Thursday, I listened to two live-streaming
sessions from RootsTech, and one Google+ Hand Out on Air on YouTube.
The first thing I watched at 12:30 p.m. EST
was “Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family From My Couch” by Tammy Hepps.
What a delightful story she had to tell
of doing research from her couch. She was entertaining, energetic, and full of
enthusiasm as she told us about the ancestry trip she took from her couch via
the research facilities she visited online.
Then, 3:00 p.m. EST, I watched Rob
Tanner’s “FamilySearch Family Tree: What’s New and What’s Next”.
I never miss his talks because they are
about FamilySearch, and I am always interested to hear what he has to say. And,
they are humourous.
One interesting thing he mentioned was
that 80% of the information that a person submits to family trees is already
there. There is duplication! It is getting better, but it is still problem.
The last thing I watched at 4:30 p.m. EST
was Dear Myrt’s “Google Hangouts 101a: The Panelist's View”, where she took a
computer class through the “how-tos” on producing a video on-air. She had
helpers - Cousin Russ was there, along with her friends, Barry Kline and Jenny
Lanctot.
If you would like to read about the
talks given yesterday, there are handouts available online at https://rootstech.org/about/syllabus-materials.
Today, I won’t have as much time to
watch as many sessions, but one session I will be watching will be at 3:00 p.m.
EST, when I will watch “Tweets, Links, Pins, and Posts: Break Down Genealogical
Brick Walls with Social Media”, given by my friend, Lisa Alzo.
One thing I did notice was that the keynote
speakers are not being live-streamed this year. So we won’t be hearing
first-hand (except through bloggers and interviews) what to expect insofar as the
latest developments in family history.
One blogger you may want to follow is M. Diane Rogers.
She writes the popular CanadaGenealogy blog, and she is at RootsTech.
Elizabeth
Lapointe
