tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39004716834217555802024-02-28T17:33:22.587-05:00Trials and Tribulations of a Family HistorianMy journey down the long winding road of family history and genealogy. Read about all my problems, ideas, and discoveries along the way.Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.comBlogger680125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-31667044973421590682022-06-23T13:25:00.004-04:002022-06-23T13:25:44.920-04:00 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF YOUNG GENEALOGISTS<p><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"Retrospective, present and future of a historiographical science"<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In memory of Michel Teillard d'Eyry<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif";"><img height="368" id="m_-1206991147344240739Imagen_x0020_1" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=f51b9d4a81&view=fimg&th=18191863a6faa08b&attid=0.1&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ8Qhl4hzOLnAkj7cZWxAMggUXarVdlZDdLcUCjLaIIqr0vd3CLdXot-ZDIJzBm6i2V2unBYAgA4MSz9LEmiOTGYDu7-tX2Pi4PBZmA8yqATWYI5GMDJC-bUUF4&sz=w524-h736&ats=1656004494702&rm=18191863a6faa08b&zw&atsh=1" width="262" /><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif";"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ANNOUNCEMENT<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain organizes the <b><i>I International Congress of Young Genealogists, which will take place in Madrid on February 17 and 18, 2023</i></b> , with the collaboration of the International Confederation of Genealogy and Heraldry, the International Academy of Genealogy, the Institute Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry and the International Institute of Genealogy and Family History, under the motto:</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"Retrospective, present and future of a historiographical science".<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The I International Congress of Young Genealogists aims to promote the participation of young people in the Congresses of Genealogy, Nobility and Heraldry, to give continuity to the academic meetings held on these disciplines and create a favorable environment for the relationship and interaction of young people, based on their study and the social activities related to them.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The first edition of the Congress is dedicated to the memory of the eminent genealogist Michel Teillard d'Eyry (1940-2022), who was president of the International Confederation of Genealogy and Heraldry (2002-2014) and president of the International Academy of Genealogy (1998 -2021). During his years at the head of the International Academy of Genealogy, the International Genealogy Colloquia of Moscow (1999), San Marino (2001), The Hague (2003), Paris (2005), Iași (2007), Guimarães (2009) were organized. , Bologna (2011), Saint Petersburg (2013), Madrid (2015), Montreal (2017), Warsaw (2019) and Messina (2021).</span><span style="background: rgb(246, 246, 238); color: #3a4046; font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Participation in the I International Congress of Young Genealogists can be as a speaker or as an assistant. Speakers must be between 18 and 39 years of age in 2023. However, the organization may propose the participation of speakers over 39 years of age, when this is of special interest for the development of the Congress.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Congress will be held jointly in person and online, to facilitate the participation of young people from anywhere in the world. The papers must be original and unpublished and priority will be given to genealogists from countries that have had close historical relations with Spain or whose papers are related to these countries.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The papers presented at the I International Congress of Young Genealogists that meet the requirements indicated by the organization of the Congress will be published in a special edition of the prestigious journal <i>Hidalguía</i> , forming the proceedings of the Congress. <i>Hidalguía</i> magazine was founded in 1953 and is a</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">publication belonging to the Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain. It is the world's dean in these disciplines and in 2023 it will celebrate its 70th anniversary <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020;">.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Over two days, the Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain will welcome the participants gathered around the scheduled academic activities. The Congress will conclude with the traditional Carnival Party that the Royal Association has been organizing every year on Carnival Saturday in a select place in Madrid to bring together the young associates and their guests, and to which Congress participants who wish may join.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020;">On July 15, 2022, the call will be open to present proposals for papers for the I International Congress of Young Genealogists, whose term ends on</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">September 30, 2022. It can be done from that date through</span></b> <a href="http://www.congresojovenesgenealogistas2023.es/" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>www.congresojovenesgenealogistas2023 .it is</b></a></p>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-21913917575169562032022-02-09T13:06:00.004-05:002022-02-09T13:06:26.709-05:00RootsTech Keynote Comic Maysoon Zayid<p> <strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Improbable Comic Maysoon Zayid Brings Her Powerful </span></strong><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">and Hilarious Story to RootsTech 2022</span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><img align="left" class="CToWUd" height="140" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEinybFa4kQOAfz7EqF-jQu7tZBhxjyY4Kw-oJoS79ykFMFsJCJvin-mtGVw0z0dIEinnotreGAlz_XtMl_Zf_zbfO3DJqSJKm0y5pAeg0hHytiDVRcjEXeGO6ECG-jpBGdC0f21ofUn_j7iWT9c53zACJ43upkk2CrjENUBdxGogaCGS1ecUuAZlGMATctAE8UGa3oe7m0QCJwUiprhYfEUF6t91-NnRHbxUavdGyXHm8A2C1jf6AYD5ZGxfB2i7yIiOGhf0T-9owUL7UJlIttWlPZWUju_=s0-d-e1-ft" width="111" /><span style="color: black;">9 February 2022, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn%3DXRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBm9-2BrULIjbFE4GNi5Q4zex8-3D_3_Y_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8WOAbVCrmh8Rfc8VTM0jqZdG81S9AmhXFXL3soFXBOrmVUFZb04swBEFXl-2BLz9FetN7M9Xg-2Bcgd98w5mrSK6TyhhYRSV4OVFPZ0O9Ixd2uT9dZOscZDXHGvQNoZhyjMI395utf1YpBue399Yobm8qf5gxTEg8YMLQQ2gLA047N4A-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1644515910118000&usg=AOvVaw3kj5O4xYropHAenHlF1I75" href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=XRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBm9-2BrULIjbFE4GNi5Q4zex8-3D_3_Y_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8WOAbVCrmh8Rfc8VTM0jqZdG81S9AmhXFXL3soFXBOrmVUFZb04swBEFXl-2BLz9FetN7M9Xg-2Bcgd98w5mrSK6TyhhYRSV4OVFPZ0O9Ixd2uT9dZOscZDXHGvQNoZhyjMI395utf1YpBue399Yobm8qf5gxTEg8YMLQQ2gLA047N4A-3D-3D" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">Maysoon Zayid</a><span style="color: black;"> bills herself as a comedian, actress, disability advocate, and tap dancer. 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I’m Palestinian, I’m Muslim, I’m a woman of color, I’m divorced, I’m disabled, and I am childless with a cat named ‘Beyonce’,” she says with a grin.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">But as fate would have it, she was surrounded by immigrant parents, three older sisters, and a nurturing support system, including her Palestinian grandparents and extended family, that set her feet on a path of confidence and achievement. “My disability should have been isolating. The only reason it wasn’t isolating was because I was really blessed and lucky to have a community that supported me, didn’t bully me, didn’t make fun of me, [and] always included me,” said Maysoon.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">In the intervening years Maysoon earned a degree in acting from Arizona State University, became a Princeton Fellow, and co-founded and co-executive produced the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn%3DjuHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37Ri3sUvwx5L2mQOQPENqxxs-3Dqu20_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8RFDCJVI-2FMWoIrYvQARoYeOhrxkKlnoYly0GVrFwd1LwlpPdN45oS7YQfEfzNfpkTGpTI9robd-2FceJl6-2FeL17n6Qu-2FPXxzJOZBt3ZVHrbFDUShgBZ3uMZ9SsOy4cRrbiy9XHWHfgPn4hffZN4yvd6iTxNnM3VAM1Tp-2BtFC156Sug-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1644515910118000&usg=AOvVaw0wbSw54BTVcpKtHoZSUCg0" href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37Ri3sUvwx5L2mQOQPENqxxs-3Dqu20_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8RFDCJVI-2FMWoIrYvQARoYeOhrxkKlnoYly0GVrFwd1LwlpPdN45oS7YQfEfzNfpkTGpTI9robd-2FceJl6-2FeL17n6Qu-2FPXxzJOZBt3ZVHrbFDUShgBZ3uMZ9SsOy4cRrbiy9XHWHfgPn4hffZN4yvd6iTxNnM3VAM1Tp-2BtFC156Sug-3D-3D" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">New York Arab American Comedy Festiva</a><span style="color: black;">l and The Muslim Funny Fest. She has been a full-time On Air Contributor to <em>Countdown with Keith Olbermann</em> and a columnist for <em>The Daily Beast</em>. She has appeared on Oprah Winfrey Networks’ <em>In Deep Shift</em>, <em>60 Minutes</em>, and <em>ABC News</em>. 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She was a headliner on the <em>Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour</em> and <em>The Muslims Are Coming Tour</em>. Maysoon appeared alongside Adam Sandler in <em>You Don’t Mess with the Zohan </em>and has written for VICE. She limped in New York Fashion Week, is a recurring character on <em>General Hospital</em>, and is the author of Audible’s <em>Find Another Dream</em>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">But of all her accomplishments, she says the legacy she hopes to leave is one of equality, specifically for people with disabilities.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">“The biggest thing that my Palestinian heritage did was it created a deep love and dedication to equality. And I think the most influential part of growing up with, you know, kind of one crooked leg in each world was knowing that equality works, it’s worth it, and it’s worth fighting for.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">To enjoy more of Maysoon’s fascinating story, and the rest of RootsTech 2022 for free, register today at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn%3DXRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBgDEQU6hlyJc5OTqxSSks-2BedrM7bUCc0YOh-2BACRxlj4TC7orTOv56xtSx-2FmDyBX1tw-3D-3DFLPQ_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN-2FqPGgED1-2FsEWEiUb1HeHGQ1QyqtxVxpYuWUuokIjSagkfGH13XXuEHitnsO4-2Fcb3GLWwsgdSLa8ZVo43EE56pDLkkU0-2Bl2xuIJwKvAmrqiCBV0bedLKP9NSwbspFA55qHr5cbE4ek3G1-2BD25FFfjQNKeFUDXlJ-2Bh17X2Vi16KzHg-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1644515910118000&usg=AOvVaw3w5Cg0zCmMSemib1Zhzgx5" href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=XRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBgDEQU6hlyJc5OTqxSSks-2BedrM7bUCc0YOh-2BACRxlj4TC7orTOv56xtSx-2FmDyBX1tw-3D-3DFLPQ_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN-2FqPGgED1-2FsEWEiUb1HeHGQ1QyqtxVxpYuWUuokIjSagkfGH13XXuEHitnsO4-2Fcb3GLWwsgdSLa8ZVo43EE56pDLkkU0-2Bl2xuIJwKvAmrqiCBV0bedLKP9NSwbspFA55qHr5cbE4ek3G1-2BD25FFfjQNKeFUDXlJ-2Bh17X2Vi16KzHg-3D-3D" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">RootsTech.org</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">Find and share this announcement in the<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn%3DXRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBooQYZEApZjTuYza-2B4EoiOiuiAry-2F9Ql9BHb6sNy0PnYixh3_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8ukp-2FMHs7B9bQxkwWHAumWzlYMFZCkhbPoYq9-2BUxL832tcY1ybbjVxq-2BvfxoVSVCLzh6bLK4J1sfjoaW2tGb1udFDHzQ9EdKJiC34v3DxCLdXio002jDZWSJvujTreKsKD36417TcR5d-2BGJTTKULk5mG42BqB9B5gHbeCyLoLimQ-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1644515910118000&usg=AOvVaw2Eo6f6oUddkek7wHiDAOER" href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=XRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBooQYZEApZjTuYza-2B4EoiOiuiAry-2F9Ql9BHb6sNy0PnYixh3_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYVJgJifvKcPF34drEX7pnuRj4kmqIMCCqW8i1DgBsB4daxanPXqwB96rwEJ0Iq2sojlG5O-2FRtSj-2BjB3Gf7fOv3bDT8dJyaeOPaK9BT7-2FsN8ukp-2FMHs7B9bQxkwWHAumWzlYMFZCkhbPoYq9-2BUxL832tcY1ybbjVxq-2BvfxoVSVCLzh6bLK4J1sfjoaW2tGb1udFDHzQ9EdKJiC34v3DxCLdXio002jDZWSJvujTreKsKD36417TcR5d-2BGJTTKULk5mG42BqB9B5gHbeCyLoLimQ-3D-3D" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> FamilySearch Newsroom</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; text-align: center;">###</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 12pt 8pt 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">About RootsTech 2022</span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 12pt 8pt 0cm;">RootsTech welcomes millions of people worldwide to celebrate family at the world’s largest family history conference and year-long learning platform. 