Kerrville Genealogical Association Genealogy & Technology Seminar

Kerrville Genealogical Association Seminar with Caroline M. Pointer, Saturday October 11, 2014

Holding a BA in English from Texas A&M University, Caroline M. Pointer is the founder of For Your Family Story and the author of the 4YourFamilyStory.com blog which focuses on bringing genealogy and technology together for the researcher.

With a featured genealogy-technology article in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine (UK), she is a freelance writer; author of genealogy and technology YouTube video tutorials; and a genealogy and technology speaker.

As a social media aficionado since 2009, Caroline has been actively making global connections to help teach others how to bridge the gap to the past with over 10,000 connections on 7 social media platforms interacting on not only the topics of genealogy and family history but also technology, business, social media, motherhood, writing, and history.

Caroline currently serves on the Texas State Genealogical Society Board and Executive Committee as Director for Communications; chairs the TSGS Marketing Committee; oversees both the TSGS Publications Committee and the Heritage Certificate Committee; and serves as TSGS District 6 as a District Representative. She also serves on the Federation of Genealogical Societies Board of Directors and chairs the FGS Marketing and Publicity Committee.

Caroline is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, National Genealogical Society, Texas State Genealogical Society, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Chaparral Genealogical Society and Library (Texas), the Washtenaw County Genealogical Society (Michigan), Johnson County Genealogical Society (Illinois), and Clayton Library Friends (Houston, Texas).

 Topics for the Kerrville Genealogical Association Genealogy & Technology Seminar include:

• 47 ways to Use Your Smartphone or Tablet to Find & Share Family Mysteries – You know that “thing” in your hand? That “phone”? It’s really an extremely powerful genealogy and family history research tool. Stop using it for just looking at pictures of cats your family and friends have posted on Facebook and start using it for research. This fast-paced presentation will make you pull your smartphone or tablet out and try these innovative ways to find and share your family history mysteries during the presentation!
• 15 Tech Tools To Help You Collaborate With Family for Your Research – Have you been finding and connecting with cousins around the nation, or even the world? Using email to collaborate on your shared ancestors can become cumbersome. In this presentation, you will learn about 15 tech tools that will have you collaborating with your out-of-town family members for your research in no time.
• Read All About It…How to Find and Use Newspaper Sites – Sure, we know newspapers can uncover family secrets, reveal research clues, and give us personal glimpses of our ancestors’ lives. But where do we find these newspapers online and how do we use the sites once we find them? This presentation goes over all the places to look and key strategies for each site.
•  Jumpstart Your Genealogy Research with these 51 websites – Seems like every day a new tool or resource pops up online that promises to help you with your family history mystery-solving. In this fast-paced presentation, we will go over 51 websites in an overview format that will jumpstart your genealogy research. You’ll hardly be able to wait until you get home to try one of these out!

Seating is limited to 90 persons and is by reservation only.

Reservations must be received by Oct. 6

Pricing:  

KGS Members – $25

Non Members – $35

2015 Membership plus Seminar attendance – $40

Registration form may be obtained from our website

Box lunch is included

Website:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txkerrgs/.