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Classes at the Family History Library this Saturday

DearREADERS,
If your ancestors hail from New England AND you are going to be in Salt Lake City on Saturday, you'll be happy to note this morning’s Salt Lake Tribune suggests attending “Classes on New England research. The Family History Library at Temple Square is offering an all-day series of classes on New England research. Topics include collections, land and tax records and military records. The free event is Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Space is limited. Call 801-240-4950 or visit www.familysearch.org.”

To find out more, Ol’ Myrt went to the website, clicked the LIBRARY tab, and clicked EDUCATION. Among the offerings are these events:

Upcoming Saturday Research Series
(Subject to change. Send e-mail to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org before making plans.)
See the monthly calendars and series posters, as available, for more details.

Day		Topic
30 June		New England States Research Series
7 July		Family Fun with Family History Day
14 July		Midwestern States Research Series; Family History Consultant Training
21 July		Norway Research Series; France Research Series
28 July		LDS Research Series
4 August		Multi-Media Family History Series
11 August		Hands-on Personal Ancestral File Series
18 August		Dutch Research Series
25 August		Italian Research Series
8 September		Colonial U.S. Research Series
15 September		Published Family History Series
22 September		Swedish Research Series
6 October		Finding your Immigrant Ancestors Research Series
13 October		Wales Research Series
20 October		Hispanic Conference (October 19-20)
27 October		Germany Research Series
10 November		Getting Started with Research Series; Family History Consultant Training
17 November		American Indian Research Series; Military Family History Day
1 December		Holiday Traditions Series
8 December		Hands-on Personal Ancestral File Series
(updated: 4 Jun 2007)

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
www.DearMYRTLE.com

Personal Access to Ancestry.com Now Available at the Family History Library

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was just posted to the APG (Association of Professional Genealogists) public email list. All inquiries should be addressed to: support@Ancestry.com

From: "Suzanne Russo Adams" sadams@tgn.com
Fri, May 11, 2007 6:01 am

We are happy to announce that Ancestry.com has found a solution to enable patrons at the Family History Library and Family History Centers to login to Ancestry using their personal accounts. We have been coordinating this deployment closely with representatives from the Family and Church History Department, the Family History Library, and administrative representatives of the Family History Centers.

What we have done...

• We have created a new domain called www.ancestryinstitution.com for the Family History Library and the Family History Centers to use to get access to the collections available to them by contract.
  
• With this new domain name, patrons at the FHL and local FHCs can login to their own personal accounts using www.ancestry.com just like they would from home.
  
  Thank you,
  Suzanne Russo Adams, AG
  Professional Services Desk Manager
  Ancestry.com, part of The Generations Network
  

Discount research retreat in SLC

Discount research retreat in SLC

DearREADERS,
Ol' Myrt just got off the phone with Holly Hansen from MyAncestorsFound.com. Her April 2007 research retreat has a few openings. Even Ol' Myrt got excited when Holly extended this offer to you, my dear readers:

The first 5 callers that mention this notice in DearMYRTLE's blog receive a $100 off the $299 retreat price.

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WHAT: April 2007 MyAncestorsFound genealogy research retreat

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WHERE: Classes to be held at the Plaza Hotel with daily research in the adjacent Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
* Individualized, professional classes, guided tours and getting to know the international Family History Library system and catalogue, inside and out.
* Daily research time at the Family History Library (Tues. - Sat.).
* Seasoned professionals available eight hours a day to work with you in one-on-one sessions to guide you in your research.
* Assistance throughout the day to help you stay on track and make your projects do-able and exciting.
* Complimentary Capture the Memories interview book.
* Fun, new friends who love genealogy like you do!
(Travel, lodging, and meal expenses are not included)

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WHEN: April 30th-May 5th, 2007

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WHY: If we were expert genealogy researchers, our work would be done by now.

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WHO: In addition to My Ancestors Found staffers with over 1,000 hours research experience at the Family History Library, the following guest professionals are :

-- Arlene H. Eakle is president and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Inc. Dr. Eakle is a professional genealogist with more than 30 years experience in research, as a consultant, a seminar presenter, and author. She is an expert in tracing Southern ancestors including those of Native American background.

-- Jimmy B. Parker has been conducting genealogy and family history research for over 38 years. He is a former manager of the Main Library Operations, at the LDS Family History Library, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr. Parker specializes in Native American research.

-- Judith E. Wight AG was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Brigham Young University (history major, English minor). She is an accredited genealogist specializing in Irish, Scottish and Australian research; British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library from 1990-2001; Director of the Sandy, East Stake Family History Center from 1997-2000.

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HOW: Call Holly Hansen at 1-801-829-3295 to register for the retreat. To receive your discount, be sure to tell her "DearMYRTLE sent me."

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
www.DearMYRTLE.com

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