Searching the Web from Within PAF (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )
When in PAF 5.0, if you choose to click "Tools" on the menu bar, you can see a clickable option taking you directly to the "FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service" www.familysearch.org . Strategies for using the web site are available through active e-zines & columnists such as:
Free BYU Genealogy How-To Class Online (submitted by Connie Shaver )
PROVO, Utah — "A free Brigham Young University-developed computer tutorial aimed at teaching people how to use computer resources to research genealogy is now accessible online at http://ce.byu.edu/is/genealogy. [...]
Raymond S. Wright, a professor of family history at BYU and project leader, says the hour-long tutorial is offered free of charge through BYU's continuing education program. The tutorial is an effective source of basic information about genealogy computer tools available via home computer, but shouldn't be confused as a database, Wright emphasizes."
For more details see: http://www.byu.edu/news/releases/Apr/onlinefamilyhistory.htm
Genealogy Workshop - Tampa, FL FHC (submitted by bjegen@aol.com)
This was in Friday's Bradenton Herald: "GENEALOGY WORKSHOP -- The Tampa Bay Family History Center will host a four part genealogy workshop at 10 am , noon April 14,21,28 and May 5 in the Tampa Bay History Center Library, 525 S Franklin St. Tampa. Cost $20.00, $25. Information Barbara Ware, Phone 1-813-228-0097 or email thisory@gte.net "
Ellis Island Family History Center Opening- April 17, 2001 (forwarded by BJSGen@aol.com ) From the Ancestry Daily News 5 April 2001.
"Countdown to Ellis Island Opening
"On 17 April, The American Family
Immigration History Center will open on Ellis Island, to great fanfare.
Genealogists all over will be logging in to search the newly created database of
passenger arrival records of 17 million people who immigrated through the port
of New York from 1892-1924.
Ellis Island stands as one of the most prominent and recognized symbols of
American immigration, with around 5,000 visitors a day walking through the same
halls that many of our ancestors passed through so many years ago.
To celebrate this historic opening, Ancestry.com will be featuring
articles and Web pages to help you locate your immigrant ancestors. Look for
articles to help you get the most from passenger arrival records, and take you
beyond Ellis Island to follow up with other resources. For those who are unable
to locate their ancestors in passenger arrival records, we will look at
alternative sources.
Stay tuned for all the latest information on the events planned." For more information, see the Immigration History Center page at: www.ellisisland.org/history.html
We've ordered in a few genealogy video titles which are available on a lending library system to be sponsored by Jim Foy. Contact him at each meeting, or via e-mail Jaf2369@cs.com. Each video is equipped with a pocket containing a "check out" card. Members may borrow the items, provided they are returned to Jim within the week. Often our instructor will use potions of these videos at our regular meetings. Elsie Naylor has also scheduled extra time at our usual meeting place for any genealogy video nuts who wish to view an item in full "after lunch". We have the following videos:
| Digital Imaging for Genealogy | Richard S. Wilson | Scanners, digital cameras, digital video cameras, & the software to edit photos. |
| Family History on the Internet | Alan Mann, A.G. | Finding families, determining relationships,
obtaining information, using mail lists, using indexes & government
sources.
FamilySearch, Internet Family Finder, Ancestry.com, USGenWeb, Kindred Konnections, RootsWeb, GenForum |
| Family Roots Organizer Vol 1 | Mary E. Vassel Hill | (not yet reviewed) |
| Family Roots Organizer Vol 2 | Mary E. Vassel Hill | (not yet reviewed) |
| Guide to Genealogy Information Online | Barbara Renick | Portals, list of links, search engines, commercial sites, reference sites, collections, surname listings, GenWebs & Webrings, queries, GEDCOM databases, catalogs online, etc. |
| Online Reference Tools for Genealogy | Barbara Renick | Educational, geographical, historical, language, locators, time, travel & utilities. |
| Personal Ancestral File - Getting Started | Stephen W. Lemmon | Overview of PAF 4, getting started, how to enter information, working with notes, adding family pictures & videos to your files, how to export files. |
| Personal Ancestral File - Intermediate | Alan E. Mann, A.G. | Reports, multi-media, sources, importing & exporting, creating web pages. |
| Personal Ancestral File - Advanced | Stephen W. Lemmon | Create source lists, add sources to individual records, add sources to marriage records, use multi-media in sources, use citations, effectively use notes, manage notes. |
| Publishing Your Family History on the Internet | Richard S. Wilson | (not yet reviewed) |
| Using Ancestry.com | Jake Gehring | (not yet reviewed)
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| Using FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Site | Stephen W. Lemmon | Search for ancestors, step-by-step research guidance, maps, forms, other web sites, other researchers, share your genealogy with others, recommend or add a web site to FamilySearch, find a family history center near you, search the Family History Library Catalog. |
Everything Online Genealogy Book (a note from Elsie Naylor, genelsien@aol.com)
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For those 21 individuals who signed up for a copy of Pat Richley's new book, they have FINALLY arrived. The Treasury paid for 30, so nine more people can pick one up. Please bring a check or exact change. $14.50 includes the cost of the book and a pro-rated special shipping price. If you'd like to order the book online, Click HERE to ORDER from Amazon.com. |