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Tuesday's Tips provide brief how-to's to help you learn to use the Legacy Family Tree software with new tricks and techniques.

Children's List Icon (Beginner)

There is a shortcut icon to the Children's List (Edit Children) on the Family View that users can overlook.

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Click the icon and this is what you will see:

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Legacy usually has more than one way to do things.  I could have also used the Toolbar by going to Edit > Child Settings or I could have right clicked any child and selected Children's Settings. The icon saves you a few clicks.

Find tech tips every day in the Facebook Legacy User Group. The group is free and is available to anyone with a Facebook account.

For video tech tips check out the Legacy Quick Tips page.  These short videos will make it easy for you to learn all sort of fun and interesting ways to look at your genealogy research.

Michele Simmons Lewis, CG^® is part of the Legacy Family Tree team at MyHeritage. She handles the enhancement suggestions that come in from our users as well as writing for Legacy News. You can usually find her hanging out on the Legacy User Group Facebook page answering questions and posting tips.

The recordings of the Reisinger Lecture series, a 6-class series taught by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and broadcast live last Friday from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, are now online at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/BCG. Taught by genealogy's elite educators (Elizabeth Shown Mills, Martha Garrett, Judy Russell, Karen Stanbary, Melinda Henningfield and Rick Sayre), the classes are free to view through Friday, September 13 or available anytime with an annual webinar membership.

Reasonably Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof  by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA

Tracking a project from start to finish, this session demonstrates the principles of reasonably exhaustive research and how much is required to prove identity and parentage.

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Finding Immigrants Who ‘Disappeared’: A Research Approach Based on Recognizing and Challenging Assumptions by Martha J. Garrett, PhD, CG

Many families have stories about relatives who disappeared. Typically, these relatives left their homes and immigrated to another country, but somewhere along the line they seemed to vanish. Although apparent disappearances can be caused by holes in the historical records, assumptions made by genealogical researchers are often the cause. Consequently, a research approach focused on recognizing and challenging these assumptions can lead to positive results. Specific examples in this presentation are taken primarily from an article series about disappearing Swedes being published in the Swedish American Genealogist, but the principles apply to all immigrant groups.

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Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy by Judy G. Russell, JD,CG, CGL

Genealogy by its very nature is collaborative-we need to work together and share information with others, both relatives and non-relatives if we're to succeed in filling out our family trees. But doing family research doesn't mean giving up all semblances of personal privacy, nor is it a license to invade the privacy of others-family or not. All researchers need to follow the rules, both legal and ethical, when we share genealogical information.

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Details of New and Modified DNA-Related Standards by Karen Stanbary, CG

Karen will summarize the process undertaken by BCG to create new and modified DNA-specific standards. She will provide an outline of the new standards with emphasis on how they help genealogists meet the Genealogical Proof Standard for conclusions about genetic relationships. The lecture will include some examples illustrating research and writing strategies she uses to meet the standards. 

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How to Write a Case Study that Meets the New Standards for DNA: As Codified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists by Melinda Henningfield, CG

Mary Jones was female, landless, illiterate, and poor in Arkansas in the mid-nineteenth century. Her husband left her for another woman, her parents and many of her siblings left her for California, and the local courthouse burned to the ground destroying most of the evidence of her life. Mitochondrial and autosomal DNA evidence supports Mary’s inferential connection to her parents and siblings. How then do we write a case study about Mary that meets the new DNA standards.

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Reconstructing an Entrepreneurial Woman’s Life: From Family Intrigue to Water Rents by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

Appling the principles of reasonably exhaustive research, the project demonstrates both the process to document the life of a nineteenth century German immigrant from her ancestral village to Allegheny City, Pennsylvania and illustrates how this woman, who was a single parent most of her life, employed her strong entrepreneurial spirt to provide for her family. Both traditional and more obscure urban sources are employed.

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Have you considered doing something to celebrate Grandparents Day?

National Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day and has three purposes:

• “To honor grandparents.
• To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children.
• To help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.”[1]

 As family historians, it’s a great opportunity to learn more about our grandparent’s lives, interview our grandparents,  or even document our grandchildren’s grandparents! Here are a few ideas to get you started.

If You Have A Grandparent

Are you lucky enough to  have your grandparents around? Now is a good time to sit down with them and ask a few questions. Don’t feel overwhelmed by conducting a “formal” interview. Even a casual conversation where you ask about a time in their life, an event they experienced, or “where were you on” a specific day can lead to genealogical information. Use your cell phone to record their memories (with their permission of course). Really listen to what they say and then ask follow-up questions including whether they still have photos of that event or time. Don’t worry if you can’t travel to talk to them in person. Use email, Skype, FaceTime or other technologies to be with them virtually.

One of my favorite memories of my dad before he passed away was being at the hospital with my oldest son when my dad started telling  stories about his parents (my grandparents) that I had never heard. Lucky for me my son had thought to ask and audio record my dad telling those stories. While we didn’t aim to do an “interview” just a few questions led to him telling family stories.

