tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post8441086357733298851..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Saturday Night Fun - who went to A.com?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-49854336808724535292009-01-17T20:26:00.000-08:002009-01-17T20:26:00.000-08:00ok I'll try one last time.The names of genealo...ok I'll try one last time.<BR/><BR/>The names of genealogical authors & columnists I heard or saw were in Salt Lake:<BR/>Elizabeth Shown Mills<BR/>Loretto Dennis Szucs<BR/>Elissa Powell<BR/>Kathleen Hinckley<BR/>Jennifer Utely<BR/>Curt Witcher<BR/>Jake GehringSheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-87674424377124622142009-01-17T19:55:00.000-08:002009-01-17T19:55:00.000-08:00Becky, not Laura. I did meet her though at the pa...Becky, not Laura. I did meet her though at the part...er, dinners and at the FHL too. Neat lady.<BR/><BR/>One of the other bloggers named everyone. Who were the last two?Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83430970366486952982009-01-11T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-11T19:48:00.000-08:00Laura Prescott? I thought of a couple others but t...Laura Prescott? I thought of a couple others but they are associated in some way with TGN...Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-52878454736573471932009-01-11T13:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T13:35:00.000-08:00Some excellent guesses from Sheri, Becky and MikeF...Some excellent guesses from Sheri, Becky and MikeF.<BR/><BR/>George G. Morgan - no<BR/>Drew Smith - yes<BR/>Paula Stuart Warren - no<BR/>Leland Meitzler - no (but should have been IMHO)<BR/>Kimberly Powell - no, but was invited I think.<BR/><BR/>So - you all have found two more, for a total of 6. That leaves the two non-bloggers - think about authors and columnists.Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-27555886361691876702009-01-11T01:42:00.000-08:002009-01-11T01:42:00.000-08:00Paula Stuart-Warren is another?Paula Stuart-Warren is another?Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-67437671851890658002009-01-10T23:03:00.000-08:002009-01-10T23:03:00.000-08:00How about both of the Genealogy Guys - George Morg...How about both of the Genealogy Guys - George Morgan and Drew Smith? I don't think Leland was there though.Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-55727042918678042282009-01-10T20:46:00.000-08:002009-01-10T20:46:00.000-08:00Randy,How about:7. Kimberly Powell8. George Morgan...Randy,<BR/><BR/>How about:<BR/><BR/>7. Kimberly Powell<BR/>8. George Morgan<BR/>9. Leland Meitzler (now that his blog is back)<BR/><BR/>Just because George Morgan writes for Dick now, I didn't figure that means he isn't an independent writer. But maybe not.<BR/><BR/>BTW, did you tell Ancestry's PR/marketing department how smart they are in inviting you guys to help them frame TGN in a positive light and distract attention from negatives like:<BR/><BR/>1) catering to the least educated/competent customers<BR/><BR/>2) refusing to involve customers in the concept phases of things and only in tweaking the interfaces<BR/><BR/>3) spending 4 to 1 on marketing vs. data acquisition and regarding data as now only a commodity<BR/><BR/>4) slow and no fixes of serious errors in many databases<BR/><BR/>5) refusing to agree to leave old search in place in case some of us don't like new search<BR/><BR/>6) etc.?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong, I love Ancestry and use it a lot. But I hate a lot of their PR/marketing driven agenda and its effects, one of which is little to no commitment to quality control.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice trip and don't them brainwash you :).<BR/><BR/>MikeMikeFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587230319820652536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-37674590244087221662009-01-10T20:27:00.000-08:002009-01-10T20:27:00.000-08:00Russ and I discussed this at the dinner tonight - ...Russ and I discussed this at the dinner tonight - I agree that they were genealogy communicators - that's probably a better description.<BR/><BR/>Becky - I think I have a picture of their scanning hardware in my camera, but I forgot my cable so they will have to wait until I get ohme.<BR/><BR/>Becky has Dick Eastman right. Mark was a great guess, and one I thought would be invited because of his software background, but he wasn't here.<BR/><BR/>Three to go - they are harder!Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-67571582677057973112009-01-10T20:23:00.000-08:002009-01-10T20:23:00.000-08:00Randy,Were they Genealogy Writers OR "Genealogy Co...Randy,<BR/><BR/>Were they Genealogy Writers OR "Genealogy Communicators?"<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the updates.<BR/><BR/>RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-22302418790784901782009-01-10T18:05:00.000-08:002009-01-10T18:05:00.000-08:00I'm green with envy ;-) I'd love to see their setu...I'm green with envy ;-) I'd love to see their setup for scanning documents!<BR/><BR/>The four we know:<BR/>1. Randy Seaver<BR/>2. Pat Richley (Dear Myrtle)<BR/>3. The Ancestry Insider<BR/>4. Diane Haddad (The Genealogy Insider)<BR/><BR/>My guess on two others:<BR/>5. Dick Eastman (on 01/07 wrote about a "quick trip" to Salt Lake City prior to going to New Zealand)<BR/>6. Mark Tucker<BR/><BR/>The other two?Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.com