I have just received pages of info about a New Zealand site. If anyone has special NZ interests and would like to check this the following may be of interest: Goodmorning Frank, Thought the last couple of paragraphs of this may be of interest. Have you seen these websites. This letter as will become obvious, is from our local Genealogist programmes-book supplier turned consultant . > > Issue # 3 Beehive Buzzword January, 2001 > > Welcome to the third Beehive Buzzword. Just buzzing with interesting > information! > > NB - if you wish to send a reply > PLEASE DELETE THE BUZZWORD! PLEASE DO NOT SEND this message back!! > > Firstly, apologies if you receive more than one copy. Have spent 4 days over > Christmas working on the address list, removing addresses I could not recognise > or knew need not be there, but I may have missed some. Some people are in two > lists - as customers and as contacts for NZSG Branches or similar. Those > subscribed to the Beehive Buzz List (http://beehivebooks.listbot.com) may > receive two copies! If you have received two copies to two different addresses, > please let me know which address I may delete. If you do not wish to receive > future Beehive Buzzwords, then please ask me to delete your address. Apologies > if you have received this and you have no idea why!! Just let us know that you > do not wish to receive Buzzword again. > > Secondly, please pass this newsletter on to your NZSG Branch or Special Interest > Group and to your Family History Centre. DON'T think someone else will pass it > on!!! Please let it be you to pass it on. You may pass it on to any one else > too. But please pass on the WHOLE Beehive Buzzword - just forward the file or > print the whole file. If you are reading this because someone has passed it on > to you and you would like your own copy - just subscribe to the list above or > send your email to [email protected] > > Thirdly - the Buzzword! > In this issue: > Droning on - Jan on her Beehive (soapbox!) (Ouch!) > Special Radio Broadcasts Sun 21 and Sunday 28 January 2001 > Extra special meeting Saturday 27 January 2001 - ?Finding the Best of British in > US Software' > TMG Users Pot Luck Dinner Monday 29 December 2001 > LUG (Legacy Users Group) meeting Saturday 24 February 2001 > Legacy 3 now free!! > NZSG CD > Great Gift Ideas > Genealogical CDs > Beehive Books joins the Electronic age and Bartercard > Census - Very important! > Electoral Roll > TreeLine > 1881 Census CDs > Genealogy Programs > Web Sites > > Jan on her Beehive Soapbox > Just the same as before! Please send yourself a message so that you can see how > your name and address will appear in the message box of the people you write to > and who, presumably, you would like to write to you! One reader wrote to say > thank you - she had not realised that her password was her 'name'! Every time > she sent a message, she sent her pass word!! Of course, no one realised it was > her password, but she quickly changed this to her name. Not a good idea to have > your second initial in your name - because, if your first forename is a common > one - like John or David, once this is typed in the To: field, the software > needs the next character to find you!. If you have your name as John E Smith, > then the writer has to know this! Much easier for them to be able to type John > Smith. If they have more than one John Smith, then a list of choices will > appear. This is when you could have [email protected] or [email protected] > to distinguish your email address. > When you reply, if your set up is such that the message to you is there on your > screen, do learn to delete the message to you, except for text relevant to your > reply. Highlight (shift-arrow) the test and hit the delete key. There is an > undo (on IE5) - on task bar, half circle with arrow head. This will undo if you > deleted text you did not mean to. > > Special Radio Broadcasts > 9.30am Sunday 21 and 9.30am Sunday 28 January 2001 "Ancestry - Climbing the > Family Tree" > National Radio AM. Not sure who Lynn Freeman has interviewed - but you can hear > me 28 Jan. > > Extra special meeting Saturday 27 January 2001 > Robin Lamacraft from Adelaide, SA, Australia, will be in Auckland. Robin is on > his way give his lecture "Square Pegs in Round Holes" at GenTech (THE > genealogical technology Conference!) in Dallas, Texas. In his