Earlier this year I decided to join a couple of genealogy societies that were of interest to me. I thought that "baby steps" back into the genealogy community might help me find the joy of genealogy again. So I joined the South Bend Area Genealogical Society (Indiana) and the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society. Both … Continue reading Getting Back into Genealogy
Florida State Genealogy Society Virtual Conference
Did you hear? I am one of the presenters for the Florida State Genealogical Society 2017 Fall Virtual Conference! It's going to be a great time as I share some cool tools for using GIS with your genealogy. Check out the information they provided below: Friday and Saturday, 17-18 November 2017 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Join us for our … Continue reading Florida State Genealogy Society Virtual Conference
Planning For RootsTech 2017
Last year I had to come to the decision that I was not going to attend RootsTech 2017. I was pretty bummed about missing it, but I knew that it was more important that I save my vacation time to go on a "real vacation" with my husband. As the announcement of all those great … Continue reading Planning For RootsTech 2017
I’m Going to RootsTech 2016!
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of wearing many hats at the RootsTech/FGS conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah. In fact I'd say it was a tad too many! I loved getting to present to such a wide and diverse crowd of genealogists, but I also was WORN out! Did I mention I … Continue reading I’m Going to RootsTech 2016!
My Packing List for FGS in Fort Wayne
Over the past few years I've been fortunate to attend a number of conferences and so when the blogging prompt for the FGS 2013 was sent out I knew that I should write. Yes, that's right... I'm going to FGS! I've managed to squeeze out a couple more vacation days for August so that … Continue reading My Packing List for FGS in Fort Wayne
Jen Alford 