Take a break from the holiday madness, and join your host Genie Weezles for Methodology Tuesday:
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
TIME: 6:00 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Standard Time)
WHERE: Just Genealogy Fire Pit
This month, we will take a look at the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) and what it means for your research. You can find this month’s reading here.
Questions? Contact Ellington Sweeney.
Hey boys and girls, tonight’s the night for our annual Second Life Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Holiday Party!
WHEN: Thursday, December 10, 2015
TIME: 6:00 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Standard Time)
WHERE: Dee & Sherlock’s Winter Wonderland
DRESS: Formal or holiday attire
Santa will be making a special appearance. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!
You won’t want to miss the beautiful winter wonderland set up by Dee and Sherlock. Many thanks to them for once again hosting this event!
All SL genealogists are welcome to attend. If you get lost or need a TP, send a message to Genie Weezles or Ellington Sweeney. 🙂
Genealogist Tina Sansone will be the speaker for Thursday night’s Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) meeting. She will talk about her amazing experience working with the TV show “Who Do You Think You Are,” the resources she used, and how the show works behind the scenes. You won’t want to miss this fascinating talk!
WHEN: Thursday, November 12, 2015
TIME: 6:00 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl
Tina Sansone is a professional genealogist living in Tennessee. She is the president of the Second Life Chapter APG, BellaOnline.com Writer & E-book Editor,
International Society of Family History Writers and Editors SE Director and “Excellence in Writing” Coordinator, member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, and a genealogy blogger.
This meeting is open to all interested genealogists in Second Life. Please contact Ellington Sweeney for more information.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Hey guys and ghouls, come on out for some frightfully good fun at our Halloween Party, Thursday, October 29, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time).
Dress as your favorite ancestor, or just come as you are. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.
Watch where you tread. Graves of the dearly departed are all around. But as genealogists, we’re pretty much used to that, right?
Cross the bridge and enter the haunted forest, if you dare. Or just hang out and dance the night away – our favorite DJ, Jaffee Gaffer, will be spinning some spooky tunes!
Don’t be a DEADbeat like this guy and miss the party! 😀
Many, many thanks to DeeDee and Sherlock for setting up this supernatural sim! Now, here’s your hearse to the party!
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon’s blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
*Song of the Witches from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
I somehow managed to volunteer myself to moderate the October “Methodology Tuesday” discussion! So for this month, I have selected a reading by Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, titled, “The Genealogical Proof Standard: How Simple Can It Be?” (OnBoard 16, September 2010).
This is a short, fun, easy, read, which discusses how some genealogists believe that “applying the GPS requires gargantuan investments in research, reasoning, and writing,” or that it only applies to problems with no obvious solution. Not so, according to Mr. Jones: the GPS applies to ANY genealogical problem, large or small! 😀
Be sure to join us at the Just Genealogy Fire Pit on Tuesday, October 20th, at 6:00 p.m. SLT, to share your thoughts on this article. Genealogists of all levels are welcome. Contact Ellington Sweeney, by email or in-world, if you have questions.
We are pleased to announce that the speaker for Thursday night’s Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) meeting is Janice M. Sellers of Ancestral Discoveries. Her topic will be “Amazing Things You Can Find in the Newspaper about Your Relatives.”
WHEN: Thursday, October 9, 2015
TIME: 6:00 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl
Janice Sellers has researched her own family since 1975 and conducted research for others since 2005. She is the editor of three genealogical journals. She is also the vice president of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society, and a board member of the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California and California State Genealogical Alliance. She has been on the staff of the Oakland FamilySearch Library since 2000.
This meeting is open to all interested genealogists in Second Life. Please contact Ellington Sweeney for more information.
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Photo by www.toasto.com.
Everyone is invited to attend our next SL-APG Chapter meeting tomorrow – Thursday, September 10, 6:00 pm Pacific/SL time (8 Central, 9 Eastern).
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e are thrilled to have Craig R. Scott, CG, speak to us on a topic he is VERY familiar with – BOOKS… He will share some of the books that he feels will help us in our research, and about the upcoming Heritage Books Cruise.
Check his website out, it is full of great books & resources.
Last night, our First Annual End-of-Summer BBQ and Dance was held at Just Genealogy/Relatively Curious. DJ Jaffee Gaffer entertained us with genealogy-themed tunes like “We Are Family,” and “Who Are You,” and there was plenty of good eats for all to enjoy. Although there was more dancing than eating – which is pretty typical for SL – I eventually managed to grab a hot dog. We had a great time dancing and chatting until it was time to wrap things up.
Our next party will be in December, so watch this blog for details!
Greetings, Second Life genealogists and family history enthusiasts! Please enjoy this monthly newsletter highlighting some useful research sites, and this month’s calendar of scheduled activities and genealogy events in Second Life. Don’t miss our end-of-summer BBQ & Dance!!
Please contact Genie Weezles either inworld, or at relativelycurious@gmail.com.
Those who do not look upon themselves as a link, connecting the past with the future, do not perform their duty to the world. ~Daniel Webster
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Sunday, July 26, 6 pm – Family History Chat
“SOS! Speaking of Solutions (or Solving Our Stumpers).” Taxi to the Family History Centre: http://bit.ly/SLFamilyHistoryCentre
Thursday, July 30, 6 pm – NGSQ Study Group
Join Ellington Sweeney and ironhide781 for the monthly NGSQ Study Group chat. This month’s reading is Donn Devine’s “Sorting Relationships among Families with the Same Surname: An Irish-American DNA Study,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 93 (December 2005): 283-293. See also, “Sorting Relationships among Families with the Same Surname: An Irish-American DNA Study,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 95 (September 2007): 196. Taxi to the fire pit in Just Genealogy: http://bit.ly/SL_JGfirepit.
Everyone is invited to these events. New to SL? Haven’t got an avatar? It’s all free. Find out more here: http://slgenealogygroup.com/tutorials.
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