FYI. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Joshua Taylor" <josh@djoshuataylor.com> To: <USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [USGW-Discuss] USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Committee Announces Program > PLEASE FORWARD TO REGIONAL AND STATE LISTS! > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Committee Announces Program > > Members of the USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Committee have been working hard to > organize The USGenWeb Project’s participation in the 2006 Federation of > Genealogical Societies conference to be held August 30-September 2, 2006 > in > Boston, Massachusetts. We are proud to announce the lecture topics and > speakers who will be participating in the USGenWeb track at the > conference. > > This team will be presenting 20 events at the FGS 2006 Conference. > Speakers > for the track include past members of the Advisory Board, past National > Coordinators, professional genealogists, and many others. In the coming > weeks detailed information on each speaker will be posted at > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/FGS.shtml, but brief biographies are > contained at the conclusion of the lecture titles. > > The FGS 2006 Conference is the largest genealogical event ever held, > totaling over 338 sessions. Please stay tuned for additional information > on > registration for the FGS Conference, and more news from the USGenWeb at > FGS > 2006 Committee! > > See you in Boston! > > D. Joshua Taylor, chair > USGenWeb at FGS 2006 > > > > LECTURE SESSIONS: > > Tame That Data – Excel and Genealogy > Holly Timm > Use Microsoft Excel to manage research data: create useful forms for > recording sources and other records; learn the usefulness of alphabetical > and chronological sorting of data; and methods to prepare, code, and > upload > data; especially in large quantities. > > Secrets of Easy Website Maintenance > Holly Timm > Learn how to use basic server side, simple cascading style sheet codes, as > well as ‘boilerplate’ paragraphs to simplify and streamline the creation > and > maintenance of web sites. > > Coloring for Genealogists – Creating Graphics for Your Site > Holly Timm > Learn how to design and create graphics for your genealogical sites or > projects. Learn techniques for creating graphics that can be used in many > graphics programs. > > Cemetery Research Online > Starr Hailey Campbell > Learn how to get research done in your jammies at 2 in the morning and > without bugs, snakes, and sunburn. > > Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should > Linda Woodward Gieger, CGRS, CGL > Tips and tricks for making your USGenWeb sites user friendly for all, > including those with physical disabilities. > > Using the USGenWeb Archives > Joy Fisher > Thousands of names, thousands of files…but what is the USGenWeb Archives? > Learn what the USGenWeb Archives is and is not. Come see examples of how > to > use the USGenWeb Archives and how to submit data to them. > > Putting Date Online: Getting it From Here to There > Joy Fisher > Learn tips and tricks for converting information from many sources, such > as > books, photographs, databases, and word processing files to web pages. > Discover how to use scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) > effectively. > > On-Line Traps and Pitfalls: For Beginners > Joy Fisher > For the newbie, the Internet can be a scary place. Learn how to protect > yourself from fraud, hackers, and data miners! > > Creating a Website for Your Society > D. Joshua Taylor > Whether your society is big or small, local, regional or national, a > successful website is a necessity! Come learn how to create a website > that > will fit your society’s needs, and will be beneficial to current and > prospective members of your society! > > Copyright and Privacy in a Digital World: What Genealogists Need to Know! > D. Joshua Taylor > “Can I use that?” Learn the basics of copyright rules and regulations > for > genealogists, while learning how to protect and preserve your own privacy > and the privacy in others as you do genealogy in a digital world! > > Exploring Academia: Using College and University Library Online Projects > Lori Thornton > Many college and university libraries are adding to the wealth of > materials > available to family historians’ research needs. Come explore some of the > varied holdings of these projects and put their riches to work for you. > > Exploring Your Ancestor’s World Through Online Maps > Lori Thornton > A look at the fascinating world of online maps. Discover the types of > maps > available and the ways each type can add to your understanding of your > ancestor and his world. > > Quick and Easy Webpage Creation for Genealogists > Linda Haas Davenport > Building web pages should be fun, not work. Genealogists want to spend > their > time doing and sharing research, not writing computer code. Learn to make > web pages using Microsoft Word. > > Working Together: Managing a Website With a Partner > Linda Haas Davenport > Thinking about asking someone to help you with your web site? Wondering if > it will work out? Learn how to build a successful partnership. > > Question and Answer with the USGenWeb Project > USGenWeb Team > Want to know more about USGenWeb and how it can be helpful to your > research? > Thinking about volunteering or submitting information, but not sure how > you > can help? Come hear experienced USGenWeb volunteers answer these > questions, > and much more! Questions taken from the floor. > > Hidden Treasures of USGenWeb > Betsy Mills > There are many special projects within the USGenWeb Project that are real > gems – unusual, unique or just unbelievably comprehensive – and they are > all > free! > > Successful Partnerships Between USGenWeb and Genealogical Societies > Betsy Mills > Learn how USGenWeb County Coordinators and members of local genealogical > societies can work effectively together to make information available for > online researchers while enhancing the