DearFRIENDS,
Finally the weather in the northern hemisphere is turning warmer while our friends in the southern hemisphere are experiencing a break from the devastating heat of the past months. With this new month, exciting things are coming down the pike in DearMYRTLE’s webinar schedule.
Tony Proctor, our man in Ireland, has he developed a webinar dedicated to figuring out how to cite a document image on a website where static (always there) URLs are non-existent. Register now for his webinar titled BREADCRUMBS & SOURCES: How to cook better citations for problematic websites. Its coming up on Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018.
We’re also looking forward to Carol Kostakos Petranek’s two-part GreekGen Study Group. Perhaps you know her as the co-director of the Washington, DC Family History Center (in Kensington, Maryland). She also serves as a Citizen Archivist at the National Archives (US) and in the FamilySearch digitization project at the Maryland State Archives. Join us Wednesday, 11 & 18 Apr 2018 at Noon Eastern.
APRIL 2018 DearMYRTLE Webinars
2 Apr 2018 Mondays with MyrtOur flagship webinar, where we talk about anything and everything that’s come across our genea-desks in the last week.
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
His granddaughter Alexa Corcoran inherited photos from his service in the Pacific, including the report of his injury at Leyte, Philippines. Our goal is to figure out what to do with this incredible collection.
9pm Eastern US (New York)
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
9 Apr 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
11 Apr 2018 Study GreekGen Study Group with Carol Kostakos Petranek
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Finding original surname & Village of origin
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Church and Civil Records in Greece
11 Apr 2018 WACKY Wednesday with DearMYRTLE’s *very* distant cousin Our topic is determined by our Mondays with Myrt discussion.
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
16 Apr 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
18 Apr 2018 GreekGen Study Group with Carol Kostakos Petranek
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Church and Civil Records in Greece
18 Apr 2018 WACKY Wednesday with DearMYRTLE’s *very* distant cousin Our topic is determined by our Mondays with Myrt discussion.
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
We are planning a 2-night GAME SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA with our guest host Michael Daniels
20 Apr 2018 Plusword (Live Game Show) hosted by Michael Daniels. No need to register in advance, just show up here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZNAh-ONhg The live broadcast begins at 10pm Eastern US (New York), 9pm Central US (Chicago),8 pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 7pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
21 Apr 2018 Genealogy Game Night We’re playing “Who’s In My Line?” designed to spotlight our ancestors. He or she doesn’t have to be famous. Try to get the panel to guess his/her occupation, location, place in history or ??? and YES, Michael Daniels will be our host for this very special event. 9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
23 Apr 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
25 Apr 2018 AmericaGen Study Group (Chapter 4 – Evidence)The Researchers Guide to American Genealogy 4th Edition by Val D. Greenwood, 2017 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.) Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
25 Apr 2018 The Archive Lady
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
We’re playing Cousin Russ’ “Who’s In My Line?” where a panelist posts a challenge about an ancestor, and the panelists try to guess with no more than 20 incorrect answers. We trust the attendees to come up with some suggestions.
Originally we thought Game Night would make it less stressful for people to try coming up on the panel, testing out their headset earphones and mic. What’s emerged is a fun way to think outside the ‘fill in the blank’ boxes our genealogy software encourages.
SELECTED COMMENTS
00:29:26 Russ Worthington: Elizabeth Shown Mills’ QuickSheet: Citing Ancestry Databases & Images Evidence Style 2nd Editionhttps://www.amazon.com/QuickSheet-Citing-Ancestry-Databases-Evidence/dp/0806320389
00:29:32 Linda Stufflebean: I bought that book years ago and use it all the time. I love it.
00:30:49 Shelley Murphy: I too brought the book a few years ago and use it!
00:35:41 Lisa Gorrell: Hi Linda. Was glad to meet you in person.
00:35:59 Shelley Murphy: What was his occupation?
00:37:02 Dawn Carlile: Did he live in an urban area?
00:38:25 Linda Stufflebean: Hi Lisa, It was fun to meet you, too.
00:38:31 Shelley Murphy: Did he sell anything?
00:39:08 Shelley Murphy: Was he born in London?
00:39:32 Dawn Carlile: Leicestershire?
00:39:51 Shelley Murphy: Manchester?
00:39:53 Dawn Carlile: Dorset?
00:40:12 Dawn Carlile: Nofolk?
00:40:14 Dawn Carlile: Rutland?
00:40:18 Dawn Carlile: I am there!
00:40:26 Dawn Carlile: Hamshire?
00:40:36 Dawn Carlile: Wiltshire?
00:40:56 Shelley Murphy: what’s her blog
00:41:32 Shelley Murphy: Where did the Beatles do the walk at?
