Got Genealogy? Discussions - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T12:20:18Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/group/gotgenealogy/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNovember Issue of Got Genealogy News is Onlinetag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-11-09:3463583:Topic:2054272009-11-09T17:24:01.745ZLisa B. Leehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LisaBLee
This month, we discuss the important part that historical and genealogical societies have played in genealogical research and why it's important that we ALL do our part to ensure that our societies stay alive and vibrant. I've seen way too many societies disband, usually due to a lack of volunteers to fill necessary volunteer posts.<br />
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Just think about it. All those databases that we just love to find online at GenWeb, RoostWeb, Ancestry, etc., they didn't just spontaneously create themselves.…
This month, we discuss the important part that historical and genealogical societies have played in genealogical research and why it's important that we ALL do our part to ensure that our societies stay alive and vibrant. I've seen way too many societies disband, usually due to a lack of volunteers to fill necessary volunteer posts.<br />
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Just think about it. All those databases that we just love to find online at GenWeb, RoostWeb, Ancestry, etc., they didn't just spontaneously create themselves. They were created by volunteers who, more than likely, were part of a local society that took the time to extract and/or transcribe the information. Without these little societies, Web sites like Ancestry.com wouldn't even exist.<br />
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Societies Matter.<br />
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Even if you never attend a single meeting, in my humble opinion, it's worth the $20/30 per year in membership just to keep the organization afloat. And if you have a little extra time, societies could really use your help. Read all about it in the GGN: <b><i>www.GotGenealogy.com</i></b><br />
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My two cents. What do YOU think?<br />
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- L Got Genealogy Featured in Podcast!tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-09-04:3463583:Topic:1581072009-09-04T19:05:22.621ZAngela Walton-Rajihttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/AngelaWaltonRaji
Hello to all members of this group. After downloading and reading EVERY issue of the Got Genealogy Newsletter, I was compelled to promote this wonderful website on this week's episode of the African- Roots Podcast! I hope more will appreciate the wisdom shared on the GotGenealogy.com site.<br />
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-Angela-
Hello to all members of this group. After downloading and reading EVERY issue of the Got Genealogy Newsletter, I was compelled to promote this wonderful website on this week's episode of the African- Roots Podcast! I hope more will appreciate the wisdom shared on the GotGenealogy.com site.<br />
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-Angela- Teaching Genealogy to Middle Schoolerstag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-08-20:3463583:Topic:1447262009-08-20T17:01:26.792ZLisa B. Leehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LisaBLee
There's this organization called "Citizen Schools" (CitizenSchools.org), located in just seven states (CA, MA, NJ, NM, NY, NC and TX) where they encourage average citizens to come into public schools and teach a 10-week apprenticeship to middle school kids. The idea of this apprenticeship is to "complement classroom learning by engaging students in hands-on learning projects led by adult volunteers after school and supported by a staff of professional educators."<br />
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I was first introduced to…
There's this organization called "Citizen Schools" (CitizenSchools.org), located in just seven states (CA, MA, NJ, NM, NY, NC and TX) where they encourage average citizens to come into public schools and teach a 10-week apprenticeship to middle school kids. The idea of this apprenticeship is to "complement classroom learning by engaging students in hands-on learning projects led by adult volunteers after school and supported by a staff of professional educators."<br />
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I was first introduced to genealogy in 1970 when I was in 9th grade at Highland Park High School (MI) when Alex Haley came to speak at the Jr. College that was located in the same building as the high school. This was several years before the publication of his epic novel, <i>Roots</i>, and long before the internet. I sat there, on the edge of my seat, as I listened to him explain how he was able to trace his family back to the exact tribe from which that line had originated. Who knew that tracing one's heritage through the ravages of slavery was even possible? And in 1970?<br />
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Anyway, ever since then, I've thought about the possibility of my doing the same thing by engaging young folks with the possibility of finding their own roots.<br />
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Enter Citizen Schools.<br />
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The school where I hope to apprentice is Lionel Wilson College Prep Academy, located way East in Oakland, CA, and though the neighborhood is probably 99% black, between 90-95% of the students in this school are Latino. Hmmm. I've never done ANY Latin/Hispanic (what's the politically correct term, anyway?) genealogical research at all, so this might prove to be a bit of a challenge.<br />
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In two weeks, I'll have to attend the Apprenticeship Fair and sell my after-school course to prospective students. The "Team Leaders" at the school (who will assist me) told me I need to find a WOW ... some product, performance or presentation produced by the students ... and work backward from there, in planning my curriculum. But in order to interest the students in signing up for my program, I will have to present a five minute presentation to get their interest.<br />
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I figured I'd use the old standard, Pocahontas (my 13th generation grandmother) and possibly use the whole Disney (yecchh) movie tie-in to show them that, although that was a cartoon, Pocahontas really did exist and I'm a direct descendant. If I print out a larger-than-life pedigree chart up through the Randolphs, Rolfes and Bollings, way down to me, that might interest up to a dozen kids. Hard to figure how 12-13 year olds will react. Stuff we think might be really "cool," will just give them a big yawn. Were WE so hard to predict when we were young? Nah, couldn't have been.<br />
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I only have to teach one class per week (one hour per class), and we'll have access to computers and the internet. By the time the 10-week course is over, the kids will present their WOW (not an acronym) to the whole school. To view some previous WOWs from other Citizen Schools locations, take a look at their WOW Showcase: <a href="http://71.4.178.78/">http://71.4.178.78/</a>.<br />
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Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.<br />
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Better yet, maybe YOU would be interested in doing something similar at a school near you.<br />
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Lemme know what you think.<br />
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- Lisa<br />
GotGenealogy.com I Found It On the Internet, So It's Gotta Be Truetag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-08-05:3463583:Topic:1235872009-08-05T20:56:11.044ZLisa B. Leehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LisaBLee
This is the topic of the August issue of the Got Genealogy News. We show how easy it is to find bad genealogical data online, whether you're using two of the world's largest sites (Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org) or a mom and pop Web site. We also give you some ways to protect yourself from the dreaded erroneous information.<br />
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I'm curios. Have any of you found bad information online? If so, how did you know it was bad? Do you even think about verifying information you find online, or do you…
This is the topic of the August issue of the Got Genealogy News. We show how easy it is to find bad genealogical data online, whether you're using two of the world's largest sites (Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org) or a mom and pop Web site. We also give you some ways to protect yourself from the dreaded erroneous information.<br />
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I'm curios. Have any of you found bad information online? If so, how did you know it was bad? Do you even think about verifying information you find online, or do you just accept it as is, on face value?