Author: Ellington Sweeney (Page 6 of 9)

February 14th is the day we celebrate LOVE. But as genealogists, one thing we DON’T love is brick walls blocking our ancestors!

Please join us on Valentine’s Day for an open-mic, genealogy problem-solving discussion. Bring your bricky-est brick wall, and let’s see if the “hive mind” of our membership can bust it down!

A short business meeting will be held prior to the discussion.

WHEN: Sunday, 14 February 2021
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

All are welcome at our meetings. You do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend or share your brick wall – but we’d love it if you’d join!

For information about how to join the SLVGS, please visit our Membership Page.

Join us for a ghostly field trip and spooky presentation on Researching Cemeteries by SLGVS Vice President, Cheri Daniels.

Topics covered will include; cemetery versus graveyard, cemetery design clues, iconography, access laws, management, online databases, and pre-Find a Grave inventories.

After our business meeting, we will take a surprise field trip to a spooky fire pit for the presentation, followed by an exploration of a virtual graveyard to look for iconography clues. Don’t be alarmed if you encounter an ancestral ghost or two!

The winner of the FamilySearch Indexing Contest will be announced, so get busy indexing!

WHEN: Sunday, 11 October 2020
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

All are welcome at our meetings. You do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend – but we’d love it if you’d join!

For information about how to join the SLVGS, please visit our Membership Page.

About The Speaker

Cheri Daniels, MSLS, is the Vice President of SLVGS. During the day, she serves as Head of Library and Archives at the Kentucky Historical Society as well as Editor of Kentucky Ancestors Online, their free genealogy publication. Other duties at KHS include Rights and Reproductions Coordinator, Project Director for Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall (event and soon-to-be state PBS program in 2021), and This Week in Kentucky History (NPR radio program).

She holds a B.A. in History and an M.S. in Library Science (MSLS), with a concentration in Archival Care and Management. For over 25 years she has worked in various types of libraries, including 11 years at the University of Kentucky, and 9 years at KHS. Her genealogy work pre-dates her career and continues to be a driving force. She is also a contributing author to the 2018 book from McFarland Publishers Genealogy and the Librarian.

Be watching for her latest project to be launched soon: The BloodRoot Podcast.

Other roles include DAR Member, blogger at Genealogy Literacy, Journeys Past, and speaker/on-air talent for regional/national events/programs (FGS: 2017, NGS: 2012/2014/2019, RootsTech: 2014/2019/2020, Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum: 2014, WTVQ Kentucky History Treasures: 2014, 2016, Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall: 2017-2019, This Week in Kentucky History: 2018-2020).

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society’s September meeting will feature genealogist Miles Meyer who will share “Introduction to The Family History Guide.”

The Family History Guide is a website focused on enhancing your skills in genealogical research. This site provides step by step tutorials on using FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and FindMyPast as well as helpful hints on researching different types of records.

The Family History Guide also provides training on how to research locations from the country level all the way down to individual counties. You can track your progress as you go through each lesson and take quizzes to see if you are retaining the information presented and, if you need to review a topic again, it is as easy as going back to that lesson and following the steps provided.

A brief short meeting will be held prior to the presentation.

WHEN: Sunday, 12 September 2020
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

All are welcome at our meetings. You do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend – but we’d love it if you’d join!

For information about how to join the SLVGS, please visit our Membership Page.

About The Speaker

Miles is a scientist by training and has been active in genealogy for over 20 years in a variety of ways. His expertise revolves around new technologies, internet research, and FamilySearch. He is a Family History Consultant and current Director of the Vero Beach Family History Center. He has been speaking at genealogy conferences, including RootsTech Salt Lake (2019) and RootsTech London (2019), and other events for over 10 years and assists others in researching their family histories.

Additionally, Miles has been a beta tester for several genealogy companies including AncestralQuest, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, BillionGraves, and BYU Tech Labs to name a few. He is also a Certified Trainer and the Director of Education for The Family History Guide. Miles has produced several training manuals and maintains several websites and blogs on genealogy related activities.