Hangout with Drew Smith on Organizing Your Genealogy - 6 July 2016

DearREADERS,
Cousin Russ and I are pleased to announce WACKY Wednesday, 6 July 2016 will feature genealogist extraordinaire Drew Smith,  as we discuss his new book Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher available in paperback, and Kindle format.* Reading my review copy, Ol' Myrt here has been is now working on chopping my research in sizable bites following Drew's sage advice. The hangout is scheduled as follows:




WACKY Wednesday
6 July 2016

9-10pm Eastern US (New York)
Registration link:
http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/ww_organize.html 

If you need a time zone converter, this is the one Ol' Myrt uses:http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Use a Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, or Twitter account to register, then find your personal link to access the hangout in the confirmation email.  Reminder emails will go out 4 days, 1 day and 1 hour before the hangout goes live.

Questions may be posted before, during and after the hangout. You'll only need to use Google if you wish to appear on the filmstrip panel. Cousin Russ will be on hand to spotlight viewer comments & questions.

For first time users: FAQ

System requirements for: 

Computers, Android devices, iPhone / iPad  

We've discovered that our hangouts work best in full-screen mode. Panel participants prefer the Firefox web browser.

*Affiliate links.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
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Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

Konica Minolta app scans directly to FamilySearch

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: Thanks to Cousin Russ for spotting this news coming across the wires this week.

 Konica Minolta Introduces New bizhub MarketPlace App for Scanning Directly Into FamilySearch

 

Easily Scan and Upload Precious Life Memories Into Leading Worldwide Genealogy Website

RAMSEY, NJ--(Marketwired - June 27, 2016) - Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced today the launch of bizhub® Connector for FamilySearch, an easy-to-use app that can be accessed directly at the Multi-Function Printer (MFP) for easy scanning and storing of historical family photos and documents in FamilySearch, one of the most popular online genealogical resources in the world today. A quick way to celebrate and share family heritages, the bizhub Connector for FamilySearch app allows users at Family History Centers and elsewhere to safely and conveniently digitize and store their important family photos and documents.
With this app, users can log into their FamilySearch account directly at the MFP. Encompassing a streamlined design, the app guides users through the steps needed to scan and upload their memories into FamilySearch. Users can also:

• Easily enter titles and descriptions for scanned items to identify them within FamilySearch.
• Specify a Person ID to automatically associate scanned photos or documents with a particular person in a Family Tree.
• Classify a scanned item as a FamilySearch source document (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.) to be attached to ancestors.
• Use the Automatic Document Feeder for scanning multiple-page originals to maximize productivity.

"This new addition to our cutting-edge bizhub MarketPlace platform emphasizes Konica Minolta's commitment of creating innovative solutions for use with our MFPs," says Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Business Intelligence Solutions and Product Planning, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. "With this app, we empower users to easily and efficiently digitize old photos and documents and preserve family treasures."

"Konica Minolta has been extremely responsive to the needs of FamilySearch customers in creating this bizhub Connector," says Gordon Clarke, Business Development Manager, FamilySearch.

About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers' speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity. The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.countonkonicaminolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter@konicaminoltaus. bizhub is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

REGISTER: 4 DearMYRTLE Hangouts this week

DearREADERS,
Got a Facebook, Google, LinkedIn or Twitter account? Then you are eligible to view and comment before during and after our hangouts. Registration for DearMYRTLE Hangouts are published each Sunday for those scheduled in the week. For future DearMYRTLE hangouts, be sure check Myrt's Calender here. This is DearMYRTLE's favorite time zone converter:
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Mondays with Myrt - 27 June 2016
at Noon Eastern (US New York)

Powerful family history breakthroughs happen during our video hangouts. Let's talk about what's trending in the world of #genealogy.

British & Irish Military Records - 28 June 2016
Tuesday

1pm Mountain, 3pm Eastern, 8pm Scotland time

with Claire V. Brisson-Banks and Audrey Collins.

ESM Sources, Information & Evidence
and A Basic Vocabulary for Historical Research

 Wednesday, 29 June 2016
10am Eastern US (New York)

SYLLABUS
Elizabeth Shown Mills, “Sources, Information, Evidence," Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage (https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/sources-information-evidence : accessed 30 Sept 2015).

and

A Basic Vocabulary for Historical Research

Elizabeth Shown Mills, “A Basic Vocabulary for Historical Research," Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage (https://www.evidenceexplained.com/quicktips/basic-vocabulary-historical-research    : accessed 30 Sept 2015).

