DIRT Meeting 29 April

We had another fun time together, discussing the latest discoveries and tips.  Then we dove directly into discussing Family Tree Maker, using some of the modules created for each area of FTM.  Major areas discussed were:

Color Coding -why use it and how?
Letting FTM find mistakes in my Tree
Using Filters to create reports or indexes to focus my attention
Making a Book using the collections in FTM
Fixing Relationships and deleting a person from the tree

Syncing with Ancestry.com and when to use Ancestry or FTM to open up hints.

I hope you are all safe and healthy,

We will have another virtual DIRT session next Wednesday: May 6 from 1:30-3:30 PM.

DIRT Meeting - So great to interact with so many members.

I know everyone is staying safe and social distancing.  We held our second Zoom Virtual DIRT meeting, thanks to Kyle Kane for allowing us to use her paid account,

We first talked about how everyone was doing and if there were any questions.  There are some FREE genealogy webinars that you may want to take advantage of watching:

RootsTech 2020 (18 sessions): Click HERE
Legacy Family Tree (free for one week): Click HERE
BYU Youtube Channel: Click HERE

Our focus then shifted to Family Tree Maker.  I have sent out an Overview template for the Tree & Person Sections, which we discussed in more detail.

For help with Family Tree Maker, you can use their Live Chat Feature: Click HERE

I did offer to provided my "Home Developed Module" of some of the FTM features, Click HERE to see list of modules.  If you would like to dig deeper into one of these areas (only one at a time), please send me an email and I will provide you a link to the module.  Once you have looked at it and tried it for yourself, you an request another module (feedback would be appreciate so I can refine and improve the modules).

There was a recording made of this session and when it is available, it will be posted HERE.

If you want to practice some of the examples given today, here is a list of some of the areas covered: Click HERE

If you want to see the other Videos of FTM (like the one shown today), please send me an email.

We will hold another DIRT meeting next Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 PM to continue exploring the features of FTM and answering your questions.

Our first Virtual DIRT Meeting

It was a great meeting, everyone was helpful on the Zoom video.  Thanks to Kyle Kane for hosting the Zoom session.  We had fun together and got a chance to catch up with one another.

We covered the following areas:
1) Free Genealogy webinars are available on a variety of
    topics - go take a look
   - RootsTech 2020: Click here
   - Legacy Family Tree: Click here
   I do have the syllabus for most of these (the ones that provided a syllabus)
2) Getting involved in 52 questions/stories is still open
   - just send me an email if you want to join
3) Beginners Step #3 Know the area and time frame handout: Click here
   - we did an exercise where each group explored on of the
     following for finding where to get information
      - FamilySearch Research Wiki - Click here
      - The Family History Guide - Click here
      - Cyndi's List - Click here
4) Some still find the Genealogy Checklist helpful: Click here
5) Remember the Ancestry Library edition through CCPL is available
    from home during this "Stay at Home" time

Please stay safe and have some fun with GENEALOGY.