Riverton FamilySearch Library/Events - Revision history

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	The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.		The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.

−	=== Saturday, ~~May 18~~, 2013 / 9:00 a.m. - noon ===	+	=== Saturday, June 15, 2013 / 9:00 a.m. - noon ===

	==== '''9:00 a.m.''' ====		==== '''9:00 a.m.''' ====

−	*Keynote Address - "'''~~Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree~~'''" - ~~Karen Clifford~~	+	*Keynote Address - "'''Zap the Grandma Gap'''" - Janet Hovorka
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−	Just as we often hear about technological data becoming corrupted, family trees can similarly become corrupted in many ways—as a result of outright deception on the part of the researcher to innocent mistakes made by beginners who ignorantly post false information. Once corruption is identified on a family branch, it is possible to use surrounding evidence to isolate the problem and to use available online tools to prevent the corruption from spreading. Once the corruption is understood and the proper evidence is applied, additional relationships can be established, to the great joy of those involved in this work.	+
−		+
−	Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA, has three genealogy credentials (in the Midwestern, Southern, and Mountain West regions), is president of Genealogy Research Associates, Inc., and is an instructor and curriculum developer in genealogy and technology courses at Monterey Peninsula College (in California) and Salt Lake Community College. She has authored several genealogy textbooks focusing on research methodology, including The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program (Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011); Digging Deeper: Understanding Pre-1805 Genealogy Record Groups (graonline.com, 2012); and Becoming an Accredited Genealogist (Ancestry.com, 2002). Karen was a staff trainer and subsequent director of the Monterey California Family History Center for a total of 22 years before moving to Provo, Utah.	+

	==== '''10:15 a.m.''' ====		==== '''10:15 a.m.''' ====

−	*“'''Using ~~Fold3.com~~'''" - ~~Gordon Atkinson~~<br>	+	*“'''Using Neighborhoods to Solve Difficult Problems:  A Case History from New York State'''" - Bart Kowallis<br>

−	*'''"~~Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?~~'''" - ~~Ron Ray~~<br>	+	*'''"Naturalization Records'''" - Pat Jensen<br>

−	*"'''~~Genealogy Gifts~~ and ~~Games~~'''" - ~~Kim Woodbury~~<br>	+	*"'''The Bred, the Wed, and the Dead:  U.S. Vital Records'''" - Beth Taylor<br>

−	*"'''An Introduction to ~~FamilySearch Community Trees~~'''" - ~~David Barss~~<br>	+	*"'''Introduction to Ancestral Quest'''" - Bud Wood<br>

	==== '''11:30 a.m.''' ====		==== '''11:30 a.m.''' ====

−	*'''"~~A Guide to Printing Your  Family History~~"''' - ~~Carol Holland~~<br>	+	*'''"U.S. Migration Patterns"''' - Mary Hill<br>

−	*'''"~~Controlling Your Children From Beyound the Grave~~"''' - ~~Jeff Anderson~~	+	*'''"Where There's a Will, There's a Probate:  U.S. Probate Records"''' - Beth Taylor

−	*"'''~~Saving Documents, Files~~ and ~~Images Found on the Internet~~'''" - ~~Tom Stubben~~<br>	+	*"'''Organizing and Presenting Your Photos:  Picasa and Other Freeware'''" - Don Snow and Linda Snow Westover<br>

−	*"'''~~Researching with FamilySearch Historical Records~~'''" - ~~Lynn Turner~~<br>	+	*"'''Topic to be Announced'''" - <br>

	==== '''Handouts from the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar''' ====		==== '''Handouts from the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar''' ====
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	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]		[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gVlluRlQ0eDZMNkE/edit?usp=sharing "Saving Documents, Files and Images Found on the Internet"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gVlluRlQ0eDZMNkE/edit?usp=sharing "Saving Documents, Files and Images Found on the Internet"]<br>
−		+
−	<br>	+

	== '''Boy Scout Workshop / Genealogy Merit Badge''' ==		== '''Boy Scout Workshop / Genealogy Merit Badge''' ==

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	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]		[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gVlluRlQ0eDZMNkE/edit?usp=sharing "Saving Documents, Files and Images Found on the ~~INternet~~"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gVlluRlQ0eDZMNkE/edit?usp=sharing "Saving Documents, Files and Images Found on the Internet"]

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	*"'''Researching with FamilySearch Historical Records'''" - Lynn Turner<br>		*"'''Researching with FamilySearch Historical Records'''" - Lynn Turner<br>

−	==== '''Handouts from the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar''' ====	+	==== '''Handouts from the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar''' ====

	Thanks to the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar presenters who have graciously allowed the library to post their class handouts.  These links will be available until June 1, 2013.		Thanks to the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar presenters who have graciously allowed the library to post their class handouts.  These links will be available until June 1, 2013.