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FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services each month to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 5,000 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.</p>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-35482880046655501402022-02-02T13:05:00.005-05:002022-02-02T13:05:44.449-05:00RootsTech 2022 Keynote Speaker - Food Network Star Molly Yeh<p>https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/molly-yeh-keynote-rootstech-2022</p><h1 class="ArticlePage-headline" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 20px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Chef Molly Yeh has been added to the lineup of Keynote Speakers at the upcoming <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; font-weight: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RootsTech Virtual 2022 Conference</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> from March 3 - 5, 2022. </span></span></h1><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quoting from the above blog post,</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA1r0-pN8fQRb_bqKzZPmZxWE9gMjb1GeHSIYO-Cpt-X6kQCsMUd4AcWzOzbKEelSUqPsFEMFuwO0WrTD7HismcbNcq6Ib30YsARI3N1hFN-GH7p4YrgSuoNFOl1N4QeFBhZM5fKKWPDgVHuQ6f_fqEdP69UNzHrsKNQbEszMTPxj2V8Typ6QxpoeI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="983" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA1r0-pN8fQRb_bqKzZPmZxWE9gMjb1GeHSIYO-Cpt-X6kQCsMUd4AcWzOzbKEelSUqPsFEMFuwO0WrTD7HismcbNcq6Ib30YsARI3N1hFN-GH7p4YrgSuoNFOl1N4QeFBhZM5fKKWPDgVHuQ6f_fqEdP69UNzHrsKNQbEszMTPxj2V8Typ6QxpoeI" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Molly Yeh is known for being the star of a Food Network series where she shares the very best of her recipes inspired by her Jewish and <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/chinese-american-heritage" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;">Chinese heritage</a>. Her first cookbook won the Judges’ Choice IACP Cookbook Award in 2017, and her food blog regularly welcomes tens of thousands of visitors each month. She is also an accomplished musician with a degree in percussion performance from<a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.juilliard.edu/school/about-juilliard" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank"> Juilliard</a>.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">Molly is a great example of someone who is proud of her heritage and shares it with others. She said, "It's so important to choose connection beyond family because we live among tons of other people; we share a planet with billions of other people." For her, cooking is the first step in that journey. "I want other people to experience the joy of cooking: feeding people who I love and creating those memories and traditions around it," she explained.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">This year, Molly Yeh will be a keynote speaker at RootsTech! Join us at <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;">RootsTech 2022</a> on 3–5 March to listen to her delicious keynote address.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;"><br /><br /></p></div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-60632042171292835152022-02-01T12:59:00.000-05:002022-02-01T12:59:07.467-05:00RootsTech 2022 Keynote Speaker - Apollonia Poilâne Shares Recipe to Connect Family<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/apollonia-poilane-rootstech-connect-2022</span></p><h1 class="ArticlePage-headline" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 20px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Chef Apollonia Poilâne has been added to the lineup of Keynote Speakers at the upcoming <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; font-weight: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RootsTech Virtual 2022 Conference</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> from March 3 - 5, 2022. </span></span></h1><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quoting from the above blog post,</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515;"><h2 class="ArticlePage-subHeadline" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333331; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.67; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“Bread Links People,” Says Third-Generation Owner of Paris’ Most-famous Bakery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOiVd_jsJX1ccnXcVUh4YRrS6cxllG1u6kI-u_unJVPESJi7rHK6Z77BfvRDZrz947Ek9x06A7YeGyUG6KT-RZSb0PcESoAsL0dYPv3901vkSDUzpOZUPF4g2J7jExEav43lKAR_hlMJlsNCB1B9h2TXLQ9w9KY21X3YWmE6C4xNHjJNtYXoPjbAya=s354" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="354" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOiVd_jsJX1ccnXcVUh4YRrS6cxllG1u6kI-u_unJVPESJi7rHK6Z77BfvRDZrz947Ek9x06A7YeGyUG6KT-RZSb0PcESoAsL0dYPv3901vkSDUzpOZUPF4g2J7jExEav43lKAR_hlMJlsNCB1B9h2TXLQ9w9KY21X3YWmE6C4xNHjJNtYXoPjbAya=s320" width="320" /></a></div></span></h2><div class="ArticlePage-articleBody" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545;"><div class="RichTextArticleBody" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="RichTextArticleBody-body RichTextBody" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7;"><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a story about tragedy, resilience, vision, and triumph. But mostly it is a story about family, connected through generations by a special loaf of sourdough bread known worldwide as pain Poilâne. Apollonia Poilâne, the third-generation owner of Paris’ most-famous bakery, will share her remarkable family story with a global online audience as a keynote speaker during RootsTech Connect 2022, the world’s largest family history conference, March 3–5, 2022. Register for free today at <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank">RootsTech.org</a>.</span></p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bread links people. I love the bond it creates when people share it,” says Apollonia, who was literally raised in the bakery started by her grandfather Pierre Poilâne in 1932. She worked in the family business as a child and began a formal 9-month apprenticeship to learn the art of bread making in her late teens. Then tragedy struck. Her father, Lionel Poilâne, whose innovative spirit and relentless commitment to quality made the Poilâne brand world-renowned, and her mother, Irena Poilâne, an American architect and art gallery owner, were both killed in a helicopter crash.</span></p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Orphaned with her younger sister, Athena, at the tender age of 18, Apolonia was faced with a decision. Gifted with a winning combination of her father’s vision and determination, and her mother’s artistic flair, she chose to carry on her family’s legacy. But she did not abandon her dream of a college education and for several years ran the business remotely while she earned an economics degree from Harvard University.</span></p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today she is leading what can only be described as a baking empire, producing tens of thousands of the signature loaf each month, along with a variety of other culinary treats. Building on her family legacy, Apollonia has added many new mouth-watering items to the company’s offerings, written or contributed more than a dozen books, and produced online baking classes. Customers hail from down the street, and across the world, yet quality is still the chief ingredient of every hand-crafted loaf of bread, cookie, and pastry.</span></p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more about her amazing story firsthand and what is next for this extraordinary entrepreneur by registering for RootsTech Connect 2022 today at <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank">RootsTech.org</a> and joining us for the virtual event March 3–5, 2022!</span></p></div></div></div></div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-90558105492897850802022-02-01T12:55:00.001-05:002022-02-01T12:55:14.956-05:00RootsTech 2022 Keynote Speaker - Making Connections Is No Act for Golden Globe Winner Matthew Modine<p> https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/matthew-modine-rootstech-2022-keynote</p><h1 class="ArticlePage-headline" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 20px 0px; position: relative;">Golden Globe winner Matthew Modine has been added to the lineup of Keynote Speakers at the upcoming <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); font-weight: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RootsTech Virtual 2022 Conference</a><span style="font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); font-weight: normal;"> from March 3 - 5, 2022. </span></h1><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quoting from the above blog post:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjufI9UFbFBosgxwoFF0www8eckl3r5-6kGvOWgROrzZIbBzMR0HG3cDRFwKkz6uhCNYIv2QsPDnZLVlnA3u95eeFW2GZgsPuKCpfM1JlFHtNmabeiCglKA1HsiDs3suhRu6o-7I0qgb6DBVxbA-lfMIU5eUKyl_CDG4bKm6mIr04d_1UNilf5f09XL=s558" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="359" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjufI9UFbFBosgxwoFF0www8eckl3r5-6kGvOWgROrzZIbBzMR0HG3cDRFwKkz6uhCNYIv2QsPDnZLVlnA3u95eeFW2GZgsPuKCpfM1JlFHtNmabeiCglKA1HsiDs3suhRu6o-7I0qgb6DBVxbA-lfMIU5eUKyl_CDG4bKm6mIr04d_1UNilf5f09XL=s320" width="206" /></a></div><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Aspiring actor Matthew Modine was working as a chef in a New York City restaurant frequented by the city’s elites when a chance encounter with one particular customer changed his life.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">“I’d never seen any creature like her in my life, and I just fell in love at first sight,” he said of Caridad Rivera, now his wife of more than 40 years, whom he credits for giving him the confidence to become one of the most successful actors of our time.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">Another chance encounter with FamilySearch International CEO Steve Rockwood led the star of films such as <i style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">Full Metal Jacket</i> and the Netflix hit series <i style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">Stranger Things</i> to an invitation to share his stories of human connection with a worldwide <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><u style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">RootsTech Connect 2022</u></a> audience on March 3–5, 2022.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">“Can we create, as a human being, a little ripple of positivity and goodness that will impact other peoples’ [ripples]?” he asked. “And my ripple will connect with another ripple and create a great wave of change. That’s how you connect to people…don’t think that you’re above anybody else.”</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px;">At RootsTech Modine will recount his life’s journey as a young boy in California and Utah, share his delightful discovery how New York City is actually more of a homeland than an adopted home, and the connections he’s made along the way, including a special connection with an uncle whose US Air Force uniform Modine wore as a B-17 captain in <i style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">Memphis Belle</i>.