Great post, Harold! I would add that if you want to specialize in a particular area (geographically or topically) I would investigate educations opportunities in that specific area as well so that you have a "niche" making you more valuable to other researchers. If you choose some area that isn't well represented in the literature then maybe you can author something as you do your research to learn more about it and that too will give you more credibility and authority in that area of expertise. Michele

Sorry, I should also add that I have completed the ProGen Study Group, as well. Janeth Murphy Moyock, NC

I am a transitional genealogist and am hoping to make the leap to full time practitioner within a two year time frame. I've completed the Boston University Certificate Program, and continue to work on completion of the NGS Home Study Program (Graded). I'm wondering what my next educational step should be and am hoping for some input/guidance. I would love to be able to attend on-site courses, but that just isn't a feasible option for me at this point in time. Any recommendations for web-based educational programs that would enhance (rather than repeat) the programs I have already completed/am already enrolled in? I understand that there will always be some overlap in training courses. My intended areas of specialty are Civil War and Native American (New York State) research. Thanks in advance for any advice! Janeth L. Murphy Moyock, NC

Janeth -- Welcome to the list! Sounds like you are on a good path. A few thoughts: (1) In general, the further you go, the more you have to create, or at least mix & match, your own educational opportunities. It's always good to review and re-hear things you think you know about, but as you advance fewer of the general conference offerings will be as helpful as they once were. (2) As you get closer to going full-time, business knowledge becomes as important as substantive knowledge. APG has more webinars and discussions available now than before and they are business-focused. You may want to consider the ProGen Study Group. I benefited from it but at that time I had not done as much as you already have. ProGen is interactive and by breaking up the big book _Professional Genealogy_ it forces one to pay attention to one thing at a time and in depth. (3) Contrary to the opinion of some, there are many and increasing ways of learning without spending a week or more far from home. One has long existed: ordering recordings of relevant lectures from conferences. Besides free and paid webinars (Illinois has a series), there are free web sites, of which by far the best are Elizabeth Shown Mills's Historic Pathways and Evidence Explained, easily reached by googling. Finally there are five top-notch genealogy publications whose articles show how the best people have solved problems: NEHGR, NGSQ, NYGBR, TAG, and The Genealogist. If the subscriptions/memberships are too steep, use the library and the photocopier. (4) Angela McGhie's blog, "Adventures in Genealogy Education," is the most focused on this topic, but other blogs touch on it from time to time and they are free. (5) Various kinds of virtual groups are available or can be created. NGSQ discussion groups are organized by Sheri Fenley of California. APG has a virtual chapter if you are really too far from the NC one. If you can assemble a group of folks that will criticize one another freely and fairly (not always easy), you may be able to learn a lot about writing that way. (6) Having said all this, I realize that while I met many current valued friends on-line first, it does make a difference, when you can, to move heaven and earth and take a course like Elizabeth's Advanced Methodology at Samford or Tom Jones's writing or methodology courses at various venues. The courses are great but the people who made the effort to come and take them are your peer group and a week with them is worth a lot too. These institutes are a different animal from conferences -- more in-depth -- and while I enjoy both if I had to choose I would go the institute route. I'm pretty sure I've left some things out but I hope to make a blog post on this subject soon anyway, so hopefully by then I'll have remembered it or been reminded of it on here! Harold On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:49 AM, <mrsmurphy1@aol.com> wrote: > I am a transitional genealogist and am hoping to make the leap to full > time practitioner within a two year time frame. I've completed the Boston > University Certificate Program, and continue to work on completion of the > NGS Home Study Program (Graded). I'm wondering what my next educational > step should be and am hoping for some input/guidance. I would love to be > able to attend on-site courses, but that just isn't a feasible option for > me at this point in time. Any recommendations for web-based educational > programs that would enhance (rather than repeat) the programs I have > already completed/am already enrolled in? I understand that there will > always be some overlap in training courses. My intended areas of specialty > are Civil War and Native American (New York State) research. Thanks in > advance for any advice! > > Janeth L. Murphy > Moyock, NC > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Harold Henderson midwestroots.net Research, Writing, and Brickwall Dismantling from Northwest Indiana Regularly Researching at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competencyevaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates.

