
It's that time of year again! Time for our annual SHARE A MEMORY Contest. Yup! This is a win-win-win situation for you, your ancestors and your living family members. It's all about sharing a memory of an ancestor - not just names and dates. This year, why not be really creative and record a video, create a slide show or publish a book to share during the upcoming holidays?
HERE'S HOW to enter the 2014 "Share a Memory" Contest:
OBJECTIVE: Create an intriguing object to tell a story about an ancestor, making it easier for the non-genealogists in the family to appreciate your mutual heritage.
HOW TO: Use technology wisely. Your 20134 "Share a Memory" project spotlights a specific ancestor and must include at the very least a document or photographic image of that ancestor. Your project can be:

HOW TO: Use technology wisely. Your 20134 "Share a Memory" project spotlights a specific ancestor and must include at the very least a document or photographic image of that ancestor. Your project can be:
- a blog or web page posting for family members to view
- a video saved on your YouTube Channel
- an email you will send to your family members
- a slide show your save on the web, say at Google Docs
SUBMIT: Post each entry ov3r in DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+
located here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104382659430904043232
Don't worry. When you click on the link above, you will be asked to log in to your Google account. (You'll want to have a Google account since you may then maintain a personal Google Calendar, use Google Drive to store your files, create word processing documents and spreadsheets using Google Docs, create a library of digital books over on Google Books, and, of course, Hangout out with Ol' Myrt here and +Cousin Russ during upcoming Mondays with Myrt.)
LIMITS- Limit one project per "share" post.
- More than one project "share" may be submitted.
- By entering the contest, you agree to allow DearMYRTLE and her daughter +Carrie Keele of NotYourMothersGenealogy.com to "share" your "share" in our blogs and on our Facebook, Twitter and Google+ channels.
- Professional genealogical services websites may submit entries, but will not be eligible for prizes.
DEADLINE: 30 Nov 2014, so we can announce the winners during Mondays with Myrt - 1 December 2014.
JUDGING: The decision of the judges will be purely arbitrary. Chocolate bribes are welcome. No seriously -- the winner will be chosen at random, and the decisions of the judges are final.
JUDGING: The decision of the judges will be purely arbitrary. Chocolate bribes are welcome. No seriously -- the winner will be chosen at random, and the decisions of the judges are final.
PRIZES: The prize winners will be announced on Monday 1 Dec 2014 during Mondays with Myrt and in DearMYRTLE's Blog. Once the winners have been notified publicly, winners must submit to Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com their full name, preferred email address and a valid US mailing address, unless Amazon.com delivers to your address in other parts of the world. The prizes include:
GRAND PRIZE
Full admission to the RootsTech 2015 conference, provided by FamilySearch specifically for this contest. Note the grand prize does not include travel, food or lodging expenses.
2nd Prize - Digital Video Camcorder such as 3.0" LCD Touch Screen 1080P Full HD DV Camera 16x Zoom Camcorder 270°Rotation. Add your own SD card, as this unit supports up to 32GB.
Logitech HD Pro WebcamC920. This is what Ol' Myrt uses on her tripod when creating some video interviews at RootsTech.
or a
Microsoft Life Chat LX-3000 USB Headset, just like Cousin +Russ Worthington and Ol' Myrt use during our Mondays with Myrt Hangouts on Air.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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Pat,
ReplyDeleteI want to let you know that two of your blog posts are listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/11/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-november-7.html
Have a wonderful weekend!
THANKS for the shout out, Jana. :)
DeleteHere is my entry. Thanks for having this contest. Would love to win a headset!
ReplyDeletehttp://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/2014/11/mam-ma-was-tomboy.html
Dear Lisa, I hope you win the headset, too. THANKS for sharing pics of your Mam-ma. I cannot imagine how it was to have ALL BROTHERS in the family. :::giggle::: :)
DeletePerhaps I'm too late to enter this year and maybe I need to have written something new but if possible, I'd like to contribute a blog post I wrote when I was a "young" blogger. It is about my father and his desk. The post is at http://nancysfamilyhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-fathers-desk.html. Thanks for hosting.
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