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px 0px;">Enjoy more of Matthew Modine’s heartwarming story by registering for RootsTech Connect 2022 today for free at <a class="Link " data-cms-ai="0" href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><u style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">RootsTech.org</u></a><u style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">,</u> and by joining the virtual event March 3–5, 2022!<br /></p></div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-43177634796238414722022-02-01T12:45:00.004-05:002022-02-01T12:45:57.169-05:00RootsTech 2022 Key Note Speaker - “We Are One People” Says 3-Time World Champion Boxer Samuel Azumah Nelson<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/samuel-azumah-zoom-zoom-nelson-rootstech-2022" style="background-color: white; color: #5171ff; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/samuel-azumah-zoom-zoom-nelson-rootstech-2022</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><h1 class="ArticlePage-headline" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4545; font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 20px 0px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNS8EcDl1j1FKC0MapHpA1Jbe8cWA_GZBaeIxzpc8yCiLEIuo5rP3AwtJSgb77usEexQzUXMmoX9jdPCQvc48CcvbzdtUedi2dEfRW2J6EIG9fWRpQ4exXEAsbXZ1iTi0mOb1_wSsws5j6o4NYd8Z_kunHWmBV_xuYfQHv6NMeERXC9utYgTNtNXi2=s1139" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNS8EcDl1j1FKC0MapHpA1Jbe8cWA_GZBaeIxzpc8yCiLEIuo5rP3AwtJSgb77usEexQzUXMmoX9jdPCQvc48CcvbzdtUedi2dEfRW2J6EIG9fWRpQ4exXEAsbXZ1iTi0mOb1_wSsws5j6o4NYd8Z_kunHWmBV_xuYfQHv6NMeERXC9utYgTNtNXi2=s320" width="278" /></a></div>3-Time World Champion Boxer Samuel Azumah Nelson has been added to the lineup of Keynote Speakers at the upcoming <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); font-weight: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RootsTech Virtual 2022 Conference</a><span style="font-family: var(--primaryHeadlineFont),Verdana,Ayuthaya,HanaMinBFont,serif; font-size: var(--title-1); font-weight: normal;"> from March 3 - 5, 2022. </span></h1><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quoting from the above blog post, </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div></div><blockquote><div>Boxing is a sport that demands grit and determination, but those characteristics don’t appear from nowhere. Just ask Africa’s greatest boxing legend, Samuel Azumah Nelson and a RootsTech 2022 keynote speaker (3–5 March 2022). He credits his ancestors for endowing him with the qualities that carried him to 3 featherweight world championships and a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.</div><div><br /></div><div>“I need to show you where my courage and determination to succeed came from” he declared. “I am a proud Ghanaian with a Tabon DNA, power, and spirit. You must be interested in your family history and to live the values it represents.”</div><div><br /></div><div>There’s a lot behind the Tabon affiliation that is a major part of Azumah’s story for attendees of <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RootsTech 2022</a> (March 3–5, 2022). The Tabon people were former slaves in Brazil. With the abolishment of slavery in the late 1800s, 7 families banded together and made their way back to the homelands from which their ancestors had been taken. The Asuman family, who later changed their name to Nelson, were among the leaders of the group.</div></blockquote><p> <a href="http://rootstech.org/" style="color: #5171ff; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">You can register now for free at RootsTech.org</a>. </p></div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-79410760977975729812022-02-01T12:35:00.003-05:002022-02-01T12:35:29.227-05:00Digging Out and Looking Forward in 2022 - 10 years of blogging<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMPGxGvqJzQQUN1oh6hCkfyd5nv5nKrx5zdimIv1aEkrWax7Diyx2tvQPZ8wqJS2fUVrrZrC7Mvjs-mi-lDl-GsHoM1EI_8vlDt1uu4fV23kt4g50lQFzh_-nm5RtBSIXj435zlnx_LqfDyGmfCba1P8iQ9UbgqRAmkkAQPSZD5GONhQ6RJXSkKlai=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMPGxGvqJzQQUN1oh6hCkfyd5nv5nKrx5zdimIv1aEkrWax7Diyx2tvQPZ8wqJS2fUVrrZrC7Mvjs-mi-lDl-GsHoM1EI_8vlDt1uu4fV23kt4g50lQFzh_-nm5RtBSIXj435zlnx_LqfDyGmfCba1P8iQ9UbgqRAmkkAQPSZD5GONhQ6RJXSkKlai=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div>Recently I spoke for the first time since February 2020 to a live audience. It was surreal to walk into a library with my mask on and instruct a group of people all masked and socially distanced. But, that is our new normal in the age of COVID. Online is wonderful, but it can be very isolating. <p></p><p>Other things have changed as well, and believe it or not, I am still adjusting even after two years. This is one reason I have come back to my blog. The deep depression I have been in from losing loved ones, friends, and colleagues to this disease cut me to the core. It was hard to communicate let alone go on as normal. </p><p>Throw in starting my Ph.D., one child in college, my husband going back to school, helping my other child with high school, and caring for my father I have been living on caffeine and a prayer. I know many of you can relate! How do I do it, is a question I am asked often. However, when you do not know any difference you make it happen. </p><p>So, it was no surprise to me that as the 10th anniversary of my blog loomed last December I had nothing to say. I do have ten drafts of blog posts sitting on my computer, but pushing the publish button was difficult. This leads me to today.</p><p>I need to read, write, teach, and publish more. That starts here. Plus, I'd love to hear from you. Anything you'd like to know more about from a lecture I have presented? Curious about a story I've posted here? Let me know. Send me a message through my contact form. </p><p style="text-align: right;">Let's make the next 10 years amazing. <br /></p>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-67551051968417342352021-10-01T02:00:00.066-04:002021-10-01T14:02:33.060-04:00I need your help<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-jQYNb1mtd-n5LjpJGepBMA3vVWHpiHbNXuSr-llkjbDU7hhsmLjsahaBov6f4277jCZ2v92eDyHEJKtW7DSg_JlhJbovFdv-H0l7yTvPDpXdcdaT1YrvjW0LZE4aA806oRbiJ_KWBA/s2048/shutterstock_126610904.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-jQYNb1mtd-n5LjpJGepBMA3vVWHpiHbNXuSr-llkjbDU7hhsmLjsahaBov6f4277jCZ2v92eDyHEJKtW7DSg_JlhJbovFdv-H0l7yTvPDpXdcdaT1YrvjW0LZE4aA806oRbiJ_KWBA/w320-h213/shutterstock_126610904.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For those of you who do not know I am one year into a six-year doctoral degree in History and Genealogical Studies. My research involves multiple aspects of lineage organizations. <br /><br />Examples of lineage/heritage organizations are:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sons / Daughters of the American Revolution</li><li>Colonial Dames of America</li><li>General Society of Mayflower Descendents</li><li>and etc (there are nearly 500 organizations in the US!)</li></ul>If you navigate to my page titled <a href="https://tntfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/p/phd-research-questionaire.html">Ph.D. Research Questionaire</a> you can read more about the project and find the <a href="https://hass.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cUS9V6gbdgs0fOK" target="_blank">link to the online survey</a>. <br /><br /><div>I believe that perspectives from a wide audience would add important context and information to our study and would be a valuable resource for the present research and for any future researchers seeking to study the influence and historical significance of heritage organizations and lineage societies within the United States. <br /><br />Participants must be over the age of 18 and are assigned a number by the survey program. They will be referred to by that number in the research. At the end of the survey participants will have the opportunity to give contact information if they would like to participate in the interview section of the study. This is optional, and not required to complete the survey. <br /><br />For analysis purposes, the survey is broken into several sections. Everyone will take the sections covering general demographics, education, involvement in genealogy, impressions of applications for these organizations, uses of DNA with genealogy, and discrimination. After these sections, the participant will select from a group of descriptions that they feel best describes them. <br /><br />These groups are: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Historian, archivist, librarian, professional genealogist, or employed with a company that does genealogical work and interacts frequently with persons who perform genealogical research </li><li>Member of a lineage or heritage organization </li><li>Not a member of a lineage or heritage organization </li><li>A paid staff member or volunteer for a heritage organization or lineage society who approves applications for membership or assists prospective members with their applications </li><li>A genealogist/family history researcher (but not a professional) who researches for themselves, family, friends, or others for free </li></ul><br /></div><div>Each of the groups will have a set of questions pertaining to them to gather information on their impressions of heritage organizations and lineage societies. Participants can choose as many groups as possible that describe them.<br /><p></p></div><div>Thank you for reading this far! I hope you will consider taking part and letting me know your thoughts on this type of research and these organizations.</div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-87941385821835789382021-02-23T12:24:00.000-05:002021-02-23T12:24:09.925-05:00Yes, I am still alive and here are the updates<p> You know, I should stop making promises that I cannot keep. I have been writing, but it is for school and not here. Sigh, I really do miss you all and I have so many ideas that I would love to blog more about. Finding the time seems to be the real problem. Especially when I do have any downtime (per se) I want to relax like the snowman in this picture. Hot chocolate (with a kick), take me away!</p><p>So let me do a few updates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ0ztzuxwMPP2PxI-sUS3sK9l1Hz1C1iLruoRcy98DNUXGc9sx0AzrGXSoiPAG5wSf-yXvXm4fZA_5shBdJcIBDbV_sMebS4CV6bb2wDXtnhGrfPojrrcBnhOZBRyVKIxhkGveHWQhco/s2048/shutterstock_339813524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ0ztzuxwMPP2PxI-sUS3sK9l1Hz1C1iLruoRcy98DNUXGc9sx0AzrGXSoiPAG5wSf-yXvXm4fZA_5shBdJcIBDbV_sMebS4CV6bb2wDXtnhGrfPojrrcBnhOZBRyVKIxhkGveHWQhco/s320/shutterstock_339813524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Many of you know that my father lives with me. Officially, I am his primary care-giver. Family always comes first in my life, and he has had some health struggles over the past year. This cuts into a lot of my free time (I have kids at home too) for fun things like blogging. If you have ever been in this situation you know what I mean. But, we take it one day at a time and I do the best I can.</p><p>I am back in school. <a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/research/history/phdinhistorywithgenealogicalstudies/" target="_blank">Working on my Ph.D. </a>while in a pandemic has a few interesting problems. First, everything must be researched online. Thankfully archives and libraries are very understanding. More than one has sent me the material digitally I needed seeing I cannot get into repositories right now. I am also supposed to travel to Strathclyde every so often, but when the country will not let anyone fly in that is not going to happen. </p><p>The worst part of 2020 was so many of my in-person lectures canceling. Understandable, but I wished many of them would have moved to virtual learning quicker. However, once again the pandemic has forced groups and people into technology that they were dragging their heels on. Nothing like money to make you move faster! Thankfully 2021 is picking up so I will "see" you all online more.</p><p>In case you did not know, this week is <a href="https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-connect-2021-registration?lang=eng" target="_blank">RootsTech Connect virtual conference</a>. I am presenting five lectures, and there are hundreds of videos to choose from. Registration for the event gives you access to all of the videos for one year!! </p><p>Oh, and an apology. It seems I am a dunce and had over 500 comments that were un-checked in my blogger account. While 80% were spam, there were some comments in there dating back 3 years! I have started to reply to them. However, if you all need me in a timely manner please feel free to email me through the website. </p><p>Alright, updates are done. Off to get some work done!