Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Either Really, Really Good or Really, Really Bad

›
Leave it to FamilySearch to release a controversial new website design while I’m not available to write about it. I’ve got a couple of minu...
Monday, April 22, 2013

The Chasm

›
In genealogy there is a chasm. On one side of the chasm, genealogy is easy. On the other side, genealogy is hard. On one side of the chasm ...
2 comments:
Friday, April 19, 2013

Annual Fine Print

›
Before I get to the legal stuff, I wanted to proffer an explanation. I haven’t been writing much lately. That’s because I am dedicating larg...
4 comments:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

#NGS2013 - Now Would Be a Good Time to Decide

›
The pre-registration deadline is fast approaching for the 2013 annual conference of the National Genealogical Society . You should go sign u...
Monday, April 15, 2013

New FamilySearch Website to Debut

›
As I wrote this article over the weekend, it appeared FamilySearch still plans to debut its new website today, 15 April 2013. The Ancestry...
13 comments:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

RootsTech Ketchup

›
RootsTech was three weeks ago and I’ve not finished all the stories I wanted to write. My memory’s mush, however. It’s time to ketchup… Di...
1 comment:
Friday, April 5, 2013

Ancestry Insider Spotted at RootsTech

›
Someone spotted me in the media center: And in the Find My Past booth: There are also a couple more, less obvious. Veronica Johnson of...
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Land That I Love: RootsTech Tabernacle Choir Mini-Concert

›
One of several events Thursday night of RootsTech was the Mormon Tabernacle Choir min-concert, “Land That I Love.” The theme was immigratio...
3 comments:
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

RootsTech: Ancestry.com Search Tools

›
I have to apologize to Anne Mitchell, presenter from Ancestry.com . Every conference my article on her presentation is, well, wanting. It’s ...
1 comment:
Monday, April 1, 2013

Did Your Ancestor Fall Out of the Sky?

›
Ever feel like your dead-end ancestor must have fallen out of the sky? That’s how Bill Brazel feels about his grandfather, Joseph Kittinger ...
4 comments:
Friday, March 29, 2013

#RootsTech – Ron Tanner: Go Fish

›
Why are 1.2 million comedians out of work? Because FamilySearch Family Tree product manager, Ron Tanner, will do it for free. His presentat...
4 comments:
Thursday, March 28, 2013

RootsTech Ancestry.com Luncheon: It Was a Sign…

›
I stayed at a motel for the first two nights of RootsTech . The morning of the Ancestry.com luncheon on the topic of DNA, I saw a pattern i...
1 comment:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

RootsTech FamilySearch Luncheon: I Am the Man

›
On Thursday Craig Miller spoke at the FamilySearch luncheon about “some of the challenges of dealing with family history.” One issue is du...
2 comments:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Brimhall Unveils New FamilySearch Logo

›
At the close of his keynote address Thursday, Dennis Brimhall , FamilySearch president and CEO unveiled a new logo. FamilySearch employee...
6 comments:
Monday, March 25, 2013

Saturday Keynotes: The Pit is Always Smaller than the Plum

›
RootsTech’s Saturday keynote session featured the last two of seven keynote speakers. Maybe that word—keynote—doesn’t mean what I think it m...
Friday, March 22, 2013

From RootsTech: Ancestry.com Partnering with FamilySearch for Probates

›
RootsTech’s opening session on Friday featured two keynote speakers, Jyl Pattee and Tim Sullivan. “It’s exciting for me to stand on this st...
1 comment:

From RootsTech: Wow Moments

›
RootsTech’s opening session on Friday featured two more keynote speakers, (that’s five total, for those of you not keeping track), Jyl Patte...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

RootsTech Opening Session Theme: Stories

›
The 2013 RootsTech Conference opened this (Thursday) morning with keynotes by Dennis Brimhall, Syd Lieberman, and Josh Taylor. There seemed...

From RootsTech: When I Tell Their Stories, I’m With My Ancestors Again

›
The 2013 RootsTech Conference opened this (Thursday) morning with keynotes by Dennis Brimhall, Syd Lieberman, and Josh Taylor. It looks lik...
1 comment:

From RootsTech: It’s More than Names—It’s Their Stories

›
The 2013 RootsTech Conference opened this morning with keynotes by Dennis Brimhall, Syd Lieberman, and Josh Taylor. “We need to get a lot m...