Mondays' Meet The Speakers – Jamboree 2018

Paul Woodbury

Legacy Tree Genealogists

Paul Woodbury is a graduate of BYU where he studied genetics and genealogy. He also has a master’s degree in instructional design and educational technology from the University of Utah. Woodbury currently works as a senior researcher at Legacy Tree Genealogists. He specializes in genetic genealogy but also loves French, Spanish, Italian and Scandinavian genealogy. He researches and presents regularly in these fields and loves to share his knowledge with his students and clients.

Presentations:

• From Chance to Design: Planning for Successful Genetic Genealogy Research
• Estimating and Evaluating Relationships based on Shared DNA

Rhonda Lauritzen

Like Rain Publishing

Rhonda Lauritzen is a professional biographer and author on storytelling. She coaches clients on their own memoirs and writes articles on how to tell your story. Lauritzen has years of teaching experience. Before founding Evalogue.Life she served as a college vice president. It was her early start working in the family business, however, that inspired her first book--a love story and family business saga, told in her mother's voice.

Presentations:

• The Art of Family Storytelling

LA (Butch) Hibben, CLA

Circlemending

Lynn A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA, a Certified Legacy Advisor, started in the computer field in the late 1950's while serving in the US Navy. A former square dance caller and an audio technician, he operated his own recording studio for a number of years. He has served as assistant director in the Corona Family History Center helping maintain their computers for over a decade. He has been a teacher and lecturer for most of his life. Find him at the Living Legacy Project tab on www.circlemending.org.

Presentations:

• Audacity®: Audacious Family History Recording and Editing

Schelly Talalay Dardashti

Journalist and genealogist Schelly Talalay Dardashti, the US Genealogy Advisor for MyHeritage, has traced her family across Spain, Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, and Iran for some 30 years. The former Jerusalem Post genealogy columnist and award-winning pioneer Jewish geneablogger created “Tracing the Tribe – Jewish Genealogy on Facebook" (18,000+ members), and has written for FamilyTree Magazine, NGS Quarterly, JTA and others. She co-administers two DNA projects at FTDNA.

Presentations:

• Jewish Ethnicity and DNA: Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Mizrahi and Beyond
• Sharing the Success: MyHeritage Makes Connections

Southern California Genealogical Society

49th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2018 @scgsgenealogy.com

Jamboree 2017 Sunday Workshop: The Latest FREE Non-Genealogy Smart Phone Apps for Genealogists

"The Latest FREE Non-Genealogy Smart Phone Apps for Genealogists"

by Jean Wilcox Hibben; PhD, MA

Who doesn’t like a smart phone? Well, probably anyone who is confused by it, found it not doing what others say it will, found them cumbersome, and/or have not actually tried working with the device. But a smart phone has many redeeming qualities and these just might offset that list. For genealogists, especially those who travel any distance (to a local library or halfway around the world) to research their family history, the smart phone can be the most valuable tool in the researcher’s arsenal.

Consider step one of a genealogy journey: making contact. Certainly any telephone or email (or even snail mail) communication can assist in this task, but having the telephone numbers AND addresses AND email contact information of repositories, family members, the hotel, and even local (to the area) chambers of commerce and other public institutions where directions and advice might be found all in one place (in a directory or in an app that allows you to put information for each location in a separate file) can be invaluable. And most, if not all, of this can be done in advance.

Getting to your destination is the next step, and often a challenge. If you are driving, the GPS function of a smart phone is an obvious assistant, but it can also help you if you fly to the location and rent a car – your smart phone knows where you are and you just tell it where you want to go (and you do not always need an address: “Burbank Marriott” will get you to the conference just as easily as the Hollywood Way address). Some GPS programs will also tell you if there is road construction or an accident and help guide you around the problem area.

If you are flying, you can have all your boarding pass information stored on the smart phone for quick access (though a hard copy is not a bad idea in case your battery runs down). While on the plane, by putting the device in “airplane mode,” you can play a game or open your genealogy program, which you loaded on the appliance way in advance of your departure, and double check information you want might have forgotten.

Moving to the next step, you head to the repository. Provided you are permitted to do so, you can take photos with a scanning program app, making sure that the documents you are copying are absolutely crystal clear (some apps will even straighten crooked pages for your viewing convenience). You, of course, will also take a scan of the title page of the book or beginning frame of a microfilm (yes, you can also take photos right off the microfilm screen) so you have all the needed citation information.

And that wall map you would love to have a copy of? Ask permission first and, if allowed, take a photo of it. That will help you with the step that gets you to the cemetery. Obviously you will be taking photos of the appropriate tombstones, making on the spot adjustments in case the shading is not quite right. But as you walk around the blocks-long cemetery paths, how do you remember where you were before you got where you went? Is there something you missed? There is an app for that (don’t forget to turn it on before walking).

Of course you won’t want to miss the step of storing information in an app on your smart phone. Many of these allow you to send the data to the cloud. Doing that gives you a back-up and lets you view the material on your laptop, back in your hotel room.

All of the information mentioned above involves different applications available for free or a nominal cost (usually less than $5). But finding them may be a little tricky if you don’t know what they are called and what options are available. This, and some other general smart phone purchase and use tips, are what you will find in L. A. (Butch) Hibben’s Sunday workshop on Smart Phone use. Whether you already have a smart phone or are considering adding that to your genealogy tool box, this workshop is designed to expand your use and help you make decisions. Space is limited.


Sunday, June 11, 2017, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   

SU-B The Latest FREE Non-Genealogy Smart Phone Apps for Genealogists presented by Lynn A (Butch) Hibben, CLA

This special workshop is part of a series of workshops that are open to registered attendees of the Genetic Genealogy Conference or at least one day at Jamboree 2017. Additional registration is required.

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Jamboree 2017 Speaker Spotlight: Lynn A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA

L.A. (Butch) Hibben, Certified Legacy Advisor and audio specialist, is a retired computer tech. He’s taught and lectured for most of his life. Find him at Living Legacy Project on www.circlemending.org.

SU-B - The Latest FREE Non-Genealogy Smart Phone Apps for Genealogists (Workshop)*

*These special workshops are only open to registrants of Genetic Genealogy or at least one full day of Jamboree. Additional registration and fees apply. Limited Seating. All workshops include instruction and are interactive.For more information, visit the Workshop Requirements web page.

48th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

Genetic Genealogy 2017

www.genealogyjamboree.com

jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2017 @scgsgenealogy.com

Jamboree 2016: Sunday Workshop - Five Computer Programs to Simplify the Life of a Genealogist

Guest post by L.A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA

Genealogists are always looking for easier, faster, or more efficient ways to get their family history organized, disseminated, easy to locate, etc. And there are a lot of programs you can purchase to help you with these tasks (genealogy, as with any activity, will eat up all the money you feed it). 

Butch Hibben, a technology specialist, is cheap. And he admits it openly and proudly. So he locates the types of programs that are not likely to be discovered by genealogists (because they often aren't marketed to genealogists or aren't noticed by them). 

These are NOT family history programs/apps/websites that he will be sharing; these come from other fields and are found using other descriptors (i.e., if you Google "genealogy," it is very unlikely any of these will pop up in your results, even on page 285 of X-thousand). But when you are introduced to them, you will surely discover that they are just what you need to make it easier to function as a genealogist. This applies to historians of any experience level. The majority are for PCs, not Macs, unfortunately (though at least one website will be introduced and that, of course can be used on either machine). 

Bring your laptop and follow along, applying your computer use to the apps and programs demonstrated, with Butch helping you if you get stuck. And even those who are still trying to get the hang of just using a computer as something more than a glorified typewriter are likely to discover the user-friendly quality of these helps. 

Sunday, June 5, 2016  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
SU-A   Five Computer Programs to Simplify the Life of a Genealogist by L.A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA

This is part of a series of special workshops which are open to registered attendees of Genetic Genealogy or to those registered to at least one day at Jamboree 2016. Additional registration is required.

Laptops are required in this workshop.  Class is for PCs not Macs. 
Limited to 35 participants. Level: All.

SCGS Member Registration

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Jamboree 2016 Speaker Spotlight: Lynn A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA

Lynn A. (Butch) Hibben, CLA is a Certified Legacy Advisor. He started in the computer field in the late 1950s while serving in the U.S. Navy. A former square dance caller and an audio technician, having operated his own recording studio for a number of years, Butch has served as Assistant Director in the Corona Family History Center, helping maintain their computers for over a decade. He has been a teacher and lecturer for most of his life. Find him at the Living Legacy Project tab on circlemending.org.

Sunday, June 5, 2016  8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Special Workshop)
SU-A   Five Computer Programs to Simplify the Life of a Genealogist 
Learn about five programs that will allow you to use your computer more efficiently and with less fear. Laptops are required in this workshop.  Class is for PCs not Macs. Level: All. Additional registration and fees apply.  Limited to 35 participants.

To register, visit our website

Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Genetic Genealogy 2016
www.genealogyjamboree.com
jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com
818.843.7247

Jamboree 2015 - Meet the Speaker: L.A. "Butch" Hibben, CLA

Butch is a Certified Legacy Advisor and the Assistant Director of the Corona (CA) Family History Center. Knowing about his ancestry has been as much a part of his life as knowing the basic life skills. Fortunate enough to speak with his forbears about their experiences as Arizona pioneers, Butch has remembered the stories and the roles his family played in the history of the states of Utah and Arizona.

Butch, like his ancestor pioneers, is a trailblazer: for him, it was in the field of computers. He became involved in technology in the late 1950's while serving in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge, he continued in the field as a computer technician for many years until his retirement in 2008. An audio specialist and former square dance caller, it is no wonder that he was inspired to assist others in preserving their heritage when he was introduced to the Living Legacy Project in 2011. Again, he is carrying on his ancestors' tradition of pioneering, now in the worked of on-line preservation. He lives in Riverside County and can be reached at the Living Legacy Project page on www.circlemending.org.

SA044 Saturday June 6, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Free Apps for Smart Phones and Smart Genealogists
We all like FREE! Learn about various apps that can help make genealogy research and preservation more efficient. From taking photos to organizing to interviewing, these are the "musts" for you.