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==== Scheduled Classes ==== | ==== Scheduled Classes ==== | ||
'''" | '''"Comings and Goings in the Golden West: Resources for Tracing California's Settlers and Sojourners"''' at 12 noon on Saturday, April 19 for the Merced County Genealogical Society. Call for details. | ||
'''" | '''"Family History Expo"''' on Saturday, May 10 from 9 am - 2 pm in the Ham Lane Building. Free. Live classes, demonstrations, one-on-one assistance, and sixteen of the most popular RootsTech 2014 sessions, re-broadcast for this event. RootsTech 2014, hosted by FamilySearch, is the largest family history conference in North America, bringing people who just love their families together with genealogy experts, related software, and top commercial web site developers. From beginners to experts, join us for classes on the top commercial web sites, mobile apps and technology, DNA and genealogy, scanning, and more. '''Register at www.lds.org/familyhistoryfair. Input Lodi California in the Search field. E-mail confirmation with further details will be sent. Bring your own lunch. Questions – Contact us at lodicafamilyhistoryexpo@gmail.com.'''<br> | ||
''' | '''RootsTech sessions''' to be shown include: | ||
''' | '''Top Web Sites'''<br>Getting the Most Out of Ancestry by Christa Cowen<br>Old World, New Records: findmypast.com as the Key Resource for Tracing British Ancestry by Elaine Collins<br>Finding family and ancestors outside the USA with new technologies by Daniel Horowitz<br>FamilySearch Family Tree: What's New and What's Next<br>Ron Tanner | ||
''' | '''Getting Started'''<br>Basic Online Resources for the Beginning Genealogist by <br>Lisa Alzo<br>Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch by<br>Tammy Hepps<br>Genealogy in the Cloud by Randy Hoffman<br>Finding Our Cousins with Puzzilla, presented in Youth Devotional by Neil L. Andersen | ||
''' | '''Technology and Family History'''<br>Become an iPad Power User by Lisa Louise Cooke<br>Using Tools and Organization for Creating a Valuable Family History Blog by James Tanner<br>How to Use YouTube for Family History: Setting Up Your Own YouTube Channel byLisa Louise Cooke<br>Tweets, Links, Pins, and Posts: Break Down Genealogical Brick Walls with Social Media by Lisa Alzo | ||
''' | '''Of Special Interest'''<br>5 recursos esenciales para la genealogía hispana (5 Essential Resources for Hispanic Genealogy -- presented in Spanish) by Sonia Meza<br>Metadata for Digital Images by Diane Miller<br>Intro to DNA for Genealogists by James Rader<br>Advanced Techniques for Use of Autosomal DNA Tests to Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls by Tim Janzen | ||
''' | '''Live classes''' will include:<br>Scanning Photos and Documents -- Making Life Easier with Optical Character Recognition<br>Demo of restoring old photos and one-on-one assistance by <br>Earl McOmber<br>Tour of the FHC Portal – Free Access to Top Subscription Web Sites by Kathy Marshall | ||
'''Live demonstrations with one-on-assistance''' <br>Registering on FamilySearch.org as a new user, Tour of FamilySearch.org web site, Indexing and The Obituary Project, Search, Temple, Sources, Uploading Photos and Stories, Puzzilla & Descendancy Research, DNA, Brick-Wall-Breaking Help Desk. | |||
Bring a photio of your ancestor. We'll scan it, save it to your flash drive, and show you how to upload it for free long-term storage. Preserve your priceless memories for future generations. | |||
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=== Center Resources === | === Center Resources === | ||