00:41:35 Dawn Carlile: Wilton?
00:41:41 Dawn Carlile: Trowbridge?
00:42:13 Dawn Carlile: Salisbury Plain?
00:43:20 Dawn Carlile: Marlborough?
00:44:38 Dawn Carlile: Amesbury?
00:45:11 Shelley Murphy: Born in Trowbridge
00:46:15 Shelley Murphy: Salisbury (steak), lol
00:46:24 Linda Stufflebean: Beatles walked on Abbey Road in London.
00:46:48 Lisa Gorrell: I would try wikipedia.
00:46:58 Shelley Murphy: Gloucestershire
00:47:16 Lisa Gorrell: I’ve been to Salisbury
00:47:28 Shelley Murphy: we need a Letter of the town?
00:47:54 Dawn Carlile: Sopworh
00:48:41 Danine Cozzens: Wooton Bassett, perchance?
00:48:56 Hilary Gadsby: https://gadsbyfamilyancestors.blogspot.co.uk/
00:49:34 Shelley Murphy: Compton!
00:52:41 Shelley Murphy: oh my goodness
00:57:54 Marceline Beem: I didn’t get past Week 1, and that didn’t make it to my blog!
01:00:42 Shelley Murphy: where does anna live?
01:01:12 Linda Stufflebean: Ethan Allen
01:02:01 Shelley Murphy: Montreal?
01:02:14 Yvonne Demoskoff: Champlain?
01:02:50 Shelley Murphy: Niagara falls.
01:03:12 Shelley Murphy: I am going to Rensselaer next week!
01:04:06 Shelley Murphy: Champlain-Rouses
01:04:16 Yvonne Demoskoff: Syracuse?
01:04:16 Dawn Carlile: Rocheste?
01:05:16 Shelley Murphy: So Herkimer is too far in?
01:05:52 Deb Andrew: Auburn
01:06:02 Dawn Carlile: Sacketts HArbor?
01:06:04 Yvonne Demoskoff: Oswego
01:07:06 Shelley Murphy: baseball
01:07:14 Marceline Beem: Cypress Gardens
01:07:21 Marceline Beem: For the Florida answer
01:07:22 Shelley Murphy: lakers
01:07:36 Yvonne Demoskoff: fishing?
01:08:06 Shelley Murphy: Pottersville
01:08:33 Dawn Carlile: Minetto?
01:08:41 Shelley Murphy: finding nemo\
01:08:53 Dawn Carlile: Seneca Hill?
01:09:26 Shelley Murphy: Phanton
01:09:39 Marceline Beem: Last of the Mohicans?
01:10:03 Shelley Murphy: wow, this was good
01:11:28 HilaryGadsby: I saw Cooperstown on the map I should have had a guess
01:11:49 Marceline Beem: I have my headset ready
01:15:05 HilaryGadsby: Cooper is a fairly common name in England as it is occupational. My husband has Cooper in his direct line.
01:16:16 Shelley Murphy: Military?
01:16:35 Dawn Carlile: Was he fishing in Alaska?
01:16:38 Shelley Murphy: campaign trail?
01:16:43 Deb Andrew: School
01:20:01 Shelley Murphy: Navy
01:22:05 Shelley Murphy: HIs research is awesome from Louisiana to France.
01:22:36 Russ Worthington: Elizabeth Shown Mills’ QuickSheet: Your Stripped-Bare Guide to Citing Sources https://www.amazon.com/QuickSheet-Stripped-Bare-Guide-Citing-Sources/dp/0806320257
01:23:27 Russ Worthington: Blaine Bettinger’s The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogyhttps://www.amazon.com/Family-Guide-Testing-Genetic-Genealogy/dp/1440345325/
01:25:16 Shelley Murphy: oh I am sorry to hear about those that are not feeling well.
01:25:40 Lisa Gorrell: I think we all did a little too much at RootsTech.
Remember this week DearMYRTLE will be serving as an Ambassador for #RootsTech 2018. See Ol’ Myrt’s RootsTech schedule here. We will resume webinars Monday, 5 Mar 2018. I’m sure we will have much to talk about then! If you need a time zone converter, this is the one DearMYRTLE recommends https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Featured this month is a two-part Hispanic Genealogy Research Study Group with Colleen (Robledo) Greene, MLIS.
Colleen is a librarian, web developer, and educator. She is the Marketing Librarian for California State University,Fullerton, and teaches an online graduate-level genealogical methodology course for San Jose State University. Her teaching focuses on Mexican and Hispanic research; DNA; methodology; search strategies; emerging technologies; and society marketing and communications. Colleen’s Hispanic ancestors hail from Mexico, California, New Mexico, and Texas. She recently conducted research trips in Mexico and Spain. Colleen publishes her professional blog at www.colleengreene.com and shares her family history at www.cjroots.com. Sign up to receive her FREE monthly Hispanic research email newsletter at: http://www.colleengreene.com/email-newsletters/hispanic-research-heritage/.
