36th Annual Ancestor Roundup – January 21, 2017

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I’ll be presenting four classes at the 36th Annual Ancestor Roundup in Seaside, California on Saturday, January 21st, 2017.  1.  “Wild, Wild Research in the Mountain West States”,  2. “Beyond Pedigree Charts:  Using Your Genealogy Software’s Research Tools”, 3.  “Dayna’t Genealogy Toolbox”,  4. Archives and Libraries:  Successful Research Online and Onsite”.

There are 21 other great classes to choose from, so if you are in the Monterey area you might consider joining us. Continue reading “36th Annual Ancestor Roundup – January 21, 2017” →

Upcoming Presentation: “Free Genealogy Classes, Webinars, and Online Learning”

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learn_onlineThursday, October 6th, I will be presenting “Free Genealogy Classes, Webinars, and Online Learning” at the Monterey County Genealogy Society meeting.  It will be at 7pm, at the corner of Noche Buena and Plumas in Seaside, California.

There are hundreds of opportunities for online learning in the world of genealogy, and some of the very best resources are FREE! This class provides an overview of all the best free resources for genealogy education today.

My Interview on Extreme Genes – Family History Radio

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I was a guest on this week’s episode of “Extreme Genes”, where host Fisher interviewed me about an unlikely genealogy discovery I made on the island of Upolu, Samoa—the grave of one of my own family members I had never heard of!

Here is a link to the episode if you care to listen, with my interview coming at 25:01.

It was fun talking to him after listening to his podcast for the past several years. I didn’t have time to share all of the coincidences that were a part of this experience, so for even more information and photos of the records I found, you can read the post on the blog I kept when we were missionaries in Samoa last year.

 

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George “Eddie” Morris, 1908
George E. Morris headstone, Tuamasaga, Apia, Samoa (European Cemetery)
George E. Morris headstone, Tuamasaga, Apia, Samoa (European Cemetery)

Quick Video Tutorial: Using the Internet Archive to Find Digitized County Histories

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Every good genealogist wants to find a county history for each locality where an ancestor resides.  Well, have you checked the Internet Archive lately?  There are over 10 million digitized books and texts, and you are likely to find one or more county histories for whatever locality you choose—and I’m not just talking U.S. counties.

In this quick video tutorial (5 minutes) you can learn how to find and download these free books.

 

Quick Video Tutorial: Cheatsheet Record Selection Table

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Wondering which records have the information you need?  A record selection table might give you some ideas.