GREETINGS
Second Life genealogists and family history enthusiasts! This week
includes a momentous event - the first meeting of the
first ever virtual chapter of
the Association of Professional Genealogists!
Be sure to come by and see what its all about! And if you haven't
already, please take a moment to take Kilandra Yeuxdoux of Genealogy
Scribe’s short survey by February 25th at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/67BBQHK.
(Times
are listed in SecondLife time - equivalent to Pacific Standard Time)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance." --
George Bernard Shaw
THIS WEEK'S CHATS & EVENTSALL 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, February 75:15 pm SLT -
Getting from an index to the original
@ Family History Centre Hosted by Clarise Beaumont
MONDAY, February 85:15pm SLT –
Genealogy Office Hours @ Live Roots
schoolhouse. Bring your questions and brickwalls Host - Barbara Collazo
TUESDAY February 96pm SLT -
Evidence Explained @ Just Genealogy
Fire Pit. Hosted by Clarise Beaumont
WEDNESDAY, February 105pm SLT -
Association of Professional Genealogists
- first meeting @ Just Genealogy Fire Pit. Those interested in becoming
members of this chapter will need to join APG (
www.apgen.org) and will need to be
willing to share their avatar name and RL name with the APG Office.
Contact in-world Krag Mariner or Clarise Beaumont.
6pm SLT -
Afterchills Genealogy Chat @
Afterchills Adventure Club. Hosted by Kilandra Yeauxdoux
THURSDAY, February 114pm SLT -
Live Roots Workshop @ Live Roots
Clubhouse, 2nd Floor. Hosted by Constantine Kyomoon
The workshops
will be a way to learn more about using
www.liveroots.com, but also suggest
resources that Constantine will catalog during the session, and, if you
have your own sites or blogs, ensure that the descriptions are
meaningful and accurate. He'll share with the workshop attendees any
resources that he has discovered or added during the week, along with
any enhancements of features planned for the system.
SATURDAY, February 1310pm SLT -
Aussie Ancestry @ Just Genealogy,
Fire Pit Hosted by Angelica Herrington. Come share your ideas and
research challenges about Australian research.
SUNDAY, February 1412p SLT -
Swedish Roots @ Just Genealogy Fire
Pit ?? Join hostess AnnaKarin Landau to discuss Swedish research.
And
anytime you want to just hang out and chat with other genealogists,
stop by the Gazebo the Live Roots Genealogy Zone.
WEBSITE OF THE WEEKJEWISH GEN DATABASES -
www.jewishgen.org/databases/
Look here even if you don't have Jewish ancestors, you will likely find the
Town Locator useful.
BLOG SPOTLIGHThttp://sandsoftime-karen.blogspot.com/ -
SL's own genealogist, Jerusha Copperfield's blog, of interesting
research and photographs.
TWITTER FOLLOW OF THE WEEKfootnoteMaven
- described as A Photo Whisperer. Solving the mysteries of genealogy,
old photos and cemeteries.
If you would like to have your event or information included in an upcoming notice, please send an in-world IM or notecard to Genie
Weezles.