MARCH 2018
5 Mar 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
10 Mar 2018 Genealogy Game Night We’re playing “Who’s In My Line?” designed to spotlight our ancestors. He or she doesn’t have to be famous. Try to get the panel to guess his/her occupation, location, place in history or ???
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
12 Mar 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
NEW DATE 14 March 2018 Hispanic Genealogy Research 1
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
19 Mar 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
NEW DATE 21 Mar 2018 Hispanic Genealogy Research 2
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
21 Mar 2018 WACKY Wednesday – Making Family History Videos with DearMYRTLE’s *very* distant cousin 9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
23 Mar 2018 Plusword (Live Game Show) hosted by Michael Daniels. No need to register in advance, just click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiAL7dLXha0 to view and comment. 10pm Eastern US (New York), 9pm Central US (Chicago),8 pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 7pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
26 Mar 2018 Mondays with Myrt
Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
28 Mar 2018 AmericaGen Study Group (Chapter 3)The Researchers Guide to American Genealogy 4th Edition by Val D. Greenwood, 2017 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.) Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles)
28 Mar 2018 The Archive Lady
9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles)
We gather once a month to have fun spotlighting ancestors as we play Cousin Russ’ Who’s in My Line? It give us another way to think about our ancestors. And we have a chance to practice using this new Zoom webinar technology with our headsets, mics and webcams.
This certainly has Ol’ Myrt here thinking about how to share stories of my ancestors with my family.
Yvonne Demoskoff told us about life for her French-speaking maternal grandfather, Eugene DesGrosseilliers, who was in law enforcement in the small town of Hearst in northern Ontario.
If you’d like to learn more about attending a live DearMYRTLE Zoom webinar using your smartphone, tablet or computer, you’ll find this short subject orientation worthwhile.
MONDAYS WITH MYRT (90 minutes) 9 Oct 2017 – Register here.Practical, down-to-earth advice for family historians. We talk about what’s come across our genea-desks in the past week. Let’s explore methodology and websites, figure out how DNA test results may or may not match our paper-trail research, explore new family history software and apps, hash out our commitment to the Genealogical Proof Standard, and maybe get organized. Powerful breakthroughs happen during our live hangouts. Catch the rebroadcast here, along with all the links we mention. Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles). See also:
GenDoc 5 STUDY GROUP (60 minutes) Wednesday, 11 Oct 2017 – Register here.Chapter 5 – “Capitalization, Italics, Punctuation and Other Citation Subtleties” from Thomas W. Jones’ Mastering Genealogical Documentation. Noon Eastern US (New York), 11am Central US (Chicago), 10am Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 9am Pacific US (Los Angeles). You can catch the previous sessions here:
WACKY WEDNESDAY (60 minutes) Wednesday, 11 Oct 2017 – Register here.Topic to be announced based on our conversation during this week’s Mondays with Myrt. 9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles). Check out last week’s session Watermarks & Source Labels.
Is Your Society Growing? Social media may be your saving grace – Friday, 13 Oct 2017 Register here. It’s all about selling the sizzle! Ask genealogists about the perceived value of joining a genealogy society, the will invariably say
networking with friends and colleagues
great presenters access to “boots on the ground” experts
This webinar discusses 10 ideas to pump new life into genealogy & historical societies and family associations. Based on DearMYRTLE’s blog post Do Conferences Need Bloggers? . At FamilyTreeWebinars featuring DearMYRTLE & Cousin Russ. 2pm Eastern (New York), 1pm Central (Chicago), 12pm Mountain (Denver, Salt Lake City), 11am Pacific (Los Angeles).
GENEALOGY GAME NIGHT(60 minutes) Saturday, 14 Oct 2017 – Register here.This is your chance to practice using your headset mic and web cam while we play Who’s In My Line? There will be prizes! 9pm Eastern US (New York), 8pm Central US (Chicago), 7pm Mountain US (Denver, Salt Lake City), 6pm Pacific US (Los Angeles).
DearMYRTLE and Cousin Russ recognize the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024. We reach out to _all_ regardless of race, color, creed or national origin with support for researching family and documenting cultural inheritance. http://www.un.org/en/events/africandescentdecade/
ARCHIVED VERSION If you miss the live events, catch the archived version at your convenience. It’s usually available within the hour after the *live* recording has concluded. http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com
25 Apr 2018 The Archive Lady 
Prizes were awarded to Shelley Murphy and Justine Leicht – a copy of 