Today is the dedication and gala for the McClelland Irish Library where I work. Festivities will go on until midnight with ambassadors, dignitaries, citizens of Phoenix, Irish music and dancing. We have the library all polished and clean and I will be sitting at my desk on the second floor, ready to tell people about our genealogy service. I can't believe that I finally work for a library where genealogy is considered number one! If ever you are in Phoenix, please stop by for a visit. Daniela Moneta, CG, CGL Genealogy Librarian McClelland Irish Library 1106 North Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of GenealogistsR used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

"Fire in the belly." 50% of all new businesses fail in the first year. By year five, only about 50% of those who survived the first year will still be in business. Michael's determination to *do what it takes* is a good example of that "fire in the belly." Passion and dedication to make things happen in order to succeed in a new business. Every successful business required investment of capital, dedication, passion, time, and elbow grease. best regards, Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hait" <michael.hait@hotmail.com> To: "Harold Henderson" <librarytraveler@gmail.com>, mrsmurphy1@aol.com Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:31:15 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] Recommendations for Educational Progression? I would like to add a few things to Harold's message. These have a little less to do with education, and more to do with your desire to become a full-time genealogist. 1. Writing a business plan is essential. I know this is one of the assignments in ProGen, but you have to keep up with it. A business plan should be a "living document." As you learn things that do and do not work in a practical sense, you should change your business plan to reflect your experience. 2. Definitely join APG and the NC chapter of APG. APG has made its GoToWebinar account available to chapters for meetings, and the NC chapter has made use of this if you are unable to attend every meeting in person. The chapter has a great membership, with wide and varied experience--not just within genealogy but also outside genealogy. The APG Virtual Chapter is based in the "Second Life" platform, so you have to be able to run that to attend any meeting. I cannot do so myself. (Or I got frustrated and gave up trying.) 3. Before taking the plunge into full-time genealogy, you should start by taking a few clients on a part-time basis. One of the keys to my success in transitioning genealogy into my full-time career was having an established client base grown over a few years of part-time work. Return/repeat clients and referred clients are a major part of my business. 4. Consider the resources you have easy access to when advertising your specialties. When I first started, my specialties included upstate (Albany) New York and Connecticut, because that is where my family is from and therefore where the majority of my experience lay. However, I was only one or two clients in when I realized that I could not remotely research these areas from Maryland in an effective and timely manner. There are certainly a lot more online resources available now than there were in 2005-2006 when I was getting started, but that still does not allow me to examine the original records in New York. So I spent months building a knowledge base in Maryland resources and records--the area where I lived, though I had never done any research there. Even today, though I now live in Delaware, the majority of my research cases are based in Maryland--I'm still only an hour from the Maryland State Archives and go there on a regular basis. More on 4--your desired specialties are the Civil War and New York Native American research. How will you market yourself in order to compete with professionals in the Washington, DC, area who have daily direct access to the National Archives' military collections (essential for CW research) or the professionals in New York who specialize in Native American research? This is not something you have to answer here but something you have to consider for yourself and include in your business plan before you begin your career. 5. Marketing is not just advertising. Marketing is establishing your business as a brand--that brand being your own professional reputation. The genealogical community is a relatively small world, and the professional genealogy community is far smaller. Every time you write or publish, every time you lecture, and indeed every client report that you send to a client constitutes marketing to a much higher extent than some might believe. Every time you post online, on the TGF list, on the APG members list, on a local genealogy list, on your blog, on a genealogy Facebook page... you get the idea. Building a reputation for research skill and knowledge of records and analysis is not something that you can intentionally set out to do. It is something that grows organically as you work. You can't be afraid to take advantage of the networking opportunities available to learn more--that is, don't be afraid to ask questions like you have done today, for fear of appearing ignorant or inexperienced. Everyone understands that no one knows everything. Intelligent and thoughtful questions are as respected as intelligent and thoughtful answers. 6. On education--I definitely agree with all of Harold's comments, but I want to highlight two of them. First, I want to second his endorsement of genealogy institutes. My first "national" genealogy event was the Institute of Genealogical & Historical Research at Samford University, in 2010. I could never afford to travel for education before then (and actually lost my job a month after registering, so I couldn't really afford it even at the time I went). My experience that week--not just educational, but also the opportunities for networking that existed and the relationships that were formed over that week--made me vow that no matter what, if I had to move the heavens and earth, I would never again miss IGHR. In 2011, I barely made it by the skin of my teeth, but I moved said heavens and earth, and bought the plane tickets to Birmingham less than a month before the Institute. But I made it, and took Elizabeth Shown Mills's Advanced Methodology course. Well worth every struggle. Second, I want to reiterate the importance of meeting people face-to-face. A lot of conversations simply cannot be held effectively by email. There is something to be said for being able to look people in the eye. Relationships formed in person tend to be stronger than those formed online. A lot of professional opportunities arise because of relationships built with other professionals. These opportunities may be as important as or even more important than those built with your own independent ideas and marketing. And they may be the difference between being successful in your career and unsuccessful. I hope this advice helped, and good luck with your career! Michael Hait, CG(sm) michael.hait@hotmail.com http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com "Planting the Seeds" Blog: http://michaelhait.wordpress.com CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: Harold Henderson Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:32 AM To: mrsmurphy1@aol.com Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Recommendations for Educational Progression? Janeth -- Welcome to the list! Sounds like you are on a good path. A few thoughts: (1) In general, the further you go, the more you have to create, or at least mix & match, your own educational opportunities. It's always good to review and re-hear things you think you know about, but as you advance fewer of the general conference offerings will be as helpful as they once were. (2) As you get closer to going full-time, business knowledge becomes as important as substantive knowledge. APG has more webinars and discussions available now than before and they are business-focused. You may want to consider the ProGen Study Group. I benefited from it but at that time I had not done as much as you already have. ProGen is interactive and by breaking up the big book _Professional Genealogy_ it forces one to pay attention to one thing at a time and in depth. (3) Contrary to the opinion of some, there are many and increasing ways of learning without spending a week or more far from home. One has long existed: ordering recordings of relevant lectures from conferences. Besides free and paid webinars (Illinois has a series), there are free web sites, of which by far the best are Elizabeth Shown Mills's Historic Pathways and Evidence Explained, easily reached by googling. Finally there are five top-notch genealogy publications whose articles show how the best people have solved problems: NEHGR, NGSQ, NYGBR, TAG, and The Genealogist. If the subscriptions/memberships are too steep, use the library and the photocopier. (4) Angela McGhie's blog, "Adventures in Genealogy Education," is the most focused on this topic, but other blogs touch on it from time to time and they are free. (5) Various kinds of virtual groups are available or can be created. NGSQ discussion groups are organized by Sheri Fenley of California. APG has a virtual chapter if you are really too far from the NC one. If you can assemble a group of folks that will criticize one another freely and fairly (not always easy), you may be able to learn a lot about writing that way. (6) Having said all this, I realize that while I met many current valued friends on-line first, it does make a difference, when you can, to move heaven and earth and take a course like Elizabeth's Advanced Methodology at Samford or Tom Jones's writing or methodology courses at various venues. The courses are great but the people who made the effort to come and take them are your peer group and a week with them is worth a lot too. These institutes are a different animal from conferences -- more in-depth -- and while I enjoy both if I had to choose I would go the institute route. I'm pretty sure I've left some things out but I hope to make a blog post on this subject soon anyway, so hopefully by then I'll have remembered it or been reminded of it on here! Harold On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:49 AM, <mrsmurphy1@aol.com> wrote: > I am a transitional genealogist and am hoping to make the leap to full > time practitioner within a two year time frame. I've completed the Boston > University Certificate Program, and continue to work on completion of the > NGS Home Study Program (Graded). I'm wondering what my next educational > step should be and am hoping for some input/guidance. I would love to be > able to attend on-site courses, but that just isn't a feasible option for > me at this point in time. Any recommendations for web-based educational > programs that would enhance (rather than repeat) the programs I have > already completed/am already enrolled in? I understand that there will > always be some overlap in training courses. My intended areas of specialty > are Civil War and Native American (New York State) research. Thanks in > advance for any advice! > > Janeth L. Murphy > Moyock, NC > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > -- Harold Henderson midwestroots.net Research, Writing, and Brickwall Dismantling from Northwest Indiana Regularly Researching at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competencyevaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone recommend a researcher in the Pueblo or Canon City areas? Please respond off-list. J. H. ("Jay") Fonkert, CG View my speaking calendar at: _http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/calendar_view.php_ (http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/calendar_view.php) _http://www.fourgenerationsgenealogy.wordpress.com_ (http://www.fourgenerationsgenealogy.wordpress.com/) _http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/_ (http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/) Saint Paul, MN Director, Association of Professional Genealogists professional profile at _www.apgen.org_ (http://www.apgen.org)/) *"CG" & "Certified Genealogist" are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, and are used by authorized associates following periodic, peer-reviewed competency evaluations. Certificate No. 995, issued 11 May 2007. Application for renewal submitted May 2012.

