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April 2008 ~ Janene S. Morgan, Executive Mother Hen

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In This Issue
- News Flash
Call for Papers
- Roots & Branches
A New Twig on the Family Tree by Janene S. Morgan
- Genealogically Speaking
Footnote.com by Holly T. Hansen
- Other News You Can Use
Early Bird Registrations
- Book & Software Highlights
Wikipedia the Missing Manual
- Monthly Specials
Rootstamps
- Upcoming Events
- Free Monthly Gift Give-Away
Trudy Fisher ~ April Winner

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News Flash

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Call for Papers

My Ancestors Found issues this call for papers to those interested in being a Speaker at our upcoming Family History Expo to be held at the Mesa, Arizona Convention Center.
Presentation submission deadline is April 30, 2008.

Those interested should email expo@myancestorsfound.com for details.

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Roots & Branches

A New Twig on the Family Tree
by Janene S. Morgan

It's been a wonderful couple of weeks.

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We've added grandchild number 5. He is a sweetie. We now have 3 grandsons and 2 grand-daughters. All went well except for finding a name. Nothing sounded right. Finally right before they left the hospital they decided on a name.

As genealogists we know how frustrating it is not to find the name we are looking for. We're grateful for any hints along the way. Many times naming patterns help us out - i.e. first son after the father's father. First daughter after the mother's mother, etc. It's fun to find out, if we can, why people are named what they are.

I was named after a little girl my mother taught in school, Janene Green. My middle name was after a movie star - not one I'd ever heard of. Mom would make lists of names and dad could choose from the lists. When mom had her third girl the nurses asked her what her other children's names were. We just happened to both start with "J" so the nurses decided this one should start with a "J" also. Mom and Dad ended up with 6 "J's". That made it easier on signing Christmas cards. Doug & Zelma and the 6 J's.

If you haven't asked about how you got your name, or your parents got theirs, grandparents theirs, etc., you should do so. It's a lot of fun to find out the stories and even the meanings of names. You may be like my youngest son. We let his brothers and sister pick his first name. It is Christopher, after Christopher Robin of Winnie the Pooh fame. Chris loves to tell people he was named after a cartoon. His middle name I picked. It is after my grandmother's grandfather who she adored and always wanted a to use that name. She had five daughters so she never got to use it. It was a nice memorial for her.

So that's your challenge for this time. Have fun finding out more about your family names and let us know about it in our blog.
Janene

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Genealogically Speaking

Today is the Day to Check out Footnote.com
by Holly T. Hansen

Genealogically Speaking Footnote is a terrific place visit!
On Footnote.com you have the opportunity to find content that is found nowhere else on the web. Additionally, Footnote helps you to have a deeper experience with your discoveries by providing tools that enable you to interact with the content.

Let's begin finding content on the site
Finding images on Footnote can be accomplished in various ways. We are going to look at the two most common features: Searching and Browsing.

Searching: You can search for images on Footnote using the search box at the top of most pages after you leave the Footnote home page.

Don't be afraid to try it. Remember, all indexes on Footnote.com can be searched for free. That means each document located through the search will be included in the search results. This will help you decide ifÂ you have found the correct document for your ancestor. Additionally, Footnote has created some simple search tips found at http://www.footnote.com/page/1176/Footnote-Search-Tips/

Just for fun, I did a quick search for the surname Shupe. And the pension application for my 2nd Great Grandfather, Andrew J. Shupe, was the 2nd listing! Wow! That was easy!

The record was definitely my ancestor, at this point I had the opportunity to purchase a yearly membership, monthly membership, or buy just this one single image. That was really nice!

For those of you who have used Footnote before you may be amazed to learn that Footnote has been working on a whole new search experience. Take advantage ofthe new search option, it utilizes a more powerful search engine and a more user-friendly interface. You can access this new search tool by clicking the Try the New Search link above the search box on the results page (see blue arrow in graphic above).

Browsing: You can do this by clicking on the Browse All Titles link at the top of most pages. From this you can browse through the titles alphabetically or choose a category to browse within. To choose a category to browse within, click on the category you'd like to look at and you will see the available titles appear in the next column.

At any point in the browse process you can use the brown Search within box at the bottom of the page to search only the images in the group you have selected.

