Genealogists enjoy sharing their research with others. But we usually focus on our own families and have a limited audience.
How can we “do good” with genealogy?
Join us on Sunday evening to discuss and learn about how YOU can help by participating in projects to expand the family trees of your specific community and help others discover their ancestors.
There are many projects that allow us to give back to our communities. For example, we can participate in projects that use existing records to reconstitute the families within a specific community and adding that information to FamilySearch. These communities could be a town or neighborhood or maybe an organization such as a school, church or other civic organization.
We can also work on helping reunite photographs with their families. Or participate in indexing projects. We’re sure you have other ideas on Doing Good with Genealogy!
Genealogist Miles Meyer will lead this discussion.
WHEN: Sunday, 11 April 2021
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl
A short business meeting will be held prior to the program.
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!
About The Speaker
Miles Meyer 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, RootsTech London, 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.