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gMUdvUUUzdkpHVHc/edit?usp=sharing "Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gMUdvUUUzdkpHVHc/edit?usp=sharing "Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gNWt6NDRlQWM0NUE/edit?usp=sharing "An Introduction to FamilySearch Community Trees"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gNWt6NDRlQWM0NUE/edit?usp=sharing "An Introduction to FamilySearch Community Trees"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gXzRiamtmWXhIOWs/edit?usp=sharing "Using Fold3.com"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gXzRiamtmWXhIOWs/edit?usp=sharing "Using Fold3.com"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gTVI5ZnNrYUxlaTg/edit?usp=sharing "Genealogy Gifts and Games"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gTVI5ZnNrYUxlaTg/edit?usp=sharing "Genealogy Gifts and Games"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gS2ZoVzY2X3k5OXM/edit?usp=sharing "A Guide to Printing Your Family History"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gS2ZoVzY2X3k5OXM/edit?usp=sharing "A Guide to Printing Your Family History"]

−	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]	+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gVlluRlQ0eDZMNkE/edit?usp=sharing "Saving Documents, Files and Images Found on the INternet"]

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	*“'''Using Fold3.com'''" - Gordon Atkinson<br>		*“'''Using Fold3.com'''" - Gordon Atkinson<br>

−	*'''"Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them'''" - Ron Ray<br>	+	*'''"Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?'''" - Ron Ray<br>

	*"'''Genealogy Gifts and Games'''" - Kim Woodbury<br>		*"'''Genealogy Gifts and Games'''" - Kim Woodbury<br>
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	*"'''Researching with FamilySearch Historical Records'''" - Lynn Turner<br>		*"'''Researching with FamilySearch Historical Records'''" - Lynn Turner<br>
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		+	==== '''Handouts from the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar''' ====
		+
		+	Thanks to the May 18, 2013 Saturday Seminar presenters who have graciously allowed the library to post their class handouts.  These links will be available until June 1, 2013.
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gMUdvUUUzdkpHVHc/edit?usp=sharing "Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gNWt6NDRlQWM0NUE/edit?usp=sharing "An Introduction to FamilySearch Community Trees"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gXzRiamtmWXhIOWs/edit?usp=sharing "Using Fold3.com"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gTVI5ZnNrYUxlaTg/edit?usp=sharing "Genealogy Gifts and Games"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gS2ZoVzY2X3k5OXM/edit?usp=sharing "A Guide to Printing Your Family History"]
		+
		+	[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iNaPZr938gcFRENXA4VmZfejg/edit?usp=sharing "Utah Ancestors?  How Do I Find Them?"]

	<br>		<br>

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	*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.		*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.

−	'''If Scouts complete the items above before coming to the library, and bring their documents with them, they will be able to complete the following requirements at the library, and have authorized personnel certify the completion of their merit badge requirements.'''	+	'''If Scouts complete the items above before coming to the library, and bring their documents with them, they will be able to complete the following requirements at the library, and have authorized personnel certify the completion of their merit badge requirements.''' <br>

−	==== Requirements to be completed at the library ~~workshop~~: ====	+	==== Requirements to be completed at the library: ====

	*Define the terms "genealogy," "ancestor," and "descendant."		*Define the terms "genealogy," "ancestor," and "descendant."

