My Photo in Utah
Being in Utah is really nice. There are so many opportunities here to learn genealogy and family history. There is a very large number of people that are actively involved in family history and there are many people eager to learn. There are also very many experts willing to share what they know.
One of those people whom I respect very much is James Tanner. I have followed his blogs for a long time and have seen him speak at many conferences.
When I learned that he would be speaking about the Family History Guide in Springville at the Springville Family History Fair, I thought this would be a great time to come for a visit. The fair was put together by the Springville Family History Center and it was very well done. Everything was so well-organized and the speakers were top notch. The conference was free, including a very lovely luncheon. Who could ask for anything more?
James did not speak about the Family History Guide until after lunch but I saw he and Ann at the beginning of the day and during lunch. They are so valuable to The Family History Guide and the genealogy community. That was really wonderful seeing them and I love that he's The Chairman of the Board for The Family History Guide. Ann Tanner is also a Board member and is so knowledgable as well.
The first two classes I attended were taught by Robert Kehrer, Senior Product Manager for Family Search. He did an excellent job of explaining everything there is to know about FS Record Hints. The Record Hints are taken directly from the Family Tree records already attached by other users. Because of this there is a 98% accuracy rate, with hints suggested for your person on their Person Details Page. In the next hour Robert spoke about elusive records and how to search them like a pro. He had some great tips for digging deeper into the browsable collections.
James' class on The Family History Guide really wowed the crowd. Not too many had known of it until that day. Many left with great enthusiasm and a desire to get started with it. People were just amazed by it.
There were many other speakers at the Conference. The class handouts are available on the Springville Family History Center website.http://springvillefamilyhistorycenter.org
This conference really got me excited all over again about Rootstech and one more conference I am attending in Salt Lake at the end of this week. If you haven't ever attended a conference for family history and genealogy, you should! They are so enlightening and it is a joy to spend the day with like-minded, good people. It reminded me of the quote.
"Surround yourself with good and inspiring people.
Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious."
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