</p>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-33590930364439234112020-11-16T10:15:00.000-05:002020-11-16T10:15:06.207-05:00RootsTech Connect 2021 Announces First of Keynote Speakers<p> </p><div class="ppmodule_textblock pp_moduleblock" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #3c3b36; font-family: ProximaNova, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 30px;"><div class="text_companyprofile" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><a class="pp_cb_imagegallery_4729159 pp_cboxElement" data-attr-hash="8177b910eb1fe70b1d9ee535dd867a0cde805793" data-copyright="" data-description="RootsTech Connect 2021 is a free international family celebration event online February 25-27." data-filename="rootstechconnect2021keynotes1-4.jpg" data-sharepath="https://media.familysearch.org/asset/947100/rootstechconnect2021keynotes1-4" data-sourcepath="//content.presspage.com/uploads/1803/rootstechconnect2021keynotes1-4.jpg?10000" data-title="RootsTech Connect 2021 Keynotes" data-uploadid="947100" href="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1803/1920_rootstechconnect2021keynotes1-4.jpg?10000" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><img alt="RootsTech Connect 2021 Keynotes" class="pp-inline-image pp-right pp-ml20" src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1803/500_rootstechconnect2021keynotes1-4.jpg?10000" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 40%; padding-top: 0px;" title="RootsTech Connect 2021 Keynotes - RootsTech Connect 2021 is a free international family celebration event online February 25-27." /><div class="pp-right pp_gallery_label_inline clearboth none" style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239); box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; float: right; max-width: 40%; padding: 5px 10px; width: 348px;">RootsTech Connect 2021 Keynotes</div></a><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://www.rootstech.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">RootsTech Connect 2021</a>—the world’s largest family celebration event—announced its first wave of keynote speakers hailing from Australia, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Speakers include <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York Times</i> bestselling author and international motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic; Lorena Ochoa of Mexico, a retired top female world golfer; Francesco Lotoro of Italy, musician, composer and collector of music composed in captivity during the Holocaust; and Sharon Leslie Morgan, author and genealogist dedicated to promoting healing by providing resources for African American genealogical research.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.rootstech.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">RootsTech Connect</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">,</span></span> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">February 25–27, 2021, is a free online conference to discover, share, and celebrate family and heritage connections.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div><div class="ppmodule_textblock pp_moduleblock" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #3c3b36; font-family: ProximaNova, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 30px;"><div class="text_companyprofile" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div class="pp-overflow-hidden pp-min-width-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 5%; overflow: hidden !important;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">ROOTSTECH CONNECT 2021 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://nickvujicic.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nick Vujicic</b></a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">was born in Melbourne, Australia. With no medical explanation or warning, Nick came into the world with neither arms nor legs. He has overcome his disabilities and has achieved remarkable goals despite them. By age 19 he started fulfilling his dream of encouraging others through their personal challenges. He has spoken live to 6.5 million people live in more than 65 countries, met with 21 presidents, and addressed 9 governments. His <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York Times</i> best seller, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Unstoppable,</i> is now published in more than 30 languages. Vujicic now lives in California with his wife and 4 children. (Read more about <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/nick-vujicic-rootstech-2021/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Nick Vujicic</a>).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_Ochoa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lorena Ochoa</b></a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">is best known as the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 157 consecutive weeks in the LPGA. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender with such a ranking, she is considered the best Mexican golfer and Best Latin American female golfer of all time.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">"Knowing your past is very important to understand who you are," said Ochoa. "The work that FamilySearch and RootsTech Connect does is incredible. I know more about my story than I would have ever imagined."</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ochoa has received numerous prestigious awards. She now hosts her own tournament bringing the professional elite to golf in Mexico. Among many altruistic pursuits, she has started a foundation focused on educating low-income children. In November 2012, she published her book, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dream Big,</i> sharing the goals from her childhood that set her on that course. Lorena is the mother of 3 young children, and lives with her husband, Andres Conesa, in Mexico City. (Read more about <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/lorena-ochoa-rootstech-2021/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Lorena Ochoa</a>).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Lotoro" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Francesco Lotoro</b></a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">is an Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and professor at the Umberto Giordano Music Conservatory in Foggia, Italy. For the past 30 years, he has worked tirelessly to recover, study, archive, execute, record, and promote tens of thousands of remarkable musical scores composed by prisoners in concentration camps. He is currently working on a multi-volume encyclopedia dedicated to</span> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/arts/music/music-concentration-camps.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">music written in concentration camps</a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">and to the related composers with the goal for it to “become a historic, artistic, cultural and spiritual treasure for all.” For his efforts, Lotoro has received widespread interest and recognition throughout Europe and North America. (Read more about <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/francesco-lotoro-rootstech-2021/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Francesco Lotoro</a>).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://sharonlesliemorgan.wordpress.com/about/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sharon Leslie Morgan</b></a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">has devoted her career to support African American genealogical research. She founded</span> <a href="http://www.ourblackancestry.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Our Black Ancestry</a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">(OBA), an online community to provide resources for African American genealogical research, preserve historical materials and properties, and promote healing of wounds that are a legacy of slavery. OBA is a partner with FamilySearch on the</span> <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/reclaiming-our-african-roots/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">ROAR (Reclaiming Our African Roots)</a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Project.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">A staunch advocate of racial justice, Morgan has co-authored several books including</span> <a href="http://www.gatheratthetable.net/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade</i></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, and she works with organizations that promote this work. She has received prestigious awards for her efforts to help others with this research and make connections to provide healing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">“I believe genealogy is a tool for healing from America's egregious past and a shining light on a pathway toward a society that embraces equality and justice for all,” said Morgan. “RootsTech Connect 2021 is an unparalleled opportunity to celebrate humanity in all of its colors, cultures, and creeds." <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">(Read more about <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/sharon-leslie-morgan-rootstech-2021/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Sharon Leslie Morgan</a>).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Register for RootsTech Connect 2021 for free at</span> <a href="http://www.rootstech.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">RootsTech.org</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">RELATED</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/rootstech-2021-keynote-speakers/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0060d7; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In-depth with RootsTech 2021 Keynote Speakers</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="pp_moduleblock" id="ppmodule_boilerplate" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #3c3b36; font-family: ProximaNova, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px;"><div class="divmodule_boilerplate" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"><div class="div_summary" style="background: rgb(219, 234, 197); border-radius: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 15px; width: auto;"><div class="title_summary " style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-weight: 700; padding: 0px 0px 5px;">About RootsTech</div><div class="text_boilerplate" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, is a global conference celebrating families across generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover and share their memories and connections. This annual event has become the largest of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants worldwide. </span>RootsTech Connect 2021 is free and will be entirely online.</p></div></div></div></div>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-85527530943776516062020-10-01T09:59:00.004-04:002020-10-01T09:59:31.575-04:00NGS - FGS Merger Party<p> <span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif; font-size: 14pt;">For Release: 30 September 2020</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background: white; color: green; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">NGS and FGS Invite Genealogists &
Family Historians to its Virtual Merger Celebration Party 1 October 2020</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">FALLS CHURCH, va, 30 SEPTEMBER 2020</span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">—The National
Genealogical Society (NGS) and the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
announced their merger will be finalized tomorrow on 1 October 2020. We invite
family historians and genealogists to join us as we celebrate “the new NGS” <strong><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">on 1
October at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) at a virtual merger event</span></strong>, featuring
host Judy G. Russell, </span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">JD,
CG, CGL</span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">.