talk for us he > will cover his 7 'black holes' - areas where we might experience differences > with our European/Australasian use of US programs. > Robin also writes 'plug-in' and utility software for some genealogy programs - > so he will bring us up to date with what is happening there - the 'extra' > facilities that can be offered this way - to enhance our chosen genealogy > program. > Ever thought your family would need a 15 metre drop line chart (on 900mm wide > paper) so everyone could be displayed? Well, Robin produces just that from a > number of the popular genealogy programs. Drop line charts to order! He will > be telling us about this too. > AND - what is our greatest bugbear when entering our data into our program, no > matter which one??? I say - the sourcing!! Robin is writing the Britain and > British Colonies (Non US) version of 'Citing Your Sources' - so we can talk to > him about that. > Then - he is using 'The Master Genealogist' so, if you have ever wondered about > this program - he will be only too pleased to sing its praises. > Now - guess you are thinking - so much to learn!! So little time!! So we have > booked the hall from 2pm-8pm. Will break at 3.30 for afternoon tea. Then again > at 5.30pm. Then, for those who would like 'more' , we could bring in take-aways > (or??) and stay talking and learning as long as we wish. > > When: Saturday 27 January 2pm (we will not be there till then, so no use coming > much earlier!!) > Where: St Thomas' Church Hall, Cnr Kohimarama Rd & St Heliers Bay Rd, Kohimarama > Why: To hear Robin Lamacraft's "Finding the Best of British in US software - the > Ocker approach". And for discussions on the wide range of topics mentioned > above. > Time: 2pm - 3.30pm, 4-5.30pm, 5.30pm-8pm+ come for as little or long as you > like. Tea & coffee provided, food is your choice, your cost - takeaways?? > Cost: $5 > RSVP: [email protected] With "special meeting" in the subject line > Extras!! Prizes!! (From Beehive Books) > programs: TMG Silver Legacy 3 Deluxe Generations "Easy Tree" > book: "Evidence: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian" > Beehive Books will have programs and books for sale > > Also - on Monday 29 January there will be a pot-luck dinner and discussion time > for TMG Users. Email Campbell Stanford [email protected] , Peter Simpson > [email protected] . , or Jan Gow [email protected] for more details and > to RSVP. Venue is in Eastern Suburbs. > > LUG (Legacy Users Group) meeting Saturday 24 February 2001 > When: Saturday 24 February 4.30pm (we will not be there till then, so no use > coming much earlier!!) > Where: St Thomas' Church Hall, Cnr Kohimarama Rd & St Heliers Bay Rd, Kohimarama > Why: to learn more about Legacy!! > Time: 4.30pm (so you can attend the Auckland GCG meeting first!!) We plan to > have some barbecues hotting up, please bring salad, meat and something to drink. > Tea & Coffee provided. Meeting will start 6pm. Hall is booked until 9.30pm. > Cost: $5 > RSVP: [email protected] With "LUG meeting" in the subject line > > Legacy 3 now free!! > Yes - overnight, Beehive Book's top selling genealogy program became a 'free to > download' program!! But there is a new version - 3 Deluxe - which sells for > around half the price the now free one was selling for!!! So now our top > selling genealogy program is free, or the Deluxe version is $70 + $5 courier > (January exchange rate). This includes the Legacy 3 Deluxe CD & the Legacy 3 > manual. > If you would like to try Legacy 3, but do not wish to download > (www.legacyfamilytree.com ) you may request a free CD - just write and ask for > this and enclose a suitable SAE. (90c stamp) > If you purchased Legacy 3 since 12 October 2000 you are entitled to a free > upgrade to 3 Deluxe and to 4 Deluxe due sometime later this year. Just ask for > the free upgrade code. Don't want to download? Send $8 and we will forward the > CD. > If you purchased Legacy 3 prior to 12 October 2000 you are entitled to purchase > the upgrade to 3 Deluxe. Download for $US14.95 ($US19.95 with CD) or purchase > the CD for $NZ35 + $2 p&h. > > NZSG CD > Just a thank you to those many members who responded to my special Buzzword > message and offered their support. Even though we met with the lawyers on 8 > January, we are still accepting messages or letters of support. Email Colleen > Main [email