Friday, February 27, 2015

More Than Serendipity in Tan Le’s #RootsTech/#FGS2015 Keynote (#RTATEAM)

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Tan Le’s voice wavered a bit and she shed a tear or two as she spoke of her grandmother and some special moments they shared. Le shared them...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Search Ancestry Like a Pro (#RootsTech #RTATEAM)

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At RootsTech, Crista Cowan presented “Search Ancestry.com Like a Pro.” “Remember, you are not searching for people; you are searching for re...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Ancestry.com Shows New Website Improvements at #RootsTech/#FGS2015

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Ancestry.com showed upcoming improvements to their website during RootsTech/FGS2015 in their booth in the Expo Hall. These include LifeStory...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Monday Mailbox: Do I cite the Entire Census or the Page?

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Dear Ancestry Insider, I have just read your article on sources and citations (May 26, 2010) .  I agree that such terms should be properly...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

NewsBank and FamilySearch Obituary Partnership (#RootsTech #RTATEAM)

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John Alexander of FamilySearch and Ross Allred of GenealogyBank presented a session titled “The Future of Genealogy – Indexed Obituaries: Le...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

“Who Do You Think You Are? Story” at #RootsTech (#RTATEAM)

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ian Tester of Findmypast addressed one of the luncheons at RootsTech. His topic was the “ Who Do You Think You Are? Story ” website of Findm...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

#RootsTech/#FGS2015 Keynote: We Are All Cousins (#RTATEAM)

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As described by the RootsTech website, “A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, human guinea pig, and cousin.” He is the author of four New Yo...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

FamilySearch Partnerships: Get the Inside Scoop! (#RootsTech #RTATEAM)

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At RootsTech, Ryan Koelliker and John Owens presented a session titled “FamilySearch Partnerships: Get the Inside Scoop!” (I think they said...

FamilySearch Roadmap at #RootsTech (#RTATEAM)

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Note: FamilySearch informs me that the Pedigree Resource File has not been renamed. I've made that correction to this article. (17 Febru...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Laura Bush and Daughter Jenna at #RootsTech / #FGS2015 (#RTATEAM)

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It was a message rich with family. Former first lady, Laura Bush addressed the keynote session of RootsTech and FGS Friday morning. It was ...

FamilySearch App Gallery Highlighted at #RootsTech (#RTATEAM)

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FamilySearch recently released an App Gallery. They really want you to know about it. They’ve explained it in three of the FamilySearch sess...

Friday the 13th at #RootsTech #FGS2015 (#RTATEAM)

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There is no 13th floor in my hotel. There is no room 13 next to mine. So since it is Friday the 13th, I was being careful. When Word died (a...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

#RootsTech and #FGS2015 Opening Session (#RTATEAM)

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Computer crashed. Backup malfunctioned. All my notes gone. You’re stuck with some general impressions—and lots of screen captures. Thi...

GEDCOM Replacement is Here (#RootsTech #RTATEAM)

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At RootsTech two years ago, Ryan Heaton of FamilySearch talked about a GEDCOM replacement: GEDCOM X. (See “ Ryan Heaton: A New GEDCOM .”) To...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Inside Look at Ancestry.com’s Product Development (#RootsTech #RTATEAM)

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Chris Bradford Josh Penrod Kendall Hulet Ancestry.com presented a session at RootsTech Innovator’s Summit titled “Inside look at Ancestry.c...
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Ancestry.com Releases 2015 Product Plan at #FGS2015/#RootsTech

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Wednesday afternoon I received the following press release about Ancestry.com’s 2015 product and publication plans. Ancestry Announces 2...

Ancestry.com’s Scott Sorensen Addresses #InnovatorSummit @ #RootsTech (#RTATEAM)

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“It’s a really exciting time to be in the family history business,” said Scott Sorensen at the opening keynote of the RootsTech Innovator’s ...
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