Additional guests include members of the NGS and FGS boards, AAHGS president
Gene Stephenson, BCG president LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Lou Szucs, Curt
Witcher, and more. The merger agreement will be signed as part of this event.</span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Grab
some snacks, put on your party hat, get your noisemaker ready, and join us for
an exciting evening of fun! Share the experience by posting a photo of yourself
on social media using #NewNGS. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To attend, check your email (or ask a friend) for the link and password!</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Help
us commemorate FGS and salute the new NGS by creating a digital card with <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=kHEHVfKuen0Cq6dbOG4UVrVuY2qOx4uEhVn-2ByVVCe9piAWJHT4GtiJyo88wCNWozj7rJO4dklQNFfPm50G-2FzYiXH6p671T-2BlrvONZYhVRmOegBiFMPcoc4uXoW8kKz19qkjODiGuK5lo4Fhh5dQbzg-3D-3DwOCO_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKlXcZbIqmUI-2Br6cqtAyZbdKHINf1ZGv6JO8f98FKkSUWzNB2IZkbmujBIuEVmyf1m71EZIyjMgD849yT6BkOEU9PUT3mlSswZMu-2FqiYT9pxJ7-2BFyMW9R1F1djO4SoMX-2BPGHay1rtSOnn5OWFz0y5P5rbmky1T66-2BfQGfbEFaeA7vm2mDiRYjQlxZ5mby0sAjreyw-2Fe8prdIMvo4q1X-2FRcHu191-2FxaSpmnqFhiMcgeXi9E3pqkd95KkoahRo4fZFocAffwPTmofzzeL9eZd8ONqwtq1yyOgzGxJD-2B-2FdXkqpiVdE2YzlYpq1SP3dbr6jXFbl-2Fn7OJqISuymy5tyJiCAYw-3D-3D">Vivid-Pix</a>.
Submit by 5 October to see your card live on the NGS website!</span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Founded
in 1903, the <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=eWCV8LzKqRUecjJjiQLWKIANLHC3gvW7I-2FjVJLzxuoQf2nos-2Bd1ejdR6CeIhvHrzqMTo_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKlXcZbIqmUI-2Br6cqtAyZbdKHINf1ZGv6JO8f98FKkSUWzNB2IZkbmujBIuEVmyf1m71EZIyjMgD849yT6BkOEU9PUT3mlSswZMu-2FqiYT9pxJ7-2BFyMW9R1F1djO4SoMX-2BPGHay1rtSOnn5OWFz0y5P5rbmky1T66-2BfQGfbEFaeA7t6vg80AFKLbdyCCviJC1Brv1mrBxFZJna03kEvrIXeGlHehaPCgoAuu25uqmufvLNKcL-2FojVBQoY45whjM1H0ksUaDna2wgFBbMDiJyHHtXt7UmfMuSFqhrjwS14C886WzLuBRRj0xalARDeDeRhTK20U1NfTBj2L3nwVqtqDPrw-3D-3D">National
Genealogical Society</a> is dedicated to genealogical education, exemplary
standards of research, and the preservation of genealogical records. The Falls
Church, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society for everyone,
from the beginner to the most advanced family historian, seeking excellence in
publications, educational offerings, and guidance in research. It also offers
many opportunities to interact with other genealogists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-76554614150602551982020-09-01T14:56:00.003-04:002020-09-01T14:56:26.155-04:00FamilySearch Announces RootsTech Connect 2021: A Free Global Virtual Event<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 801px;">
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<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">For Immediate
Release<br />
31 August 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 title="FamilySearch Announces RootsTech Connect 2021: A Free Global Virtual Event"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">FamilySearch Announces RootsTech Connect
2021: A Free Global Virtual Event<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37Q-2B-2BXOqhFKIw9-2F-2FpBFuXBk92ANXGgmNv-2F-2FQZwqXLm6yYbrVU_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDMqcw0kmH224zNmfxjZ9jynYrOLLUYUTo4KScy1gekitKTJBf3a6Xzr0znpciqrV5nDaA45LrbNJW7EoynhO0W5ivVwm47HQL9j3QwQrClHi546BiMbh1-2FbvmJZJH2GG4N2-2FjO5EaGr4symjnXHXZMWviWBsBFlfI2nlDU4TykvUw-3D-3D">FamilySearch</a> is
thrilled to announce that the <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37R8DMx2NtN0v4iZsiciqm1izQutC52Lz4vHxDXyDXGH7xqLo_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDPWSf6YXkj71G9JewgBRRQwsnd5iXlcpsz2Sh-2FfXWpyiKIveazfskDpvwxwpb5YVtiQIcLZTZ9IQ8bwX2CFgfJaeA-2FyZLTnOnP3ovm3xvkfcG725wD8hlPU-2F5f2a6yEsMyLiFGaUWNzJT9VlDBx50dZVHI15ymJhwd4Gz6DKqtF-2Bw-3D-3D">RootsTech
2021</a>conference previously planned for February 3–6, 20</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 9pt;">21, in Salt Lake
City, Utah, will now be held on February 25–27, 2021, as a free, virtual
event online. </span><a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37R8DMx2NtN0v4iZsiciqm1izQutC52Lz4vHxDXyDXGH7ITuS_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDNfaAPW946ILxcJcVd14ZiX3SjENRbs57kmsIrsTeDBfZgh9dMlqSZ1cot-2BMpbvR7vnf-2FQawHax4p1A8ZCMtKhxFASifxiXIEbGr8ygYzBZN76guZVpDUirC5WviwoJtTbVLH2nUXQz4z-2BC2Cuj4OLNjgK6qUbTpNdo-2FKWoE8myPA-3D-3D" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 9pt;">RootsTech
Connect 2021</a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 9pt;"> will enable attendees to participate from around the
world and will feature inspiring keynote speakers, dozens of classes in
multiple languages, and a virtual marketplace. Reserve your place today for
free at </span><a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37R8DMx2NtN0v4iZsiciqm1izQutC52Lz4vHxDXyDXGH7A4e7_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDMpNzaC3ijQayTs6IURKlyrh5n5t2m40SAz2FNoXCYhjYOu4aNTF-2B-2BzP1BGNBYhUKH5WRM8nYlIfq7VUEDc2FKbgSGkw8OlxsmzjobHWkjpBVjYtqCP4Obq54-2FpE4KAwjM5wFN8cif1Km-2FBZUopkizU6d0jnFryg5ezrmgjLDJR3Q-3D-3D" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 9pt;">RootsTech.org</a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 9pt;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“The pandemic
is giving us the opportunity to bring RootsTech to a broader audience
worldwide,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “A virtual
event also allows us to expand our planning to truly make this a global
celebration of family and connection.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">RootsTech
Connect 2021 will be global in scope while offering many experiences
that attendees have come to know and love from RootsTech events—including
inspirational keynote speakers, dozens of classes to choose from, and an expo
hall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><<a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=XRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBheZUHdB1tloKwvPW-2BFZa8zdLm9mT6SmHEBJhjefoles_zuc_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDMvTDkeT83WyxptrH6by7eek-2B1sKoyO-2BJm-2F-2BMAsvicGxNWQZAjqesuyoIgFodr0CNu8b5jXwWvuXXdUbegxgL-2BmoGF-2B6sa10JEFcQCYmmSdbop4ZO7Ml6mDMwj-2BtV9-2Bh7L6zswBpN-2B6IKkCFga3tSMIW2YgLRYjV-2FMyfCVh1OEXKA-3D-3D" title="One Part of a Global Family: RootsTech Connect 2021">Watch RootsTech
Connect 2021 Promotional Video</a>> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Throughout the
three-day online event, attendees will have the ability to interact with
presenters, exhibitors, and other attendees through live chat and question
and answer sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“Classes will be
taught in many languages, and presenters will teach from a number of
international locations,” said Rockwood. “We will celebrate cultures and
traditions from around the world, with activities that the audience can
participate in from home—such as homeland cooking demonstrations,
storytelling, and music performances. This is one virtual event you won’t
want to miss.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">RootsTech
Connect 2021 will offer a combination of both livestream and on-demand
content to accommodate differences in time zone for participants. In
addition, sessions will be available to view on-demand after the event
concludes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Rockwood says
that FamilySearch is looking forward to the opportunity to deliver the
signature RootsTech experience and helping tens of thousands of participants
worldwide to discover, gather, and connect their family story. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">RootsTech hopes
to gather in-person again in the future but anticipates the RootsTech
Connect virtual opportunity will become a regular addition to the
event. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Register for
free at <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=juHONcpfkwO5qJGERuD37R8DMx2NtN0v4iZsiciqm1izQutC52Lz4vHxDXyDXGH7ltJn_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDN43pNe2Fs2lbVNvtcrX02jGfwHvgIByiIHHErn0yx4RwFhk5iJhWuiTAZYKlKEQZI70UnSpQOvySrTmgd3KXGynd-2BM-2FAN8W-2BElaP80EA7aV8DDwqmpnjI1lc6R4hgEpnHG8uK7i188D-2FRGLZh-2F0snZwQguQvb1lH82pBJdTD4acg-3D-3D">rootstech.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Find and share
this announcement from the <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=XRV9iUJtib-2FXPsf5qOJoBuLgp2DkQKQfQrqYA9w3YeQcJBA5GLn7WY4oYKBox0kGn5kKL-2BoL4uEgm76w5aCE4QsxOioJFcAcdN7QLn0M8wjiMCF9py9DJC2ERvpuPkx66gIwY1juzyI6Uf76eR9XcmB7OyT-2B2r-2BthnMueYpS5p0-3DzQse_XKguIg0rm3l2miqlagO-2FzrhKYcO1DgAfJhPI4wceE0-2FWGKUGeJS0iQPmtu86YtTKoF2fd-2FfdmsXMP13stTfd7QNpIJzA43tcYgcZdJWLr2gKI-2B7QF9iPvcnYvKWOwuYQYy3HklHZd299ITR-2BgLkAN1H6CjJIV4Ex2puXt2FJbv5VQ1okwg4Cao78oGvFtCRdh9ZJMToCF7nnylgZlfzttGjdItLggoGS7h397qpalDMrjx0gs9iOsq-2BcZPPK1J72gHMDqxRfLhwse5LVYbQ1PEIAfjq5-2Bo6LuXqovlQRgBMT1bqh1bjtqVEHowFt7r4rkOMbg8t0nOUZBCOO81sGGcAueSWOvwdnbXzRpkO3ZWqrxQ9-2BbD6qz628IgHObRRePK7J4GXs9wa0yPCYcGMfdg-3D-3D" title="FamilySearch RootsTech Connect 2021 Press Release">FamilySearch
Newsroom</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">About RootsTech</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">RootsTech,
hosted by FamilySearch, is a global conference celebrating families across
generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover and share
their memories and connections. This annual event has become the largest of
its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants
worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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When we entered quarantine at the beginning of March I was like "Woohoo! So much time for writing!" Well, that obviously did not happen. Just look at how many posts there are here.<br />
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I got sick, my husband got sick, my kids got sick, and my dad got sick. While we do not know if we had Covid-19 (there were not enough tests at that time and we did not meet the criteria to be tested) it's been several months of being cared for and caring for others in my home. Exhaustion is the worse part. You just do not want to do anything.<br />
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To top it off, my husband and I have relapsed several times with whatever this is. On the 15th I was given a Covid-19 test which came back negative. However, as my doctor told me yesterday, that doesn't mean you didn't have it, you simply do not have it now. Yup, my husband and I are still sick with some sort of chest crud and are under treatment, again.<br />
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After 12 weeks at home (one of us leaves the house as needed for groceries, medicines, or to a doctor appointment) I need to set a routine and stick to it. No matter what. Having everyone here though has set my mind into a loop. When your kids are home, doing school work, it sometimes is hard to get into a work rhythm. I have not begun any large projects because once I get on a roll, then get sidetracked with helping someone, I often cannot maintain my momentum. The train of thought has derailed and the crane to right it gets bigger each time.<br />
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Although, I finished two crocheted afghan projects that have languished in a basket and made a new granny square blanket from scratch using odd and end yarn I have stashed around the house. So yay for making things!<br />
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trauma from the last time I tried to do a garden. One of my boys wanted to try, and having a willing victim, er participant, makes things happen around here. We started seedlings in the house, built a raised garden bed (4'x4'), and have planted the first seedlings in it. There are three types of tomatoes, dwarf sunflowers, bib lettuce, and heirloom marigolds. The marigolds are from seeds I saved three years ago from a summer camp project for child number two. He attended camp at Mount Vernon, home of George Washinton, and they planted marigolds from the plantation to bring home. Those two heirloom flowers gave me several dozen seeds.<br />
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We have also planned an herb garden to go around the seating area in the back yard. The plants are ready to go, I am just waiting for the supplies from the building supply store to be delivered. We will have oregano, thyme, mint, lemon balm, sage, basil, and chamomile. Fingers crossed it all gets done this week. My seedlings want out of the house!<br />
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But it has not all been sitting around and playing with yarn and soil. I have made some progress on some paid, volunteer, and personal research. Limited of course because I only have the internet and my personal library. However, some of my librarian and archive friends are still at work. Guess what, they re bored too. I lucked out that some research I needed was done by these wonderful people over the last couple of months. So, reach out and see if the repository you need information from is taking online requests or phone requests. While it will not be free, you may get extra care and information since they have not as many customers to help.<br />
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I hope you all are doing well. Stay safe, take care, and do some genealogy today!Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-62400810497897972512020-03-02T17:00:00.000-05:002020-03-02T17:00:10.155-05:00RootsTech London 2020<br />
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<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-47394176830942725162020-02-28T12:08:00.000-05:002020-02-28T12:08:10.007-05:00FindMyPast Press Release: Findmypast’s archive is the fastest growing on the market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Findmypast’s collections have grown by over 1.5 billion names in the last year<br />
Totalling over 13 billion records, Findmypast is now home to the fastest growing archive on the
market<br />
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More records added over the past 12 months than all competitors combined<br />
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Millions of new and exclusive records bought online for the very first time
Findmypast continues to publish millions of new records from Britain, Ireland, North America
and beyond each and every month, providing users across the globe with new opportunities for
discovery.<br />
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The world leaders in British & Irish family history are now adding an average of 4.3 million
searchable names a day, making them the second largest publisher on the family history market
and the fastest growing archive online.
2019 has seen Findmypast’s collections expand significantly, with over 1.5 billion names added
to the site over the past 12 months alone.<br />
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By bringing more data to market than any other family history website, Findmypast is plugging
essential gaps in previously difficult to research regions through improved access to a wide
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Recent progress in Scotland where a range of new material has been published in association
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All recent and future updates build on Findmypast’s existing digitization projects, including:<br />
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<li>The Catholic Heritage Archive - a groundbreaking initiative to digitize the historic
records of the Catholic Church in the U.S., Britain, and Ireland that has resulted in the
online publication of more than 27 million records since February 2017. Recent additions
include millions of new Sacramental marriage records from the Archdiocese of New
York with more U.S. records yet to come. </li>
<li>The 1921 census of England and Wales - In the most anticipated family history
development since the online publication of the 1939 Register, Findmypast has been
selected as The National Archives’ commercial partner to make the 1921 Census of
England & Wales available online.</li>
<li>The British Newspaper Archive - Findmypast’s exclusive partnership with the British
Library that has already resulted in the online publication of more than 36 million pages.
New editions and titles are added every week with a variety of Commonwealth titles from
Canada, the Caribbean and beyond to be added in the coming months - also available on
Findmypast. </li>
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Tamsin Todd, CEO of Findmypast, said: “I am proud of Findmypast’s heritage of working with
wonderful organisations across the globe to digitise and share extraordinary record collections.
We hear from our customers all the time how learning about their ancestors’ lives changed their
understanding of their own lives. As we accelerate the growth of Findmypast’s collections, we
will help ever more people feel the thrill of going on a journey to discover family stories that
have the power to change the future.”<br />
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Niall Cullen: ncullen@findmypast or Alex Cox: acox@findmypast.com, +44 7464 946769 </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Findmypast (previously DC Thomson Family History) is the British-owned world leader in online family history
millions of registered users across its family of brands, which include Findmypast, Genes Reunited, Findmypast
DNA, the British Newspaper Archive and Twile.
Its lead brand, also called Findmypast, is the home of the world’s most comprehensive online collection of British
and Irish records, including: </span></i><br />
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<li><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The largest online collection of UK parish records </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Twice the number of Irish records available on any other site </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The British Library’s vast collection of historical newspapers </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Military service records for all three branches of the British Armed Forces </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The official home of the 1939 Register, in partnership with The National Archives </span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Findmypast is committed to making discoveries in the British Isles easier than ever before. It combines the best of
British and Irish data with the knowledge of inhouse experts to provide a unique family history experience that
guides researchers through every step of their journey.
