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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019

9:00 AM  What's New at Family Search?

Ron Tanner of Family Search International reviews the latest features and capabilities released on family Search, their value and why the changes were made.  See the future of Family Search.

11:00 am   Hear Them Sing!  Social History and Family Narrative

 Rebecca Whitman Koford discusses how the addition of social history enhances the family narrative and clarifies the songs of our ancestors.  She will discuss how to contextualize ancestors' lives and with social history research and use it to inspire others to want to know more about those who have passed.

1:30 PM    Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers      (Sponsored by FindmyPast)

Myko Clelland discusses the numerous digitized collection of millions of pages of local and national historic newspapers, covering 300 years of history from every county in Britain and Ireland.  Get the full scoop with Findmypast vast collection, and discover how to make the most of the stories contained within this huge resource.

3:00 PM      Connecting your DNA Matches

Diahan Southard takes you through your DNA match list and explains the Shared Matches tool.  Learn how to create and employ a number of tools to boost your confidence in yourenetic genealogy skills.

4:30 PM    Wednesday General Session and Opening Event


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019

8:00 AM    Making the Leap - Becoming a Professional Genealogist (Power Hour)

 In this power hour session, Luana Darby, Valerie Elkins and Anne Teerlink explore how to make a successful transition from hobbyist to a career as a professional.  Learn about the           importance of diversifying your talents, and discover ways to earn income as a genealogist.

9:30 AM    Finally!  German Church Records and How to Use them on FamilySearch

 Join Trish Melander and explore the German Church records that are now being published on Family Search.  These records are rich in centuries of history, contain baptisms, marriages, burials and even confirmations.

11:00 AM   Thursday General Session:  Patricia Heaton, Actress

 Nobody knows the family quite like Emmy award-winning actress Patricia Heaton.  Known    for her humorous roles as a typical American housewife in big hit television series' like Everybody loves Raymond and The Middle  Patricia has won many prestigious awards and the hearts of television viewers worldwide.  don't miss this opportunity to watch one of the most recognized actresses in the world tell her story in person.  A story that perfectly illustrates what it looks like to follow your heart, exercise faith and persist until you achieve great success.

 1:30 PM     WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANCESTRY....(Sponsored by Ancestry)

Join Crista Cowan and preview Ancestry's cool new tools that are geared to improve and            accelerate your family history research.

3:00 PM       "Jumping the Broom", Oil Inheritance, and African American Marriage in the South

Kenyatta Berry will cover the tradition of jumping the broom, the informal marriage ceremony for the enslaved.  Kenyatta will also share the story of her paternal ancestors of Arkansas and East Texas and she will detail how she used primary and secondary sources to discover her ancestor's connection to the oil industry in Arkansas and Texas.

4:30 PM       Perilous Assumptions:  Revisiting those First Finds

 Despite the best of intentions, many family history researchers make incorrect assumptions about records that don't quite fit.  Kris Rzepczynski will explore false assumptions, revisiting those mistakes and the family history discoveries that may await.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019


1:30 PM       Getting the most out of billions of records on My Heritage Super Search                                          (Sponsored by My Heritage)

3:00 pm        Discover your Japanese Ancestors

 Join Valerie Elkins and learn how to find your Japanese Ancestors in Japan.  discover how to obtain your family's vital records from Japan and climb your family tree.   Japanese are wonderful record keepers, but accessing those records can be challenging without knowing how to proceed. 

4:30 pm       The Research Road Map - Your path to success

  Amy Johnson Crow explains why having a research plan is more than making a to-do list.  See how having a good plan is essential to making progress in your research and making it less frustrating.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019

                   

8:00 AM       Trace the Story of Immigrant Ancestors in 3 Steps (POWER HOUR)

Susan Miller, D. Joshua Taylor and Frederick Wertz explore 3 key steps to unlocking the story of your immigrant ancestors with the New York Genealogical and biographical Society.

9:30 AM         Examining your DNA Matches with DNA Painter

 DNA Painter is a website that can help interpret and demystify your autosomal DNA results.  Using practical examples, Jonny Perl will demonstrate how DNA Painter can be used for a variety of activities including chromosome mapping and relationship prediction for unknown DNA matches

11:00 AM      Saturday General Session, Jake Simabukuro

 World renowned ukelele master, Jake Shimabukhuro will be the keynote speaker.  Get                  ready to hear Jake's inspiring story and listen to the one of a kind ukulele musician                     play the instrument like you've never heard it before.

1:30 pm           LEADING WITH SCIENCE AT 23 AND ME (Sponsored by 23 and Me)

3:00 pm          THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF STONES - READING GRAVESTONES THROUGH SYMBOLS AND CARVINGS.

Symbols and icons have been used on tombstones for centuries but it was not until the mid-1800s that this secret language on the stones became popular.  Joy Neighbors will explore these symbols and statues that tel stories of the deceased, including family relationships, religious affiliations, military service, occupations and  society memberships.

     While we are up in the Utah Area - our daughter asked if we could show her ward some tips and tricks for Genealogy!  

Ted and I will be at the Kingston Ward in North Ogden Stake on Sunday March 3 at noon after their block - We will be presenting some fun ideas for Family Night, using technology for FUN and helping to keep kids awake!  

Hope to see you there!  The Address is:  

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1425 Kingston Dr, Ogden, UT 84403

NASW Newsletter for Jan 15, 2019 - Jumping those Hurdles to Success in Genealogy!

