>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:32:53 -0500 >Reply-To: H-Net Discussion List on Indiana History and Studies > <H-INDIANA@H-NET.MSU.EDU> >Sender: H-Net Discussion List on Indiana History and Studies > <H-INDIANA@H-NET.MSU.EDU> >From: Ray Boomhower <RBoomhower@indianahistory.org> >Subject: IHS Sponsors Genealogy Computer Workshops >To: H-INDIANA@H-NET.MSU.EDU >Status: > >From: Ray Boomhower <rboomhower@indianahistory.org> >Sent: Wed, 13 Oct 99 >Subject: IHS Sponsors Genealogy Computer Workshops > >Recording family history and conducting research using a computer will be >the focus of Family History Computer Workshops presented by Larry Goss of >the University of Southern Indiana and sponsored by the Indiana Historical >Society on 4 December 1999 and 26 February 2000 in the IHS Theater, 450 W. >Ohio St., Indianapolis. > >The morning workshop on 4 December is designed for genealogists who would >like to use their computers to maintain family history records. The workshop >will focus on fundamental computer record keeping, organizing family history >research notes, where to look, whom to see, and what to ask. That same day >the afternoon workshop will feature a demonstration of family history >computer software, including "Family Tree Maker," "Family Origins," >"Brothers Keeper," and "Ultimate Family Tree." > >The series will conclude with morning and afternoon workshops on 26 >February. The morning intermediate workshop will include information on >accessing the Internet, sources available on the Internet, searching the >Internet, and separating fact from fiction. The afternoon advanced workshop >will cover digital imaging and downloading files from the Internet. How to >process digital images and the hardware and software required to process >digital images will also be discussed. > >Goss, director of USI's industrial management program, has worked with >computers throughout his career. He has been keeping genealogical >information on personal computers since 1983. A charter member of the >Tri-State Genealogical Society of Evansville, Goss writes a column on >computerized genealogy for the group's quarterly newsletter. > >Preregistration is recommended as seating is limited. The registration >deadlines are 19 November 1999 for the 4 December workshops and 11 February >2000 for the 26 February 2000 workshops. Registration forms are available by >calling the IHS's Education Division at (317) 233-5659; faxing (317) >233-0857; or E-mailing cjohnson@indianahistory.org. >