Case Study and PERSI

Great attendance today.  Two new members joined: Anthena Wagner and Mike Turner.  Review of upcoming events and sharing of "Where are we now wih our Genealogy" from each member.

Our two main topics were:

• Case Study: Finding Ancestors in Ireland with Census Substitutes by Marian Chamberlain: Click here
• Using Periodical Search Index (PERSI): Click here

Good question and answer session about qualifying for SAR (Sons of American Revolution)

 Case Study and Military Records

After having each member talk about their current family history work, we showed a slide of upcoming events: Click Here

• Case Study presentation by Bob Silkett: Finding a Forrest Among the Trees: Using VA Chancery Records to Find a Missing Link: For replay: Click Here
• Military Records Research by Glenn Soden: Click here

 RootsTech 2023 Recap and First Frontiersmen Scots-Irish

Another successful hybid meeting with folks on the zoom and in the room at the Lakehouse.

Our Club Schedule of meetings and topics for 2023: Click here

Upcoming events in March (free webinars): Click Here

We had an open discussion about what people had found a RootsTech 2023 and went through some slides, specifically summarizing two of the presentations "What's new in FamlySearch" and What's new in Ancestry".  To watch the replay: Click Here

We talked about First Frontiersmen Scots-Irish.  For access to the video: Click here

• For the list of references and weblinks: Click Here

Our last topic was understanding Cousins: Here is a good reference chart: Click here

Here is a link to Glenn Soden's "Circumstantial Proof" presentation done on 8 Feb 2023.  Click Here

 Case Study and Preparing for RootsTech 2023

We are changing our name to "Genealogy Club - Seabrook-Kiawah Island", the DIRT has been a  wonderful and cute title, however you always have to explain we are a Genealogy Club.

We had a good hybrid session with several on the zoom and many in the room.  

Glenn Soden's case study on: Circumstantial Proof was wonderful.  Thank you, Glenn.

RootsTech 2023 is on March 2,3 and 4, 2023 - free virtual Genealogy Conference (largest in the world).  Our presentation on Getting the Most out of RootsTech 2023 was well received and a link to the replay video is here: Click Here

Other items covered were:

• How to get ClipGrab, a free application for copying youtube videos: Click Here
• Upcoming Events: Click Here
• 12 Month outlook for our sessions: Click Here
• Youtube Website for getting BYU Webinars: Click Here

 Case Study and Migration Routes in U.S.

    Our meeting went well today, both using zoom and in-person.  We welcomed two new members Debora and John Rowland.

    Our updated events list is posted (February): Click here

• For access to the Legacy Tree Webinars (free for 1 week): Click here
• BYU Webinars (free): Click here

    John Cheney did an incredible job presenting his case study on "Stewart Family Mystery".  Thank you John.

    I presented a short segment on "Migration Routes in the U.S.".  For the replay : Click Here.  Several of the references for this session are:

• FamilySearch Wiki: Category: US Migration Trails and Roads: Click here
• FamlySearch Wiki: US Migration Trails and Roads: Click here
• Wikipedia: Historic trails and roads in the United States: Click here
• America's Great migration project: Click here
• 1755-1855 Bounty Land Warrants: Click here

We had a discussion about our name Digging into Roots Together and decided to change the name to Genealogy Club Seabrook - Kiawah Island for better communication of who we are.  All attending the session thought it was a good idea to change the name.

 Kickoff 2023

    We had a good turn out for our Kickoff 2023 DIRT meeting.  We talked about individual goals from 2022 and those set for 2023.  Goals help you to stop and focus on what you want to get done.  Please stop and determine what your goals are for 2023.

    I showed some of the upcoming events (not all, just some of those coming up).  Click here.  The link to the YouTube channel for free BYU webinars is here: Click here

    I presented an Example Project Approach for someone who is begining to organize their research and wants to get a tree going (knowing full well that the sources and proof need to be done to prove out each family member at a later date).  I don;t know if this is useful, but here it is: Click here.

    We discussed some future topics for our upcoming meetings in 2023 (if you want a specific topic, please send me the request):

• Breaking Down Brickwalls
• Church Records
• DNA use for genealogy
• Finding Impossible immigrants
• Organizing Genealogy materials
• Land Records
• Lost Carolinas
• Migration patterns in America
• Military Records
• PERSI
• Using Photo enhancement on gravestones

    We will also start having select DIRT members give a case study on their work (not only telling the success story of what they found, also including what resources or steps they took to find that answer.

    We discussed how to bring in new members and decided to use Tidelines more for advertising and showing what we do.  Also, investigate how to get our meetings on the Kiawah list and use there eblast as well.

    There will also be several group projects on selected states within the USA with you all working together.

     Remember to bring your questions, your stories, your computer and your eagerness to do genealogy.

    See you at the next meeting!

 Happy Holidays

We had a great meeting with cookies brought by members and a discussion of what people had found in their family history research.

There was a short demonstration of how to use Family Tree Maker when doing on-line research, bringing in text, dates, places easily into FTM and merging with a person.  See video (go to 55 min mark) Click here

We had a lively brainstorming session focused on what we can do differently in 2023 to make our meetings more interesting and how to make it inviting for new members.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 25, 2023.  Before this meeting, I would like to ask you to

1. Review our DIRT Blog and look for areas we have covered in the past that you would like repeated and recorded for the future (presentations before March 2020 were not video recorded.  Send your suggestions to me by January 15, 2023.  For list click here
2. Think about what you accomplished in your genealogy journey in 2022 and what goals you want to set for 2023 (bring your new goals to share at the January 25th meeting).  To see presentation on goal setting click here
3. I will send out a questionnaire to current membership, asking what they would like to see for DIRT that would make it interesting for them.

Have a wonderful and joyous Holiday Season.