Hi to all the Genealogist out there!

• Today's session was focused on Creating Family Short Stories using the video recording ability in the FREE Virtual App called Zoom.  Many of you have been using zoom for your social and business virtual meetings (or Teams, Skype, etc.)  
• After reviewing how to prepare your short story, we carefully went through the Zoom application and steps for the PC or Apple computer to do many of the functions.  Lastly, we all merged onto a smartphone call, ended the virtual meeting and worked on our own computers to set up zoom for ourselves.  Some successes and some frustrations with getting this new app installed on our machines.
• Overall positive feedback, even with the challenges of the technology.
• To watch the session, click here

We also took a few minutes to look at the FamilySearch.org "Activities" called "Where Am I From" and "Compare a Face".

  Hi everyone!  It is always great to get together and share.  Today's meeting was another sharing and learning from each other.

1. Sharing session
2. Discussion about the Family History Center Oct 17 virtual workshop
3. Presentation on Creating and Sharing Short Stories for Family History using Zoom, Click Here for recording
4. Checklist guide for putting together short story using Zoom: Click here
5. Discussion about Land Grants for Genealogy: Click here for recording of session used n Oct 17

The Family History Center on Sam Rittenberg road is open again, their hours are

• 10 - 7: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• 10-2:   Friday
• 10-2: 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month

They are also looking for additional volunteers to help with researchers

Our next meeting is on Wednesday October 28 and will focus on "Using Zoom to do Short Stories"

 Light attendance - such a beautiful day outside

We discussed what people had done with the Irish Information from our last meeting.

Everyone had some wonderful results from their personal research.  For video recording of the session: Click Here

We covered several areas that may warrant further investigation:

• Sign-up for October 17th, Family History Center Workshop: Click Here for document
• Click here to pay the $10 fee
• Updated Genealogy Website list (copy to desktop, then open): Click Here
• 5 Productivity tips for Windows 10 Users: Click Here
• New Newspaper Navigator (Library of Congress) Click here
• Centennia Historical Atlas of Europe: Click Here

The DIRT Meeting on October 14 is cancelled and I hope you will consider joining the Event on Oct 17th.

 Great session today, here are the highlights

1) Discussed the upcoming Family History Center Workshop on October 17

    - if you want to join the fun for $10, Click here

    - if you want to know more, here is a link to the flyer: Click here

2) Marian Chamberlain shared her approach to Irish Genealogy Research

    - for website links click here

    - for handout from Genealogical Treasures in Irish Archives: Click here

    - for handout from Irish Foundations 1 Syllabus: Click here

3) Making Short Stories from Family History

    - mind map: Click here

4) AncestryDNA Ethnicity calculations - how it works

5) Ten Steps to Organizing Genealogy

Full video recording of this session: Click here

 You Won't Want to Miss It! The world’s largest family history conference will be virtual and completely FREE!

FamilySearch’s RootsTech conference is known for incredible keynote speakers, the latest industry news, and inspiring classes to help you discover your family story. This next year, it will also be FREE! Join us on February 25–27, 2021, as we uncover more about the story of you. Sign Up for Free  at  https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng

 DIRT Meeting on Land Records For Genealogy part 3 - Metes and Bounds

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.  I look forward to when we can meet at the Lakehouse again.

For the recording of today's session: Click Here

For the glossary of Deed terms: Click Here

DIRT Meeting Sept 16 Land Records part 2

 I hope this finds everyone safe and healthy.  

Our session today was on: Using Land Records for Genealogy Part 2

    Click here for the recording of today's session

    Click here for Glossary of Deed terms

Other announcement:

RootsTech 2021 is virtual and free.  Sign up: Click here

Marian Chamberlain has found two wonderful free sources on Facebook, join their group page

  - FindMyPast: has great records on Britain and Ireland: Weekly Q&A Webinar - Click Here

  - Irish Family History Dublin: Weekly Q&A Webinar: Click Here

Ten Tools for Writing Genealogy: Click Here