RootsTech Connect Update – Guild Members and Their Presentations; The Dashboard Posted 23 February 2021 by Tessa KeoughFor those asking about using the dashboard for the RootsTech Connect event, it will not be available until the event goes live. Sorry if that was unclear in my previous article. I understand that the FamilySearch team thinks everything will be up and running Wednesday afternoon because the Virtual Exhibit Hall opens that evening. Also [Click to continue…]
Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Summary Posted 23 February 2021 by Robert Sterry Whether or not you watched the recent seminar series Ancestors in Print, you might want to watch the recordings. There was so much information to take in, and so many name rich websites and sources, that it will be well worth taking your time to go through them at your own pace. [Click to continue…]
RootsTech Connect – In 2021 We Have A Virtual Feast of Family History Posted 22 February 2021 by Tessa KeoughIn case you haven’t heard, RootsTech Connect, an international family history event, normally held in Salt Lake City, Utah, is going virtual. The event this year begins on Wednesday night, February 24th, with a four hour pre-event opening of the virtual exhibit hall. Keynote addresses and guest speakers are scheduled throughout the three day event [Click to continue…]
Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Seminar 4 Posted 11 February 2021 by Karen Burnell Our final seminar in this series on Wednesday 17th February 2021 at 8pm (GMT) takes us back to newspapers, but this time exploring newspaper collections in National Libraries globally. Michelle Patient, Genealogist and DNA consultant for the Australian SBS TV series Every Family has a Secret, will take the subject In Print – Here, There and Everywhere to delve into this invaluable resource for researching our family histories. [Click to continue…]
Ancestors in Print Webinar Series Seminar 3 Posted 4 February 2021 by Karen Burnell Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 8pm (GMT) is the next date for your diary, when we will turn our attention to Ephemeral Names: printed ephemera as a resource for one-name historians with particular reference to the John Johnson Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. [Click to continue…]