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Follow the included link to a new web page in the WVGS web site. This page contains links to several other web pages containing “How To” videos. This is an ongoing project. If you have a favorite web site that is similar to those included here, send me a link and I will check it out.
You can use he included link or browse to the WVGS web site and on the menu found in the left hand column scroll down to “RESEARCH LINKS”, under this section find the new section “YouTube Genealogy How to Video Links”
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What is PERSI? A Quick Explainer for Genealogists
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PERSI, at Allen County Public Library “The Straight Line Between You and Your Ancestor”
September 11, 2023
Public Meeting at Vigo County Library
Online Via ZOOM 6:00 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
By Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle is a mother and has been a genealogist for more than 42 years. She is the creator of Cyndi’s List and author of three books for genealogical research on the internet. She is also a past member of the Board of Directors for the National Genealogical Society and an active member in several other genealogical groups and societies.
Spend an hour with the creator of Cyndi’s List! Using online tools and software we will learn how important a timeline can be to break through a research problem.
Take a walk through a day in the life of the online genealogist. Go through the process of creating a research timeline using online tools and services such as Evernote, OneNote, Paper and pen/pencil, Word Processors, Spreadsheets, Genealogy Software, Timeline Software and more. Learn how to keep yourself organized and on task, as well as how to create timeline templates and forms in several platforms. Timelines are companions to your research plan and your research log. They are a planning tool, an evaluation tool, and a display tool – all of which help propel your research forward
This program is open to the public and will be held in person at the Vigo County Public Library on August 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. It will also be available to members via Zoom. Guests are welcome to attend two free meetings. After two meetings we request that you join the WVGS to continue to access the rest of the year’s meetings. In person meetings are held at the Vigo County Public Library (7th & Poplar Street in Terre Haute). For zoom link please contact Gary Jones at 46gjones@gmail.com. You may join this meeting and all of the following meetings in 2023 by sending $15 per individual, or $20 per family to Wabash Valley Genealogy Society, P O Box 7012, Terre Haute, IN 47802-7012. If you wish to pay using Paypal, add $2 to each choice. You can obtain the application by going to www.inwvgs.org. Click on membership. Watch this site to see more upcoming events or check WVGS Facebook page. Send application at least one week before the meeting date.
For this fee, you will be able to obtain assistance from other members when you reach a “brick wall” in your research. You will also receive a bi-monthly newsletter. Handouts and recorded videos will be available for periods of time for members only . . . so join to take advantage of the WVGS offerings.
Genealogy: How to accurately label source materials
By Tammy Dehler
Special to the Tribune-Star Jul 23, 2022
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PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE OUR CORRECT ADDRESS:
WVGS, PO Box 7012, Terre Haute, IN 47802-7012
Have you had the chance to join a ZOOM meeting yet? Please join us for webinars and genealogy programs; check the website for instructions and download the app. You can view the presentations in the comfort of your home and favorite chair, ask questions at the end, and chat with other members. Contact Gary Jones if you have any problems downloading our members only ZOOM connection: webmaster@www.inwvgs.org
We hope you will remain with WVGS and renew your membership for 2023. We appreciate your support and input regarding genealogy matters. If you have any articles and/or old photos you would like to submit to the Newsletter, please send them for the committee to review and add to any upcoming editions. wvgsnewsletter@gmail.com
You can pay your memebership dues via postal mail or online with PayPal. If you have a “recurring account” with PayPal, please check it to make sure you have the correct amount to send; if not, please change the payment amount to the current fee (the increase in billing charges to WVGS).
Add $2.00 to any membership paid online via PayPal to cover their fees.
_ Individual with e-mail account $15.00 / $17.00 if paid by PayPal
_ Individual by postal mail $25.00 (additional fees to cover postal mail fees)
_ Family e-mail $20.00 / $22.00 paid by PayPal (must reside at same address)
_ Family by postal mail $30.00 (must reside at same address)
I will be sending out an email copy of your dues receipt to you.
If you have any questions, please contact Shawn Stoll, Membership Officer at genealogyjunkie22@gmail.com Please add WVGS Dues to the subject
St. Louis County Library
National Archives Genealogy Series
Free Webinars
10 Rules for Accepting (or Rejecting)
Online Family Tree Hints
Online family tree hints can make it easy to build out your ancestor timelines and add people to your tree. Or they can fill your tree with the wrong relatives and incorrect information. Here are 10 rules for evaluating and using hints.
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Death Certificate
What are this three of four digit numbers under cause of death? (ICD) International Classification of Diseases (ICD), in medicine, diagnostic tool that is used to classify and monitor causes of injury and death and that maintains information for health analyses, such as the study of mortality (death) and morbidity (illness) trends.
Find more information at: 1900 to present
http://www.wolfbane.com/icd/index.html
Link to New Gmail Tools with Genealogy Tasks and Correspondence
Check out the FREE webinars at: http://www.genealogycenter.org/
Quote from Tribune Star Genealogy
"Many of us are home bound now and looking for something new to do. But to many people who more recently started their quest to discover their family history, something old can be something new. In 1997 the first national television series that dealt with family history and genealogy made its debut on PBS.
Entitled “Ancestors,” the series was hosted by Jim and Terry Willard, a husband and wife team of amateur genealogists who were “discovered” by the series producer at a genealogical conference. Alex Haley, the author of Roots, also contributed to the initial program planning. The series consists of twenty-three 30-minute episodes, each covering some aspect of genealogy. Every episode of this series can be viewed online for free through Brigham Young University by using this link"
: https://www.byutv.org/show/54f848ee-6d19-4502-9981-070cdbd1f1bf/ancestors.
Read the rest of the story at
https://www.tribstar.com/community/genealogy/article_5936cf17-ff12-5a87-a5eb-18ce4442eb57.html
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
Enroll or Renew for 2023
WVGS is participating in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Kroger will donor a percentage of purchases made by members and friends who register their Kroger Plus Shopper's Card. Follow these instructions to help WVGS earn extra money for future projects.
Register your card online at krogercommunityrewards.com.
Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign up.
If a member does not yet have a Kroger Plus card, please let them know that they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.
Click on Sign In/Register
Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
You will then get a message to check your email in box and click on the link within the body of the email.
Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
Update or confirm your information.
Enter NPO number (JH148) or Wabash Valley Genealogy Society, select organization from list and click on confirm.
To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your group until after your member(s) register their card(s).
Special Note: WVGS's NPO number is JH148.
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