After finding documents of meaning, Do more with the content!
On Footnote you can engage with your seach results in a way that makes your discoveries more meaningful and more findable for others who may be searching for the same ancestors. There are several activities that you will enjoy using with any document you find on the site. It also works with any photo, letter or document that you freely upload to Footnote.com. Let's explore the options:

Personal Gallery Create your own personal gallery of images you find on Footnote and your own images that you have uploaded to the site.

Annotations Make annotations, a simple label or transcription of part of an image or document. On Footnote you can add annotations about People, Places, Dates or other Text from an image.

Story Pages Share your story using this easy way to exchange your ideas,while you are sharing, you can attach related documents! This gives a bigger picture to the whole story.Story PagesÂ are easy to make and update, and you can make as many as you like.

Use Story Pages to:
* Write a biography or memorial for a favorite person.
* Highlight interesting things you find on Footnote.
* Keep notes on your research for you and your friends.

Spotlights - Spotlights let you quickly show off an interesting image or a portion of an image for further discussion.

I am excited to watch Footnote moving forward
Footnote is working aggressively to put as much valuable content on their site as possible. Important to know is that most of content available at Footnote you can't find anywhere else. Footnote is working with many groups to digitize records, one of their key partners is The National Archives of the U.S. Using our nation's very valuable resources and content from other providers, Footnote is adding an average of 2 million images every month. Footnote has a very active community ensuring that valuable content, comments and insights are added regularly, so keep checking back as there is always something new to discover.

Special offer for My Ancestors Found readers from Footnote.com!
Now for the exciting part: Footnote is offering a 20% discount to all My Ancestors Found readers! This is a limited time discount off their Annual Membership price. Click here to receive a 20% discount today (offer is valid through April 30).

Kim, Janene and I here at My Ancestors Found would like to encourage you to take advantage of this special savings! Be sure to tell them My Ancestors Found sent you and Thanks for the great deal!

Genealogically Speaking: Footnote.com is one super great research site!

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Other News You Can Use

Early Bird Registrations

Take advantage of the opportunity to get registered early for the Mesa, Arizona Expo.
Attendees, Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Advertisers
If you are interested in Attending, Sponsorship, Exhibitor, Advertising, or Syllabus Ads for the Mesa Family History Expo click on one of the following links:

Attendees click on this graphic and scroll down to the participant signup button!

Click here for Sponsorship opportunities
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Book & Software Highlights

Wikipedia the Missing Manual

Want to be part of the largest group-writing project in human history? Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, the user-generated online reference for the 21st century Considered more popular than eBay, Microsoft.com, and Amazon.com, Wikipedia servers respond to approximately 30,000 requests per second, or about 2.5 billion per day. It's become the first point of reference for people the world over who need a fact fast.
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual gives you practical advice on creating articles and collaborating with fellow editors, improving existing articles, and working with the Wikipedia community to review new articles, mediate disputes, and maintain the site. Up to the challenge? This one-of-a-kind book includes:

Basic editing techniques, including the right and wrong ways to edit
Pinpoint advice about which types of articles do and do not belong on Wikipedia
Ways to learn from other editors and communicate with them via the site's talk pages
Tricks for using templates and timesaving automated editing tools
Recommended procedures for fighting spam and vandalism
Guidance on adding citations, links, and images to your articles

With the tips in this book, you'll quickly learn how to get more out of -- and put more into -- this valuable online resource.

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Calendar of events

Here are some places where you'll find My Ancestors Found traveling around and about, spreading the joy of genealogy. We hope to see you somewhere out there!

Family History Library Research Retreat

When: Oct 27th to Nov 1st, 2008
Where: Classes to be held at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel 122 West Temple St.; Salt Lake City, Utah. The hotel is adjacent to the Family History Library where we will spend 8 hours each day with professional assistance working on our very own family history research.

Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo

When: November 14th & 15th, 2008
Where: Mesa Convention Center; 263 N. Center Street; Mesa, Arizona

5th Annual
Family History Expo
St. George, Utah 2009

When: February 27th & 28th, 2009
Where: The Dixie Convention Center; 1835 Convention Center Drive; St. George, Utah

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