HOMEWORK
Due by Noon on Monday before this session. Study the following QuickLesson, then post a blog by or public Google Doc with specific example(s) about how this concept applies in your personal genealogical research. Include your name and the QuickLesson citation (shown below) at the top of your homework. Then share your homework link in the "unified chat" for this specific study group session. This way Ol' Myrt and other participants can review your homework in the two days before this session.

Consider copyright issues as detailed in this short-subject video with The Legal Genealogist, Judy G. Russell, CG. found here: https://youtu.be/uFpET_NWFeU

See also: Creating Google Docs: For DearMYRTLE Study Group Homework.

WACKY Wednesday - 29 June 2016
9pm Eastern US (New York)Wonder which of DearMYRTLE's *very* distant cousins will host this hangout?
Our topic?  An hour focusing on as single genealogy topic, TBA.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
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Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: More creating promo graphics

DearREADERS,
Are you the social media or publicity chair for your society or family association? Maybe you have a blog you'd like to spruce up with catchy graphics. If so, this hangout is perfect for you. DearMYRTLE's newly discovered half-sister Millie demos Adobe Spark Post. (She thinks of it as creating a postER.) Then we take a brief look at Cheri Hudson Passey's favorite BeFunky.com. Another "in-the-cloud" resource for designing great promo graphics is PicMonkey.com. Then there is always the fall back - using PowerPoint or Google Slide to create a promo graphic by saving your opening slide as a .jpg or.png. (Ol' Millie prefers the .png format.)

Think brand recognition in colors, fonts and design.

SEE ALSO

• Wacky Wednesday - Promo Graphics: How does Ol' Myrt design them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzb6Y4UNLQo&list=PLR41jOFxoDYwX6DTTx5_EO_X6w_ysUM4W&index=5

 

Sure you *could* watch the video of this WACKY Wednesday hangout here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in to view and comment at: 

http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/ww---creating-promo-graphics.html

Make your blog, society meetings and family reunions more enticing by creating cool promo graphics, with a few suggestions from this hangout.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
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http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

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http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: ESM QuickLesson 13 Classes of Evidence - Direct, Indirect and Negative

DearREADERS,
Hilary Gadsby states "Evidence is not what we read, see or hear in a source. It is our interpretation of what the information in the source is telling us." In this study group session, we explore Elizabeth Shown Mills' three classes of evidence, how to craft a research question, the importance of correlating evidence and the importance of writing our "current thinking" when answering the research question. We also make the distinction between negative research results and negative evidence. WOW! We stayed an extra 34 minutes to get through this meaty subject.

• Direct Evidence - explicit
  
• Indirect Evidence - not explicit
• Negative Evidence - not explicit
  

Donna B says "This was great! I'm beginning to understand how indirect evidence can be helpful." She also likes the use of a chart to keep track of all information items that factor in the conclusions we may draw.

WHAT WAS THE LAW and DID THE LOCALS FOLLOW THE LAW?

We also mentioned the importance of knowing the laws in force at the time of an event in the ancestor's life. Lisa Gorrell's homework included the page from the state statute regarding the age of a young woman at the time of a marriage. Lisa managed to explain why there was no parental approval for the marriage of an apparently underage bride. It was from correlating information items from a variety of records that Lisa could arrive at reasonable conclusion about the woman's birth date.

GenLaw Study Group
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR41jOFxoDYwbGXEo-OL8WZGCCx6TEXqu

HOW WE REPORT OUR FINDINGS IN GENEALOGY SOFTWARE
We suggest placing your written conclusion in note for the event in an ancestor's life.

Viewer Valerie Eichler Lair writes "In my software I put abt. before the date to show that I do not have an original document with direct evidence with primary information of the date. And then in my reports such as "Location List" I can clearly see what event needs more research. abt. tells me (and others) that I got the date from age in census, an obituary, a tombstone, a death record with a birth date, etc"

Sure you *could* watch the video of this ESM QuickLesson Study Group session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in to view and comment at: 

http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/esm-quicklesson-13.html

Be sure to watch this video to find out why we decided direct evidence doesn't have to be accurate.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
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http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: British and Irish Military Records Study Group

DearREADERS,
We're learning about research methods in addition to the survey of record groups in this study group series. Kathleen Moore says "Oh yes, I found one of my guys and it even gives his marriage date and children's birth dates."

