Schedule
Friday 11 October 2013 6:30 – 9:30 PM
An evening with Thomas MacEntee — Genealogy Ninja.
| 6:30 – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00 – 8:30 | Internet Killed the Family History Star: How Technology Has Changed the Face of Genealogy Are the days of microfilm readers, books, and newsletter queries as they relate to genealogy really gone? Has technology improved how we find our ancestors or has it become a hindrance? The modern family historian must stay on top of what the most useful technologies are for genealogy research as well as telling the family history and stories. |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Dessert & Coffee and Mix & Mingle. |
Saturday 12 October 2013
The seminar will consist of 4 sessions during the day.
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
| Session 1 9:00 – 10:15 |
Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching While you may think you’ve hit a brick wall with your research, have you tried using cluster and collateral search strategies to look for an opening? Researching non-direct relations as well as those friends and neighbors in your ancestors’ network can pay off in ways you might not imagine.Learn why researching those in-laws, “shirt-tail cousins” and others who may not be a direct-line ancestor as well as “friends, neighbors and associates” can help you break down your genealogy research brick walls. |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Break |
| Session 2 11:00 – 12:45 |
Blog Your Ancestors: Read ’Em, Write ’Em, Find ’Em! You can go from someone unfamiliar with genealogy blogs, to an avid blog reader, and then to an actual genealogy blogger – in under two hours! Are you curious about blogs and how they can be used to help your genealogy research? What about creating your own genealogy blog to share your research with family and other genealogists? Learn the basics of using blogs in an inviting and easy-to-understand environment.Watch as the mystery of genealogy blogs is removed before your very eyes. You’ll learn what blogs are, as well as how to read blogs to find genealogy research leads. In addition, you’ll see how easy it is to create a blog in under five minutes! You’ll leave this session with a list of great genealogy blogs to read, tips on how to best use the information found in blogs, and you’ll wonder why you didn’t know about blogs sooner!. |
| 12:45 – 2:00 | Lunch |
| Session 3 2:00 – 3:15 |
Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results Mind mapping is a process of creating a diagram or flow chart of ideas and concepts. Learn about automated mindmapping tools that let you see your research data in a new light.Do you have trouble planning a genealogy research strategy? What if you had an automated way to lay out concepts, variables and actions? Mind mapping can help you create an effective research plan as well as help you connect data points once the research is completed. |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Break |
| Session 4 4:00 – 5:15 |
10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy Whether stuck in a rut with genealogy research for the past year or just wanting to expand the ways in which family history can be pursued, follow these 10 touchstones and you’ll be surprised at the results. Covering every aspect of genealogy and even those you never considered, your genealogy research will not just jump, it’ll leap! |