For more information on how Findmypast is enhancing the experiences of family historians worldwide, visit:
www.findmypast.co.uk</span></i>Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-64267112558612884242020-02-28T10:00:00.000-05:002020-03-01T17:19:19.875-05:00Award-winning filmmaker, Scott Wilhite, to introduce HeirloomStories.tv at RootsTech 2020<br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Saturday, February 29, 2020 <a href="https://shotbox.me/" target="_blank">ShotBox</a> will host Scott Wilhite, an
award-winning writer, producer, and director and founder of the high net worth
family preservation service, bacstory.com. Wilhite will be introducing
HeirloomStories.tv, which brings focused family storytelling to a broader audience
with an easily attainable price point.</span></div>
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lost by the time it hits the grandchildren. The family wealth is gone because
the family is gone. The relationships simply fall apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recognized a similar need with families everywhere. “Youth today are
struggling. They’ve got high levels of anxiety, depression, and
self-destructive behaviors and addictions. They’ve got an identity crisis,”
says Wilhite. “They need to know who and whose they are.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HeirloomStories is a platform for Generation One parents and
grandparents to share the life lessons, insights, beliefs, and values that have
guided them throughout their lives. The done-for-you service handles all the
details from storycoaching, to recording, to distribution on a custom family
webpage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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severed. Children source wisdom from YouTubers and Instagram Influencers
instead of their grandparents. Wilhite points out, “We don’t ask Aunt Kris for
a recipe anymore, we Google it; we don’t ask Grandpa for help fixing the mower,
we go to YouTube. There’s an opportunity to restore the grandparent connection
through the family narrative. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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innovative portable light box that allows individuals to quickly digitize their
most precious journals, scrapbooks, photos, and heirlooms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">For more information, visit ShotBox.me. (link
http://www.ShotBox.me/)</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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award winning commercial filmmaker, best-selling author, speaker, and app
maker. His focus is on helping preserve family relationships through clarifying
their family narrative.</span></div>
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<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-49586219225649634252020-02-27T12:51:00.000-05:002020-02-27T12:53:48.188-05:00RootsTech London Bound, tips you should think about<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ExCel area looking up the Thames <br />
to London. Oct 2019, by Author</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">I was at RootsTech London in October 2020, and I loved it.
However, I have heard people in the expo hall stating, “how in the world would
they get there?” Well, let me give you some ideas that helped me get there,
which saved me time and money.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Airport to London:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Fly into <a href="https://www.londoncityairport.com/" target="_blank">London City Airport</a>. Do
everything you can do fly into here. It is across the street from the <a href="https://www.excel.london/" target="_blank">ExCel</a>!
Plus, it was less than £5 to take a cab across the river to my hotel. Convenient,
quick, and you do not have to deal with London traffic or the Tube. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Airline:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> I love, love, love flying Aer
Lingus. Unfortunately, they do not go to <a href="https://www.aerlingus.com/travel-information/airport-information/airports-by-region/#/tab-3-north-america" target="_blank">every city in the US</a>, but for a
discount overseas airlines, they are great. If they fly to your area, check
them out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Dublin Secret:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> There are <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance" target="_blank">16 airports </a>in the world where
you can clear US customs in that country. Dublin is one of these airports. What
does that mean for you? Well, you fly back to the US on a domestic flight and
do not have to clear customs when you land, which can be a nightmare. I love
flying for 5+ hours, walking off the plane, getting my bags, and heading home.
For me, it means cutting out the 3+ hours of standing in line here in the US after
a long flight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Well, there are a few things you can think about for the time
being. Maybe one of these will help you make your London dream come true. I
will have more tips in the weeks ahead!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-21901324026247164862020-02-27T06:00:00.000-05:002020-02-27T13:23:50.032-05:00Time flies when you are having fun at RootsTech<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SLC at Sunset 24 Feb 2020</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">I arrived Monday night in Salt Lake City, and today is the first
time I have sat down to write anything about the conference. Yes, I have been
that busy! But it is a good busy, so let me catch you up on some of the fantastic
things that are going on here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">First off, I did make my trek to the Family History Library on Tuesday.
Of course, the floors were packed with many excited researchers. I lucked out
and found a couple of books I needed and have not found at any library in Virginia.
Even better, I used the book scanner there. So great! It does not put pressure on
the spine of the books, and you have a nice PDF of your pages downloaded to your
thumb drive. Much lighter (and environmentally friendly) than carrying papers
back home with me. Yes, I could have taken pictures with my phone, or used my
phone scanner, but it was a new tool to try out! Can you blame me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Terri O'Connell</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">It was my pleasure to attend the speaker's social and media dinner
on Tuesday night. These times are always special to me as I get to see people I
do not get to see very often in a more relaxed setting. We are here to work
(either speaking or reporting and sometimes both), and these events are the
kick-off for a high paced four days. I can never thank the event staff enough
for all they do for us as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">My first presentation is done. I spoke yesterday (and will give
the lecture again on Saturday) on "What to do when the vital record is wrong?"
It was the first recorded lecture I have presented at RootsTech, so I was a bit
nervous. Thankfully my friends in the audience said I did great. I think I can
believe them, right?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Amie <br />Bowser Tennant</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Last night when the expo hall doors opened to the public there was
an amazing phenomenon. Hundreds (and hundreds) of kids with their parents poured
into the Salt Palace. The expo hall is free for everyone and this kick-off of
the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary grew quite the crowd. I am still waiting to see
if we get a count on how many were there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Today is off and running! Talk to you more soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Photos and Digital Assets</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" name="_ku0uywtec0rz"></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Individuals, families
and family history buffs now have a secure way to collect, curate, share,
categorize and publish precious documents, photos and digital assets within a
real-time, dynamic family archive</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" name="_d1goy1hpra7o"></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Feb. 26, 2020—RootsTech, Salt Lake
City</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">—</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.fileshadow.com/"><span style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">FileShadow, Inc</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">. today
announces the FileShadow </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Family Vault<span style="background: #FEFEFE;">™—supporting
family history buffs, genealogists, individuals and families in collecting,
curating, storing and preserving precious family documents. The new service
collects content in real-time, storing it in a dynamic family archive. </span></span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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clouds and sources into one family vault</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
FileShadow collects all of your files into one cloud-based repository from
sources such as iCloud, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe’s Lightroom solutions, Box,
Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and OneDrive for Business; local storage
(macOS, Windows Desktops, Windows Virtual Desktops); and network and
direct-attached storage (NAS/DAS) devices. </span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Collect and search all of your digital
assets</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
All types of physical documents (“not born digital”)</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> can be
scanned and gathered into the FileShadow system such as family portraits,
family reunion and wedding photos, journals, legal or official documents,
contracts and government records. Once scanned and in PDF form, FileShadow’s
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searches even these old documents as if
they were “born digital.”</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“FileShadow Family Vault brings together all of your
digital and non-digital family and historical records,” </span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">said Tyrone Pike, </span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">president and CEO of FileShadow. “Users create their own
vault that allows them to categorize, curate, protect and share different
collections with anyone they choose. FileShadow is the best and easiest way to
protect your most important documents in the Cloud.”</span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Categorize files
through AI and machine learning</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
Once in the FileShadow vault, an AI and machine learning process analyzes the
content to create metadata tags, including location (GPS), OCR of PDFs and
machine learning (ML)-generated tags for images. For example, FileShadow will
automatically identify terms in a document such as “marriage” and “certificate”
for a marriage certificate, even if those terms are not in the file name but
are in the document text, making it simple to search for and find Great Grandma
and Grandpa’s marriage certificate. Users can also apply custom tags such as
“marriage certificate” and “Great Grandma.” With automated and custom meta
tags, users can create collections quickly and easily without endless hours of
searching and viewing documents. </span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Share files with
anyone, even those without FileShadow accounts</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
FileShadow allows users to publish collections of family files from their
FileShadow Family Vault by generating shareable links. The FileShadow Publish
feature is a simple and secure way for families to curate, store and share
important photos from family reunions, </span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">birth certificates, naturalization papers, letters and more. With Fil</span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">eShadow, every family member can access important family
memories and files, regardless of whether or not they are FileShadow users.
