Wednesday, November 11, 2009

SDGS on Saturday, 14 November: Ancestry.com Seminar

The San Diego Genealogical Society monthly meeting is this Saturday, 14 November at 8:30 a.m. at the Handlery Hotel and Resort in Mission Valley. It is SOLD OUT, so if you don't have a reservation, don't plan on attending.

The seminar, titled Ancestry.com: "Everyone Has a Story -- Discover Yours," will be presented by Suzanne Russo Adams and Ancestry.com representatives. There will be four presentations:

* The Best Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com

* Tapping into the Ancestry.com and Rootsweb Community

* The Ancestry World Archives Project

* Publishing and Printing Using "My Canvas"

In addition, Ancestry.com will provide free photo and document scanning for SDGS members for those that have reserved a 15-minute time block.

There will be a drawing for a one-year World Deluxe Ancestry.com membership as well as books for sale.

The schedule for the day includes:

* 7:45 to 8:40 a.m.: Registration
* 8:40 to 8:50 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions
* 8:50 to 9:50 a.m.: "The Best Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com"
* 9:50 to 10:15 a.m.: Break
* 10:15 to 10:30 a.m.: Opportunity Drawing and Elections
* 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: "Tapping into the Ancestry.com and Rootsweb Community"

* 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Lunch (in the Palm area and Garden Ballroom)
* 12:30 to 12:45 p.m.: Announcements
* 12:45 to 1:35 p.m.: "The World Archives Project"
* 1:35 to 1:50 p.m.: Break
* 1:50 to 2:50 p.m.: "Publishing and Printing Using 'My Canvas'"
* 2:50 to 3:00 p.m.: Opportunity Drawing and Closing

I look forward to attending and reviewing this seminar.

1 comment:

Sue Aprea said...

Thanks for posting the information here Randy!