-----Original Message----- From: Mark & Bonnie Endries [mailto:endries5@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 1:59 PM To: FRANCE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FRANCE] Fw: [NYERIE] New Ancestors PBS TV series (fwd) Of possible interest. Apologies for any duplication. > Ancestors, the highly successful PBS series, is back with an updated > format and 13 new episodes shot on location around the world. The new > series emphasizes the world of records, making it an exciting research > tool for beginning and seasoned genealogists alike. Whether your library > has an extensive collection of local history and genealogy records or > whether you get only an occasional query about family history, the > combination of exciting research stories and expert advice in this series > can help your patrons to get involved and to be successful in their search > for roots. > > But Ancestors is more than simply a how-to PBS series. The project > includes a number of educational materials, including: --an instructional > website, with links, downloadable research forms, and information about > record types (often as video clips!) --an online teacher's guide, designed > for grades 7-12 or community education programs --am instructional > guidebook, a step-by-step guide to the research process family historians > follow --instructional videos, designed especially for use in classrooms > and other teaching settings. > > For more information on any of these items, or for broadcast dates and > times in your area, please visit us online at www.kbyu.org/ancestors > > We encourage you to send this message to other librarians and genealogists > who may be interested in hearing about Ancestors. We appreciate your help > in spreading the word and hope that this project will help your library > patrons and other researchers find the best ways to search for ancestors. > > For more information, please contact: > Diena Simmons > KBYU Television/Ancestors > (801) 378-8450 > diena_simmons@byu.edu ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/