The Victoria B. C. Genealogical Society announced its annual Fall Seminar to be held on Oct. 29, 2016 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Researchers are welcome to register at the following link:
http://www.victoriags.org/seminar.php
Victoria B. C. Genealogical Society Fall Seminar
The Victoria B. C. Genealogical Society announced its annual Fall Seminar to be held on Oct. 29, 2016 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Researchers are welcome to register at the following link:
http://www.victoriags.org/seminar.php
Poke'mon Go Causes Problems in Cemetery
The new GPS game Poke'mon has been a huge success but not without some dangerous and damaging consequences. Lisa Thorn from the Lancaster Cemetery Board of Directors posted this on her Facebook page yesterday. Posted on Dick Eastman's Blog.
Life of a record.....A MUST READ!
The website Ancestry Insider posted a article that every researcher should read. We all know that every record we find or include in our research has a very good chance of not being accurate. Online research and continual transcribing down through the generations have made accuracy questionable. The Barbour Collection is the target here, the Insider haven taken a considerable amount of time and research to make the record correct as possible. See what they found!
http://www.ancestryinsider.org/2016/08/take-time-to-understandthe-barbour.html
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We Have a New Look!
We have a new look to our blog!
Once a year or two we give our blog a new a fresh look.
The theme for the blog is usually a area that depicts the geography and culture
that the Columbia River Gorge is famous for.
Our blog remains a good source of educational genealogy posts and links to help all researchers.
Enjoy!
FamilySearch Recruits 100,000 To Preserve The Worlds Records
Today on Dick Eastman's blog he shared a FamilySearch news announcement .
FamilySearch has recruited 100,00 volunteers to transcribe and index various records from around the world to preserve them for future generations.
The event starts Friday July 15, 2016 and runs for 72 hours.
You can read Dick's post on this blog at https://blog.eogn.com/2016/07/11/familysearch-recruits-100000-to-save-the-worlds-records/ or go to FamilySearch and read the announcement and details of the event at https://familysearch.org/blog/en/worldwide-indexing-event-2016/
Query, Messege Boards, and Forum List Added To Blog
A new list has been added to our educational link library. To aid you in your research a list of queries, forums and message boards has been added. The sites contain boards that members can query their surnames or search for families that are researching the same areas or families.
One in particular , GenealogyWise has over 39,000 members and is FREE!
The site covers all areas of the world and you can even set up your own profile or area listing your interests and post research questions to forums and message boards. The site is sponsored by The National Institute Of Genealogical Studies.
http://www.genealogywise.com/
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