If you're an NGS member... NGS just released a video of Ron Hill talking about his English research experiences. I just watched it and recommend it for a pleasant 20-minute break in your day. This is not a lecture, but rather several delightful stories about the places he has been and the people he has met over many years doing research in Cornwall and other parts of England. You can view video after signing in on the NGS website. J. H. ("Jay") Fonkert, CG View my speaking calendar at: _http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/calendar_view.php_ (http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/calendar_view.php) _http://www.fourgenerationsgenealogy.wordpress.com_ (http://www.fourgenerationsgenealogy.wordpress.com/) _http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/_ (http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/) Saint Paul, MN Director, Association of Professional Genealogists professional profile at _www.apgen.org_ (http://www.apgen.org)/) *"CG" & "Certified Genealogist" are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, and are used by authorized associates following periodic, peer-reviewed competency evaluations. Certificate No. 995, issued 11 May 2007. Application for renewal submitted May 2012.

When I changed to Gmail some years back, all my spam ended and no hacking has occurred. They have the best spam control of anyone. Pat Kinzie

Kristin, My comments are based solely upon examining the images at Ancestry; a person familiar with Wood Co. and families in the area can hopefully be of more help. It appears to me that, as is not unusual, Ancestry has used arbitrary methods for separating the images in this census.  The first batch labeled "New Point" is 17 images; the second, labeled "Wood" is only 2 images.  However, notice that the enumerator numbered each sheet consecutively.  If you look through all the images, he only wrote a location on three of those sheets:  #1, #15, and #16.  I believe image 1 is the "cover sheet" for Wood Co., since it is numbered 1 and the enumerator has written Wood Co. and the date at the top of the page. (Forgive my impreciseness in language; I still get my pages, sheets, and folios confused).  The hypothesis I would have is that the people enumerated at the bottom of image 15 and top of image 16 probably lived in or around New Port (not New Point; I agree with you that it is a transcription error), since that is what he wrote in the margin.  As to where those enumerated on sheets other than the bottom of 15 and top of 16 lived (other than somewhere in Wood Co.), one would need other sources of information, such as deed plats. It appears Ancestry made these images from FHL microfilm 181431, although they seem to have confused the FHL film number with other numbers in their source description. You would need to consult that film or the NARA film to see if there are any frames missing. Connie Sheets Phoenix, AZ KB Genealogical Services wrote: > I am needing a little help finding > the cover sheet? for the 1810 U.S. > Federal Census for New Point, Wood County, VA.  The > first page when viewed > on Ancestry.com only goes back to the first page, and does > not include the > name of the town on the image.  How do  I find the > page that the indexer > would have used to transcribe from? > > The town is indexed as New Point.  However, I have not > located a New Point, > Wood, VA for that time period.  I inquired with > Deedmapper, to see if they > knew of the location and they thought it may be > Newport.  Newport was the > name of Parkersburg up until a time in 1810, likely after > the census was > enumerated.  The gentleman I've located is living in > New Point, in 1810 and > then registers into the War of 1812, in Parkersburg.  I > need to test my > theory about it being the same place and indexed > incorrectly.

