Wednesday, March 11, 2020

DIRT session was well attended. We had a variety of subjects.  

The first hour was:
New Items for discussion:
   - 52 Questions was a success in 2019, Lynn will send out
     an email to find out who wants to participate in 2020
   - Land Grant presentation: need 3 case studies, 3 states, first
     to request will get a case study done
   - GoogleGroup - to have members of DIRT ask questions and
     get answers from group - resounding yes - cover details
     at next meeting
   - Lynn will develop a survey for DIRT members for input
   - Introduced new FamilySearch.org - Research wiki -
        - Guided Research - try it
1) RootsTech 2020:
    - link to 18 free Live Streaming: Click here
    - Also provided 159 Handouts to DIRT mbrs at meeting
1) Cool new apps on FamilySearch, Ancestry, and Find A Grave
       see 2 of the RootsTech Live Stream for more information
2) Bob's Corner on Special Collections: Click here

Second hour was focused on Beginners
1) Ancestry DNA color coding recommendation: Click here
2) Step #2 Organize and cite sources
    - Organize handout: Click here
    - Cite sources handout: Click here
    - Research Log: Click here
    - If you want the xls spreadsheet on citations, send an email
      to Lynn Baker

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