society’s publication sales. When > local societies work as partners with the USGenWeb county site, everyone > benefits! > > Unknown Photos – Using Today’s Technology to Identify > Betsy Mills > Today’s technology has improved the chances of identifying those unknown > photographs in your photo album. Learn how to identify old photographs by > using modern technology to analyze the type of photograph, identify the > people in the photograph, determine the styles in the photograph and find > other often-missed clues. Preserve those photographs by scanning and > sharing them! > > Broadcast Your Research! > Lela Evans > Learn how to broadcast your genealogy research on the Internet for help > and > contacts using the USGenWeb Project, Ancestry.com, and other websites to > your advantage. > > > > SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES > > > > Starr Hailey Campbell > An FGS director, program chair for FGS/SLC 2005, UGA administrative > assistant, chaired 2004 UGA conference, served as coordinator for FGS > Society Hall “LIVE” from 2000–2004, FGS Delegate Digest editor, received > 2005 FGS George E. Williams award. > > Linda Haas Davenport > Family Historian, 30 years experience. Webmaster of Tulsa County History > Site and Davenport/Haas web site. Researcher for hire since retirement in > early 2005. Author of "Scopes of Work" (book published by the National > Homebuilders Press, for construction companies). Author of several small > "How-To" Genealogy books. Articles published in: Family Chronicles and > Genealogy Helper. USGenWeb County Coordinator, 1st Chairman of USGW > Election > Committee, Past OK State Archive Manager. Past President NAVA. > > Lela Evans > Lela Evans, Genealogy Librarian at Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library, > has > been doing genealogy research since she was in High School. She has > served > as the Orphan County Director and Mentor Director for the TXGenWeb Project > and is currently the Event Coordinator. She has been a county coordinator > since 1998 in the TXGenWeb and MSGenWeb Projects and is a member of > numerous > local and national genealogical societies. > > Linda Woodward Gieger, CGRS, CGL > Linda Woodward Geiger, CGRS, CGL, is an accomplished researcher; a > national > lecturer; a published author; a trustee and treasurer for the Board for > Certification of Genealogists (BCG); and a principal in the Regional > In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance (RIGS Alliance). In addition, she > is > an associate of StudioSR a web site developer and she designs sites for > some > non-profit historical and genealogical societies. > > Joy Fisher > Joy Fisher, an Engineer, has presented several papers at National > Engineering conferences. Teaches Chemistry and Engineering Courses. Wrote > software for a graduate level Mechanical Engineering class, co-author of > Probability Applications in Mechanical Engineering Design (2003). Has been > doing genealogy for over 35 years. > > Chuck Knuthson > Chuck Knuthson is a professional genealogist who researches in California > and the West. A retired police captain, he instructs college genealogy > classes locally, and lectures at the local, state and national levels. He > is > President of the 1,300 member Sacramento German Genealogy Society and > Treasurer for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. He has served as a > volunteer county coordinator for California GenWeb (Sierra County, CA) > since > 1998. A graduate of NIGR, IGHR, and SLIG, he is a member of the National > Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, > Genealogical > Speakers Guild, and numerous other organizations. > > Betsy Mills > Betsy Mills, well-known genealogical researcher and author. State > Coordinator, ARGenWeb Project; County Coordinator, TXGenWeb and ARGenWeb; > Representative-At-Large, USGenWeb Project Advisory Board; Former Regent, > Joseph Ligon Chapter, National Society Daughters of the Revolution; Vice > President, Lamar County [TX] Genealogical Society; Member: Daughters of > the > Republic of Texas, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dames of the Magna > Carta. > > D. Joshua Taylor > D. Joshua Taylor "Josh", nationally known genealogical researcher, > lecturer, > and author. Regional Coordinator; USGenWeb Census Project, Member of > Archives project, Election Committee, and County Coordinator, USGenWeb. > Former Parliamentarian, Youth Chapter President, Recording Secretary, and > 2003\2004 Conference Exhibit Chairman; UGA. Member-at-Large, USGenWeb > Election Committee. Recipient, Rubincam Youth Award from NGS. Member of > the FGS 2006 Conference Committee, and chairman of USGenWeb at FGS 2006. > > Holly Timm > A genealogists for over 30 years; publisher of numerous census transcripts > and other books and articles on Southeast Kentucky; active with USGenWeb > since the beginning in Kentucky, including mentoring new CC’s with site, > page and graphics preparation; for several years moderated and led the > #htmlhelp and #imagehelp channels on irc. > > Lori Thornton > Lori is Technical Services Librarian and adjunct professor of Computer > Information Systems at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. > She serves as a county coordinator, assistant state coordinator, and a > member of the Election Committee for the USGenWeb Project. She is editor > of > Mississippi History and Genealogy Notes Blog. She is former editor of The > Thornton News, an electronic newsletter for descendants of Richard and > Agnes > Thornton. She has published numerous articles, reviews, and essays for > genealogical and library publications. > > PLEASE FORWARD TO REGIONAL AND STATE LISTS! > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.3/209 - Release Date: 12/21/2005 > > > > > ==== USGENWEB-DISCUSS Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR USGENWEB ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE: > http://www.usgenweb.org/about/advisoryboard.shtml > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >