Thursday, May 9, 2013

Blog Post Compendium from the NGS 2013 Conference

Here are the blog posts from, or about, the NGS 2013 Conference in Las Vegas, held 8-11 May 2013.

1)  Randy Seaver on the Genea-Musings blog:

* Day 0 at the NGS 2013 Conference (7 May 2013)
* Day One at the NGS 2013 Conference -- Morning Report (8 May 2013)
*  Day One at the NGS 2013 Conference -- Afternoon Report (8 May 2013)
*  Photos From NGS Day One - Mariachis and Elvis! (8 May 2013)
*  Day Two at the NGS 2013 Conference (9 May 2013)
*  Exhibit Hall Pictures from the NGS 2013 Conference (10 May 2013)
*  Day 3 at the NGS 2013 Conference (10 May 2013)
*  MyHeritage to Announce Record Detective Feature (11 May 2013)
*  More Pictures from the NGS 2013 Conference (11 May 2013)
*  Day 4 at the NGS 2013 Conference (That's all, Folks!) (12 May 2013)
*   Blog Post Compendium from the NGS 2013 Conference (this post)

2)  The Ancestry Insider blog:

*  #NGS2013 Conference App for your Laptop (7 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 Insider Room Map (8 May 2013)
*  Debunking Misleading Records by Thomas W. Jones (8 May 2013)
*   No Time is Ever Wasted Doing Research (8 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013: Documenting the Lives of Mormon Women (9 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 Using FamilySearch to Unearth Your Family Roots (9 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 Online Tools for Genealogists (9 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013: Cutting Through the Confusion: Research in Upstate New York (13 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - Stump the Genealogist (15 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - FamilySearch Family Tree, An Item or Two (16 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - Futures for FamilySearch Family Tree (17 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - Ancestry.con's Mobile App (21 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - TRON, Mr. Spock, and Willie Wonka (21 May 2013)
*  #NGS2013 - The Future of Family History - According to You! (23 May 2013)

3)  Leland Meitzler on the GenealogyBlog:

*  National Genealogical Society Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship and Service to NGS (8 May 2013)
*  Getting Product Into the NGS Exhibit Hall (8 May 2013)
*  The Media Center for Official Bloggers at the NSA Conference (8 May 2013)
*  Irish Ancestry? Check Out Eneclann (9 May 2013)
*  Thoughts on the National Genealogical Society (9 May 2013)
*  Got Black Sheep?  (10 May 2013)
*  Some FamilySearch Stats (10 May 2013)
*  Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award Goes to Julie Potter Miller, CG (11 May 2013)
*  2013 NGS Awards! (11 May 2013)

4)  Gena Ortega on Gena's Genealogy Blog:

*  Social Media Tools for Genealogy: #NGS2013 Links (8 May 2013)
*  Documetnig the Lives of Mormon Women: #NGS2013 Links (9 May 2013)
*  Earthquake! The Documents Left Behind. #NGS2013 (9 May 2013)

5)  Emily Garber on the (going) The Extra Yad blog:

*  NGS : President's Citation to Jan Meisels Allen (8 May 2013)
*  NGS: Day 1 (8 May 2013)
*  NGS: Day 2 (10 May 2013)
*  NGS: Day 3 (12 May 2013)
*  NGS: Day 4 (12 May 2013)

6)  Paula Hinkel on the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree blog:

*  #NGS2013 Attendees: Elvis Can Be Your Ticket to Jamboree #SCGS2013

7)  Valerie Elkins on the Family Cherished blog:

*  NGS in Las Vegas (8 May 2013)
*  NGS Day 1 (9 May 2013)
*  NGS 2013 Day 2 (10 May 2013)
*  I Won in Vegas (11 May 2013)
*  NGS Wrap-up (13 May 2013)

8)  Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist blog:

*  Law and the NGS Conference (8 May 2013)
*  NGS Report (10 May 2013)

9)  Barbara Mathews and her team on the BCG Springboard: News and Notes blog:

*  BCG Education Fund Workshop: Putting Historical Context and Migration Into Your Family History (8 May 2013)
*  NGS 2013: On-the-Clock Attendees at Putting Skills to Work (8 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Thomas Jones on "Debunking Misleading Records" (8 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Ronald Hill on "Interpreting the Symbols and Abbreviations in Seventeenth Century English and american Documents" (8 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Barbara Vines Little on "Understnading What They Wrote: Tricks and Tips for Deciphering the Unintelligible in Documents" (9 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Pam Eagleson on "Grandma's Treasure Chest: Investigating and Evaluating Family Artifacts (10 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Judy Russell on "Blackguards and Black Sheep: The Lighter Side of the Law" (10 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Elizabeth Shown Mills on "Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management and Analysis (10 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at BCG 2013: David Ouimette on "Overcoming Spelling Problems and Unlocking the Power of Names"
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Pat Stamm on "Step Outside Your Genealogical Box: Trying Assorted Records to Reach Research Goals" (10 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Dawne Slater-Putt's "Fail! When the Record is Wrong" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Harold Henderson on "Are We There Yet? Proof and the Genealogy Police" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: David Rencher on "Treasures in the Records of the U.S. Congress" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Elissa Scalise Powell on Baker's Dozen Steps to Writing Research Reports" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Warren Bittner on "Proof Arguments: How and Why" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Julie Miller on "Using Emigrant Guides for Genealogical Research" (11 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Barbara Mathews on "Not Quite Right: Recognizing Errors" (13 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Richard Sayre on "Genealogical Applications of Historical Geographical Information Systems" (13 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013:  Pamela Boyer Sayre on "Enough Is Enough:!Or Is It?" (13 May 2013)
*  BCG Ed Fund Leary Distinguished Lecture: Elizabeth Mills on "Can Trousers, Beds, and Other 'Trivial Details' Solve Genealogical Problems?" (14 May 2013)
*  BCG Skillbuilding at NGS: Certification Seminar (14 May 2013)

9)  The In-Depth Genealogist blog:

*  The Arrival by Jen Baldwin (8 May 2013)
*  We Are ... UN Conferencing! by Terri O'Connell (8 May 2013)

10)  Caroline Pointer on the 4YourFamilyStory.com blog:

*  My Plans for the First Day at #NGS2013 (8 May 2013)
*  Thursday at #NGS2013 - My Plan for the Day (9 May 2013)
*  Friday's Plan of Attack for #NGS2013 (10 May 2013)
*  The Final Day at #NGS2013 - Saturday (11 May 2013)
*  Today is an Important Date (11 May 2013)

Caroline also has several short videos on her Google+ page at https://plus.google.com/u/0/113471091736446721532/posts

11)  Sandra Gardner Benward on the Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society blog:

*  Tuesday - Helping Hands and Support at NGS Conference 2013 (7 May 2013)
*  Those Places Thursday - NGS Conference Day 1 (8 May 2013)
*  Friday's Faces From the Past - NGS Day 2 (9 May 2013)
*  Friday Genealogy Slots in Las Vegas - NGS Day 3 (10 May 2013)
*  Last Day in Las Vegas at NGS Conference (11 May 2013)
*  Who's Who in Vegas at NGS (11 May 2013)

12)  Gayle Ficarra Wolcott on the Genealogy Dragnet blog:

* 2013 NGS Conference - Travel Day (7 May 2013)
*  2013 NGS Conference - Day 2 (9 May 2013)
*  2013 NGS Conference - Day 4 (11 May 2013)

13)  Kathryn Doyle on the California Genealogical Society and Library blog:

*  Off to the NGS 2013 Family History Conference (7 May 2013)

14)  Janet Hovorka on The Chart Chick blog:

*  Come to Our Demos at NGS (9 May 2013)

15)  Patricia Stanard on the My Genealogy Obsession blog:

*  Hangin' With the Fun People -- NGS 2013 -- Day One (9 May 2013)

