Events of the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society L-AGS 2010 Programs Visitors are welcome at all of our meetings!

General Meeting

GUEST SPEAKER: Bridget Poizner, M.Ed.
TOPIC: Preserve Your Family History
WHEN: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: Congregation Beth Emek 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton
COST: No Charge (Visitors Are Welcome)
DIRECTIONS: http://www.l-ags.org/maps/Pls-BethEmek.html

Bridget Poizner, founder and president of Save Their Story, Inc. and coming from San Diego, will share her experience on “Using Contemporary Methods for Preserving Personal History.” Bridget has an M.Ed in counseling and is a member of the Oral History Association and the Association of Personal Historians. She points out that many people are familiar with family trees and how to research their family’s past but few people think about how important it is to preserve family stories as well as their own personal histories. She will share her thoughts on conducting family history video interviews as a service that benefits many, “Not only are future generations afforded a unique vivid way to learn about their family’s history but the person being interviewed has the opportunity to systematically reflect on his or her past and to know that his or her story will endure.” Please join us as Bridget shares her knowledge on this important subject.

The speaker is Bridget Poizner, M.Ed., Personal Historian and Video Biographer and Founder of Save Their Story, Inc. http://www.savetheirstory.com/

For additional information contact: Dick Finn, Program Chairperson

Tri-Valley TMG Users Group
The Master Genealogist Software

Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 9 AM - Noon
Location: 7077 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 110, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Map to the meeting site: http://www.l-ags.org/maps/Pls-KollCenter.html
Chair: Kay Speaks, tvtmg.chair@l-ags.org
Instructors: Kay Speaks & Sue Johnston

Source Citation Assignment: Online Census Images

We’re going to begin our trek through Elizabeth Shown Mills’ book Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace with everyone’s favorite source: online census images. In the 2007 edition of Evidence Explained, census citations are discussed in Chapter 6, pages 235-308. Be sure to read the section on “Basic Issues”, pages 257-264!

Although we all have a tendency to jump to the examples of the source citations we need, don’t forget that the first two chapters of this book set the foundation for scholarly research practices. Read them!

The first half of the meeting will be spent studying and discussing a census “case study” while we enter it into our TV-TMG sample project. The second half of the meeting is a data entry party. Bring your own census information and enter it in your own database. Kindly R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend the meeting and indicate if you will bring a laptop. This session of lessons will be a cooperative experience where TV-TMG Users will have the opportunity to lead one of the classes on a volunteer basis. Let us know if you have a favorite source citation you would like to present.

Don’t forget to check our blog, the “Tri-Valley TMG User Group” at http://tvtmgug.blogspot.com/. This should be a great place to record our citation decisions, post notes and ideas from the meeting, and ask and answer questions. If you haven’t received an invitation to join the blog readership, please notify Kay or Sue at tvtmg.chair@l-ags.org.

Guests are always welcome at our meetings. If you have a laptop, bring it with you to the meeting. The class is currently using TMG version 7. A copy of the group's practice database will be provided to you. A laptop is not a requirement as the lesson will be digitally projected. TMG questions not specific to all attendees will be addressed in the later part of our meeting or on our blog. Please bring samples of your problem if possible. We hope to see you at the next meeting!

Resources: A free demo version of the software can be downloaded at http://www.whollygenes.com. Mills’ book can be purchased online from the following websites plus many others: Amazon, WhollyGenes, and Ancestry. For additional information contact: tvtmg.chair@l-ags.org.

Study Group Meeting

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: LDS Church, 950 Mocho Street, Livermore, CA
Map to the meeting site: http://www.l-ags.org/maps/Liv-FHC.html

Topic: Getting Better Online Query Results

Do you get frustrated when you don’t get the results you would expect when searching on such websites as Ancestry, FamilySearch, Footnote, Heritage Quest, NewspaperArchive, RootsWeb, etc.? Our February Study Group meeting will explore different ways to enter your data to possibly obtain different research results. Have a favorite website you would like included during our evening’s presentation? Please forward it to study.chair@L-AGS.org. This discussion will not focus on Google search directly. This will be a future topic for a weekend workshop or another L-AGS meeting. Although not a requirement to attend meetings, if you can R.S.V.P. to study.group@L-AGS.org it will help to determine the number of handouts required.

Have a genealogy brick wall? Let the Study Group help you brainstorm your research options. Use our L-AGS Study Group forum for any genealogy topic discussion or computer interest questions. L-AGS is blessed with people willing to share their knowledge and expertise! E-mail the forum at: study.group@L-AGS.org.

Please send your suggestions for future Study Group meetings to study.chair@L-AGS.org. We would appreciate your input and feedback.

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