The National Archives at Kew in the London area is the caretaker of most of the military records. It is important to understand the "fonds" or the way records are grouped. There is a Department code (ADM for admiralty, WO for War Office, etc) and a series number. Britain's armed forces comprise, in order of seniority, the Royal Navy (including the Royal Marines - ADM) , Army (WO) and Royal Air Force (AIR). Other units can include local militia, fencibles, yeomanry and territorial units of the army.

This is the worksheet with links gathered by our study group coordinator Claire V. Brisson-Banks:

• British & Irish Military Google Sheets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdZ1ryLBGdsQaTiWPNr38fS0NxuTmjCLFjDoi9v1HLc/edit#gid=140202340

This is the research guides page on TNA The National Archives (UK) website.

• The National Archives - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/?research-category=military-and-maritime&sub-category[]=merchant-navy&sub-category[]=royal-navy-royal-marines

Many additional links are discussed during this session. Log in with your Facebook, Google, LinkedIn or Twitter account to view them all.

 

Sure you *could* watch the video of this British and Irish Military Records Study Group session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in to view and comment at: 

http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/b_i_military-21-june-2016.html

Find previous British and Irish Military Records Study Group sessions here:
http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/british---irish-military.html

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com
http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: Mondays with Myrt 20 June 2016

DearREADERS,
Panel participant Pat O'Donnell Kuhn has been deep diving in the National Library of Ireland Catholic church records. Thankfully, she has discovered an every-name search available to these same records at Ancestry's Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers 1655-1915. Irish researchers will appreciate the 20,000+ map collection at the National Library of Ireland.

Cousin Russ pointed us to Ancestry's Latin-English word list.

Betty Lu Burton writes "Some people are afraid to look in a foreign language, what they do not realize is a lot of time all you need to know is a few words and how to skim the records for the name and dates."

Lisa Gorrell agrees "That's true, Betty-Lu. Once the record is found by finding their names, you can always find someone to help translate the rest of it."

Randy Seaver pointed us to two items from our friends at MyHeritage.com:

• NewspaperARCHIVE.com license is about to expire. Let's hope this is renewed.Randy's take on this is posted in NewspaperARCHIVE Collection on MyHeritage May Disappear Next Tuesday
• New Innovation: Sun Charts
  Randy's take on this is posted in Creating a MyHeritage "Sun Chart"

Ol' Myrt here pointed to these resources among other things:

•  1950 US Census Enumeration Maps https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2016/06/08/snapshot-usa-1950-census-enumeration-district-maps
• 8th Grader gives graduation speech impersonating Trump, Hilary, Sanders, and Obama https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/watch-an-eighth-grader-impersonate-trump-clinton-sanders-and-obama-in-graduation-speech/2016/06/15/a72dbcd2-3317-11e6-ab9d-1da2b0f24f93_video.html
• this is what deeds and probate packets look like. http://loudounnow.com/2016/06/17/loudouns-hidden-treasure-no-more/
• Angela McGhie, CG reports on Elizbeth Shown Mills' 10 point education plan http://genealogyeducation.blogspot.com/2012/06/elizabeth-shown-mills-ten-point-study.html
• Shannon Combs Bennett - to work part-time as one of two genealogists at Colonial Dames of the 17th Century http://www.facebook.com/shancbenn/posts/10206289376692670
  

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Sure you *could* watch the video of this Mondays with Myrt session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in to view and comment at: 

http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/20-june-2016-mwm.html

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
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http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

“Genealogy Connection” Joins “The Genealogy GuysSM Podcast”

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received from our friends at Aha! Seminars.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aha! Seminars, Inc., Announces New Podcast
“Genealogy Connection” Joins “The Genealogy GuysSM Podcast”

TAMPA, FL, 20 June 2016 – Aha! Seminars, Inc., provider of training, consulting, and
production of podcasts for the library and genealogical community, announces today
that it is launching a new genealogy podcast titled Genealogy Connection, sponsored
by Findmypast.

