Follow Friday – Genealogy Education
Many of us start our genealogical journeys through self-education. Then we reach a point where something else is needed. We need to attend a local genealogy society’s general meeting or workshop. Perhaps we investigate research library workshop offerings. We may go even bigger into the state and national offerings like state conferences, National Archives workshops, or national genealogy society conferences.
Angela Packer McGhie writes a blog called Adventures in Genealogy Education. Angela presents information about workshops, conferences, study groups, webinars, and new books related to genealogy education. Check out her blog and what is available if you are interested in taking that next step.
Harold Henderson writes a blog called Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog. He recently wrote an article about Genealogy on the Cheap that is worth a read.
Considering going for genealogical certification? The Board for Certification of Genealogists just launched a blog to help those going through the process and those considering that option.
© 2013 Sort Your Story, Lorel Kapke
Top 5 Reasons to Use Sort Your Story in 2013
The year is almost over and as we look back to see what we have accomplished, where we have gone, who we have met, and what we meant to do, it is time to make goals for 2013. Why not start using Sort Your Story in 2013 to organize your photos and documents? I’ll give you 5 reasons why you should.
- It is time to become super organized in your genealogical research. Sort Your Story will help you organize materials for each individual in your tree!
- You need to begin planning your family history book projects for 2013. Sort Your Story can help you prepare these!
- Children and grandchildren can easily become engaged with genealogy. Do you need to brush up on some genealogical skills or Sort Your Story expertise? Check out our Companion Guides for Windows and Mac.
- Everyone has a story that should be told. Write them in Sort Your Story so you can easily create family history books.
- Scan in old photos that have not been identified. Save them to an Unknown Profile. You can easily show these photos to family when you get together. Having these unidentified photos in one place will make it easier to locate and identify them.
So what are you waiting for? Check out Sort Your Story today and start organizing!
© 2012 Lorel Kapke, 19201 Sonoma Hwy. #341, Sonoma, CA 95476-5413
Books Make Great Holiday Gifts
The Sort Your Story Companion Guides are now available for the MAC and PC! These books contain lessons on using Sort Your Story and learning about genealogical records using the Branching Out series of books.
With the aide of the Sort Your Story Companion Guide, for Windows or MAC, you’ll quickly be up and running, organizing all of your documents, putting the puzzle pieces of your family history together.
The Sort Your Story software is comprised of two main parts: the colorful Sort Your Story Category Folders, providing you with 36 folders for sorting and storing all of your records and documents; the Profiler, a database and mini–word processor in which you input all of your data which works seamlessly with the folders.
This companion guide will walk you step-by-step through the set-up and use of Sort Your Story, and will show you examples of how to use each of the categories.
By using Sort Your Story with the Sort Your Story Companion Guide, along with the genealogy textbook Branching Out: Genealogy Lessons for Adults, you will have a firm foundation of the basics of genealogical research and records.
Visit Amazon to purchase the Windows version and MAC version today. Then visit the Sort Your Story website to purchase and download the Sort Your Story software, if you haven’t already, and get started organizing your family memories.
© 2012 Lorel Kapke, 19201 Sonoma Hwy. #341, Sonoma, CA 95476-5413
Tuesday’s Tip – Holiday Videos and Cards Made Easy
Have your created your holiday cards, books and videos yet? Did you sort through your photo folders for that “perfect photo” of auntie, uncle, grandma, grandpa?
What, can’t find them through the many, many family photos stored within the “cloud”? No problem! Go to the Sort Your Story website and download your FREE Demo Sort Your Story software for both windows and mac! Next, download the Sort Your Story Companion Guide and get started!
In no time you will have created profiles for your ancestors and living relatives. You will have easily added stories, photos, and documents, and have everything organized. Then you will be ready to create your holiday cards and videos. Continue adding to the profiles and next year it will be even easier to create holiday keepsakes!
© 2012 Lorel Kapke, 19201 Sonoma Hwy. #341, Sonoma, CA 95476-5413
