Archived News - March 2016
ISGS News - March 16, 2016
Upcoming ISGS Webinars – April 2016
Join us on Tuesday, April 12, at 8:00 PM Central, when Lisa A. Alzo will present Letters, Ledgers, and Lodge Books: Finding Ancestors with Ethnic Resources. To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3470676992813425922
Last week's webinar, Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts, presented by Melissa Barker, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website (http://ilgensoc.org/members.php).
Upcoming Webinars
April 12 - Letters, Ledgers, and Lodge Books: Finding Ancestors with Ethnic Resources
Presenter: Lisa A. Alzo
May 10 - Polish Immigration to America - When, Where, Why and How
Presenter: Stephen Szabados
June 14 - Using Social Media to Break Through Brick Walls
Presenter: Amie Tenant
For the complete list of upcoming webinars, visit http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=234.
Registration Procedure: There are only 500 available "seats" for each webinar and we have limited the number of registrations for each webinar to 650. Past experience has shown that approximately 30% of those who register don't attend a webinar. Recommendation: login to the webinar EARLY - access begins at 7:30 pm Central. Once the "room" fills up with 500 attendees, others attempting to join will receive a "room full" message.
Spread the Word: Forward this email onto your friends and colleagues, post the information to social media sites and/or your blog/website, or print out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand out at your local society meetings. The flyer can be accessed at http://bit.ly/isgs2016webinarbrochure.
Make a Contribution: Support the ISGS Webinar program by making a financial contribution, which will help ISGS expand its educational offerings in a virtual manner. To learn why we need your help, or to make a contribution, please visit http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=345.
Please direct any questions to the ISGS Education Committee at isgseducation@ilgensoc.org.
The 2016 ISGS Webinar Series is Sponsored by FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org).
ISGS News - March 9, 2016
The March/April issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available to both ISGS members and non-members.
Visit the ISGS website at http://www.ilgensoc.org and click ISGS Newsletter to download the current issue (in PDF) and to view past issues going back to January/February 2008.
ISGS News - March 4, 2016
March 2016 ISGS Webinar is FULL
The ISGS Webinar series has become so popular that we've had to institute a "cap" on the number of registrations we can accept - and as of this week, the webinar Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts is FULL.
Currently, we can accommodate 500 attendees for each webinar and we have set a limit of 650 registrations. The reason: a review of our past 50+ webinars shows that about 30% of those who register never show up.
So what can you do if you want to see the current month's educational content from the ISGS webinar series?
- Register early and also LOG IN EARLY at 7:30pm Central before the 8:00pm start time for the webinar. A registration does NOT guarantee a seat! Those who log in first will get the first 500 seats.
- If you are a member of ISGS, wait until the next day when the recording of the webinar will be added to our library of over 50 webinars!
- And if you are not a member of ISGS, what are you waiting for? Join today and you will always have access to the educational channel that ISGS has built over the past four years with more than 50 webinars complete with handouts.
ISGS News - March 2, 2016
March 2016 Webinar - Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts
Title: Researching in Archives & Libraries: Do’s and Don’ts
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 8:00 pm Central
Description: Researching in archives, libraries, historical societies, courthouses and other repositories can be intimidating and scary for genealogists! Learn how to be prepared to do research at one of these wonderful record holding repositories. The archivists, librarians and clerks at these places are there to help you find those wonderful family records but most of them won’t do the research for you, so it is important to know the Do’s and Don’ts of conducting your research when you visit one of these facilities so that your visit is successful!
Presenter: Melissa Barker
Melissa Barker is a Professional Genealogist and Certified Archivist/Records Manager. She has been conducting her personal genealogy research for the past 25 years. In 2004 she started her own professional genealogy firm “Once Upon A Time Genealogy” and took research clients for 6 years. In 2010 she received her certification in archives and records management. She was instrumental in establishing the first county archives in Houston County, Tennessee and currently enjoys her position as Archivist. She lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation.
Registration Procedure: There are only 500 available "seats" for each webinar and we have limited the number of registrations for each webinar to 650. Past experience has shown that approximately 30% of those who register don't attend a webinar. Recommendation: login to the webinar EARLY - access begins at 7:30 pm Central. Once the "room" fills up with 500 attendees, others attempting to join will receive a "room full" message.
Recording and Handout Available to ISGS Members: For ISGS members who cannot attend the live webinar on March 8th, a recording of the webinar, along with the handout, will be made available in the Members Section of the ISGS website at http://ilgensoc.org/members.php. If you're not already a member of ISGS, visit Join ISGS! at http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=8 for more information.
Spread the Word: Forward this email onto your friends and colleagues, post the information to social media sites and/or your blog/website, or print out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand out at your local society meetings. The flyer can be accessed at http://bit.ly/isgs2016webinarbrochure.
Make a Contribution: Support the ISGS Webinar program by making a financial contribution, which will help ISGS expand its educational offerings in a virtual manner. To learn why we need your help, or to make a contribution, please visit http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=345. Please direct any questions to the ISGS Education Committee at isgseducation@ilgensoc.org.
The 2016 ISGS Webinar Series is Sponsored by FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org).
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