Genealogy Connection will present interviews with genealogical speakers, authors,
librarians and archivists, database service providers, software and technology
developers, and other leaders in the community. Each episode will be approximately
one hour in length, hosted by noted genealogical speaker, author, and podcaster Drew
Smith. The first episode of the new podcast will debut the week of 27 June 2016.
“We are excited to add an informative and fun interview show for the genealogical
community,” says Smith, who also is vice-president of Aha! Seminars, Inc. “Interviews
have been very popular with our audience, and our listeners are eager to learn from the
perspectives of others in the community.”

Genealogy Connection joins with The Genealogy Guys Podcast, which debuted on 5
September 2005 and is the longest-running podcast with thousands of listeners around
the world. Genealogy Connection will alternate with episodes of The Genealogy Guys
Podcast, and all episodes are free for download at http://genealogyguys.com and from
the iTunes store, or by subscription from iTunes and/or with podcatcher software. All
subscribers to The Genealogy Guys Podcast will automatically receive episodes of the
Genealogy Connection podcast.

About Aha! Seminars, Inc.
Aha! Seminars, Inc., (http://ahaseminars.com)/ was founded in 1996 by George G.
Morgan. Based in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area, it has provided training and consulting
to libraries and library consortia and to the genealogical community for over twenty
years. The company has also produced The Genealogy Guys Podcast for almost 11
years.

About Findmypast
Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com) is a British-owned world leader in online
genealogy. It has an unrivalled record of online innovation in the field of family history
and 18 million registered users across its family of online brands, which includes
Mocavo, Genes Reunited, The British Newspaper Archive amongst others.

About Drew Smith
Drew Smith is aa academic librarian at the University of South Florida Library in Tampa,
Florida. He is a well-respected speaker and author, whose new book, Organize Your
Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher has just been published by
Family Tree Books. He is the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Filby Award for
Genealogical Librarianship.

Fold3: Australia WWI Service Records

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received from our friends at Fold3.com. 

"Do you have ancestors who served with the Australian armed forces during World War I? Look for them in Fold3’s Australia WWI Service Records collection!

This collection (via the National Archives of Australia) contains service dossiers for Australians who served during World War I in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (RANBT), Australian Flying Corps (AFC), or Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). It also includes depot records for personnel who served at home rather than abroad during the war. Navy records are not included. The service records in this collection are not meant to cover all aspects of a person’s military service; rather they are administrative files that provide a general overview of that individual’s service."

For more info see:
https://blog.fold3.com/australia-wwi-service-records

ARCHIVED: Genealogy Game Night - 18 June 2016

  
DearREADERS,
Find out what Melissa's ancestor Jessie Glasgow bought in 1888 that was quite controversial. Discover what Lisa's husband's ancestor Thomas N. Davey did many time that was unique to him. See if you can guess what Cousin Russ' ancestor Eugene Churchill's unusual occupation. It was something none of us have seen in a census record before.

We played WHO'S IN MY LINE? spotlighting three panelists' ancestors. With help from the viewers we were able to guess! Each panel participant could ask as many questions as he wished, until receiving a "NO" answer. That's when the turn passes to the next panelist. Sometimes we begged for clues, and

Congrats to Kathleen and Liberty for winning $20 Amazon gift cards.

You might try playing this fun guessing game at an upcoming family reunion. It's a spunky way to look at ancestors - no boring paperwork required. 

Sure you *could* watch the video of this Genealogy Game Night session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in at:
http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/18-june-2016-ggn.html
so you can read all the comments and links posted before, during and after the live hangout.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com
http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: WACKY Wednesday - Adobe Spark Page

DearREADERS,
There is a difference with what you can create using Adobe Spark Video and Adobe Spark Page. My *very* distant cousin, Pinky went in "cold" and experimented with Adobe Spark Page, inserting some still photographs and a few comments. Thanks to input from Cousin Russ and the viewers, we were able to create a unique method for sharing the old-timey family photos. Adobe Spark Page did all the zooming in and out, and movement from one image to the next as long as the viewer scrolled down the page.

The viewer can pause, back up and go forward with the movement of his mouse.