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	*Contact a family member by telephone, e-mail or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened.  Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop.		*Contact a family member by telephone, e-mail or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened.  Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop.
−	*Complete a pedigree chart. Pedigree chart forms are available online at [http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.~~htm~~ http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.~~htm~~]l.  The information can also be hadwritten.  List yourself and at least two additional generations.  Bring this information to the workshop.	+	*Complete a pedigree chart. Pedigree chart forms are available online at [http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html].  The information can also be hadwritten.  List yourself and at least two additional generations.  Bring this information to the workshop.
	*Complete two family group sheets, one listing your parents and all of the children in your family, and another listing one of your parents and their siblings in a family group with your grandparents.  Family group record forms may be found online at [http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf].  The information can also be handwritten.  Bring this information to the workshop.		*Complete two family group sheets, one listing your parents and all of the children in your family, and another listing one of your parents and their siblings in a family group with your grandparents.  Family group record forms may be found online at [http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf].  The information can also be handwritten.  Bring this information to the workshop.
	*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.		*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.

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	The library offers a monthly workshop to help Boy Scouts earn the Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.<br>		The library offers a monthly workshop to help Boy Scouts earn the Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.<br>

−	Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist<br>No registration is necessary.	+	Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist<br>No registration is necessary.

	=== Saturday, June 8, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===		=== Saturday, June 8, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===

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	== '''Boy Scout Workshop / Genealogy Merit Badge''' ==		== '''Boy Scout Workshop / Genealogy Merit Badge''' ==

−	~~Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist~~<br>~~No registration is necessary.~~	+	The library offers a monthly workshop to help Boy Scouts earn the Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.<br>

−	~~The library offers a monthly workshop to assist Boy Scouts with their Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.~~<br>	+	Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist<br>No registration is necessary.

−	=== Saturday, ~~May 11~~, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===	+	=== Saturday, June 8, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===

−	==== ~~Scouts must prepare for~~ the ~~workshop by doing the following~~: ====	+	==== Requirements to be completed before coming to the library: ====

−	~~1) Interview~~ a family member ~~about their life. The interview can be completed~~ by telephone, e-mail or letter and the information ~~learned must be recorded; <br>2)~~ Complete a ~~four-generation~~ pedigree chart. ~~Make sure this includes~~ information ~~about~~ at least ~~one ancestor who was living in 1930~~; ~~<br>3)~~ Complete two family group sheets (one listing your parents and your family, and another listing one of your parents and their ~~parents and~~ siblings~~); and <br>4) Bring~~ a ~~blue merit badge card (which~~ can be ~~obtained from~~ the ~~Scoutmaster~~.)	+	*Contact a family member by telephone, e-mail or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened.  Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop.
		+	*Complete a pedigree chart. Pedigree chart forms are available online at [http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.htm http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.htm]l.  The information can also be hadwritten.  List yourself and at least two additional generations.  Bring this information to the workshop.
		+	*Complete two family group sheets, one listing your parents and all of the children in your family, and another listing one of your parents and their siblings in a family group with your grandparents.  Family group record forms may be found online at [http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf].  The information can also be handwritten.  Bring this information to the workshop.
		+	*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.

−	~~If these items are '''completed and brought~~''' to the ~~workshop~~, ~~all other requirements for the merit badge can~~ be ~~finished~~ at the ~~workshop~~ and authorized personnel ~~can~~ certify the completion of ~~the~~ merit badge.	+	'''If Scouts complete the items above before coming to the library, and bring their documents with them, they will be able to complete the following requirements at the library, and have authorized personnel certify the completion of their merit badge requirements.'''
		+
		+	==== Requirements to be completed at the library workshop: ====
		+
		+	*Define the terms "genealogy," "ancestor," and "descendant."
		+	*Do a time line for yourself and write a short autobiography.
		+	*Name three types of genealogical records and explain how they help you chart your family tree.  Obtain one genealogical document that supports your family tree and evalutate this information.
		+	*Contact a genealogical repository.
		+	*Explain the effects of computers and the internet on genealogy.  Explain how photography and microfilm have influenced genealogy.
		+	*Discuss what you have learned about your family through your genealogical research.<br>

	==== Genealogy Merit Badge Resource Links ====		==== Genealogy Merit Badge Resource Links ====

