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Rumsey Map Island in Second Life

Get Mappy at the February Meeting

February 7, 2020 /

If you love the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, then you won’t want to miss this fascinating field trip in Second Life!

Field Trip to Rumsey Map Islands

After a brief business meeting, we will be taking a FIELD TRIP to see the David Rumsey Map Collection in Second Life.

Hundreds of historical maps have been placed on the Rumsey Map Islands allowing visitors to explore them in ways only possible in virtual worlds

Want to see a preview? Check out this video of David Rumsey’s avatar, Map Darwin, touring the maps (sorry, this video isn’t shareable).

Details

WHEN: Sunday, 9 February 2020
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

All are welcome – you do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend.

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

 

SLVGS January Meeting: Genealogy Goals, Organization, and FamilySearch

January 7, 2020 /

At the Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society’s first meeting of 2020, we will hold a round table discussion.

Topics will include:

  • Setting genealogy goals for 2020
  • Organizing your research
  • New features at FamilySearch

Please come prepared to share your goals and tips for getting organized!

A brief business meeting will be held before the discussion.

Details

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

All are welcome – you do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend.

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

 

Join Us for the SLVGS Genealogy Holiday Dance

December 4, 2019 /

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society invites you to the annual Genealogists in Second Life Holiday Dance hosted by our friends Dee Dee and Sherlock Aedipo.

When: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm SLT (same as Pacific Time)
Where: Dee & Sherlock’s Christmastown SLurl

A brief business meeting will be held in order to elect officers for the next term.

Our favorite DJ, Jaffee Gaffer, will be spinning the tunes, so hop on a dance ball and dance the night away (for an hour or so). Be sure to enable your media player so you can hear the music.

The dress code is formal or “holiday fancy.”

ALL Second Life genealogists are invited. Please feel free to bring a friend.

You won’t want to miss this fun event! 😀

SLVGS November Meeting to Feature Shannon Combs-Bennett

November 7, 2019 /

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society’s November meeting will feature popular genealogy speaker Shannon Combs-Bennett.

Her talk is titled “Your Two Family Trees: Genetic and Genealogical.”

Everyone has two family trees, but many do not realize that just because you are genealogically related does not mean you are genetically related. This presentation will cover basic genetic principles for autosomal DNA research and will help to explain how matches are determined by a testing company.

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

WHEN: Sunday, 10 November 2019
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

All are welcome – you do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend.

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

About Shannon Combs-Bennett

Shannon Combs-Bennett

Shannon Combs-Bennett, MSc, QG, is an award-winning author who lectures and writes on a variety of topics from methodology to genetics.

Paris 1900 Second Life - Notre Dame Cathedral

Don’t Miss the SLVGS June Meeting Field Trip to Paris

June 6, 2019 /

Paris 1900 Second Life - Notre Dame Cathedral

Field Trip to Paris

The June meeting of the Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society will feature a FIELD TRIP!

We will be heading back in time to Paris, France, circa 1900. This will include a visit to the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral. You are also welcome to drive an old car, climb in the old tramway, and take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Feel free to explore!

If you would like to dress in period costume, you are welcome to do so, but it is not required.

A brief business meeting will be held prior to the field trip.

WHEN: Sunday, 9 June 2019
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

 

About Paris 1900

“Return to Paris circa 1900, a time when romance and revolution were in the air and the Moulin Rouge was the hottest ticket in town. Rent a car and stop by some of the city’s greatest landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Le Arc de Triomphe, and the Great Ferris Wheel just as they were at the turn of the century.”

You can read more about Paris 1900 in this blog post. Please note that the SLurl has changed since the post was made, but the photos are still worth a look.

For more information about the Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society, please contact us.

 

SLVGS April Meeting to Feature Drew Smith

SLVGS April Meeting to Feature Drew Smith

April 7, 2019 /

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society’s April meeting will feature popular genealogy speaker Drew Smith. His talk is entitled “Before You Test: DNA Basics You Need to Know.”

Avoid wasting time and money by learning how DNA is inherited, which type of DNA test to take, and exactly what you can expect to get as a result.

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

WHEN: Sunday, 14 April 2019
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

About Drew Smith

Drew Smith is an Associate Librarian with the USF Tampa Library and is the 2016 winner of the Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship, presented by the National Genealogical Society. He is the past president of the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa and has served on the boards of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Florida State Genealogical Society. He is the host of the Genealogy Connection podcast and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast. Drew is the author of the book Social Networking for Genealogists, is the co-author of the book Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, and has written extensively for a number of genealogical print and online magazines. His latest book, Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher, was published in 2016 by Family Tree Books.

SLVGS RootsTech Round Up

SLVGS March Meeting to Feature RootsTech Discussion

March 10, 2019 /

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society will kick off 2019 with an informal discussion of the 2019 RootsTech Conference!

If you attended RootsTech, please come and share your highlights of the conference. If you didn’t attend, come find out what you missed!

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

WHEN: Sunday, 10 March 2019
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

SLVGS Meeting January 2019

SLVGS January Meeting to Focus on Newspaper Research

January 10, 2019 /

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society will kick off 2019 with a round table discussion of newspaper research! Please come and share your favorite newspaper websites, as well as best practices and effective search strategies.

Prior to the discussion, we will hold a brief business meeting to talk about the exciting changes to the 2019 schedule of meetings and events. We will also hold the election of officers for 2019-2020.

NOTE: We were unable to hold the election in December as required by our bylaws due to the lack a quorum. We urge all members to attend this meeting if possible, so we can get this important business done. Thank you!

WHEN: Sunday, 13 January 2019
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

SLVGS to be Live-Streamed on YouTube!

October 9, 2018 /

Tami Mize to Discuss Joyflips

Watch SLVGS Live on YouTube

Have you missed out on our genealogy events because you thought Second Life was too difficult to use?

Then please join us for our next meeting LIVE on YouTube on 14 October 2018 at 5:30 p.m. PT!

Be sure to head over to our YouTube Channel and hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you won’t miss any of our videos. You can also hit the bell icon on our upcoming live video to get a reminder sent to you.

Members can watch recorded videos of our meetings and speakers. Please JOIN our group to take advantage of this, and other benefits.

October Meeting to Feature Tami Mize

Popular genealogy speaker Tami Mize will give a talk entitled “The 21st Century Family Photo Album – Audio, Video, Always with you and All For Free.”

What started out as a simple photo scanning app has developed into your complete family history media solution. Not only can you quickly and easily scan photos with your smartphone and import already digitized ones, with Joyflips’ groundbreaking technology, you can also add audio storytelling to any or all of your photos and invite others, family and friends around the world, to a shared Family Room chat, and record their stories as well, right within the app!

From scanning, to editing, organizing, videos, storytelling, sharing, and uploading directly to FamilySearch, it’s no wonder that FamilySearch has chosen Joyflips as one of only five top-tier technology partners! Come find out more about Joyflips.

For members and guests attending the meeting in Second Life, please meet at the Fire Pit at Just Genealogy.

About Tami Mize

Tami Mize (a.k.a. Genie Weezles)

Tami Mize (a.k.a. Genie Weezles in Second Life) is a genealogical researcher, author, and speaker specializing in discovering and sharing creative ways to use technology, not only for quality genealogy research but to help simplify and streamline research processes. She has been a speaker, as well as an Ambassador, for RootsTech, has written numerous articles for genealogy publications, and maintains both RelativelyCurious.com and the ConferenceKeeper.org genealogy calendar of events website.

Tami was instrumental in the organization of two groundbreaking virtual genealogy societies: the Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society (SLVGS), the first virtual society to be affiliated with the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS); and the Golden Chapter Award-winning Second Life Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the first virtual APG chapter.

Tami is the Communications and Social Media Director for the technology platform Joyflips, a free smartphone app and collection of tools to scan, edit, and organize photos, voice-record memories, create videos, and share and collaborate with family.

We hope you will join us on October 14th, either in Second Life or on our YouTube live-stream!

Lara Diamond to Discuss Genealogy and Changing Borders

June 7, 2018 /

June Meeting to Feature Lara Diamond

The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society is pleased to present Lara Diamond as the speaker for the June 2018 chapter meeting. Lara’s talk is titled “Reconstructing the Rutners: Tracing a family through changing borders & Languages.”

European borders were fluid, meaning that records for one family can be written in many languages and kept in disparate locations. This talk examines one large family that lived in the area that now spans the Ukraine/Romanian border. They lived there while it was part of Hungary, Czechoslovakia & Romania, Hungary again, the Soviet Union and Ukraine. Records from this area were kept in multiple languages and are currently held in several modern countries and different archives within those countries. What ended up being a very large family was reconstructed using a variety of methods, including religious records, vital records, census enumerations, Holocaust documents, DNA and more. This talk will discuss how the family was reconstructed over the course of decades, bringing the family back to the 1700s and tracing distant cousins across the world.

WHEN: Sunday, 10 June 2018
TIME: 5:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Fire Pit at Just Genealogy SLurl

About Lara Diamond

Lara Diamond

Lara Diamond has been researching her family for 25 years, starting as a middle school student. She has traced all branches of her family multiple generations back in Europe using Russian Empire-era and Austria-Hungarian Empire records. Most of her research is in modern-day Ukraine, with a smattering of Belarus and Poland. And she is an Ashkenazic Jew, she gets to have particular fun with her completely endogamous genome.

Lara is president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, leads JewishGen’s Subcarpathian SIG, is on JewishGen’s Ukraine SIG’s board of directors. She also runs multiple district- and town-focused projects to collect documentation to assist all those researching ancestors from common towns.

Lara blogs about DNA and her Eastern European research at Lara’s Jewnealogy.

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