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Are YOU Having Fun Yet?!

Friday, October 4th, 2013

Attention Procrastinators… ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?! Don’t miss the chance to attend this year’s Annual GotAncestors?! 2013 Seminar with Thomas MacEntee, Genealogy Ninja. If you need a boost, new ideas, or just need to be re-energized, this program will please you. We intend to have FUN on Friday night and all day Saturday, October 11 & 12 at the Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids. Go to http://gotancestors.com/ for complete schedule, information and registration form. Registrations will be accepted through Saturday, October 5.

DOOR PRIZES
We’ve lined up another great array of door prizes again this year, and something new – a “Tech Basket Raffle”. See this post for details

Door Prizes that YOU Could Win

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

We have some great door prizes lined up this year, AND something new – a “Tech Basket Raffle”. The list currently includes the following:

From MyHeritage.com we have

  • TWO certificates for a free one year FULL PremiumPlus with Data membership to MyHeritage.com

From FindMyPast.com we have

  • A 12 Month World Subscription to FindMyPast.com

From Saving Memories Forever we have

  • THREE certificates for a free one year membership in SavingMemoriesForever.com

From JustaJoy.com we have

  • TWO certificates for a free one year membership in JustaJoy.com Family Heirloom Exchange
  • a voucher that can be exchanged at his Sales booth for either an 11 x 14 color map or a genealogy wall chart.
  • a voucher that can be exchanged at their Sales booth for a Tee Shirt.

From Western Michigan Genealogical Society we have:

  • a voucher for $25 that can be used towards a purchase at the Western Michigan Genealogical Society sales table

From Newspapers.com we have

  • a ONE year membership in the website Newspapers.com

From Fold3.com we have

  • a ONE year membership in the website Fold3.com

From Ancestry.com we have

  • a ONE year World Deluxe membership in the website Ancestry.com

 

and NEW THIS YEAR

A “Tech Basket Raffle“. We’re putting together a Tech Basket Raffle that will include at least the following Tech Items:

  • an LG Slim Portable Blue Ray Writer – generously donated by M-Disc
  • a 10 pack of “1,000 year M-Discs” for the M-Disc writer – generously donated by M-Disc
  • a 4GB USB 2.0 Thumb Drive – provided by WMGS
  • an iPad folio case – generously donated by FindMyPast.com

Tickets for this raffle will be $5 each.

More prizes will be announced here as they are confirmed.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THESE GENEROUS GIFTS.

Remember – you can’t win if you’re not going to be there!!!

Online Registration Now Available

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Online registration for Got Ancestors?! Are You Having Fun Yet?! is now available. If you register before 23 September it’s only $59 for both Friday evening and all day Saturday including light desserts on Friday evening, and lunch and snacks on Saturday.

Click here to open the online registration form to complete your registration online.

Looking forward to seeing YOU there!!

2013 Got Ancestors?! Are You Having Fun Yet?! Seminar Topics Announced

Monday, August 19th, 2013

We’e chosen a great lineup of topics for this year’s Got Ancestors?! Are You Having Fun Yet?! seminar.

Thomas MacEntee — will present these sessions:

Friday  11 October 2013 evening

  • Internet Killed the Family History Star: How Technology Has Changed the Face of Genealogy

Saturday 12 October 2013

  • Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching: Researching non-direct relations as well as those friends and neighbors in your ancestors’ network
  • Blog Your Ancestors: Read ’Em, Write ’Em, Find ’Em!
  • Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results: Creating a diagram or flow chart of ideas and concepts
  • 10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy: Energize your research and be ready to hit the ground running.

Full details are available on the schedule page here.

We look forward to seeing YOU there.

2013 Got Ancestors?! with Thomas MacEntee

Friday, May 31st, 2013
Thomas MacEntee

Thomas MacEntee

We’re excited to announce that the Speaker at this year’s Got Ancestors?! 2013 will be Thomas MacEntee from Chicago.

Thomas is a genealogy professional specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogy research and as a way to connect with others in the family history community. When he’s not busy writing blog posts, organizing the 3,000+ members of GeneaBloggers, teaching online genealogy webinars and more, Thomas MacEntee is busy in his role as “genealogy ninja.” Stealth is not easy, but he manages to get the inside track on emerging technologies and vendors as they relate to the genealogy industry. After being laid off from a 25-year career in the tech industry in 2008, Thomas has been able to “repurpose” his skill set for the genealogy community and loves to see other genealogists succeed, whether it is with their own research or building their own careers in the field.

Keep watching this site for updates as we plan the schedule of talks we’ll hear Thomas give us on Friday evening and Saturday.

Save the Date

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

We’re working on plans for this year’s Got Ancestors?! Seminar.

It will be on 11-12 October 2013 at the Prince Conference Center.

Mark this date on your calendar to ensure nothing else gets booked for this date.

Further details will be announced here as they become available.