units, Local Militia Units and in support of the Americans by providing housing, horses, food, and supplies. Find out how to locate the pension and miltary records of soldiers who fought. Windows' pensions have valuable information. Come learn how to access those records and about the lives of your Revolutionary Ancestors.
Instructor: PCGS - Barbara Salyer
Friday    9/28/12    1:00 - 2:30
$10    1 Session    Location: Pima Council on Aging

247   Finding The Living - Expanding Your Genealogy Search Forward
Bring your genealogy forward to find the living. We will go over basic skills to locate long lost family and friends. Connecting with the living is a great way to locate additional family information, history and photos. It may take finding a living member of your extended family to knock down your genealogical brick wall.
Instructor: PCGS - Amy Urman
Tuesday    10/2/12    10:00 - 11:30
$10    1 Session    Location: OASIS at the Junior League  L