Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Nov 28: DIRT Meeting - focus on Google Searches

We had a great discussion about the Big 4 Ancestry Databases, as well as the Use of Google for Genealogy.  We refreshed everyone on the Part I: Google 1) Basic Searches, 2) Advanced Searches, and 3) Google Alerts.  We then went into new areas for Google Part II: 1) Translate, 2) Scholar, 3) Patents and 4) Google Drive.

The presentation can be obtained: Click here
The handouts can be seen here: Click here

To look at this information on our blog: Click here

Please remember we have the Christmas party and AncestryDNA on December 12th - see you there.  Come join us for wine, snacks and great companionship.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Nov 14 Meeting
 Great meeting with 5 new members joining our genealogy club.  We focused on
(1) Ancestry updates
(2) Individual questions
(3) Use of Google for Genealogy - for the handout click here, the presentation will be posted after Part 2 on November 28th.
We hope you all can join us on November 28th to review lessons for Part 1 and then extend into Google Translation, Scholar, Books and more.