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The following news release is from FGS: Deadline for Submissions is 10 April 2015 February 13, 2015 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces a Call for Presentation Proposals for the FGS 2016 Conference, “Time Travel: Centuries Continue reading 2016 FGS National Conference Call for Presentation Proposals
A Sweetheart of a deal… As I’ve written during the RootsTech conference, I’ve been hanging around the MyHeritage booth absorbing information. MyHeritage has been making exciting technological advances for several years. Their tech is allowing them to share billions of Continue reading A Sweetheart of a deal… #RootsTech #Genealogy
I’m thinking that I must be sinning in some way or other, because I’m having way too much fun. I just enjoyed a second day at RootsTech, and even attended another general session before spending a day in the exhibit Continue reading I’m Having Way Too Much Fun at #RootsTech
The following news release is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY (February 13, 2015) – StoryWorth, a San Francisco start up company that offers an email-based storytelling service, today swept the RootsTech Innovator Showdown, winning both first prize and the People’s Continue reading StoryWorth Wins the RootsTech 2015 Innovator Showdown
I’ve been attending conferences for over 30 years, and this morning was the first time I’ve ever had the opportunity to attend an opening session. In past years I’ve always been in an exhibit booth getting ready to sell books. Continue reading Leland Attended a #RootsTech Opening Session…
Jake Gehring was one of the speakers in the afternoon at the BYU Family History Tech Conference. He works for FamilySearch. I know Jake very well, having worked with him at Heritage Quest for a while, and consider him a Continue reading Jake Gerhing’s lecture on The Future of Family History Technology
A week chock full of genealogy classes got its start this morning with a class given by Joseph Shumway at the BYU Family History Tech Conference. Joseph works for ProGenealogists, an Ancestry.com company. The title of his talk was “Life Continue reading The 21st-Century Genealogist
The “official” RootsTech 2015 Live Streaming Schedule has now been posted. According to the website, “Several sessions at RootsTech including the general keynote sessions on Thursday, and Saturday will be streamed live on the home page of RootsTech.org. After the Continue reading The Official RootsTech 2015 Live Streaming Schedule Has Now Posted
Kurt Witcher gave a fascinating lecture entitled “The Future of Family History – What do we really want?” Following are my notes: Curt says he likes to look down the path of what’s needed and upcoming for genealogists. He thinks Continue reading Notes on Curt Witcher’s Lecture at the BYU Family History Tech Workshop #Genealogy
The Lightening Talks just finished here at the BYU Family History Technology Workshop. Presenters had about two minutes to tell us what they were working on in the tech field. Wow! What a fascinating session. Following are the sessions given, Continue reading The Lightening Talks of the BYU Family History Technology Workshop #Genealogy
I am now in the Salt Lake City area, awaiting a week of conferences, starting Tuesday morning. RootsTech 2015 itself runs from Thursday Through Saturday. There are 20 of the sessions advertised as being available for live streaming from RootsTech.org. Continue reading Live Streaming Sessions Available From RootsTech 2015
The following is from FGS. Note that registration opens on Wednesday! The second New York State Family History Conference will take place in Syracuse, NY, September 17–19, 2015 and bring together hundreds of researchers from across the country who want Continue reading Registration Launch on Wed., 11 Feb 2015, for the FGS 2015 Regional Conf. in Syracuse, NY
RootsTech has announced the eight semifinalists in the annual Innovator Challenge. Out of 51 entries, eight were selected by a panel of independent judges to move forward. According to the FamilySearch Blog, they are: Argus Search Google-like full text search Continue reading Eight Semifinalists Announced for the Annual Innovator Challenge
The following was received from my friend, Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL: Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) is a very popular “summer camp for genealogists” that is held on the campus of La Roche College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Last Continue reading GRIP is Utilizing a New Technological Registration Procedure
Now that I know that I’ve survived the “2015-extraordinary-flu,” and I will be attending RootsTech, FGS, and the Innovator Summit, I’ve added the BYU Family History Technology Workshop to my schedule. It will be held at the conference center on Continue reading The BYU Family History Technology Workshop February 10, 2014