protected] . If you are unaware of this discussion, please > enquire from your Branch of the NZSG, or ask me for more information. > > Great Gift Ideas from Beehive Books > 1. Genealogy computer program - priced from $70-$255 (most popular (Legacy) is > $70). All simple to use and most effective. Watch the family tree grow. Create a > family history book. Include photos, audio, video. Print charts, reports etc. > 2. New to genealogy? May we suggest a Clinic with Jan. One hour sessions, > bring all you know and Jan will advise just where to research next to find those > 'roots & fruits'! $25 per hour > 3. Combine these two for a great gift!! Computer program, one hours clinic (get > started, learn about program); then back to Jan for a second hours clinic weeks > or even months later. > Legacy $70 + $50 - special discount $10 = $110 > 4. Beehive Books Gift voucher - any amount, but could be especially for, or go > towards, a computer program and/or Clinics. > 5. Beginners Pack: Research Outline for 2 countries - your choice; Family > History Magazine; 4 Beginner's Leaflets & 50 matching stationery sheets; 15 > generation Pedigree chart; 10 pocket folder, coloured expanding envelope, letter > file, project file; 20 pocket folder (all archive safe), box file. Colour coded > . $75 value special price $65. Add Researching Family History in NZ & > Researching Family History Overseas from NZ (usually $40 each) for $35 for the > two, making $100 total ? courier included !! > 6. A selection of books, maps (old/modern), microfiche, CDs (maps, Indexes, > facsimile of old books) of your choice. > 7. A selection of charts, archival safe pockets (A4, A3, A2), special > photograph pockets. A4 & A3 pockets in refillable or fixed folders. A4 in 10, > 20, 30, 60, 100 fixed pockets. > 8. A selection of books for the Internet! Dig your roots as you speed backwards > on the world wide web! > > Genealogical CDs > Beehive has good stocks of the Broderbund CDs - including Topographical > Dictionaries of England, Ireland & Scotland; Irish Source records 1500s-1800s; > Notable British Families 1600s-1900s; Irish Flax Growers 1796; Tithe Applotment > Books (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone); Index to Griffith's Valuation > of Ireland 1848-1864; European Origins CD. Write or email for more information. > Please say if you do not have Family Tree Maker. A discount for Buzzword > Readers! Just say you heard it here! > > Beehive Books joins the Electronic age and Bartercard > We now take EFTPOS!! And Bartercard. Our transactions are processed > electronically. So, when you purchase and charge to your credit card, we are > able to give you a receipt when we despatch your order. This is for MasterCard, > Visa, Bartercard, Farmers Trading Company card and, for inperson store sales, > EFTPOS. > > Census - Very important! > "Let's see it done, for 2101! Save Our Census - mark YES!" > This is just my slogan! Hopefully, the NZSG will have one too. But just in > case, and because the Census is so soon, go to > http://www.stats.govt.nz Click on Census 2001 (in middle of page near the > top) and read about the Census form. There is this question : > If you agree, the information you gave on this form, including your name and > address, will be stored securely for 100 years and then anyone who wants to see > it will be allowed to. Do you agree? > yes, I agree to allowing people to see my information after 100 years > no, I do NOT agree to allowing people to see my information after 100 years > > You are not allowed to TICK your census form. You make a mark like a dash. No > circles or boxes to tick. Just an ellipse, the right shape for a -. > Please talk about this with family, friends and any one you meet! Because we > really need - say - 80% (wouldn't that be lovely) of NZers to say YES!! So that > there is a great representation for our descendants to look at in 2101. AND if > lots say yes, perhaps the next census will be retained without a question! > You may use my slogan!! > > NZ Electoral Roll > The Electoral Roll is online at http://www1.elections.org.nz/index.html > You can check your own entries by entering your full name and birth date, you > will then see a screen giving your name and street name. Click on your name and > you will be asked for the street #. Then you may update or change or just check > your information. If you do make a change, you will receive a confirmation > notice to sign and return. > Am sure a genealogist can see quite a handy tool here! Have you wondered if > someone in your family is still alive? As long as you have been given their > date of birth and full name by them or a close family member, you could check > for their current address, even without the street number. You could then check > in the online phone book for the full address and phone number. I see this as a > great tool to find a family member with a very common surname and initial. > Because, as you have their birth date, there is a very good chance you may find > the person you are looking for. Rather than working through a long list of John > Smith's in the phone book!. Handy for finding people who are not on the phone, > though you will not see their full street address. > > TreeLine > Remember the NetGuide??? The articles I wrote for the April and May issues last > year are on their web site. www.netguide.co.nz choose Tutorials on LH side. > Then Genealogy. Remember TreeLine? Where genealogists write in to ask > questions for me to answer! Well, there will be a prize each month for the best > question from a Buzzword reader. Send your questions to [email protected] > . Nige will send it on to me and I will give the prize!! (Just trying to find a > way to encourage you to write in with a question!!! - please!) > > 1881 Census CDs > These wonderful CDs have helped many genealogists since they were published. > There was one thing that many of us wanted. That was a better search facility. > Suppose we could not find an ancestor, but we knew roughly where they might be > and we knew their occupation; or perhaps we knew the name of their house but not > where it was; perhaps we knew the father's name and one of the children; perhaps > we knew a daughter's forename and birth place, but not her married name. All > sorts of scenarios! Now there is a search facility that will let us search just > like that. It is version 3 of the Family History Resource file viewer. The best > way to purchase this is to buy the Mormon Immigration Index CD - it is c$11 and > although it contains information about LDS immigration to the US 1840-1890 (you > might find something of interest!), it also has the latest version of the > Viewer. Once you have installed the Census CDs, then instal the Immigration CD. > This will update your Viewer. > You need to be looking at a Region CD (not an Index CD), click on Search at the > top of the screen and then neighbours. And type your request! To purchase phone > 09 262 2913 with your credit card number. > > Genealogy Programs > As of today 20 January we have stock of : > Legacy 3 free CD, Legacy 3 Deluxe new programs and upgrades (these arrived > today!) > Family Origins 9 programs (waiting for more upgrades) > Family Tree Maker 8 programs (waiting for upgrades and the free upgrades) > Family Tree Maker 7.5 upgrade (last with a printed manual) (can't upgrade to 8, > but can to next version) > Generations 8 UK - have our evaluation program and stock should be here in a few > weeks > Relatively Yours II - under evaluation > TMG Silver > Generations version 7 and 6 and 5 and the US 8 at special prices > > Web Sites of Interest > GenViewer - a MUST HAVE! this is a beta version, the program will be ready in > February. Lets you look at any GEDCOM file - in ways better than some genealogy > programs!! Family Group sheets, Pedigrees, see the notes - just amazing. Do > try it whilst it is free. www.mudcreek.ca Will be around $US20. > www.gendoor.com Great search engine! And another www.vivisimo.com > www.englishorigins.com The pay to view web site for the Society of > Genealogists in London. 6pd for 48 hours of access or looking at 150 records, > whichever comes first. Members receive 1 free 48 hour session per quarter!! > Family Tree Magazine Year Book 2001 - 1,362 resources for finding your roots! > Packed full of web sites organised under headings such as: Genealogy & the Web; > Records Resources; Ethnic Heritage Toolkits (includes England, Ireland, > Scotland, Scandinavia, France, Poland etc); Preservation; Reunions etc etc. So > much just at your fingertips. This is the US Family Tree Magazine. $17 + $1.50 > p&h. > > All the best for 2001 > Jan > >. Frank Cardiff East Gosford NSW 2250 Australia