Sure you *could* watch the video of this WACKY Wednesday session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in at:
http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/ww---adobe-spark-page.html
so you can read all the comments and links posted before, during and after the live hangout. Feel free to post your own comments. We love the continuing conversation!

Here's the link to Pinky's experimental Adobe Spark Page:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/4jqgd/

One can also embed an Adobe Spark Page in one's website like this:

To create your own Adobe Spark Page, log in to your free account at:
https://spark.adobe.com/

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com
http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

REGISTER: Four DearMYRTLE hangouts this coming week

  
DearREADERS,
All it takes is a Facebook, Google, LinkedIn or Twitter account to log in. Register to reserve your seat, then follow the unique link in your confirmation email to view and comment before, during and after these DearMYRTLE genealogy hangouts. Cousin Russ and I look forward to seeing you! 

You may register each Sunday for the DearMYRTLE Hangouts scheduled in the coming week. For future DearMYRTLE hangouts, be sure check Myrt's Calender here. This is DearMYRTLE's favorite time zone converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html, but if you look closely, the hangout tells you precicely how many days, hours, minutes and seconds before each hangout starts. For instance, here's the screen shot for Wednesday night's WACKY hangout:

Here's the lineup for this week's DearMYRTLE Hangouts:

Mondays with Myrt - 20 June 2016
at Noon Eastern (US New York)

Powerful family history breakthroughs happen during our video hangouts. Let's talk about what's trending in the world of #genealogy.

British & Irish Military Records - 21 June 2016
Tuesday

1pm Mountain, 3pm Eastern, 8pm Scotland time

with Claire V. Brisson-Banks

ESM QuickLesson 13: Classes of Evidence - Direct, Indirect & Negativee

Wednesday, 22 June 2016
10am Eastern US (New York)

SYLLABUS
Elizabeth Shown Mills, “QuickLesson 13: Classes of Evidence―Direct, Indirect and Negative,” Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage (https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-13-classes-evidence%E2%80%94direct-indirect-negative : accessed 30 Sept 2015).

HOMEWORK
Due by Noon on Monday before this session. Study the following QuickLesson, then post a blog by or public Google Doc with specific example(s) about how this concept applies in your personal genealogical research. Include your name and the QuickLesson citation (shown below) at the top of your homework. Then share your homework link in the "unified chat" for this specific study group session. This way Ol' Myrt and other participants can review your homework in the two days before this session.

Consider copyright issues as detailed in this short-subject video with The Legal Genealogist, Judy G. Russell, CG. found here: https://youtu.be/uFpET_NWFeU

See also: Creating Google Docs: For DearMYRTLE Study Group Homework.

WACKY Wednesday - 22 June 2016
9pm Eastern US (New York)Wonder which of DearMYRTLE's *very* distant cousins will host this hangout?
Our topic?  An hour focusing on as single genealogy item, TBA.

Happy family tree climbing!

Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
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http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

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Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.

ARCHIVED: British and Irish Military Records - 14 June 2016

 
DearREADERS,
This is the link to this study group's Google Sheet with links we mention during the series. Kudos to our course coordinator, Claire V. Brisson-Banks for maintaining this with updates before and after each session.

British and Irish Military Google Sheets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdZ1ryLBGdsQaTiWPNr38fS0NxuTmjCLFjDoi9v1HLc/edit#gid=140202340

 

Sure you *could* watch the video of this British and Irish Military Records Study Group session here or on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel, but you'll want to log in to view and comment at: 

http://hangouts.dearmyrtle.com/b_imilitary-14-june-2016.html

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt     :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy
http://blog.DearMYRTLE.com
http://hangouts.DearMYRTLE.com

Twitter: @DearMYRTLE

Second Life: Clarise Beaumont

http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

http://bit.ly/DearMYRTLEonGoogle
http://www.facebook.com/groups/DearMYRTLE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/organizedgenealogist

Hangouts: Pay what you want. So it's simple. If you value the work Ol' Myrt, +Cousin Russ and our beloved panelists do week in and week out on your behalf, please:

Check the DearMYRTLE Hangouts Calendar for upcoming study groups and hangouts. There you'll find links to the GeneaConference (in-person) and the GeneaWebinars Calendar with over over 200 hours of online genealogy classes, webinars, live streams and tweetchats from other hosts and presenters over the next 12 months.