[CA-SCGS] Free Book Scanning at the SCGS Library During RootsTech Conference, March 3-5, 2022, 10:00 to 3:00 pm

                            

Free Book Scanning at the SCGS Library!! 

March 3-5, 2022, 10:00 to 3:00 pm.

(Thursday through Saturday) 

During the RootsTech Conference Weekend.

See flier (on left) for the list of items you may bring to the SCGS Library--and the items must be more than 70 years old.

We will have trained scanners  during these three days to do the scanning for you. 

The length of time for each scanned item will depend on the size of the item scanned.

The scanning system process will send it automatically to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

You do not need to be a member of SCGS to enjoy this service...but feel free to join us! Individual memberships start at $35.00 a year. 

Southern California Genealogical Society and Family History Library

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504

Cross Street: Glenoaks Blvd.

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] RootsMagic Users Group, Sunday, February 16, 2020, 2:00-4:00 pm

    RootsMagic Users Group

Next meeting: Sunday, February 16, 2020, from   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Southern California Genealogical Society library.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] RootsMagic Users Group, CANCELLED for December 2019

RootsMagic Users Group has been cancelled for the December 2019 meeting. 

Meetings will resume in January 2020.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] RootsMagic Users Group, Sunday, November 17, 2019, 2:00-4:00 pm

    RootsMagic Users Group

Next meeting: Sunday, November 17, 2019, from   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Southern California Genealogical Society library.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] RootsMagic Users Group, Sunday, August 18, 2019, 2:00-4:00 pm

    RootsMagic Users Group

Next meeting: Sunday, August 18, 2019, from   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Southern California Genealogical Society library.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] RootsMagic Users Group, July 21, 2019, 2:00-4:00 pm

    RootsMagic Users Group

Next meeting: Sunday, July 21, 2019, from   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Southern California Genealogical Society library.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] NO MEETING FOR RootsMagic Users Group forSunday, June 16, 2019

    RootsMagic Users Group

No meeting for Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Are you interested in all the tips and tricks to using your RootsMagic software program? The RootsMagic user group will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 7 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com.

RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com



Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
               Jerry Domier censusjerry@gmail.com

Location:
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

RootsTech Announces Fifteen FREE Streamed Sessions Feb 6-8

The RootsTech conference will be held next week in Salt Lake City. SCGS and Jamboree will have a booth (#727) in the exhibit hall.

This conference is going to be huge. They are expecting 10,000 attendees in the Convention Center, with another 20,000 online. If you are among the 10,000, please be sure to stop by and say hi to us.

If you are not able to attend in person, you can participate from your Barcalounger. RootsTech will be live-streaming 15 sessions that will be viewed on the FamilySearch.org website. By the way, eight of the RootsTech speakers will also be with us at Jamboree 2014. [Tammy Hepps, Michael Leclerc, Lisa Alzo, Crista Cowan, Daniel Horowitz, Lisa Louise Cooke, Josh Taylor and Randy Whited.]  What a great way to get to know these people in advance of Jamboree.

The streamed sessions are a wonderful way to attend RootsTech without walking in the snow. It's like getting the entire conference for *free* -- and *free* is always good.

If the streamed sessions are handled like they have been in the past, no advance registration will be needed. Just log on to FamilySearch and enjoy yourself. If that's not the case, we will post an update.

The list of streamed sessions is available on the FamilySearch website. Get more detail on the sessions here, and download the RootsTech app to remind you when it's time to log on.  

This is being posted on both the Jamboree and SCGS blogs. Apologies if you receive duplicate emails. 

The RootsTech streamed videos are in no way related to the SCGS webinar series.

SCGS at RootsTech Conference, February 2-4, 2012

We are very pleased to announce that the Southern California Genealogical Society has been approved as an exhibitor at the widely popular RootsTech conference that will be held in Salt Lake City, UT, in early February.

We will be stationed at booth 629, across the aisle from the computer access area.  In the area you will find other organizations such as the National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Studies, Association of Professional Genealogists, NEHGS, and the Utah Genealogical Society. It is an honor to be included among such organizations.

Thank you to the RootsTech planners who, in responding to calls from the community, adapted their vision of the exhibit hall to include genealogical societies as well book publishers and sellers.

Societies hold a pivotal role in transforming old school genealogy into the future's technology-driven solutions. The transition will not happen overnight but it is inevitable.

Societies help educate members about tools that can relieve some of the drudgery of collecting, evaluating, organizing and managing data.  Already, a handful of societies have actively embraced technology and deliver services using these tools (webinars, web-based chapter meetings, offering online databases of information collected by the organization) for their members and genealogists around the world.

Be sure to stop by the booth to say hi, to pick up information about our Jamboree Webinar Extension Series, and to register for Jamboree.

We look forward to seeing you!

REMINDER: RootsTech Sessions in your Jammies

This is an excellent opportunity to attend several excellent sessions being held at the RootsTech conference this weekend. Remember that the times listed are Mountain Standard Time, and West Coast alarm clocks need to be set one hour earlier than shown.

Here is the post from earlier this week:

The upcoming RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City is pulling out all the stops in using technology in delivering the sessions to attendees. Conference organizers announced that several of the sessions will be broadcast over the Internet at no charge. Interested viewers can watch the live presentations at RootsTech.org. The first-year conference has attracted over 2,000 registered attendees. That's AWESOME!

The free online sessions include some of the keynote speakers and a sampling of technology and family history presentations. Following are the broadcasts, speakers, and times of the presentations. All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST):

Thursday, February 10, 2011

* 8:30-9:00 a.m., A world of Information, Shane Robison, chief technology officer, Hewlett Packard
* 9-9:30 a.m., Turning Roots, Branches, Trees into Nodes, Links, Graphs, Jay L. Verkler, chief executive officer, FamilySearch International
* 3-4:00 p.m., Digitally Preserving Your Family Heritage, Barry Ewell, founder of MyGenShare.com


Friday, February 11, 2011

* 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Changing Face of Genealogy, by Curt Witcher, manager of the Historical Genealogy Department, Allen County Public Library
* 9:45-10:45 a.m., Cloud Computing: What is it and how it has been used to create the next familysearch.org, by Brian Pugh, senior engineer, FamilySearch International


Saturday, February 12, 2011

* 8:30-9:30 a.m. Personal Archiving and Primary Documents, Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archives
* 1:45-2:45 p.m., Virtual Presentations Round Table and Collaborative Panel Discussion, Thomas MacEntee, professional genealogist and technology specialist
* 3:00-4:00 p.m., The Power of PDF: Tools for Every Genealogist, D. Josh Taylor, Director of Education and Programs at New England Historical Genealogical Society.