Bringing Genealogy Societies into the 21st Century: Recap

I just finished listening to the very first episode of “My Society,” a free weekly Internet radio show sponsored by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. This week’s episode featured Curt Witcher, speaking on the topic of “Bringing Genealogical Societies into the 21st Century.” This fits very well with his keynote presentation at RootsTech: “The Changing…

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Societies and Technology at FGS 2011

Since the recent RootsTech conference, a lot has been said about genealogical societies and their use (or non-use) of technology. Joan Miller has recapped Curt Witcher’s presentation at the Federation of Genealogical Societies luncheon on her blog. (Basically, societies must embrace technology or they’ve sealed their fate.) The upcoming FGS conference in Springfield, Illinois (7-10…

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What I Learned at RootsTech from Home

I planned to attend RootsTech. I even had my hotel reservation. But things got in the way and I didn’t go. I’m black and blue from kicking myself for not going. 🙁 Even though I didn’t attend in person, I did watch some of the presentations that were streamed over the Internet and followed Twitter…

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New RootsTech Conference

FamilySearch has just announced they will be hosting the new RootsTech Conference which will be held in Salt Lake City 10-12 February 2011. Sponsors of the conference include Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), and Brigham Young University. Jim Ericson and Shipley Munson of FamilySearch described it as new type of genealogy/technology conference. Where…

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Technology I Can’t Live Without

For the 43rd Carnival of Genealogy, the topic is Technology. What technology do I rely upon most for my genealogy and family history research (hardware, software, and website/blog)? We aren’t to “dilute” our answers by mentioning others that we like. What’s a techie like me to do?! Since I always follow instructions (those of you…

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