Hurdles are placed there for us to grow....

Each one makes us smarter!

Try to look at your challenges more positively.  When you find the answer, you'll feel amazing.  Email us one of your hurdles and let us try to help you.

NASW NEWSLETTER FOR January 15, 2019 by TedKarenMeyer

See your Email for the PDF version - if you didn't get one in email - send us an email and let us know.  Canva is working on it, but right now, their embedded version of the newsletters does not let you click on the links inside.

VALUABLE LINKS IN THIS NEWSLETTER VERSION

DATABASE OF INDENTURED SERVANTS:

http://www.afrigeneas.com/forumd/index.cgi/md/read/id/13264/sbj/free-database-of-indentured-servants/

INTERESTING SITE ABOUT INDENTURED SERVANTS

https://libguides.southernct.edu/c.php?g=7205&p=35821

FAMILY SEARCH INFORMATION ON INDENTURED SERVANTS

https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/ancestor-colonial-america-indentured-servant/

OUR ONE DRIVE TO STAKE TRAINING FOR CONSULTANTS

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THE FAMILY HISTORY GUIDE - CONSUMATE SITE FOR LDS GENEALOGICAL TRAINING

https://www.thefhguide.com

NEW APP FOR YOU - KINMAPPER

https://www.kinmapper.com - HOW TO VIDEO HERE:

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Just for Fun - Take a Family History Quiz!

ProProfs Quiz- Fun Family History Quiz! How will you do?

Discussing the usage of certain words

On the same note as discussing Standards used in Genealogy, I ran across a list of words that really cause a lot of tumult and concern with trying to get the database to understand.

 So it's not just the words in the test above that cause problems but all of these as well IF THEY ARE LISTED IN THE FIRST OR LAST NAME FIELDS.

Good to know! 

 If you find a file with this information, Words to avoid.   Keep in mind that the list below is not exhaustive, but it includes the terms that most commonly cause users problems. If one of the words in the list happens to be the first or last name of one of your ancestors, please contact FamilySearch Support.  SUPPORT@FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

Put each part of the name in the correct field

• Title. Use this for words like “Count” or “Mister.” If a person does not have a title, simply leave this field blank. 
• First Names. Enter the person's first and middle names. Do not enter nicknames. They go in the “Other Information” section.
• Last Names. Enter the person’s family name or surname. If a woman changed her surname after marriage, enter her maiden name.
• Suffix. Enter words like “Jr.” or “Sr.,” or perhaps a Roman numeral, as in “John Smith III.”  If a person does not have a suffix, simply leave this field blank. 

Put nicknames and other variations in the Other Information section

Add other other names a person had in the “Other Information” section. These names include the following:

• Nicknames.
• Names used before or after moving to a new country.
• Names used to avoid identification, as in the case of an escaped slave or a person living in hiding.
• Name changes caused by adoption, divorce, or some other legal actions if they were not the last legal name used by the person.
• Name variants caused by naming customs, such as French "dit" names.

Avoid invalid words and characters

Avoid the following in name fields:

• Names with initials only.
• Special characters, extra spaces, and most punctuation marks. Hyphens and apostrophes are okay if they are a part of the actual name. Generation numbers, such as Steven Smith III, are acceptable in the suffix field.
• Avoid repeating a special characters, such as two apostrophes in a row.
• Words that are not really names, such as “not named,” “unnamed,” “Mister,” “Wife,” "twin," or "Son."  SEE ALL WORDS BELOW THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED.

PUNCTUATION PLACE HOLDERS OR WORDS IN PARENTHESES SHOULD NOT BE USED

 "" . .. ... / ( ) (baby) (boy) (child) (female) (infant) (male) (twin) (twins) (unknown) (unnamed) (wife)

ASIAN WORDS (KOREAN, JAPANESE, CHINESE) WHICH SHOULD NOT BE USED.

 무명 미상 사산한 아버지 어머니 익명의 자녀 없음 不明 不清楚 不知道 不詳 지명하지 않다 匿


名 名前がない 子供がいない 未具名 死産 死胎 母親 沒有名字 無名 無子女 父親

ENGLISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN, ITALIAN AND SPANISH- BUT ALPHABETIZED

ancestor,

her,

inconnu,

live,

mère,

muerto,

nom, i

sister,

anan,

ancestors

anon.

anónim

anônim.

anónimo

anonymous

baby

bastard,

bekannt

bennant,

body

born

brother

data

daughter

dead

deadborn

death

deceased

desc. Mort-né twin,

desconhecido,

desconocido

died,

dodfodt,

don't name

Duke

enfant,

entry

father

female

filhos,

flickebarn

geboren

girl

husband

infant

information not named

inft

inft,

kinderlos,

listed

live

living

ma

madre,

mãe

male

man

married

men

misc

miss

mort ne tot,

mother

mrs

muerto

mutter

nacido

natrimorto

nephew

never,

nichg

nicht

niece

no issue

no name

no woman

non anon

not known

other

padre

pai anónimo

père anonym,

record

records

sans

sem nome,

sem,

sin hijos

sin nomb

sin nombre

sister

son

still born

stillborn

twins

unbek

unbekannt,

unborn

unk,

unnamed

un-named

vater,

wife

women

yes

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If you have a file with these word (s) listed above and it has become a dead end,  or just needs someone at FS to review it, please contact :  support@familysearch.org through email with the PID number of the file and your email address listed with Family Search.