These links can also be used as source links in popular genealogy programs and
services, such as Ancestry and FamilySearch, among others. </span><span lang="EN" style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">For a
free 30-day trial of FileShadow, visit </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.fileshadow.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">www.fileshadow.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">About FileShadow<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">FileShadow is a service that aggregates files from multiple cloud
sources, Windows Virtual Desktops, Windows PC and macOS desktops, Drobo and
other network and direct-attached storage (NAS/DAS) devices into one secure,
reliable and searchable cloud vault. Compatible with Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix
Virtual Apps and Desktops, HVE ConneXions VDI Solutions, IOXO Workspace
Technology, Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop and VMware Horizon, FileShadow
for Windows Virtual Desktop delivers thin-provisioned access to the user’s
vault.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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machine learning, FileShadow provides superior indexing and searching
capabilities. With FileShadow, users can quickly find any file with advanced
search features such as file content, OCR of PDFs, GPS location and image
searches. FileShadow is hosted on Google Cloud and IBM Cloud with storage on
IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS) and Wasabi’s Hot Cloud Storage, providing “11
nines” of durability for optimal file protection. FileShadow supports multiple
cloud storage sources, including Windows PC and macOS desktops (including
iCloud Drive files and iCloud Photos), Drobo and other NAS/DAS devices, Adobe
Creative Cloud, Adobe’s Lightroom solutions, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive,
OneDrive and OneDrive for Business. Visit </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.fileshadow.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">FileShadow.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> for more
information.</span></div>
Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-47666893722746721342020-02-25T12:15:00.000-05:002020-02-28T12:16:16.165-05:00Collectionaire Press Release <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Collectionaire<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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and Video Collections <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-no-proof: yes;">to Ancestors’ Records and
Memories in FamilySearch and other Genealogy Sites<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Family tree is a “hub” to complete digital family archive<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">San Diego,
Calif. – Feb. 24, 2020 –</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Collectionaire today announced it will
be demonstrating this week at </span></span></span><a href="https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">RootsTech
2020</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"> how its cloud-based digital family archive app,
used to build an online “best memories” family </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">collection, can</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"> seamlessly link </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">to ancestor memories and records in FamilySearch, Ancestry.com and
other on-line genealogy sites.<i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Collectionaire’s web app allows families to
organize, preserve and share their most cherished photos, videos and digital keepsake
memories. Unlike other photo and memento archiving solutions, users do not move
photos and videos to the Collectionaire site. Instead, the app is a hub, connecting
users via share links and hyperlinks to their photo, video and document collections
stored in other cloud sites such as Google Photos, Apple Photos, Flickr,
SmugMug, YouTube, Vimeo, and dozens more.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thanks to its innovative linking approach, users can also connect
a person on their Collectionaire family tree to memories and records found on
genealogy apps like FamilySearch, Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Collections
can include digital photos, digitized photo albums, home movies, audio
recordings, news articles, awards, stories, mementos and the like – basically
anything memorable that can be digitized for future viewings. </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">With Collectionaire, users own their own family tree that serves as the
hub to milestones and memories for each person and each family, that will now
never be lost or forgotten, and share these with family and friends on any
connected platform.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" name="_Hlk526843523"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br /></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" name="_Hlk526843523"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">“Just a few years ago, photo cloud sites were
used primarily for backup for computer-stored collections,” said Stan Kinsey,
founder and CEO of Collectionaire. “Now, computers and hard drives serve as the
backup, and the cloud has become the place to view and share photo collections,
with facial and smart search capabilities, easy sharing, and access via any
connected platform.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk526843523;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk526843523;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">As personal photo collections grow by massive numbers each year,
Collectionaire brings simplicity and peace of mind to never losing one’s best
memories, even as digital storage options continue to evolve. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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family’s memories and mementos. Through digital advancements, Collectionaire
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<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-58266986340643757252020-02-20T20:21:00.003-05:002020-02-20T20:21:55.669-05:00RootsTech Survival Guide<span style="font-family: inherit;">Considering going to RootsTech? Old pro but looking for new information? Then I have a link for you. The <a href="https://www.rootstech.org/blog/the-rootstech-2020-survival-guide?et_cid=1650503&et_rid=113661045&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.rootstech.org%2fblog%2fthe-rootstech-2020-survival-guide&cid=" target="_blank">RootsTech Survival Guide </a>was posted today from the team putting the show on for all of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, from Jen Allen (Event Director) here are a few more details you need to know:</span><br />
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you’ll get your badge when you check-in. Check-in stations are located throughout the conference center and at every Information Desk. You’ll also pick up your bag and lanyard once you arrive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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throughout the Salt Palace to help you if you have any questions. They’ll
be wearing bright turquoise shirts that say, “Ask Me Anything.” They can
help you find your class sessions and assist you with any other needs.
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closely with the Salt Palace to minimize the impacts this will have on
the event, but we ask for your patience and understanding. We’re all
excited for that new hotel to be finished!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-49014923569382759522020-02-17T06:00:00.000-05:002020-02-17T06:00:10.395-05:00Ancestor Roundup: Timothy Brennan <br />
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Timothy (Tim) Clarence Brennan was born to William Maurice
Brennan and Mary Frances Blines on 16 August 1895 in Washington, Daviess
County, Indiana. He was the youngest of four children, and his siblings were, William
Earl Brennan (1887 - 1946), Clara Brennan (1889 – 1890), and Johnnie Brennan
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He grew up blocks away from the railroad depot where his father,
William worked many different jobs on the railroad and in the roundhouse at
Washington, Indiana. Taking in his father’s footsteps Tim left school after 7<sup>th</sup>
the grade and began an apprenticeship with the railroad. This resulted in Tim
becoming the youngest qualified tool and die maker on that line at the age of
16. As a tool and die maker Tim had a job for life with the railroad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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According to my father, his grandfather Tim could make anything.
If a part broke at home, he simply took the pieces to the workshop and created
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On 24 July 1916 Tim married Agnes Miller (1897 – 1977) in
Washington, Indiana. Agnes was also from Washington and granddaughter of a
German immigrants. While she was the second generation, the family still spoke
German at home and associated with the German-speaking community located in
southern Indiana. Tim was also second-generation American, on his father’s side
as his paternal grandparents were from Galway, Ireland. <o:p></o:p></div>
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During their early marriage Tim and Agnes lived near the
railroad shops at 314 S. Meridian St. and 3 North St. Both easy walks from home
to work. Here they raised their four daughters: Ruth, Helen, Mary Alice, and
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Religion was a touchy subject in the family. Tim was
Presbyterian and Agnes was Catholic. From what my grandmother told me, her
father was more laid back and did not fuss about much of anything. Mainly
giving in to what Agnes wanted according to religion and child-raising. Which
means their children were raised Catholic and not Presbyterian. However, only
two of the children stayed with the church as adults.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By 1930 they moved onto a small farm, which at that time was
outside of town. Now it is well within the limits of the city. Tim still worked
at the railyard and rode a horse into town until they purchased their first
car. They had a small herd of milk cows, a vegetable garden, and Anges loved
living there as she grew up farming. Tim grew up in town and was never quite as
handy with farming. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My father and his siblings spent many summers and weekends with
their cousins helping plow, harvest, pick bugs, milk cows, and canning vegetables.
He was also afraid of the cows and the bull they kept. According to dad, he
never quite figured out how to deal with animals and my father and his middle
brother usually did the driving of the herd for him. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tim retired from the B&O Railroad in 1957 after having a
heart attack. He spent the next few years reading, working the small farm, and
enjoying life. As a retirement present, the man the workshop reupholstered his favorite
reclining chair in the fabric that the seats on the passenger trains were made
from. It was a vivid blue nubby fabric that I also remember very well. We had Tim’s
chair in our home until the late 1980s when it finally broke for good and could
not be repaired. It was my favorite cartoon watching spot as a kid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My dad remembers the chair from childhood because Tim was an
avid reader. He would sit for hours in that chair reading books, magazines, and
the newspaper. Next to this chair was a basket with reading material and when
my dad would visit, he would sit next to him, pull something from the basket and
they would sit and read next to each other. Supposedly it irritated Agnes to no
end, wasting his life reading when he should be working. But he introduced my
dad to some of his favorite authors, like Zane Grey. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tim died from a cerebral hemorrhage on 1 May 1962 after battling
years with coronary artery disease. He was in the hospital being treated for pneumonia
at the time. He is buried in St John’s cemetery next to the catholic church in
Washington. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Timothy Clarence Brennan, son of William Maurice Brennan
and Mary Frances Bline, married Agnes Miller, daughter of John Miller and Mary
Theresa Nagley. They had five children<o:p></o:p></div>
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Infant daughter – 14 September 1916, stillborn<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ruth Eleanor Brennan (24 August 1918 – 14 December 1997),
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Helen Lucille Brennan (21 October 1919 – 28 October 2016),
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Mary Alice Brennan (11 May 1921 – 3 January 1996), who
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Margaret Ellen Brennan (29 July 1929 – 5 December 2009), who
married Louis Dant<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-49485221974268972062020-02-15T12:39:00.000-05:002020-02-15T12:39:12.868-05:00RootsTech Streaming Schedules If you cannot make it to RootsTech's 10th Anniversary COnference make sure to check out the two different streaming options available from home. While one is free and the other is paid, they both have excellent content.<br />
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The schedule for the <a href="https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake/live-stream-schedule?fbclid=IwAR0cNZCxKfEvyUEbjMHFYJGUxT42g4Eld_kiE-rRqYCoNRiUUzIkZQugoHQ" target="_blank">free presentations</a> are now online. They run from Wednesday to Saturday with the first session at 8 am and the last session at 3 pm Mountain Time.<br />
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<u><b>Virtual Pass:</b></u><br />
<a href="https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake/virtual-pass" target="_blank">This option</a> is also available to RootsTech attendees as an add-on. It gives subscribers access to 30 presentations recorded at the conference and placed online 15-20 days after it ends. I am excited to say that I will be one of those recordings.<br />
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<br />Shannon Combs-Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086333811097762754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900471683421755580.post-78370737253584159692020-01-31T12:03:00.001-05:002020-01-31T12:03:15.683-05:00A Day of Genealogy with the St. Mary's County Genealogical Society<div class="eventSubTitle" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">
<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/St_Marys_City_Historic_District_Dove_Jul_09.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/St_Marys_City_Historic_District_Dove_Jul_09.JPG" width="200" /></a>The <a href="https://smcgsi.org/index.php" target="_blank">St. Mary's County (Maryland) Genealogical Society</a> is hosting an all-day seminar on Saturday, March 28th. I will be there presenting two programs on DNA. Details on registering online, or by check, can be found on the society website. </div>
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<em><strong>DNA Inheritance Principles Explained</strong></em> - Genetic genealogy makes more sense if you understand the building blocks. This lecture will revisit basic genetic principles you need to understand your results. Presented by <strong>Shannon Combs-Bennett</strong>.</div>
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<em><strong>Road Blocks and Detours</strong></em> - <strong>Eva Slezak</strong> of the Enoch Pratt Library will present tips to find that missing branch or leaf on the family tree and how to avoid potential roadblocks and/or detours in your research.</div>
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<strong><em>DNA Test Comparison and What You Can Do With Your Test Results</em></strong> - Most people don't know exactly what they could get from DNA testing. <strong>Shannon Combs-Bennett</strong> will discuss various DNA tests on the market, who sells them, and how you can use your results in your genealogy research.</div>
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<strong><em>21st Century Resources vs 20th Century Resources</em></strong> - <strong>Chuck Mason</strong> will discuss computers, the internet, search engines, databases and websites, books, CDs, microfilm, microfiche, and original records. He will present how to develop a plan to use sources from both centuries - and then what to do if neither source works out.</div>
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