Genealogy News & Events in SL - Dec 13-20, 2009

GREETINGS Second Life genealogists and family history enthusiasts! Take a break from your holiday preparations and join the genealogists in Second Life at a chat or informal get together! Here are the events of interest to genealogists in Second Life for the week of Dec. 13-20, as well as some other information we hope will be helpful in your research.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten; Either write things worthy of reading, or do things worthy of writing." -- Benjamin Franklin, May 1738

THIS WEEK'S CHATS
ALL are invited to attend this week's scheduled genealogy events. Bring your friends who are thinking about getting into family history. There will be help for one and all.

SUNDAY December 13
12:00pm SLT – Swedish Roots @ Just Genealogy Fire Pit. Hosted by AnnaKarin Landau
5:15pm SLT - Family Bible Records @ Family History Centre. Hosted by Clarise Beaumont

MONDAY December 14
5:15pm SLT – Genealogy Office Hours @ Live Roots schoolhouse.?? Host - Barbara Collazo

TUESDAY December 15
6pm SLT - Brickwalls @ Just Genealogy Fire Pit. Hosted by Clarise Beaumont

WEDNESDAY December 16
6pm SLT - Afterchills Genealogy Chat @ Afterchills Adventure Club. Hosted by Kilandra Yeauxdoux

THURSDAY December 17
6pm SLT - Relatively Curious About Genealogy - Finding & Using Online Special Collections @ Just Genealogy Fire Pit.. Hosted by Genie Weezles

SUNDAY December 20
5:15pm SLT - State Census Records @ Family History Centre. Hosted by Clarise Beaumont

And of course everyone is always welcome to the informal Chillouts every evening, 7pm at the Gazebo in Live Roots, hosted by Constantine Kyomoon

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
CATALOG - FamilySearch
www.FamilySearch.org

Then click 'Library' and choose 'catalog'. Search for microfilm & microfiche which may be loaded to you through a local Family History Center. You'll also find listings for books , maps and CDs which can be viewed in person in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

BLOG SPOTLIGHT
http://www.genealogue.com/
Chris Dunham’s “News You Can’t Possibly Use”- Chris finds the funniest stories, and adds his own commentary with a genealogical twist. Always good for a chuckle. Recent blog postings include, “I Left This Stone Unturned”, and “New Ways To Find Dead People On the Highway”

TWITTER FOLLOW OF THE WEEK
southerngraves - great tweets on all kinds of cemetery & other genealogy information

FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information, see the calendar at http://brickwalls.ning.com

If you would like to have your event or information included in an upcoming notice, please contact Genie Weezles.