The Genealogy Search

I wanted to share some of my favorite things from the first day of the Expo: 1.  Lisa Louise Cooke - Always an enjoyable speaker, author, GenealogyGems podcaster and a good friend. 2.  Gena Philibert Ortega - Gifted genealogist and author.  Stop by and see her books From the Family Kitchen and Tracing Your Female Ancestors with Maureen Taylor. 3.  Barbara Renick - I heard her speak for the first time in 2008.  She is an enjoyable and personable speaker - boy have I learned. 4.  FamilyRoots Publishing - Love updating my personal library, wish their booth wasn't so tempting. 5.  Photo Tree.com - Bought a cheater sheet for Elements 11 and the Photo Restoration Kwik Guide.   I cannot wait to get started. 6.  Meeting people who read my blog!  Thank you for introducing yourselves! 7.  New acquaintances and catching up with old acquaintances!   8.  Arlene Eakle - She is an encyclopedia of genealogical informa...

  The hardest part about attending an expo or conference is trying to figure out which programs to attend.  As usual the Family History Expo has scheduled several programs I would like to attend at the same time.  Barbara Renick is the keynote speaker.  I had the privilege of attending one of her computer classes at the 2008 NGS conference in Kansas City so I know I would like to hear her speak again.  Lisa Louise Cooke is back at the conference and she always has great information so I really want to see her again. Arlene Eakle is presenting and I always learn something new from her programs.  Donald Yates is presenting  a DNA talk that really sounds interesting and luckily will be presented both Friday and Saturday.  Now the question is can I clone myself so that I can attend every program I want before the morning?

It is not too late to register for the Family Expo at the Mesa Convention Center on January 18-19, 2013.   Pre-registration is $79.00 for both days, registration at the door is $99.00.    Onsite registration will begin and the exhibit hall will open at noon on Friday January 18th. The event will close at 8:30 p.m. Exhibits and registration will re-open at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The exhibit hall will close at 4 p.m. Prizes donated by exhibitors will be given away both days and Grand Prizes donated by sponsors will be given away at the closing ceremony. This event is sponsored by Family History Expos and supported by FamilySearch.  Click here to register now.   The Mesa FamilySearch Library closes during the Expo.  To utilize the library you will need to visit Mesa  a day earlier than the Expo.  The good news is the genealogy collection at the    Law and Research Library at the Arizona Capitol will be open so if you want to research...

Arizona Expo 2013 January 18-19, 2013  It is not to late to register for the Arizona Expo this coming January.  The Expo provides classes for genealogists of all levels experience.  The expo hall will have genealogical vendors.  Stop by and check out the different software vendors to get yourself organized, book vendors to find that missing book from your library, or one of the many other vendors to enhance your family history.   Also available will be the Ask-The-Pros booth to guide you through your research questions.     Conference Center  - Mesa Convention Center, 263 N Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201    Cost  - Online registration $79.00 & $99.00 at the Door   Additional Options  - Printed Handouts $25.00  Click for information and to register  

Now is the time to register for the Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona.  Yes, it is in January - but if you register now you can take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing.  The Early Bird price is $59 for both days and is valid until November 27th, 2012.  Pricing for the event after November 27th will be $79.00 for both days or $55 for either Friday or Saturday, or $99 at the door.   I am happy to announce that I will once again be an official blogger for the event.  I will share information with you as it comes available including the speakers and vendors for the event. Click here  to register to take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing. Hope to see you there!

Crista Cowan from Ancestry Aces provided the following blog prompt: When you encounter a new location, a new time period, a new religion, or a new military conflict in your family history where do you do to learn about it so you can do better genealogy research?  What are your favorite resources for genealogy education? First I consult the books in my personal library.  I have built up my library to roughly over 100 books.  Some of my favorite standbys include: Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide Census Substitutes & State Records Vol 1 and 2 by William Dollarhide The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D. Greenwood Land and Property Research in the United States by E. Wade Hone Online my favorite sites include: U.S. GenWeb  http://usgenweb.org/ FamilySearch, the Learning Resources area, specifically the Research Wiki   https://www.family...

I finally had a chance to make it through the vendor area!  There are some wonderful products.  I talked to Amy Herzog at www.digitalscrapbookmemories.com   again because she was such a pleasure to talk to yesterday.  I will soon be taking the plunge into the digital world.  I also had the chance to talk to the  Creative Continuum . They are a short run publisher and family history publisher.  They also have a series of three CD's to teach photo retouching. The Underhill's of Creative Continuum Rebecca Vastine and son with a sample of her wooden family chart   I also wanted to let everyone know about My Vintage Roots.  They make amazing wooden family charts.  You can see additional samples of their skills at  myvintageroots.com .  They are an Arizona company located in Prescott. Speaking of charts, if you want a family chart produced on paper you should head over to Janet Hororka's ...

Watch out Mesa I am on my way tomorrow! I am packing a bag and I thought I would share some of my favorite things to bring to a conference. Business cards - both for my business and my blog Pre-printed return address labels - save time entering drawings and filling out forms Camera Laptop RootsMagic to go USB stick Water bottle Cooler with drinks and lunch/dinner/snack options Pad of paper Pens, pencils, highlighter Questions for Ask the Pros Don't forget to bring your family history book to be scanned.  FamilySearch will scan your book and give you a digital copy on a flash drive they will provide. See you there!

I am very proud to announce that I have been selected as a Blogger of Honor for the Mesa Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona on January 20-21.  There is still time to make plans to attend this event.  Visit the Mesa Family History Expo  web page for registration information.  The event kicks off with keynote speaker Arlene H. Eakle, Ph.D., President and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Inc.  Arlene has over thirty years experience and is a wonderful speaker.  I hope you have the chance to sit in on one of her presentations during the expo.

The Arizona Family History Expo is just around the corner.  The event is January 20th and 21st in Mesa.  Visit  Arizona Family History Expo  to register for the event. I am looking forward to seeing some of my fellow Pima County Genealogical Society members that I have convinced to attend the Expo.  Too bad the expo is on our regular meeting day, we will leave Barbara Salyer and the rest of the society members to hold their own while we gather new info to share with the group. I am also looking forward to seeing Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy Gems, catching up with some of my favorite vendors - perhaps check in to some digital scapbooking????? and checking in with Bruce Buzbee and the RootsMagic crew.  I promised to assist our wonderful member Colleen McHugh during her dinner break presentation What do Skeletons and Family History Have In Common?   I will also be looking forward to seeing my fellow Geneabloggers and meeting some new folks while I a...

It's not too late!  You still have time to registration for the Family History Expo in Mesa January 20-21st. The event will be held at the Mesa Convention Center, 262 N. Center Street, Mesa, Arizona.  Registration fee is $69 for both days, Friday only $59, Saturday only $59, registration at the door $99.  Information on the expo is available at  Family History Expos . Attention Tucson researchers :  the Mesa Family Library is closed  both January 20-21.  Come a day early to research at the library or spend the morning of the 20th (expo starts at 1 pm for registration) with the Genealogy  Collection, housed in the Law and Research Library at the State Capitol.   The library is home to family histories, community histories, genealogy journals, online genealogical services and genealogy for just about every state and  region in the United States.  You can search the library's catalog at Library Catalog Searches ...

It is quickly approaching, the Mesa Family History Expo.  I am looking forward to seeing my genealogy friends!  Lisa Louise Cooke is hosting the  Mesa Arizona Family History Expo Banquet which should be a blast.  Colleen McHugh -  I am sure you will do a wonderful job presenting - I stop in and say hi!