Serendipity Sunday - Calendars and Webinars

Every year at Christmas I get a Calendar for the next year printed with photos of my grandchildren.  All their birthdays are marked on it as well as holidays and important events. I love it!

You may have a themed paper calendar with squares for writing in, and/or a virtual one. While you are adding in all the important dates to your new calendar for 2015, don't forget the free genealogy Webinars.

Many genealogy societies have now published their schedule of free webinars for 2015. There may be some you don't want to miss, for example....

Using Google Earth for Genealogy

Techniques for Differentiating Two People with the Same Name

Researching your Female Lines        

                              
My list of favourite societies that give free webinars is here.

I use Google products for virtually everything (and everything virtual) and I have my Calendar synced on my laptop with my ipad and my phone. I add to it all the Webinars I want to see in the coming year as events and set the alert function to remind me, perhaps the day before, then reset it for 1 hour before the event so I can login. The alert pops up on my IPad or phone and stays until I see it.

Here are some tips for scheduling with the 3 major virtual calendars, Google, Microsoft and iCal.

Webinars - a genealogists favourite tool.

One of my favourite webinars is given by Lisa Louise Cooke, which I have mentioned before and I watched again last night... "Time Travel with Google Earth".

 

 

 

Lisa Louise Cooke is a great webinar presenter. She has a website, has written genealogy help books, and also has some free podcasts on her site. 

 

If you missed last nights presentation, it will be presented again by the Illinois State Genealogical Society on Jan 13, 2015. Go here to Register.  This is a very popular webinar and attendance is limited, so on the day of the presentation...

 

LOG IN EARLY.

 

 

 

 

Another of Lisa's webinars I enjoyed, today actually, is "Using Evernote for Genealogy". This one was presented by Legacy Family Tree Webinars and can be viewed in their archives FREE for the next 7 days.

 

 

 

 



Time Travel with Google Earth

UPDATE:  Google Earth for Genealogy now free on Lisa's website.



Mark your calendar - Tuesday November 18, 2014 - Time Travel with Google Earth

It may seem far away, but this is a Webinar not to be missed! Given by Lisa Louise Cooke, she will take you on a journey to the past and show you how you can enhance your ancestors stories.  Discover the possibilities!!

Webinar Description:  Get ready to experience old historic maps, genealogical records, images, and videos coming together to create stunning time travel experiences in the free Google Earth program. We'll incorporate automated changing boundaries, and uncover historic maps that are built right into Google Earth. Tell time travel stories that will truly excite your non-genealogist relatives! You’ve never seen anything like this class!

You may remember that I mentioned Lisa's Google webinars back in May in my article "You Are Here... X"

Webinar hosted by Wisconsin State Genealogical Society.


Go here to register NOW, so you don't forget. If something comes up you are not obliged to attend even if you register, but keep in mind it is on a first come first serve basis, and those who log in first will be admitted. The archived webinars are for members only.

You will receive a confirmation email, and another one probably the day before the event. 

Tip:  Use an online calendar to keep track of your events.
I use gmail and google calendar.  When I receive my confirmation emails, I click on the date in the email and it adds directly on to my google calendar, which is set to send me an alert the day before the event.