The Family Tree of Property

Today's Post and Courier had a feature in the Home and Real Estate section about The Family Tree of Property.  Doreen Larimer will be speaking at our 8 Nov meeting about this topic. Doreen was interviewed for the article - so I thought y'all might find it interesting.

October 25, 2017 Meeting.  In our session today we discussed "How to Organize your Digital Genealogy".  The focus was on developing a filing system and naming system, then being consistent across all organization systems.  Also, backing up your information and how to take an inventory  of all your digital information.  Click here for the handout.

Our next meeting will be on November 8th 1:30-3:00 at the Lake House, Osprey 2.  We have a guest speaker "Doreen Larimer" to speak on "Land Records for Genealogy".

October 18, 2017 Wednesday evening meeting

It was a great time to answer questions and share new ideas.  We did a quick review of "Using Evernote for Genealogy" click here for the handout.

We also went through the "Interpreting AncestryDNA results" again for members who had not been to the October 11th session or those who had more questions.  Click here for the handout.  I recommended that you do your own spreadsheet for keeping track of CentiMorgans and those relatives that you have contacted.  Click here for a sample excel spreadsheet.  Look at all three tabs on the bottom of the page.

I hope you are all having fun finding out new information about your heritage.

Meeting Oct 11, 2017 We had a great turnout today.  We reviewed some new Christmas project proposals and highlighted the upcoming Family History Fair 2017 at the LDS Church on Sam Rittenburg Road (Family History Center) to be held on October 21, 2017 (Saturday) and everyone is welcome (there is a low charge at the door).  Click here for more details.

We then spent the majority of the meeting discussing how to interpret your AncestryDNA results.  You are welcome to download the handout and a sample spreadsheet for recording your research and the level of centiMorgans for each cousin.

Interpreting AncestryDNA results handout, click here
Oct 11 Meeting introduction with Christmas project proposals and Family Fair schedule, click here

Our next meeting on Wednesday night Oct 18, 2017 from 7:00-9:00 will be on "Using Evernote for Genealogy".

See you there.

 Please provide any comments or suggestions about this presentation to Lynn Baker, bakerlynnd@gmail.com

 

Genealogy Fair Postponed

Due to all the uncertainty regarding Hurricane Irma (and maybe her cousin, Jose), we have decided to postpone the Genealogy Fair until January 2018.  Please check back here regularly as we will be posting the upcoming meeting schedule and agendas in the column on the right.

We sincerely hope that Irma and Jose steer clear of us - but in the event they come our way - please stay safe!

Denise, Linda and Lynn

Save The Date! 2017 Genealogy Fair

Mark your calendars so you won’t miss this year’s Genealogy Fair. The fair will run from 1:00-3:00 PM on Wednesday, September 13 in Live Oak Hall at the Seabrook Island Lake House. There will be exhibits, games, prizes, and refreshments.  One lucky person will win a 2018 membership (a $15 value).  We hope you will join us on the 13th.

During out meeting on August 9th, we had a number topics ranging from Family Tree Maker 2017 finally launched and what is new in it, to discussion of upcoming events.  If you are interested in an overview, click here for access to the powerpoint charts used to guide our discussion.

Remember our upcoming "DIRT Genealogy Fair" on Wednesday, September 13th.