16)  Harold Henderson on the Midwestern Microhistory blog:

*  NGS Day 1 Wednesday May 8 (9 May 2013)
*  NGS Day 2 Thursday May 9 (10 May 2013)
*  NGS Day 3 Friday May 10 (11 May 2013)

17)  MHD on the GreatGreats blog:

*  NGS UNOfficial Notes -- Day 1 (8 May 2013)
*  NGS UNOfficial Notes -- Day 2 (9 May 2013)
*  NGS UNOfficial Blogger: Day 3 and a hotel comment (10 May 2013)
*  Great Books: NGS Conference Souvenirs (13 May 2013)
*  NGS: UNOfficial Surprise (18 May 2013)

18)  Denise Levenick on The Family Curator blog:

*  GeneaVegas Day One at #NGS2013 (9 May 2013)
*  Lessons of the Day #NGS2013 (10 May 2013)
*  NGS 2013 Vegas Day 3: It's All in the Details (12 May 2013)
*  Day 4 Highlights and Photos from #NGS2013 (13 May 2013)
*  Hitting the Jackpot at #NGS2014 (14 May 2013)

19)  Sara E. Campbell on the on the Remembering Those Who Came Before blog:

*  Notes from NGS (9 May 2013)

20)  Steve Anderson on the FamilySearch Blog.

*  From the Newbie's Perspective (9 May 2013)
*  NGS 2013 -- Feedback on FamilySearch (10 May 2013)

21)  Sandy on The Frugal Genealogist blog:

*  Viva Las Vegas (8 May 2013)
*  Friday at the NGS Conference (10 May 2013)
*  Sitting in the Back Seat (10 May 2013)

22)  Diane L. Richard on the Upfront with NGS blog:

*  Wow! Day One of the NGS Family History Conference was Something (9 May 2013)
*  Day 2 of the NGS Family History Conference - just as Busy and Exciting as Day 1 (10 May 2013)
*  Day 3 Wrap Up ... the Action Continues (11 May 2013)

23)  Kathryn Doyle on the California Genealogical Society and Library blog:

*  First Report from NGS 2013 (10 May 2013)

24)  Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog:

*  Day One at the NGS Conference in Las Vegas (10 May 2013)
*  NGS Conference in Las Vegas -- Day Two (10 May 2013)
*  NGS Conference - Day Three (11 May 2013)
*  Press Release: Excellence in Genealogy Scholarship and Service Honored by National Genealogical Society Awards (11 May 2013)
*  Press Release: National Genealogical Society Presents Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism to Julie Potter Miller, CG (11 May 2013)
*  NGS Conference Las Vegas - The Final Day (20 May 2013)

25)  Beirne Konarski on the GenVoyage blog:

*  NGS National Conference (10 May 2013)
*  Last Day of the NGS Conference (11 May 2013)

26)  Biff Barnes on the Stories To Tell Blog:

*  Good Reads: New Sources at the NGS Conference (10 May 2013)

27)  Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne's Genealogy Blog:

*  My Impressions of the NGS 2013 Conference (13 May 2013)
*  Scenes From the NGS 2013 Conference (15 May 2013)

28)  Jen Baldwin on the Ancestral Breezes blog;

*  NGS 2013: The Sessions (14 May 2013)

29)  Amy Urman on The Genealogy Search blog:

*  NGS Conference 2013 Las Vegas (14 May 2013)

This list is not finished.  I will add to it during the conference and afterwards as long as the posts are by bloggers who attended the conference.

Last updated:  23 May 2013, 8:30 a.m.

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2 comments:

Nancy said...

A huge, huge thanks to you, Randy, for this compilation of blog posts about NGS 2013. I know I would have missed some of these posts if you hadn't compiled this list. You are an excellent Official Blogger! Thank you.

MHD said...

Thanks, Randy. It's an honor to be included in this list! That cheeseburger in the sports bar area was pretty good, wasn't it?