If Your Grandparents Aren’t Around

If you’re like me, your grandparents may no longer be around to talk to  but this day is a good reminder to go over the genealogy you’ve already collected and see what else you can add. Do you have a copy of their marriage license? What about birth certificates? Have you checked digitized newspaper and book websites for mentions of their names, events they were a part of, or where they lived? Consider some time exploring an aspect of their life in more detail like their occupation or memberships. If you knew your grandparents, write down your memories so that the next generation can benefit from it.

If You Are A Grandparent

Now’s the time to tell your story! Don’t think for one minute that your life is not interesting enough or you have nothing to pass on to your grandchildren. How much would it mean to you to  have a letter, story, or diary from your grandparents? Even if your grandchildren are too young to appreciate that gift now, they will one day be grateful.

Don’t feel overwhelmed with the task of writing your story. Take one incident, event, or day in your life. Think about what your grandchildren will or are experiencing and write about how that same event  impacted you. Such experiences might include graduating from high school, going to college, getting married, or the birth of your first child.

Happy Grandparents Day!

[1] “The History of Grandparents Day,” Legacy (https://legacyproject.org/guides/gpdhistory.html: accessed 30 August 2019).

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, instructor, and researcher. She blogs at Gena's Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera. You can find her presentations on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website.

Every Friday we're pleased to offer Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers a new bonus webinar just for them! This Friday enjoy "Successful Collateral and Cluster Searches" by Thomas MacEntee. 

Successful Collateral and Cluster Searches

While you may think you’ve hit a brick wall with your research, have you tried using cluster and collateral search strategies to look for an opening? Researching non-direct relations as well as those friends and neighbors in your ancestors’ network can pay off in ways you might not imagine. Learn why researching those in-laws, “shirt-tail cousins” and others who may not be a direct-line ancestor as well as “friends, neighbors and associates” can help you break down your genealogy research brick walls.

About the Presenter

What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional based in the United States who is also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.

 

Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. Currently Thomas shares many of his articles and videos for free at Abundant Genealogy and also runs the popular Genealogy Bargains and DNA Bargains websites!

 

Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration. Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success. 

 

See all the webinars by Thomas MacEntee in the Legacy library.

 

Not a member yet?

Legacy Family Tree Webinars provides genealogy education where-you-are through live and recorded online webinars and videos. Learn from the best instructors in genealogy including Thomas MacEntee, Judy Russell, J. Mark Lowe, Lisa Louise Cooke, Megan Smolenyak, Tom Jones, and many more. Learn at your convenience. On-demand classes are available 24 hours a day! All you need is a computer or mobile device with an Internet connection.

The recording of Wednesday's webinar, "Combining DNA and Traditional Research - In-Depth Case Studies” by Michelle Leonard is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 37 minute recording of "Combining DNA and Traditional Research - In-Depth Case Studies" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. 

Webinar Memberships/Subscriptions

Webinar Members get:

• On-demand access to the entire webinar archives (now 986 classes, 1,264 hours of genealogy education)
• On-demand access to the instructor handouts (now 4,438 pages)
• On-demand access to the live webinars' chat logs
• 5% off all products at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com (must be logged in at checkout)
• Access to all future recordings for the duration of their membership
• Chance for a members-only door prize during each live webinar
• Access to register for bonus members-only webinars
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• Use of the playlist, resume watching, and jump-to features

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See you online!

Great news! All 25 classes from this weekend's 2-day MyHeritage LIVE conference in Amsterdam will be live-streamed. You'll miss out on the canal tours, live entertainment, yummy meals and mingling with other genealogists, but you'll get to learn from the likes of Leah Larkin, Blaine Bettinger, Gilad Japhet, Roberta Estes, Cyndi Ingle, Yvette Hoitink, Lisa Alzo, James Tanner, Geoff Rasmussen and others from the comfort of your home.

The live stream will be available on the MyHeritage LIVE website and on the MyHeritage Facebook page, so please tune in from 9:00 a.m. Amsterdam time on September 7th. If you need help calculating the time difference to your local time zone, you can use https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/.

Make sure to visit the conference website to see the full schedule.

The recording of today's webinar, "Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research” by Paul Milner is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 30 minute recording of "Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. 

Webinar Memberships/Subscriptions

Webinar Members get:

• On-demand access to the entire webinar archives (now 985 classes, 1,263 hours of genealogy education)
• On-demand access to the instructor handouts (now 4,428 pages)
• On-demand access to the live webinars' chat logs
• 5% off all products at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com (must be logged in at checkout)
• Access to all future recordings for the duration of their membership
• Chance for a members-only door prize during each live webinar
• Access to register for bonus members-only webinars
• Ability to view which webinars you are registered for
• Use of the playlist, resume watching, and jump-to features

Introductory pricing:

• Annual membership: $49.95/year

Click here to subscribe.

Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

Print the 2019 webinar brochure here.

See you online!

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7. Click on the webinar link (found in confirmation and reminder emails) prior to the start of the webinar. Arrive early as the room size is limited to the first 1,000 arrivals that day.
8. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone. 

We look forward to seeing you all there!