tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post394550384437691885..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Research Group meeting todayRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-43252708016610304082007-01-25T10:50:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:50:00.000-08:00Hi, Randy,
My local genealogical society, Eastern...Hi, Randy,<br /><br />My local genealogical society, <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~waewgs/">Eastern Washington Genealogical Society</a>, offers <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~waewgs/classes.htm">computer/Internet classes</a> for members as part of our educational program. We meet every third Saturday of the month (except December) in our local library's computer lab. The topics range from "The Top Ten Genealogy Websites" to "German Research Online" to "Using Animap Software."<br /><br />We have seen our membership grow because of these classes, now in their second year. Our members have clamored for more, and we currently have topics chosen for all of 2008! It's a great way to bring genealogical societies into the 21st century!<br /><br />Regarding problem number 1: Many of the <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp">Family History Centers</a> still have the 1880 U.S. Federal Census on CD. They are excellent to use, despite it being available for free on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, because they have unique search features which are not available online. You can do partial name searches, using as many keywords as you need. The search is a little slow, and I used to have the program shut down on my old computer when I had too many search parameters. But it is a wonderful resource, and for this reason, I have never given away my CD set.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com