Our Next Meeting:May 10, 2025 |
Presentation: Kristilee J. Manuel Finagling Sources from FamilySearch Beta, Full-Text Collection |
The regular monthly meetings of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group are held on the second Saturday of each month, except December, from 10 AM to noon. The meetings are free and open to the public. They are held at the Red Brick LDS Chapel, 4050 North 650 East (Timpview Drive), Provo, Utah, usually in the Cultural Hall. If you would like to receive email notification of classes planned for the next meeting, go to our blog page for instructions on how to subscribe. The Group is experimenting with live streaming of the main presentations through Facebook. To watch it online live click on UVTAGG Facebook website link in the box above and view the meeting remotely.
Kristilee J. Manuel
Title: Finagling Sources from FamilySearch Beta, Full-Text Collections
Description:
Doesn’t “beta” mean something isn’t ready for prime time? Not when considering FamilySearch’s beta full-text collections. Make the most of your research time by discovering documents tied to your ancestors that were previously very difficult to find without the help of AI combined with OCR technologies. This presentation will give you the opportunity to make discoveries in these exciting, new collections by sharing strategies, outlining search steps, and providing the inside scoop on how to minimize the “beta” and maximize results.
Bio:
Kristilee J. Manuel authored the textbook “Introduction to Genealogy: A Modern Family History Methodology.” This year she was a presenter at RootsTech and she previously taught at BYU’s Women’s Conference and served as a FamilySearch Center Director. Kristilee designed genealogical tools and created content for Brigham Young University’s Family History Workshops and recently collaborated with the Chinese National Parks Service to develop a family history certification program for teens.
There will no longer be a class after the main presentation.
The meetings are always open to the public and generally open with announcements that include what is happening in technology that effects family history work. A featured guest speaker will then make a one hour presentation on a topic of general interest relating to some aspect of technology and genealogy. Following the main presentation 3 or 4 classes are taught relating to technology and genealogy. These are at all levels from beginning to advanced and typically include classes about various genealogy programs and instruction for using the Internet for Family History work. The classes vary from month to month. There is a list of teachers and their specialties on the Teachers page. A few of the teachers have provided class outlines or summaries for some of their classes. For information about the meetings or about the Group, email us at uvtagginfo@gmail.com or call or text Gerhard Ruf at 801-602-5048.