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	*Keynote Address - "'''Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree'''" - Karen Clifford		*Keynote Address - "'''Avoid Corrupting Your Family Tree'''" - Karen Clifford
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		+	Just as we often hear about technological data becoming corrupted, family trees can similarly become corrupted in many ways—as a result of outright deception on the part of the researcher to innocent mistakes made by beginners who ignorantly post false information. Once corruption is identified on a family branch, it is possible to use surrounding evidence to isolate the problem and to use available online tools to prevent the corruption from spreading. Once the corruption is understood and the proper evidence is applied, additional relationships can be established, to the great joy of those involved in this work.
		+
		+	Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA, has three genealogy credentials (in the Midwestern, Southern, and Mountain West regions), is president of Genealogy Research Associates, Inc., and is an instructor and curriculum developer in genealogy and technology courses at Monterey Peninsula College (in California) and Salt Lake Community College. She has authored several genealogy textbooks focusing on research methodology, including The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program (Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011); Digging Deeper: Understanding Pre-1805 Genealogy Record Groups (graonline.com, 2012); and Becoming an Accredited Genealogist (Ancestry.com, 2002). Karen was a staff trainer and subsequent director of the Monterey California Family History Center for a total of 22 years before moving to Provo, Utah.

	==== '''10:15 a.m.''' ====		==== '''10:15 a.m.''' ====

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	The library offers a monthly workshop to help Boy Scouts earn the Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.<br>		The library offers a monthly workshop to help Boy Scouts earn the Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.<br>

−	Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist<br>No registration is necessary.	+	Presented by Sean and Keith Wahlquist<br>No registration is necessary.<br>

	=== Saturday, June 8, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===		=== Saturday, June 8, 2013 / 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ===
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	==== Requirements to be completed before coming to the library: ====		==== Requirements to be completed before coming to the library: ====

−	*Contact a family member by telephone, e-mail or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened.  Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop.	+	*Contact a family member by telephone, e-mail or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened.  Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop.<br>
−	*Complete a pedigree chart. Pedigree chart forms are available online at [http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html].  The information can also be ~~hadwritten~~.  List yourself and at least two additional generations.  Bring this information to the workshop.	+	*Complete a pedigree chart. Pedigree chart forms are available online at [http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html http://www.lds.org/images/howdoibeg/Pedigree_Chart.html].  The information can also be handwritten.  List yourself and at least two additional generations.  Bring this information to the workshop.<br>
−	*Complete two family group sheets, one listing your parents and all of the children in your family, and another listing one of your parents and their siblings in a family group with your grandparents.  Family group record forms may be found online at [http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf].  The information can also be handwritten.  Bring this information to the workshop.	+	*Complete two family group sheets, one listing your parents and all of the children in your family, and another listing one of your parents and their siblings in a family group with your grandparents.  Family group record forms may be found online at [http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/files/2009/06/family-group-record.pdf].  The information can also be handwritten.  Bring this information to the workshop.<br>
−	*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.	+	*Please also bring the name of an ancestor or relative who was alive in 1940.<br>

	'''If Scouts complete the items above before coming to the library, and bring their documents with them, they will be able to complete the following requirements at the library, and have authorized personnel certify the completion of their merit badge requirements.''' <br>		'''If Scouts complete the items above before coming to the library, and bring their documents with them, they will be able to complete the following requirements at the library, and have authorized personnel certify the completion of their merit badge requirements.''' <br>
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	==== Requirements to be completed at the library: ====		==== Requirements to be completed at the library: ====

−	*Define the terms "genealogy," "ancestor," and "descendant."	+	*Define the terms "genealogy," "ancestor," and "descendant."<br>
−	*Do a time line for yourself and write a short autobiography.	+	*Do a time line for yourself and write a short autobiography.<br>
−	*Name three types of genealogical records and explain how they help you chart your family tree.  Obtain one genealogical document that supports your family tree and evalutate this information.	+	*Name three types of genealogical records and explain how they help you chart your family tree.  Obtain one genealogical document that supports your family tree and evalutate this information.<br>
−	*Contact a genealogical repository.	+	*Contact a genealogical repository.<br>
−	*Explain the effects of computers and the internet on genealogy.  Explain how photography and microfilm have influenced genealogy.	+	*Explain the effects of computers and the internet on genealogy.  Explain how photography and microfilm have influenced genealogy.<br>
	*Discuss what you have learned about your family through your genealogical research.<br>		*Discuss what you have learned about your family through your genealogical research.<br>