I am needing a little help finding the cover sheet? for the 1810 U.S. Federal Census for New Point, Wood County, VA. The first page when viewed on Ancestry.com only goes back to the first page, and does not include the name of the town on the image. How do I find the page that the indexer would have used to transcribe from? The town is indexed as New Point. However, I have not located a New Point, Wood, VA for that time period. I inquired with Deedmapper, to see if they knew of the location and they thought it may be Newport. Newport was the name of Parkersburg up until a time in 1810, likely after the census was enumerated. The gentleman I've located is living in New Point, in 1810 and then registers into the War of 1812, in Parkersburg. I need to test my theory about it being the same place and indexed incorrectly. Thank you in advance for any ideas. Kristin Bartell 125 SE Salmon St., Waldport, OR 97394 541-961-3954 Fax 541-563-2556 KB Genealogical Services <http://www.kbgenealogicalservices.com/> http://www.kbgenealogicalservices.com Member: APG, APG Oregon, NGS, GFO, GCO, DAR President Lincoln Co. Genealogical Society

Yahoo and att.net (which is also yahoo) are the ones being hijacked. Yahoo has tools to help: http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&y=PROD_ACCT&page=answers&type=narrow&fac=CMS-CATEGORY-YAHOO-PROD.PROD_ACCT&question_box=account+has+been+hacked&searchid=1347953744613 >From http://articles.cnn.com/2012-07-12/tech/tech_web_yahoo-users-hacked_1_passwords-yahoo-accounts-hack Yahoo hacked, 450,000 passwords posted online July 12, 2012|By Doug Gross, CNN Login information of more than 450,000 Yahoo users was hacked and posted online in a warning to the site. Hackers posted online what they say is login information for more than 450,000 Yahoo users. The hack, which of course was conducted anonymously, was meant to be a warning, according to the Web page where the documents were dumped. "We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take this as a wake-up call, and not as a threat," a note on the page said. "There have been many security holes exploited in Web servers belonging to Yahoo! Inc. that have caused far greater damage than our disclosure. Please do not take them lightly." -------------Original Message--------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:04:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Karen Biebel-Sutera <kbsutera@att.net> Subject: Re: [TGF] Apology to List To: Connie Sheets <clsheets1@yahoo.com>, TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <1348704287.57445.YahooMailRC@web184801.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 It is very interesting that since I joined this group my email was hacked twice so far.? I was thinking of taking my name off this list at one point but I enjoy reading all the posts.? Now that I have read two others had the same problem it is making me wonder.? I never have had a problem before.? Is there anyway the administrators can check the security on this? ? ?Karen Biebel-Sutera professional genealogist ?

The problem in this case had nothing to do with my formal Contacts list; messages were sent to a much wider audience than that. I'm guessing anyone I've sent a message to (or received a message from?) got spammed. I might have been able to prevent it if I didn't store messages online, but one of the reasons I use Yahoo is so my e-mail is available from any computer and I don't need to use an offline e-mail program. I shall be more careful to delete/move messages from my Sent folder in case that helps, although I try to do that periodically anyway. I also follow Dave's advice about passwords, although I could be more diligent about the frequency with which I change my password. Connie Linda Johnson <lindajohnsongenealogy@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've been fortunate not to have my > e-mail accounts hijacked, but one thing I've done to protect > others in the aftermath of having received spam from the > accounts of several people whose accounts have been hijacked > is this:  simply copy your contacts list to a different > location (I put mine into a Word document), then delete all > of your contacts from Yahoo or whatever service you use. > It's inconvenient to have to cut and paste addresses from > the Word document, but I think it's worth the trouble to > help avoid spreading spam. Who knows, if enough people > deleted their contact lists, perhaps the spammers would find > it less worthwhile to do what they do. >

I've been fortunate not to have my e-mail accounts hijacked, but one thing I've done to protect others in the aftermath of having received spam from the accounts of several people whose accounts have been hijacked is this:  simply copy your contacts list to a different location (I put mine into a Word document), then delete all of your contacts from Yahoo or whatever service you use. It's inconvenient to have to cut and paste addresses from the Word document, but I think it's worth the trouble to help avoid spreading spam. Who knows, if enough people deleted their contact lists, perhaps the spammers would find it less worthwhile to do what they do. Linda Johnson Connie wrote: >Like Tina, I do not click on unknown links, so that was not the cause of the problem.? I've changed my password, etc.? If anyone >knows of other action I should take, please let me know.

