Sunday, March 23, 2014

Stake Family History Fair on April 26th

There will be a general meeting at 9:00 am and a free lunch

Brief Description of the fifteen presentations

Beginner Track
Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 9:30 am
This presentation will cover tips for editing existing information or relationships, adding new information or relationships and sourcing your changes.

More Tips on using FamilySearch Family Tree Live Presenter: Don Quass @ 10:45 am
This presentation will cover tips for managing your reserve list and adding photos and documents.

Basic Online Resources for the Beginning Genealogist Presenter: Liza Alzo @ 12:30 pm
This presentation walks beginners through the exciting journey of genealogy. Learn what information is online, how to effectively search databases, and share information with others.

New Discoveries Presenters: Diane Loosle & Carol Moss @ 1:45 pm
These two 30' presentations will cover resolving descendency research challenges and some easy tricks for discovering what's missing and where potential ancestors can be found.

From Tree to Temple Presenter: Jim Greene @ 3:00 pm
This class for LDS Church members will help you get started with your family history using FamilySearch.org.

Intermediate Track
Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch Presenter: Tammy Hepps @ 9:30 am
New to genealogy and short on time? Learn to make amazing discoveries using online resources! See research examples that demonstrate the breadth of material and suggest next steps for going deeper.

FamilySearch Family Tree – What's New, What's Next Presenter: Ron Tanner @ 10:45 am
Discussion of the updates to Family Tree since the last Roots Tech and a roadmap of the new features.

Finding Ancestors Outside the USA w/ New Technologies Presenter: Daniel Horowitz @ 12:30 pm
Learn how MyHeritage tools can help you break down brick walls in your research of ancestors outside the USA by harnessing the power of an international family history network.

Getting the Most Out of Ancestry Presenter: Christa Cowen @ 1:45 pm
This presentation will cover the five major areas of the Ancestry.com website and show you favorite tools for advancing your family history research.

Facilitating Helpful, Respectful Collaboration Presenter: Luther Tychonievich @ 3:00 pm
This presentation will share how careful research processes can be coupled with established cooperative practices to work past disagreements and maintain healthy collaboration.

Technology Track
Using Tools for Creating a Valuable Family History Blog Presenter: James Tanner @ 9:30 am
This presentation will share suggestions for creating and sharing your valuable family history blog.

Tweets, Links, Pins and Posts – Using Social Media Presenter: Lisa Alzo @ 10:45 am
Learn to use social networking as a resource to break down genealogy brick walls.

Genealogy in the Cloud Presenter: Randy Hoffman @ 12:30 pm
Learn to use this incredible technology to backup, collaborate on and share your family history.

Facebook is Family History – Engaging People in Stories Presenter: Devin Ashby @ 1:45 pm
Why do Facebook and other sites continue to be so popular? Come learn why people get so excited.

Become an iPad Power User Presenter: Lisa Louise Cooke @ 3:00 pm
This presentation shares hacks for customizing your tablet's features and using Evernote tricks.


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