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.