Meeting Reminder - Tomorrow,
March 20:
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room
Sea Breeze Recreation Center.Passion for Genealogy Leads to New Hobby: In addition to your own genealogy research many genealogists pursue other genealogical activities. It may be indexing for familysearch.org or ancestry.com or adding information to findagrave.com or billiongraves.com. In this story from the Stone County Leader, Lori Freeze writes: "Renee Carr of the Rushing community has found a new angle to pursue her passion for genealogy research – returning abandoned or misplaced photographs to the families of those pictured.
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Get Started with Indexing: Indexing is the process of entering information from historical records into an online, searchable database. Familysearch.org is always looking for volunteers. You can put in as much or as little time you have available. An hour a week can add many records during a short period of time. You need to download a free indexing program, register for a new account if you don't already have one and select a project. There are many indexing resources to help you get started with indexing historical records.
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Attacking Brick Walls Using Technology & Traditional Methods:
March FSGS Poolside Chat Webinar:
Inevitably there are brick walls in genealogy. These situations take extra time, effort and money to solve; giving up isn't the answer. Unusual and little known resources can make all the difference. We will use step-by-step processes using various substitutes and thinking out of the box to facilitate assistance in breaking through difficult brick walls.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
8:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Pre-Registration Required
You must pre-register to attend:
There is no fee to attend. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Access to ArkivDigital is free over the weekend 21-22 March 2015: You will need to register and download some software to your computer. The steps are easy to follow. During the installation you will be asked some questions. You must respond to them "in a positive way" and when installation is complete, you will have an icon on your desktop called “ArkivDigital online”. Double-click the icon to start the program.
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Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users: It’s official, folks: Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for existing Windows users—as long as you claim it quickly.
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