Also a good idea to use a different password for your different accounts. Additionally it is a good idea to use a password that is at least 8 characters with both lower and upper case and a couple of numbers thrown in for good measure! Good luck, Dave In a message dated 9/26/2012 8:39:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rchristen@sbcglobal.net writes: Yahoo accounts were hacked in July. Other companies as well have been in the news with account information that has been compromised. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/yahoo-hack-d33ds-company_n_1667359. html It is good to change passwords frequently to help protect your online information. Rebecca Christensen --- On Wed, 9/26/12, Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: From: Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> Subject: [TGF] yahoo accounts are being hijacked To: "TGF Mailing List" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 5:06 PM Yahoo accounts are getting hijacked. Another reason why one should consider NOT using them for business email. best regards, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yahoo accounts were hacked in July.   Other companies as well have been in the news with account information that has been compromised. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/yahoo-hack-d33ds-company_n_1667359.html It is good to change passwords frequently to help protect your online information. Rebecca Christensen --- On Wed, 9/26/12, Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: From: Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> Subject: [TGF] yahoo accounts are being hijacked To: "TGF Mailing List" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 5:06 PM Yahoo accounts are getting hijacked.  Another reason why one should consider NOT using them for business email. best regards, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute  http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel  TX  77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is very interesting that since I joined this group my email was hacked twice so far.  I was thinking of taking my name off this list at one point but I enjoy reading all the posts.  Now that I have read two others had the same problem it is making me wonder.  I never have had a problem before.  Is there anyway the administrators can check the security on this?    Karen Biebel-Sutera professional genealogist   ________________________________ ________________________________ From: Connie Sheets <clsheets1@yahoo.com> To: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, September 26, 2012 6:16:49 PM Subject: [TGF] Apology to List My apologies for the double whammy that was sent without my knowledge.  Like Tina, I do not click on unknown links, so that was not the cause of the problem.  I've changed my password, etc.  If anyone knows of other action I should take, please let me know. Connie The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My apologies for the double whammy that was sent without my knowledge.  Like Tina, I do not click on unknown links, so that was not the cause of the problem.  I've changed my password, etc.  If anyone knows of other action I should take, please let me know. Connie

Yahoo accounts are getting hijacked. Another reason why one should consider NOT using them for business email. best regards, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

...sorry for the cross-post... :) The summer 2012 version of the “New Jersey History” (Vol. 127, No. 1) is now available online at the following website: http://njh.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njh/index This issue features the following: Emily Blanck's "Slavery in New Jersey: A Roundtable" provides an overview of a recent Kean University discussion on slavery, freedom and liberty in New Jersey from the Founding Era to the Civil War. Jonathan Mercantini's "John and Susan Kean and the Culture of Slavery in the New Nation" examines the contradictions and complexities of slaveholding in the aftermath of the American Revolution through newly available correspondence between John and Susan Kean. Sue Kozel’s "Testing Liberty in New Jersey, 1775-1793: The Intersection of Slavery and Select Manumission Supreme Court Cases” examines freedom – and lack of freedom – through the lens of New Jersey Supreme Court writs of habeas corpus and manumission cases during the Founding Era. Timothy Hack’s “Janus-Faced: Post-Revolutionary Slavery in East and West Jersey, 1784-1804” details the differing views of slavery and divisions that arose between east and west in the years immediately following the Revolution. Augustine J. Curley’s “Nativists in Newark: Radical Protestant Reaction to the Appointment of a Catholic Bishop” chronicles the turbulent aftermath of the selection of the first Roman Catholic bishop in Newark in 1853 – an event that foreshadowed the Know Nothing movement across the northeast in the ensuing years. “New Jersey History” is a free, bi-annual online journal made possible by a collaborative partnership between the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Historical Society, Rutgers University Press, Rutgers University Libraries, and Kean University.