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THE GENCLASS NEWSLETTER - September 2008
http://www.genclass.com
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TOPICS:
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GenClass partners with WorldVitalRecords - FamilyLink
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Success Through Organization
by Cindy Rowzee, AG
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Tip of the Month: Document Internet Sources
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Upcoming classes: September and October
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Welcome
to the latest issue of the GenClass newsletter.
If
this is your first time reading this newsletter, welcome!
Our
monthly newsletter includes a featured article by
an expert GenClass instructor, a tip of the month,
and a list of upcoming courses.
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Dear GenClass user,
I
wanted to let you know of our recent partnership with
FamilyLink.com, Inc. Among other benefits, this partnership allows
us
to sell discounted membership to WorldVitalRecords.com to you
and
our other students and registered users.
You
can sign up for membership on World Vital Records for 2 years
of the U.S. Collection for only $39.95 (regular price is 1 year
for
$49.95) or one year of the World Membership for only $89
(regular price is $149.95). As you can tell this is a large savings!
WorldVitalRecords.com
now has over 1 billion names online that will
be very useful for your family history research. They have over
7,500
searchable databases and continue to add new databases each day.
WorldVitalRecords.com was recently recognized as one of the
10 most popular genealogy web sites. They have also received
many awards for their ease of use and fast searching.
For
more information go to this web page:
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/genclass
If
you have been considering subscribing to a web site to research
your family history, this would be a great way to get started
for a
very low price. This is a special offer just for our GenClass
users,
so please don't email it to others or blog about it.
Thank
you,
Micha Reisel, Administrator GenClass
micha@genclass.com
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Success Through Organization
by Cindy Rowzee, AG
Organization
is the key to being a successful genealogical researcher.
This means being organized with your paper files, your computer
files
and how you accomplish your research. Knowing what information
you have and how to access that information helps so that you
do
not repeat research. There are many different ways to organize
your
family history and there is no right way for every person. The
right
way is what works best for you. The best thing to do is to look
at
many different ways of organizing and try and figure out what
will
work best for you. Just make sure that your system is flexible
so that if something isn't working you can try something else
and easily change it.
Knowing
what information you have is only the first step to becoming
a successful researcher. Any research that you do should also
be
approached in an organized manner. It is called the methodology
of genealogy, the method by which you would search the records
that are available. If you were to approach your research in an
organized and a systematic manner then your outcomes would
be much more successful. Records that are available are different
all over the world, from country to country, state to state and
even
just town to town. Knowing what is available and having a plan
about how to search those records will help you in the long run.
There
are many tools out there to help you as you work towards
becoming more organized and the internet is one of the biggest
of those. You can learn many different styles just by browsing
the internet, or from taking classes such as the “Organizing
Your Family History” course which begins September 1 on
GenClass <www.genclass.com/Organizing.htm>.
Be sure to check out the other great classes on GenClass
<www.genclass.com/schedulerest2008.htm> to learn which
records to consult, and how to apply specific methodology to
your research problems.
By
knowing what information you have and also what sources
are available to you, you can indeed be a successful researcher.
Many of your brick walls can be overcome through being organized.
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Tip
of the Month:
When consulting Web sites for your genealogical research, in addition
to adding them to your “Bookmarks” or “Favorites”
list in your favorite
browser, you should also copy all of the relevant information
and
document the source (if the Web site owner provided one) and
the URL (Web address). The Internet is a dynamic medium —
a particular site could be here one day and gone tomorrow!
A print out of at least the first page may also prove useful.
File it in a binder labeled “Internet Resources.”
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UPCOMING CLASSES -------------------+
Register
for a class at http://www.genclass.com
or at http://classes.genclass.com
SEPTEMBER
2008: Classes start September 1, 2008
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* Adoption Investigative Class
Detailed search advice and assistance for successfully locating
and reuniting adoptees and birth families.
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Brick Wall Research
Brick Walls are common in genealogy. Learn tips, tricks,
solutions and strategies to bust through them.
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Genealogy Research in the Great Lakes States
This course will focus on generalized and locality specific resources
of six area states -Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio
and Wisconsin.
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Jewish Genealogy: Researching on the Internet (Part 2)
This class builds on the basics course, providing detailed information
about search engines, general genealogy sites, Jewish genealogy
sites.
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Lost Friends and Family Investigative Class
Detailed search advice and assistance on the methods
to use for successfully tracing "lost" relatives and
friends.
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Native American Genealogy
Learn how to start your research for your Native American Ancestors.
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Organizing Your Family History
Learn the techniques to ensure efficient organisation of your
research.
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Scottish Genealogy
This extensive class will provide a detailed description of what
you need to know to track your Scottish ancestry.
OCTOBER
2008: Classes start October 1, 2008
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* Adoption Investigative Class
Detailed search advice and assistance for successfully locating
and reuniting adoptees and birth families.
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Family Tree Maker 2009 - Advanced
Advanced features, like books, trees, reports and web sites.
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Finding Your Female Ancestors
Do you have elusive female ancestors in your family tree?
This course will show you how to track them down!
*
Lost Friends and Family Investigative Class
Detailed search advice and assistance on the methods
to use for successfully tracing "lost" relatives and
friends.
Register for a class at http://www.genclass.com
or at http://classes.genclass.com
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That's
all for now, until next month!
-- LISA ALZO, Newsletter Editor
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